Risk/Return Detail Data - FidelityMagellanK6Fund-PRO	May 30, 2024 USD ($)
Risk/Return:
Registrant Name	Fidelity Magellan Fund
FidelityMagellanK6Fund-PRO | Fidelity Magellan K6 Fund
Risk/Return:
Risk/Return [Heading]	Fund Summary Fund: Fidelity® Magellan® K6 Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Fidelity® Magellan® K6 Fund seeks capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading]	Fee Table
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy, hold, and sell shares of the fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, your broker may also require you to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of the fund, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)	none
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	Annual Operating Expenses
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]	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 56 % of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	56.00%
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	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 the 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:
Strategy [Heading]	Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	Normally investing primarily in common stocks. Investing in domestic and foreign issuers. Investing in either "growth" stocks or "value" stocks or both. Using fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to select investments.
Risk [Heading]	Principal Investment Risks
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	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 over various periods of time. The index description appears in the "Additional Index Information" section of the prospectus. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Visit www.401k.com and log in for more recent performance information.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	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 over various periods of time.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	www.401k.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Past performance is not an indication of future performance.
Bar Chart [Heading]	Year-by-Year Returns
Annual Return, Inception Date	Jun. 13, 2019
Year to Date Return, Label	Year-to-Date Return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date	Mar. 31, 2024
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return	16.14%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	Highest Quarter Return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	Jun. 30, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return	24.22%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	Lowest Quarter Return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	Jun. 30, 2022
Lowest Quarterly Return	(16.78%)
Performance Table Heading	Average Annual Returns
FidelityMagellanK6Fund-PRO | Fidelity Magellan K6 Fund | Fidelity Magellan K6 Fund
Risk/Return:
Management fee	0.45%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	none
Total annual operating expenses	0.45%
1 year	$ 46
3 years	144
5 years	252
10 years	$ 567
2020	29.14%
2021	27.46%
2022	(26.85%)
2023	31.31%
FidelityMagellanK6Fund-PRO | Fidelity Magellan K6 Fund | Return Before Taxes | Fidelity Magellan K6 Fund
Risk/Return:
Label	Fidelity® Magellan® K6 Fund
Past 1 year	31.31%
Since Inception	13.20%	[1]
FidelityMagellanK6Fund-PRO | Fidelity Magellan K6 Fund | SP001
Risk/Return:
Label	S&P 500® Index
Past 1 year	26.29%
Since Inception	13.49%

[1] A From June 13, 2019 .