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Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName FlexShares Trust
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Sep. 08, 2015
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Sep. 04, 2015