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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName FIDELITY ADVISOR SERIES I
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Oct. 04, 2013
Z | Fidelity Advisor Leveraged Company Stock Fund
  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
Fidelity Advisor® Leveraged Company Stock Fund/Z
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock The fund seeks 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 and hold shares of the fund.
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 17% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 17.00%
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
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 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:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
  • Normally investing at least 80% of assets in stocks.
  • Normally investing primarily in common stocks of leveraged companies (companies that issue lower-quality debt and other companies with leveraged capital structures).
  • Potentially investing in lower-quality debt securities.
  • Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.
  • Investing in either "growth" stocks or "value" stocks or both.
  • Using fundamental analysis of each issuer's financial condition and industry position and 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, including different market sectors, 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, particularly emerging 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.
  • Highly Leveraged Company Exposure. Leverage can magnify the impact of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments on a company.
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 and an additional index over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com for updated return information.

Performance history will be available for Class Z after Class Z has been in operation for one calendar year.
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 and an additional 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 is not an indication of future performance.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Year-by-Year Returns
Calendar Years		 [1]
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
During the periods shown in the chart:
Returns
Quarter ended
Highest Quarter Return
44.18%
June 30, 2003
Lowest Quarter Return
-36.86%
December 31, 2008
Year-to-Date Return
25.87%
September 30, 2013
Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text] rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus The returns shown above are for Institutional Class, which is not offered through this prospectus. Class Z would have substantially similar annual returns to Institutional Class because the classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities. Class Z's returns would differ from Institutional Class's returns to the extent that the classes do not have the same expenses.
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Returns
For the periods ended
December 31, 2012
Z | Fidelity Advisor Leveraged Company Stock Fund | Class Z
  
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Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment) rr_ShareholderFeeOther none
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.61%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.09% [2]
Total annual 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
Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess Performance history will be available for Class Z after Class Z has been in operation for one calendar year.
Z | Fidelity Advisor Leveraged Company Stock Fund | Institutional Class
  
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2003 rr_AnnualReturn2003 91.94% [1]
2004 rr_AnnualReturn2004 23.83% [1]
2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 17.64% [1]
2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 16.97% [1]
2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 19.70% [1]
2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (53.67%) [1]
2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 60.17% [1]
2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 24.71% [1]
2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (10.44%) [1]
2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 29.68% [1]
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel Year-to-Date Return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Sep. 30, 2013
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 25.87%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest Quarter Return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2003
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 44.18%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest Quarter Return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (36.86%)
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Institutional Class
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 29.68% [1]
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.45% [1]
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 15.45% [1]
Z | Fidelity Advisor Leveraged Company Stock Fund | S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
  
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Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel S&P 500® Index
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 16.00%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.66%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.10%
Z | Fidelity Advisor Leveraged Company Stock Fund | Credit Suisse Leveraged Equity Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
  
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Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Credit Suisse Leveraged Equity Index
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 20.67%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (1.12%)
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.13%
[1] The returns shown above are for Institutional Class, which is not offered through this prospectus. Class Z would have substantially similar annual returns to Institutional Class because the classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities. Class Z's returns would differ from Institutional Class's returns to the extent that the classes do not have the same expenses.
[2] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.