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U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
The investment objective of the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is to achieve long-term capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio. 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.
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 February 28, 2023
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock
The U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio 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 Portfolio shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was 21% of the average value of its investment portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 21.00%
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent The “Management Fee” and “Total Annual Operating Expenses” have been adjusted to reflect the decrease in the management fee payable by the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio from 0.36% to 0.28% effective as of February 28, 2022.
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading EXAMPLE
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This Example is meant to help you compare the cost of investing in the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The costs for the Portfolio reflect the net expenses of the Portfolio that result from the contractual expense waiver in the first year only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
 
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
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To achieve the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio’s investment objective, the Advisor implements an integrated investment approach that combines research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading functions. As further described below, the Portfolio’s design emphasizes long-term drivers of expected returns identified by the Advisor’s research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies and sectors. The Advisor’s portfolio management and trading processes further balance those long-term drivers of expected returns with shorter-term drivers of expected returns and trading costs.
The U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio is designed to purchase a broad and diverse group of the readily marketable securities of U.S. small and mid‑cap companies that the Advisor determines to be value stocks with higher profitability, while adjusting the composition of the Portfolio based on sustainability impact considerations. A company’s market capitalization is the number of its shares outstanding times its price per share. Under a market capitalization weighted approach, companies with higher market capitalizations generally represent a larger proportion of the Portfolio than companies with relatively lower market capitalizations. The representation in the Portfolio of an eligible company as compared to its representation in the U.S. small and mid-cap markets may be impacted by the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations. The Portfolio may emphasize certain stocks, including smaller capitalization companies, lower relative price stocks, and/or higher profitability stocks as compared to their representation in the small- and mid-cap value segment of the U.S. market. An equity issuer is considered to have a low relative price (i.e., a value stock) primarily because it has a low price in relation to its book value. In assessing relative price, the Advisor may consider additional factors such as price to cash flow or price to earnings ratios. An equity issuer is considered to have high profitability because it has high earnings or profits from operations in relation to its book value or assets. The criteria the Advisor uses for assessing relative price and profitability are subject to change from time to time. 
As a non‑fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of U.S. companies. 
The Advisor will consider for purchase by the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio securities of companies whose market capitalizations are generally smaller than the 500th largest eligible company within the U.S. Universe. The Advisor generally defines the U.S. Universe as a market capitalization weighted set (e.g., the larger the company, the greater the proportion of the U.S. Universe it represents) of U.S. operating companies listed on securities exchanges in the United States that are deemed appropriate by the Advisor. As of December 31, 2021, companies smaller than the 500th largest U.S. company fall in the lowest 12% of total U.S. market capitalization. Total market capitalization is based on the market capitalization of eligible operating companies within the U.S. Universe. Based on market capitalization data as of December 31, 2021, the market capitalization of a company smaller than the 500th largest eligible company within the U.S. Universe would be below $13,929 million. This threshold will change due to market conditions. 
The Advisor may also increase or reduce the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio’s exposure to an eligible company, or exclude a company, based on shorter-term considerations, such as a company’s price momentum and investment characteristics. In assessing a company’s investment characteristics, the Advisor considers ratios such as recent changes in assets divided by total assets. The criteria the Advisor uses for assessing a company’s investment characteristics are subject to change from time to time. In addition, the Advisor seeks to reduce trading costs using a flexible trading approach that looks for opportunities to participate in the available market liquidity, while managing turnover and explicit transaction costs. 
The U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio may purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for U.S. equity securities and indices, to increase or decrease equity market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Portfolio. The above referenced investment are not subject to, although they may incorporate, the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations. 
The U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income. 
The Advisor intends to take into account the impact that companies may have on the environment and other sustainability considerations when making investment decisions for the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value 
Portfolio. Relative to a portfolio without these considerations, the Portfolio will generally exclude, or have less weight in, securities of companies that, according to the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations, may be less sustainable as compared either to other companies in the Portfolio’s investment universe or other companies with similar business lines. Similarly, relative to a portfolio without sustainability impact considerations, the Portfolio may have a higher weight in securities of companies that, according to the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations, may be more sustainable as compared either to other companies in the Portfolio’s investment universe or other companies with similar business lines. While the Advisor primarily considers carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions, or potential emissions, in evaluating sustainability impact, the Advisor may also consider cluster munitions manufacturing, landmine manufacturing, civilian firearms manufacturing, tobacco, palm oil, coal, involvement with private prisons and/or immigrant detention facilities, child labor and factory farming activities, among other factors. In particular, the Portfolio will exclude companies the Advisor considers to have high carbon or greenhouse gas emissions or reserves that may produce those emissions. The Advisor may engage third party service providers to provide research and/or ratings information relating to the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations with respect to securities in the portfolio, where information is available from such providers. 
The Portfolio may periodically modify, add, or remove certain sustainability impact considerations. (See “Additional Information on Investment Objectives and Policies—Applying the Sustainability Portfolios’ Sustainability Impact Considerations” in this Prospectus). 
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
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Because the value of your investment in the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio will fluctuate, there is the risk that you will lose money. An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The following is a description of principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.
Equity Market Risk: Even a long-term investment approach cannot guarantee a profit. Economic, market, political, and issuer-specific conditions and events will cause the value of equity securities, and the Portfolio that owns them, to rise or fall. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices.
Small and Mid‑Cap Company Risk: Securities of small and mid‑cap companies are often less liquid than those of large companies and this could make it difficult to sell a small or mid‑cap company security at a desired time or price. As a result, small and mid‑cap company stocks may fluctuate relatively more in price. In general, small and mid‑capitalization companies are also more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments and they may have more limited resources.
Value Investment Risk: Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and an investment strategy purchasing these securities may cause the Portfolio to at times underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies. Value stocks can react differently to political, economic, and industry developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks also may underperform the market for long periods of time.
Profitability Investment Risk: High relative profitability stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and an investment strategy purchasing these securities may cause the Portfolio to at times underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies.
Sustainability Impact Consideration Investment Risk: The Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations may limit the number of investment opportunities available to the Portfolio, and as a result, at times, the Portfolio may underperform funds that are not subject to such sustainability impact considerations. For example, the Portfolio may decline to purchase, or underweight its investment in, certain securities due to sustainability impact considerations when other investment considerations would suggest that a more significant investment in such securities would be advantageous. The Portfolio may also overweight its investment in certain securities due to sustainability impact considerations when other investment considerations would suggest that a lesser investment in such securities would be advantageous. In addition, the Portfolio may sell or retain certain securities due to
  
sustainability impact considerations when it is otherwise disadvantageous to do so. The sustainability impact considerations may also cause the Portfolio’s industry allocation to deviate from that of funds without these considerations and of conventional benchmarks. The Advisor may also not be able to assess the sustainability impact of each company eligible for purchase by the Portfolio. For example, the Advisor may not be able to determine an overall sustainability impact score for each company based on the sustainability considerations because the third party service providers may not have data on the entire universe of companies considered by the Advisor for the Portfolio, or may not have information with respect to each factor considered as a sustainability impact consideration. Furthermore, “sustainability” is not uniformly defined, and there are significant differences in interpretations of what it means for a company to meet sustainability criteria. The Advisor’s assessment of a company’s sustainability impact may differ from assessments made by other funds, managers, or investors. As a result, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio’s investments will reflect the sustainability considerations of any particular investor. 
Derivatives Risk: Derivatives are instruments, such as futures contracts, and options thereon, whose value is derived from that of other assets, rates or indices. The use of derivatives for non‑hedging purposes may be considered to carry more risk than other types of investments. When the Portfolio uses derivatives, the Portfolio will be directly exposed to the risks of those derivatives. Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks including counterparty, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, as well as the risk of improper valuation. Changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. 
Securities Lending Risk: Securities lending involves the risk that the borrower may fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. As a result, the Portfolio may lose money and there may be a delay in recovering the loaned securities. The Portfolio could also lose money if it does not recover the securities and/or the value of the collateral falls, including the value of investments made with cash collateral. Securities lending also may have certain adverse tax consequences. 
Operational Risk: Operational risks include human error, changes in personnel, system changes, faults in communication, and failures in systems, technology, or processes. Various operational events or circumstances are outside the Advisor’s control, including instances at third parties. The Portfolio and the Advisor seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do not address every possible risk and may be inadequate to address these risks. 
Cyber Security Risk: The Portfolio’s and its service providers’ use of internet, technology and information systems may expose the Portfolio to potential risks linked to cyber security breaches of those technological or information systems. Cyber security breaches, amongst other things, could allow an unauthorized party to gain access to proprietary information, customer data, or fund assets, or cause the Portfolio and/or its service providers to suffer data corruption or lose operational functionality. 
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney Because the value of your investment in the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio will fluctuate, there is the risk that you will lose money.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the Portfolio 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 bar chart and table immediately following illustrate the variability of the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio’s returns and are meant to provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The bar chart shows the changes in the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio’s performance from year to year. The table illustrates how annualized one year and since inception returns, both before and after taxes, compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future results. Updated performance information for the Portfolio can be obtained by visiting http://us.dimensional.com.
The after‑tax returns presented in the table for the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio are 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 in the table. In addition, the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold shares of the Portfolio through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. 
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and table immediately following illustrate the variability of the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio’s returns and are meant to provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The bar chart shows the changes in the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio’s performance from year to year.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress http://us.dimensional.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Portfolio’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future results.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio—Total Returns 
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
January 2021-December 2021
Highest Quarter
   
Lowest Quarter
20.84% (1/21–3/21)
   
-1.70% (7/21–9/21)
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Annualized Returns (%) Periods ending December 31, 2021
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate The after‑tax returns presented in the table for the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio are 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 In addition, the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold shares of the Portfolio through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. 
U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio | Institutional Class  
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) rr_ShareholderFeeOther none
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.28% [1]
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.10% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.38% [1]
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 0.04% [1],[2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.34% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 35
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 118
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 209
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 476
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 35
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 118
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 209
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 476
2021 rr_AnnualReturn2021 31.38%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2021
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 20.84%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2021
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (1.70%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 31.38%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 53.87%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jul. 07, 2020
U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Institutional Class  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 29.06%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 51.64%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jul. 07, 2020
U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Portfolio Shares | Institutional Class  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 18.99%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 41.22%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jul. 07, 2020
U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio | Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes on sales)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 28.27%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 49.56%
[1]
The “Management Fee” and “Total Annual Operating Expenses” have been adjusted to reflect the decrease in the management fee payable by the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio from 0.36% to 0.28% effective as of February 28, 2022.
[2]
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the “Advisor”) has agreed to waive certain fees and in certain instances, assume certain expenses of the U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio. The Fee Waiver and Expense Assumption Agreement for the Portfolio will remain in effect through February 28, 2023, and may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Directors prior to that date. The Advisor retains the right to seek reimbursement for any fees previously waived and/or expenses previously assumed up to thirty‑six months after such fee waiver and/or expense assumption.