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Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Document Type dei_DocumentType 485BPOS
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Sep. 30, 2021
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Northern Lights Fund Trust III
Entity Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0001537140
Entity Inv Company Type dei_EntityInvCompanyType N-1A
Amendment Flag dei_AmendmentFlag false
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol nlft
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Jan. 21, 2022
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Feb. 01, 2022
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Feb. 01, 2022
The Covered Bridge Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading FUND SUMMARY
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objectives:
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks current income and realized gains from writing options
Objective, Secondary [Text Block] rr_ObjectiveSecondaryTextBlock

with capital appreciation as a secondary objective.

 
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Fund:
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in How to Purchase Shares on page 9 of this Prospectus.

 
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination January 31, 2023
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover:
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 232% of the average value of its portfolio.

 
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 232.00%
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example:
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies:
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

The Fund seeks to meet its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, in dividend paying equity securities of domestic and foreign large capitalization companies. The Adviser defines large capitalization companies to be those with total average market values of at least $10 billion. The Fund also sells options on these securities in order to generate income for the Fund from premiums.

 

The Fund expects to invest up to 20% of the Fund’s assets in foreign securities and the remainder in domestic securities. It is expected that the Fund’s strategy will result in high portfolio turnover.

 
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Investment Risks:
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

As with all mutual funds, there is a risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program. Many factors affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and performance.

·Equity Risk: The NAV of the Fund will fluctuate based on changes in the value of the U.S. and/or foreign equity securities held by the Fund. Equity prices can fall rapidly in response to developments affecting a specific company or industry, or to changing economic, political or market conditions.
  • Foreign Investment Risk: Foreign investing (including through American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)) involves risks not typically associated with U.S. investments, including adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values, adverse political, social and economic developments, less liquidity, greater volatility, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards.
  • Large Capitalization Risk: Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller capitalization companies. During different market cycles, the performance of large capitalization companies has trailed the overall performance of the broader securities markets.
  • Management Risk: The Adviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular asset classes and securities in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and may not produce the desired results.
·Market and Geopolitical Risk: The increasing interconnectivity between global economies and financial markets increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform due to inflation (or expectations for inflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, natural disasters, climate change and climate-related events, pandemics, epidemics, terrorism, regulatory events and governmental or quasi-governmental actions. The occurrence of global events similar to those in recent years may result in market volatility and may have long term effects on both the U.S. and global financial markets.
  • Portfolio Turnover Risk: A higher portfolio turnover will result in higher transactional and brokerage costs.
  • Written Call Option Risk: Selling covered call options will limit the Fund’s gain, if any, on its underlying securities. The Fund continues to bear the risk of a decline in the value of its underlying stocks. Option premiums are treated as short-term capital gains and when distributed to shareholders, are usually taxable as ordinary income, which may have a higher tax rate than long-term capital gains for shareholders holding Fund shares in a taxable account.

 

 
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney As with all mutual funds, there is a risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and performance table show the variability of the Fund’s returns over time, which is some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund’s Class I shares for each full calendar year since the Fund’s inception. The performance table compares the performance of the Fund over time to the performance of a broad-based market index. You should be aware that the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) may not be an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Although Class A shares would have similar returns to Class I shares because the classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, the returns for Class A shares are different from Class I shares because Class A shares have different expenses than Class I shares. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.thecoveredbridgefund.com or by calling 1-855-525-2151.

 
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and performance table show the variability of the Fund’s returns over time, which is some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund’s Class I shares for each full calendar year since the Fund’s inception.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 1-855-525-2151
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.thecoveredbridgefund.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture You should be aware that the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) may not be an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Class I Performance Bar Chart For Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
Best Quarter: 12/31/20 18.82%
Worst Quarter: 3/31/20 (19.85)%

 
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter:
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 18.82%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter:
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2020
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (19.85%)
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Performance Table Average Annual Total Returns (For periods ended December 31, 2021)
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns were calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold shares of the Fund through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After tax returns for the share classes which are not presented will vary from the after-tax returns of Class I shares.
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

After-tax returns were calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold shares of the Fund through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After tax returns for the share classes which are not presented will vary from the after-tax returns of Class I shares.
The Covered Bridge Fund | S&P 500 Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 28.71% [1]
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 18.47% [1]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 15.58% [1]
The Covered Bridge Fund | The Covered Bridge Fund Class A Shares  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol TCBAX
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.25%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none [2]
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption (1.00%)
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.00%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.04%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.44%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.48%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.73%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.04%) [3]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.69%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Fund.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 25,000
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 688
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,038
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,411
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 2,456
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return before taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.52%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.63%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.69%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 01, 2013
The Covered Bridge Fund | The Covered Bridge Fund Class I Shares  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol TCBIX
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption (1.00%)
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.00%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.04%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.44%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.48%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.48%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.04%) [3]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.44%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 147
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 464
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 804
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,765
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 4.41%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 (1.96%)
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 13.31%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 9.69%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 (3.93%)
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 18.47%
Annual Return 2020 rr_AnnualReturn2020 (1.76%)
Annual Return 2021 rr_AnnualReturn2021 20.10%
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return before taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 20.10%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 8.05%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 7.67%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 01, 2013
The Covered Bridge Fund | The Covered Bridge Fund Class I Shares | Return after taxes on distributions  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 16.95%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.45%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 5.00%
The Covered Bridge Fund | The Covered Bridge Fund Class I Shares | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 12.31%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.26%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 4.91%
[1] The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of 500 of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.
[2] There is a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for investments of $1 million or more (see “How to Purchase Shares” below) on shares sold within 1-year of purchase, unless you are otherwise eligible to purchase Class A shares without an initial sales charge or are eligible for a waiver of the CDSC (see “Waiver of Contingent Deferred Sales Charges” below).
[3] The Fund’s adviser, Stonebridge Capital Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), has contractually agreed to waive management fees and to make payments to limit Fund expenses, at least until January 31, 2023, so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding (i) any front-end or contingent deferred loads; (ii) brokerage fees and commissions, (iii) acquired fund fees and expenses; (iv) borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short); (v) taxes; and (vi) extraordinary expenses, such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Fund officers and Trustees, contractual indemnification of Fund service providers (other than the Adviser))) of the Fund does not exceed 1.65% and 1.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for its Class A and Class I shares, respectively. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the within three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed, if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or the expense limits in place at the time of recapture. This agreement may be terminated only by the Board of Trustees on 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser.