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Massachusetts Investors Trust  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Massachusetts Investors Trust Summary of Key Information
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay when you buy, hold, and sell shares of the fund. Investors may also pay commissions or other fees to their financial intermediaries when they buy, hold, and sell shares of the fund, which are not reflected below.

You may qualify for sales charge reductions if, with respect to Class A shares, you and certain members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in MFS funds. More information about these and other waivers and reductions is available from your financial intermediary and in “Sales Charges and Waivers and Reductions” on page 9 and “Appendix A – Waivers and Reductions of Sales Charges” on page A-1 of the fund’s prospectus.

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):
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 shares are held in a taxable account. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” or in the “Example,” affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 25% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 25.00%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge reductions if, with respect to Class A shares, you and certain members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in MFS funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that: you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and you redeem your shares at the end of the time periods (unless otherwise indicated); your investment has a 5% return each year; and the fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption Although your actual costs will likely be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

MFS (Massachusetts Financial Services Company, the fund's investment adviser) normally invests the fund’s assets primarily in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, depositary receipts, and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer.

In selecting investments for the fund, MFS is not constrained by any particular investment style. MFS may invest the fund’s assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.

While MFS may invest the fund’s assets in securities of companies of any size, MFS primarily invests in securities of companies with large capitalizations.

MFS may invest the fund’s assets in foreign securities.

MFS normally invests the fund's assets across different industries and sectors, but MFS may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in issuers in a single industry or sector.

MFS uses an active bottom-up investment approach to buying and selling investments for the fund. Investments are selected primarily based on fundamental analysis of individual issuers. Quantitative screening tools that systematically evaluate issuers may also be considered.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance Information
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and performance table below are intended to provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in the fund’s performance over time and how the fund’s performance over time compares with that of a broad measure of market performance.

The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the fund will perform in the future. Updated performance is available online at mfs.com or by calling 1-800-225-2606.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and performance table below are intended to provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in the fund’s performance over time and how the fund’s performance over time compares with that of a broad measure of market performance.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 1-800-225-2606
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress mfs.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Class A Bar Chart.
Bar Chart Narrative [Text Block] rr_BarChartNarrativeTextBlock The bar chart does not take into account any sales charges (loads) that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the fund’s shares. If these sales charges were included, they would reduce the returns shown.
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads The bar chart does not take into account any sales charges (loads) that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the fund’s shares. If these sales charges were included, they would reduce the returns shown.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

The total return for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, was (2.54)%. During the period(s) shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 19.45% (for the calendar quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest quarterly return was (20.43)% (for the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2020).
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Performance Table.
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 Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your own tax situation, and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown The after-tax returns are shown for only one of the fund’s classes of shares, and after-tax returns for the fund’s other classes of shares will vary from the returns shown.
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your own tax situation, and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns are shown for only one of the fund’s classes of shares, and after-tax returns for the fund’s other classes of shares will vary from the returns shown.
Average Annual Return, Caption rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption Average Annual Total Returns (For the Periods Ended December 31, 2024)
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Principal Risks  
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Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the fund may not achieve its objective and/or you could lose money on your investment in the fund. An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.

The principal risks of investing in the fund are:
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock As with any mutual fund, the fund may not achieve its objective and/or you could lose money on your investment in the fund.
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Risk Not Insured [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Investment Selection Risk  
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Investment Selection Risk: MFS' investment analysis and its selection of investments may not produce the intended results and/or can lead to an investment focus that results in the fund underperforming other funds with similar investment strategies and/or underperforming the markets in which the fund invests. In addition, to the extent MFS considers quantitative tools in managing the fund, such tools may not produce the intended results.

Massachusetts Investors Trust | Equity Market Risk/Company Risk  
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Equity Market Risk/Company Risk: Equity markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to changes in, or investor perceptions of, issuer, market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions. These conditions can affect a single issuer or type of security, issuers within a broad market sector, industry or geographic region, or the equity markets in general. Certain events can have a dramatic adverse effect on equity markets and may lead to periods of high volatility in an equity market or a segment of an equity market. The value of an investment held by the fund may decline due to factors directly related to the issuer.
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Foreign Risk  
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Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock

Foreign Risk: Exposure to foreign markets through issuers or currencies can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions. These factors can make foreign investments, especially those tied economically to countries with developing economies or countries subject to sanctions or the threat of new or modified sanctions, more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market.
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Focus Risk  
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Focus Risk: Issuers in a single industry, sector, country, or region can react similarly to market, currency, political, economic, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions, and the fund's performance will be affected by the conditions in the industries, sectors, countries, and regions to which the fund is exposed.

Massachusetts Investors Trust | Liquidity Risk  
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Liquidity Risk: It may be difficult to value, and it may not be possible to sell, certain investments, types of investments, and/or investments in certain segments of the market, and the fund may have to sell certain of these investments at prices or times that are not advantageous in order to meet redemptions or other cash needs.

Massachusetts Investors Trust | Large Shareholder Risk  
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Large Shareholder Risk: From time to time, shareholders of the fund (which may include institutional investors, financial intermediaries, or other MFS funds) may make relatively large redemptions or purchases of fund shares. These transactions may cause the fund to sell securities or invest additional cash, as the case may be, at disadvantageous prices. Redemptions of a large number of shares also may increase transaction and other costs or have adverse tax consequences for shareholders of the fund by requiring a sale of portfolio securities. Purchases of a large number of shares

may adversely affect the fund's performance to the extent that it takes time to invest new cash and the fund maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index  
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Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 25.02%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.53%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 13.10%
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol MITTX
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.75%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00% [1]
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.33%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.70%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock This contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) applies to shares purchased without an initial sales charge and redeemed within 18 months of purchase.
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 642
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 786
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 942
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,395
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 0.28%
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 8.77%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 23.56%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 (5.31%)
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 31.91%
Annual Return 2020 rr_AnnualReturn2020 14.12%
Annual Return 2021 rr_AnnualReturn2021 26.82%
Annual Return 2022 rr_AnnualReturn2022 (16.34%)
Annual Return 2023 rr_AnnualReturn2023 19.15%
Annual Return 2024 rr_AnnualReturn2024 19.68%
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel The total return for the three-month period ended
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Mar. 31, 2025
Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel highest quarterly return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 19.45%
Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel lowest quarterly return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2020
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (20.43%)
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Returns Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 12.80%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.23%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.60%
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Returns After Taxes on Distributions
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 9.35%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.92%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 8.45%
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 9.99%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.81%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 8.16%
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Class B  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol MITBX
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 4.00%
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.33%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.45%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 548 [2]
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 759 [2]
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 992 [2]
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,531 [2]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 148 [2]
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 459 [2]
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 792 [2]
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,531 [2]
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Returns Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 14.77%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.44%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.59%
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol MITCX
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00%
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.33%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.45%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 248 [2]
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 459 [2]
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 792 [2]
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,531 [2]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 148 [2]
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 459 [2]
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 792 [2]
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,531 [2]
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Returns Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 17.75%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.71%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.58%
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Class I  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol MITIX
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.33%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.45%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 46
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 144
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 252
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 567
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Returns Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 19.96%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.82%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 11.52%
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Class R1  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol MITGX
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.33%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.45%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 148
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 459
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 792
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,735
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Returns Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 18.78%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.70%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.41%
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Class R2  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol MIRTX
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.33%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.50%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.95%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 97
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 303
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 526
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,166
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Returns Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 19.35%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.26%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.97%
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Class R3  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol MITHX
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.33%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.70%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 72
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 224
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 390
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 871
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Returns Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 19.64%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.54%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 11.25%
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Class R4  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol MITDX
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.33%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.45%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 46
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 144
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 252
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 567
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Returns Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 19.98%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.82%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 11.52%
Massachusetts Investors Trust | Class R6  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol MITJX
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.33%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.38%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 39
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 122
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 213
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 480
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Returns Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 20.05%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.91%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 11.62%
[1] This contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) applies to shares purchased without an initial sales charge and redeemed within 18 months of purchase.
[2] Shares automatically convert to Class A shares approximately eight years after purchase; therefore, the expense examples reflect Class A share expenses after eight years.