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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName FIDELITY ADVISOR SERIES I
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Jan. 29, 2013
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
Fidelity Advisor® Equity Income Fund/A, T, B, C
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock The fund seeks a yield from dividend and interest income which exceeds the composite dividend yield on securities comprising the S&P 500® Index. In addition, consistent with the primary objective of obtaining dividend and interest income, the fund will consider the potential for achieving capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fee Table
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy, hold, or sell shares of the fund.

You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the fund or certain other Fidelity funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment professional and in the Fund Distribution section beginning on page (Click Here) of the prospectus.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual class operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % 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 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 49% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 49.00%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the fund or certain other Fidelity funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount 50,000
Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that your shareholder 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 and if you hold your shares:
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption Sell All Shares
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption Hold Shares
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
  • Normally investing at least 80% of assets in equity securities.
  • Normally investing primarily in income-producing equity securities, which tends to lead to investments in large cap "value" stocks.
  • Potentially investing in other types of equity securities and debt securities, including lower-quality debt securities.
  • Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.
  • 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] rr_RiskHeading Principal Investment Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
  • Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.
  • Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a debt security to decrease.
  • Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market.
  • Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities) and certain types of other securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments.
  • "Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You could lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney You could lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed 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 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 Information about the Index section of the prospectus. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance.

Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com for updated return information.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns 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] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.advisor.fidelity.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Year-by-Year Returns
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.

Calendar Years
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
During the periods shown in the chart for Class A:
Returns
Quarter ended
Highest Quarter Return
18.84%
June 30, 2009
Lowest Quarter Return
-22.60%
December 31, 2008
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Returns
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 Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns for Class A are shown in the table below and after-tax returns for other classes will 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 Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. After-tax returns for Class A are shown in the table below and after-tax returns for other classes will vary. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement. 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.

For the periods ended
December 31, 2012
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund | Class A
  
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Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 5.75%
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.46%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.31%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.02%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Class A and Class T purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge. Such Class A and Class T purchases may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% or 0.25%, respectively.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 673
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 881
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,106
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,751
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 673
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 881
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,106
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,751
2003 rr_AnnualReturn2003 28.75%
2004 rr_AnnualReturn2004 12.12%
2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 6.42%
2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 17.07%
2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 3.57%
2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (40.61%)
2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 24.51%
2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 13.29%
2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 0.43%
2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 16.81%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest Quarter Return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 18.84%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest Quarter Return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (22.60%)
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund | Class T
  
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Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 3.50%
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.46%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.50%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.26%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.22% [2]
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Class A and Class T purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge. Such Class A and Class T purchases may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% or 0.25%, respectively.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 470
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 724
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 997
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,776
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 470
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 724
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 997
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,776
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund | Class B
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 5.00% [3]
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.46%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.35%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.81% [2]
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Declines over 6 years from 5.00% to 0%.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 684
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 869
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,180
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,822
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 184
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 569
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 980
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,822
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund | Class C
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [4]
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.46%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.32%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.78% [2]
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock On Class C shares redeemed less than one year after purchase.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 281
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 560
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 964
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,095
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 181
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 560
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 964
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 2,095
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund | Return Before Taxes | Class A
  
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Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class A - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 10.09%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (1.52%)
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.61%
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund | Return Before Taxes | Class T
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class T - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 12.50%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (1.25%)
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.63%
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund | Return Before Taxes | Class B
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class B - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 10.91%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (1.49%)
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.62%
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund | Return Before Taxes | Class C
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class C - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 14.93%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (1.10%)
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.41%
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Class A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class A - Return After Taxes on Distributions
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 9.64%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (1.84%)
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.04%
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Class A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class A - Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 7.08%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (1.34%)
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.86%
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund | Russell 3000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Russell 3000® Value Index
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 17.55%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.83%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.54%
[1] Class A and Class T purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge. Such Class A and Class T purchases may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% or 0.25%, respectively.
[2] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.
[3] Declines over 6 years from 5.00% to 0%.
[4] On Class C shares redeemed less than one year after purchase.