Document and Entity Information	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012
Risk/Return:
Document Type	Other
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Registrant Name	CALVERT FUND
Central Index Key	0000701039
Amendment Flag	false
Document Creation Date	Nov. 01, 2012
Document Effective Date	Nov. 01, 2012
Prospectus Date	Jan. 31, 2012