XML 27 R46.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.6.0.2
Label Element Value
Class A Shares (NGQAX), Class C Shares (NGQCX), Institutional Class Shares (NGQIX) | Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading GOAL
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading FEES AND EXPENSES
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 209 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information–Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
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 % of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination Aug. 31, 2020
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 41% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 41.00%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent “Management fees” have been restated to reflect current advisory fees.
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Expense Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that you redeemed all of your shares at the end of those periods, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption (assuming redemption)
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption (assuming no redemption)
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in large-capitalization companies located anywhere in the world, including companies in both developed and emerging markets. Under normal market circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Managers look for what they believe to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as valuations that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Managers also consider the outlook for various countries and sectors around the world, examining economic, market, social and political conditions.

Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights and warrants to purchase common stock and depositary receipts. The Fund may also invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”).

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets (unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by the Portfolio Managers, in which case the Fund would invest at least 30% of its total assets) in securities (i) of foreign government or quasi-governmental issuers or (ii) of non-governmental issuers (a) organized or located outside the U.S., (b) that trade primarily in a market located outside the U.S., or (c) that derive at least 50% of their revenue or profits from business outside the U.S. or have at least 50% of their sales or assets outside the U.S. For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may deviate substantially from the allocation described above.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in global stock markets. The markets' behavior can be difficult to predict, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal. The Fund may take temporary defensive and cash management positions; in such a case, it will not be pursuing its principal investment strategies.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following risks, which are described in alphabetical order and not in order of importance or potential exposure, can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Convertible Securities Risk. The value of a convertible security typically increases or decreases with the price of the underlying common stock. In general, a convertible security is subject to the market risks of stocks when the underlying stock’s price is high relative to the conversion price and is subject to the market risks of debt securities when the underlying stock’s price is low relative to the conversion price. Many convertible securities have credit ratings that are below investment grade and are subject to the same risks as an investment in lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”). Lower-rated debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield than investment grade debt securities and may fall in price during times when the economy is weak or is expected to become weak. To the extent the Fund invests in convertible securities issued by small- or mid-cap companies, it will be subject to the risks of investing in such companies. The securities of small- and mid-cap companies may fluctuate more widely in price than the market as a whole and there may also be less trading in small- or mid-cap securities.

Currency Risk. Changes in currency exchange rates could adversely impact investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be affected unpredictably by intervention, or failure to intervene, by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks or by currency controls or political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

ETF Risk. An ETF, which is an investment company, may trade in the secondary market at a price below the value of its underlying portfolio and may not be liquid. An actively managed ETF’s performance will reflect its adviser’s ability to make investment decisions that are suited to achieving the ETF’s investment objectives. A passively managed ETF may not replicate the performance of the index it intends to track.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities, including those issued by foreign governments, involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political, diplomatic, or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies or currency redenomination; potential for default on sovereign debt; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; higher transaction costs; confiscatory withholding or other taxes; and less stringent auditing, corporate disclosure, governance, and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities may fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets may perform differently than the U.S. market. The effect of economic instability on specific foreign markets or issuers may be difficult to predict or evaluate.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. The governments of emerging market countries may be more unstable and more likely to impose capital controls, nationalize a company or industry, place restrictions on foreign ownership and on withdrawing sale proceeds of securities from the country, and/or impose burdensome taxes that could adversely affect security prices. In addition, the economies of emerging market countries may be dependent on relatively few industries that are more susceptible to local and global changes. Emerging market countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems. Securities markets in emerging market countries are also relatively small and have substantially lower trading volumes. As a result, securities of issuers in emerging market countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities of issuers in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets. In times of market stress, regulatory authorities of different emerging market countries may apply varying techniques and degrees of intervention, which can have an effect on prices and may require that the Fund fair value its holdings in those countries.

Securities of issuers traded on exchanges may be suspended, either by the issuers themselves, by an exchange or by governmental authorities. The likelihood of such suspensions may be higher for securities of issuers in emerging or less-developed market countries than in countries with more developed markets. Trading suspensions may be applied from time to time to the securities of individual issuers for reasons specific to that issuer, or may be applied broadly by exchanges or governmental authorities in response to market events. Suspensions may last for significant periods of time, during which trading in the securities and in instruments that reference the securities, such as derivative instruments, may be halted. In the event that the Fund holds material positions in such suspended securities, the Fund’s ability to liquidate its positions or provide liquidity to investors may be compromised and the Fund could incur significant losses.

Geographic Risk. From time to time, based on market or economic conditions, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or geographic region. If the Fund does so, there is a greater risk that economic, political, diplomatic, social and environmental conditions in that particular country or geographic region may have a significant impact on the Fund’s performance and that the Fund’s performance will be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified funds.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions may adversely affect growth stocks across several sectors and industries simultaneously.

Issuer-Specific Risk. An individual security may be more volatile, and may perform differently, than the market as a whole.

Large-Cap Companies Risk. At times, large-cap companies may be out of favor with investors. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities.

Market Volatility Risk. Markets may be volatile and values of individual securities and other investments, including those of a particular type, may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment. If the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for better performance.

Operational Risk. The Fund and its service providers, and your ability to transact with the Fund, may be negatively impacted due to operational risks arising from, among other problems, human errors, systems and technology disruptions or failures, or cybersecurity incidents. It is not possible for the Manager or the other Fund service providers to identify all of the operational risks that may affect the Fund or to develop processes and controls to completely eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. Cybersecurity incidents could also affect issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, leading to significant loss of value.

Other Investment Company Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in ETFs or other investment companies, its performance will be affected by the performance of those other investment companies. Investments in ETFs and other investment companies are subject to the risks of the other investment companies’ investments, as well as to the other investment companies’ expenses.

Preferred Securities Risk. Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities, however, unlike common stocks, participation in the growth of an issuer may be limited. Distributions on preferred securities are generally payable at the discretion of the issuer’s board of directors and after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt securities. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt securities to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies. Preferred securities may be less liquid than common stocks.

Recent Market Conditions. Since the financial crisis that started in 2008, the U.S. and many foreign economies continue to experience its after-effects, which have resulted, and may continue to result, in slower growth and an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign. Because the impact on the markets has been widespread, it may be difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions. In addition, global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. Official statistics indicate a recent growth rate in China that is significantly lower than that in the early part of the decade. This is adversely affecting worldwide commodity prices and the economies of many countries, especially those that depend heavily on commodity production and/or trade with China. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations.

High public debt in the U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and policymaking uncertainty. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad. Because there is little precedent for this situation, it is difficult to predict the impact on various markets of a significant rate increase or other significant policy changes, whether brought about by U.S. policy makers or by dislocations in world markets.

In addition, political and diplomatic events within the U.S. and abroad may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree. The results of the recent U.S. presidential election appear to herald significant changes in certain policies, which may result in lower corporate taxes, higher levels of public debt, higher interest rates, more restrictions on international trade, and less stringent prudential regulation of certain players in the financial markets.

Redemption Risk. The Fund may experience periods of heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value. Redemption risk is heightened during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Heavy redemptions could hurt the Fund’s performance.

Risk Management. Risk is an essential part of investing. No risk management program can eliminate the Fund’s exposure to adverse events; at best, it may only reduce the possibility that the Fund will be affected by such events, and especially those risks that are not intrinsic to the Fund’s investment program.

Risk of Increase in Expenses. A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expenses for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Sector Risk. From time to time, based on market or economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions in one or more sectors of the market. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may be more volatile, and may perform differently, than the broader market. The industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Valuation Risk. The Fund may not be able to sell an investment at the price at which the Fund has valued the investment. The Fund’s ability to value its investments in an accurate and timely manner may be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by third party service providers, such as pricing services or accounting agents.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued or may decrease in value during a given period or may not ever realize what the portfolio management team believes to be their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Warrants and Rights Risk. Warrants and rights do not carry with them the right to dividends or voting rights with respect to the securities that they entitle their holder to purchase, and they do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer. As a result, warrants and rights may be considered more speculative than certain other types of investments. In addition, the value of a warrant or right does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities. The Fund could lose the value of a warrant or right if the right to subscribe to additional shares is not exercised prior to the warrant’s or right’s expiration date. The market for warrants and rights may be very limited and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for warrants and rights.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured 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 bar chart and table provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. 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. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Returns would have been lower if the Manager had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

The Fund previously used a benchmark that did not adjust for any foreign tax withholding and assumed full dividend reinvestment (i.e., gross of foreign tax withholdings). However, the Fund’s performance is impacted by foreign tax withholding and reclaims on foreign dividends. Accordingly, the Board approved a change in the benchmark of the Fund so that the Fund will use the version of its current benchmark that is net of foreign tax withholdings rather than gross of foreign tax withholdings, which is a more appropriate benchmark for the Fund.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 800-366-6264
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.nb.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR
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.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
Best quarter:    Q1 '12, 8.43%

Worst quarter:    Q3 '15, -9.23%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2016:     3.26%
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2016:
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Sep. 30, 2016
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 3.26%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best quarter:
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2012
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 8.43%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst quarter:
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2015
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (9.23%)
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/15
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 Market Index Changed rr_PerformanceTableMarketIndexChanged The Fund previously used a benchmark that did not adjust for any foreign tax withholding and assumed full dividend reinvestment (i.e., gross of foreign tax withholdings). However, the Fund’s performance is impacted by foreign tax withholding and reclaims on foreign dividends. Accordingly, the Board approved a change in the benchmark of the Fund so that the Fund will use the version of its current benchmark that is net of foreign tax withholdings rather than gross of foreign tax withholdings, which is a more appropriate benchmark for the Fund.
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns 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 After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares 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 are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary
Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock
After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. After-tax returns 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. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.
Class A Shares (NGQAX), Class C Shares (NGQCX), Institutional Class Shares (NGQIX) | Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund | MSCI All Country World Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (2.36%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.00%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 2011
Class A Shares (NGQAX), Class C Shares (NGQCX), Institutional Class Shares (NGQIX) | Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund | MSCI All Country World Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (1.84%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.56%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 2011
Class A Shares (NGQAX), Class C Shares (NGQCX), Institutional Class Shares (NGQIX) | Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.75%
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.81% [2]
Distribution and/or shareholder service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 7.86%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 8.92%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 7.81%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.11% [3]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 682
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 908
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 2,720
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 6,664
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 682
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 908
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 2,720
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 6,664
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (6.31%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.16%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 2011
Class A Shares (NGQAX), Class C Shares (NGQCX), Institutional Class Shares (NGQIX) | Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [1]
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.81% [2]
Distribution and/or shareholder service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 7.79%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 9.60%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 7.74%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.86% [3]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 289
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 585
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 2,596
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 6,867
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 189
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 585
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 2,596
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 6,867
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (2.43%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.73%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 2011
Class A Shares (NGQAX), Class C Shares (NGQCX), Institutional Class Shares (NGQIX) | Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund | Institutional Class  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.70% [2]
Distribution and/or shareholder service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 7.77%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 8.47%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 7.72%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.75% [3]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 77
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 240
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 2,093
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 6,192
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 77
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 240
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 2,093
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 6,192
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 12.70%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 20.31%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 4.93%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 (0.42%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (0.42%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 4.88%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 2011
Class A Shares (NGQAX), Class C Shares (NGQCX), Institutional Class Shares (NGQIX) | Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (0.47%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 1.36%
Class A Shares (NGQAX), Class C Shares (NGQCX), Institutional Class Shares (NGQIX) | Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (0.20%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.12%
[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.
[2] "Management fees" have been restated to reflect current advisory fees.
[3] Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("Manager") has contractually undertaken to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2020 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay the Manager for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed and 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which the Manager incurred the expense.