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Average Annual Total Returns (Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund Participant)
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund - Investor Shares
9/1/2013 - 8/31/2014
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund - Investor Shares
9/1/2013 - 8/31/2014
FTSE4Good US Select Index
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund - Investor Shares
9/1/2013 - 8/31/2014
Spliced Social Index
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund - Investor Shares
9/1/2013 - 8/31/2014
Average Annual Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2013        
One Year 36.84%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01
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33.47%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01
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37.19%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01
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37.19%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01
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Five Years 19.86%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05
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18.86%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05
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20.15%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05
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20.15%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05
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Ten Years 5.90%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10
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8.09%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10
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none 6.12%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10
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