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BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The fund seeks long-term total return.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold 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 shares of other funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds that are subject to a sales charge. More information about sales charges, including these and other discounts and waivers, is available from your financial professional and in the Shareholder Guide section beginning on page 11 of the prospectus and in the How to Buy Shares section and the Additional Information About How to Buy Shares section beginning on page II-1 and page III-1, respectively, of the fund's Statement of Additional Information.
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)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination Mar. 31, 2021
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 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 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 14.11% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 14.11%
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 shares of other funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds that are subject to a sales charge.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The 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 then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The one-year example and the first year of the three-, five- and ten-years examples are based on net operating expenses, which reflect the expense limitation agreement by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategy
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies located in the United States. The fund may invest in the securities of companies of any market capitalization. The fund's sub-adviser, Walter Scott & Partners Limited (Walter Scott), seeks investment opportunities in companies with fundamental strengths that indicate the potential for sustainable growth. Walter Scott focuses on individual stock selection, building the fund's portfolio from the bottom up through extensive fundamental research. The investment process begins with the screening of reported company financials. Companies that meet certain broad absolute and trend criteria are candidates for more detailed financial analysis. The fund's Investment Team collectively reviews and selects those stocks that meet Walter Scott's criteria and where the expected growth rate is combined with a reasonable valuation for the underlying equity. Market capitalization and sector allocations are results of, not part of, the investment process, because the Investment Team's sole focus is on the analysis of and investment in individual companies.

Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. It is not a complete investment program. The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.


· Risks of stock investing. Stocks generally fluctuate more in value than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is the chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The market value of a stock may decline due to general market conditions or because of factors that affect the particular company or the company's industry.


· Small and midsize company risk. Small and midsize companies carry additional risks because the operating histories of these companies tend to be more limited, their earnings and revenues less predictable (and some companies may be experiencing significant losses), and their share prices more volatile than those of larger, more established companies. The shares of smaller companies tend to trade less frequently than those of larger, more established companies, which can adversely affect the pricing of these securities and the fund's ability to sell these securities.


· Growth stock risk. Investors often expect growth companies to increase their earnings at a certain rate. If these expectations are not met, investors can punish the stocks inordinately, even if earnings do increase. In addition, growth stocks may lack the dividend yield that may cushion stock prices in market downturns.


· Market risk. The value of the securities in which the fund invests may be affected by political, regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market.  In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the fund.  Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market.  These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide.  Recent examples include pandemic risks related to COVID-19 and aggressive measures taken worldwide in response by governments, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations, and by businesses, including changes to operations and reducing staff.  The effects of COVID-19 have contributed to increased volatility in global markets and will likely affect certain countries, companies, industries and market sectors more dramatically than others. The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and any other outbreak of an infectious disease or other serious public health concern could have, a significant negative impact on economic and market conditions and could trigger a prolonged period of global economic slowdown. To the extent the fund may overweight its investments in certain countries, companies, industries or market sectors, such positions will increase the fund's exposure to risk of loss from adverse developments affecting those countries, companies, industries or sectors.


· Liquidity risk. When there is little or no active trading market for specific types of securities, it can become more difficult to sell the securities in a timely manner at or near their perceived value. In such a market, the value of such securities and the fund's share price may fall dramatically. Investments that are illiquid or that trade in lower volumes may be more difficult to value.


· Management risk. The investment process used by the fund's portfolio managers could fail to achieve the fund's investment goal and cause your fund investment to lose value.

Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.
RIsk Not Insured [Text] rr_RiskNotInsured An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's Class A shares from year to year. Sales charges, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart, and, if those charges were included, returns would have been less than those shown. The table compares the average annual total returns of the fund's shares to those of a broad measure of market performance. The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. More recent performance information may be available at www.bnymellonim.com/us.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.bnymellonim.com/us
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%) Class A
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads Sales charges, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart, and, if those charges were included, returns would have been less than those shown.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best Quarter
Q1, 2019: 14.13%

Worst Quarter
Q3, 2011: -13.20%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2019
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 14.13%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (13.20%)
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes
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 Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through U.S. tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares. After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary.
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock

After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares. After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through U.S. tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.


For the fund's Class Y shares, periods prior to July 1, 2013 reflect the performance of the fund's Class A shares, without reflecting any applicable sales charges for Class A shares. Such performance figures have not been adjusted to reflect applicable class expenses. Each share class is invested in the same portfolio of securities, and the annual returns would have differed only to the extent that the classes have different expenses.
Average Annual Return, Caption rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/19)
BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund | MSCI USA Index reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 30.88%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.95%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 12.85%
BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
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 lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none [1]
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses: Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses: Miscellaneous other expenses rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.45%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.20%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.05%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.15%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year.
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 685
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 929
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,192
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,942
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 685
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 929
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,192
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,942
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 12.87%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 5.36%
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 10.51%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 28.82%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 4.33%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 (2.19%)
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 11.53%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 24.47%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 (1.34%)
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 27.87%
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 20.51%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.06%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 11.05%
BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 20.17%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.73%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.70%
BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 12.39%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.35%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 8.79%
BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
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 lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00%
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.75%
Other expenses: Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses: Miscellaneous other expenses rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.65%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.90%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.40%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.50%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.90%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 293
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 701
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,235
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,698
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 193
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 701
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,235
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,698
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 26.02%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.54%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.85%
BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund | Class I  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
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 lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses: Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Other expenses: Miscellaneous other expenses rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.07%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.07%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.82%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.82%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 84
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 262
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 455
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,014
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 84
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 262
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 455
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,014
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 28.29%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.73%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 12.10%
BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund | Class Y  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
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 lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses: Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Other expenses: Miscellaneous other expenses rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.80%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.80%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 82
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 255
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 444
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 990
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 82
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 255
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 444
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 990
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 28.33%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.76%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 12.00%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jul. 01, 2013
[1] Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year.
[2] The fund's investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. has contractually agreed, until March 31, 2021, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the fund so that the direct expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.90%. On or after March 31, 2021, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this expense limitation agreement at any time.