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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName FIDELITY CHARLES STREET TRUST
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Dec. 30, 2013
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund
  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
Fidelity® Global Balanced Fund/Fidelity Advisor® Global Balanced Fund A, T, B, C
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock The fund seeks income and capital growth consistent with reasonable risk.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fee Table
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the fund or certain other Fidelity funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment professional and in the Fund Distribution section beginning on page # of the prospectus.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 181% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 181.00%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the fund or certain other Fidelity funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that your shareholder fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated and if you hold your shares:
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption Sell All Shares
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption Hold Shares
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
  • Investing in equity and debt securities, including lower-quality debt securities, issued throughout the world.
  • Investing at least 25% of total assets in fixed-income senior securities (including debt securities and preferred stock).
  • Allocating investments across different countries and regions.
  • Analyzing an issuer using fundamental factors (e.g., financial condition, earnings outlook, and strategy) and evaluating each security's current price relative to estimated long-term value to select investments.
  • Investing in Fidelity's central funds (specialized investment vehicles used by Fidelity funds to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines).
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Investment Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
  • Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.
  • Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a debt security to decrease.
  • Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.
  • Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.
  • Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities) and certain types of other securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments.
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You could lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney You could lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance.

Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com for updated return information.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.advisor.fidelity.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Year-by-Year Returns
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Calendar Years
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
During the periods shown in the chart for Class A:
Returns
Quarter ended
Highest Quarter Return
12.74%
September 30, 2010
Lowest Quarter Return
-10.72%
September 30, 2011
Year-to-Date Return
10.27%
September 30, 2013
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Returns
Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads rr_PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns for Class A are shown in the table below and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. After-tax returns for Class A are shown in the table below and after-tax returns for other classes will vary. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement.

For the periods ended
December 31, 2012
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund | Class A
  
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Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 5.75%
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption 1.00%
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.70%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.36%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.31%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Class A and Class T purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge. Such Class A and Class T purchases may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% or 0.25%, respectively.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 701
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 966
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,252
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,063
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 701
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 966
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,252
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 2,063
2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 12.10%
2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (2.80%)
2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 11.64%
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel Year-to-Date Return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Sep. 30, 2013
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 10.27%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest Quarter Return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2010
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 12.74%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest Quarter Return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (10.72%)
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund | Class T
  
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Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 3.50%
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption 1.00%
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.70%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.50%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.37%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.57%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Class A and Class T purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge. Such Class A and Class T purchases may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% or 0.25%, respectively.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 504
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 828
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,175
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,152
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 504
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 828
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,175
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 2,152
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund | Class B
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 5.00% [2]
Redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption 1.00%
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.70%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.40%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.10%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Declines over 6 years from 5.00% to 0%.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 713
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 958
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,329
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,135
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 213
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 658
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,129
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 2,135
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund | Class C
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [3]
Redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption 1.00%
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.70%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.42%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.12%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock On Class C shares redeemed less than one year after purchase.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 315
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 664
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,139
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,452
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 215
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 664
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,139
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,452
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund | Return Before Taxes | Class A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class A - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 5.22%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 11.99% [4]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 19, 2009
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund | Return Before Taxes | Class T
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class T - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 7.46%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 12.42% [4]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 19, 2009
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund | Return Before Taxes | Class B
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class B - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 5.78%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 12.30% [4]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 19, 2009
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund | Return Before Taxes | Class C
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class C - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 9.75%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 12.86% [4]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 19, 2009
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Class A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class A - Return After Taxes on Distributions
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 4.88%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 11.64% [4]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 19, 2009
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Class A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class A - Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.87%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 10.32% [4]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 19, 2009
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund | MSCI® World Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel MSCI® World Index
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 16.34%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 17.64% [4]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 19, 2009
A T B C | Fidelity Global Balanced Fund | Fidelity Global Balanced Composite Index℠ (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Fidelity Global Balanced Composite IndexSM
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 10.44%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 13.07% [4]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 19, 2009
[1] Class A and Class T purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge. Such Class A and Class T purchases may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% or 0.25%, respectively.
[2] Declines over 6 years from 5.00% to 0%.
[3] On Class C shares redeemed less than one year after purchase.
[4] From February 19, 2009.