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Summary</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38011"> Investment
Objective</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38012">The fund seeks long-term total return.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
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      id="ixv-38013">Fees and Expenses</rr:ExpenseHeading>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-315">&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the fund.
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples below.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  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
10 of the prospectus, in the Appendix on page A-1 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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
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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.</rr:ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts>
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    <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice
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    <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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    <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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    <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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of the value of your investment )</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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    <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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      unitRef="pure">0.0085</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
    <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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    <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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    <rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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      id="ixv-38030"
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    <rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38031"
      unitRef="pure">0.0075</rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets>
    <rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38032"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets>
    <rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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      id="ixv-38033"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38034"
      unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38035"
      unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38036"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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      id="ixv-38037"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38038"
      unitRef="pure">0.0012</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38039"
      unitRef="pure">0.0016</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38040"
      unitRef="pure">0.0006</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38041"
      unitRef="pure">0.0004</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38042"
      unitRef="pure">0.0037</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38043"
      unitRef="pure">0.0041</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38044"
      unitRef="pure">0.0006</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38045"
      unitRef="pure">0.0004</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:ExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38046"
      unitRef="pure">0.0122</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:ExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38047"
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    <rr:ExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38048"
      unitRef="pure">0.0091</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:ExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38049"
      unitRef="pure">0.0089</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38050">Example</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-480">&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each
year and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:&lt;/p&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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      id="ixv-38053"
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    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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      unitRef="usd">940</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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      id="ixv-38055"
      unitRef="usd">1207</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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      unitRef="usd">1207</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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      unitRef="usd">1967</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38058"
      unitRef="usd">1967</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
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      unitRef="usd">304</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
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      unitRef="usd">630</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38061"
      unitRef="usd">1083</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38062"
      unitRef="usd">2338</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38063"
      unitRef="usd">204</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38064"
      unitRef="usd">630</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38065"
      unitRef="usd">1083</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042691Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38066"
      unitRef="usd">2338</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38067"
      unitRef="usd">93</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38068"
      unitRef="usd">93</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38069"
      unitRef="usd">290</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38070"
      unitRef="usd">290</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38071"
      unitRef="usd">504</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38072"
      unitRef="usd">504</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38073"
      unitRef="usd">1120</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042692Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38074"
      unitRef="usd">1120</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38075"
      unitRef="usd">91</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38076"
      unitRef="usd">91</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38077"
      unitRef="usd">284</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38078"
      unitRef="usd">284</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38079"
      unitRef="usd">493</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38080"
      unitRef="usd">493</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38081"
      unitRef="usd">1096</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38082"
      unitRef="usd">1096</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10>
    <rr:PortfolioTurnoverHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38083">Portfolio
Turnover</rr:PortfolioTurnoverHeading>
    <rr:PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-558">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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 10.58%
of the average value of its portfolio.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock>
    <rr:PortfolioTurnoverRate
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38084"
      unitRef="pure">0.1058</rr:PortfolioTurnoverRate>
    <rr:StrategyHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38085">Principal
Investment Strategy</rr:StrategyHeading>
    <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-563">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;To pursue its goal, the fund
normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in stocks.
 The fund's investments will be focused on companies located in the developed markets.  Examples of "developed
markets" are the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Western Europe.  The fund ordinarily
invests in at least three countries and is not geographically limited in its investment selection but,
at times, may invest a substantial portion of its assets in a single country.  The fund may invest in
the securities of companies of any market capitalization, but seeks to invest primarily in companies
with large market capitalizations.  The fund considers large cap companies to be those with market capitalizations
of $20 billion or more at the time of purchase.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The fund's
sub-adviser, Walter Scott &amp;amp; Partners Limited (Walter Scott), an affiliate of BNY Mellon Investment
Adviser, Inc., seeks investment opportunities in companies with fundamental strengths that indicate the
potential for sustainable long-term growth, thereby benefitting from the power of compounding.  Walter
Scott focuses on individual stock selection, building the fund's portfolio from the bottom up through
extensive fundamental research.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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 analysis.  Geographic, sector and industry allocations, as
well as allocations to equity securities of companies with varying market capitalizations, are the results
of, not part of, the investment process, because Walter Scott's sole focus is on the analysis of and
investment in individual companies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The fund typically sells a
security when it no longer possesses the characteristics that caused Walter Scott to purchase the security
for the fund's portfolio.  A security may be a sell candidate when its valuation reaches or exceeds its
calculated fair value, or there are deteriorating fundamentals.  Walter Scott may reduce the weighting
of a security held by the fund if it becomes overweighted as determined by Walter Scott. &lt;/p&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_PrincipalRisks_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-568">&lt;div style="border-bottom:0.25pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#000000; margin-top:12pt; padding:0pt 0pt 1pt 0pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Principal
Risks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38086">Principal
Risks</rr:RiskHeading>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_RiskNotInsuredMember_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38087">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.</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_RiskLoseMoneyMember_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38088">  The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically,
which means you could lose money.</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_Risksofstockinvesting_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-573">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Risks of stock investing:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_Large-capstockrisk_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-579">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Large-cap
stock risk:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  To the extent the fund invests in large capitalization stocks,
the fund may underperform funds that invest primarily in the stocks of lower quality, smaller capitalization
companies during periods when the stocks of such companies are in favor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_Growthstockrisk_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-585">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Growth
stock risk:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  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.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_Marketrisk_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-591">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Market risk:  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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.&#160;
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.&#160; 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.&#160;
These risks may be magnified if &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; text-decoration:none;"&gt;certain events or developments adversely
interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies
world-wide.&#160; &lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_Foreigninvestmentrisk_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-602">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Foreign
investment risk:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  To the extent the fund invests in foreign securities, the
fund's performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting investments
in foreign issuers.  Special risks associated with investments in foreign issuers include exposure to
currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive
company information, political and economic instability and differing auditing and legal standards.
To the extent the fund's investments are focused in a limited number of foreign countries, the fund's
performance could be more volatile than that of more geographically diversified funds. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_Liquidityrisk_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-608">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Liquidity
risk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;:  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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.  Investments in foreign securities tend to have greater exposure to liquidity risk
than domestic securities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_Managementrisk_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-615">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Management risk:  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The investment
process used by the fund's sub-adviser could fail to achieve the fund's investment goal and cause your
fund investment to lose value.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38089">Performance</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
    <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-624">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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 the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index, 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.  Performance for each share class will vary due to differences
in expenses.  More recent performance information may be available at www.bny.com/investments. &lt;/p&gt;</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38090">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.</rr:BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads>
    <rr:PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38091">The table compares the average annual total returns of
the fund's shares to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index, a broad measure
of market performance.</rr:PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex>
    <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38092">The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication
of how the fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
    <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38093">www.bny.com/investments</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
    <rr:BarChartHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38094">Year-by-Year
Total Returns&#x2005;as of 12/31 each year (%)</rr:BarChartHeading>
    <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-644">&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;During the periods shown in the chart:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Best&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt; Quarter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;2020,
Q2: 15.86&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Worst Quarter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;2020, Q1: (16.46)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
    <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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    <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38096">2020-06-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
    <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38097"
      unitRef="pure">0.1586</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
    <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38098">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
    <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38099">2020-03-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
    <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38100"
      unitRef="pure">-0.1646</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
    <rr:PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-658">&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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.  Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than returns before
taxes or returns after taxes on distributions due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of
the fund's shares at the end of the period.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38101">After-tax performance is shown
only for Class A shares.  After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary.</rr:PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown>
    <rr:PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38102">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.</rr:PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate>
    <rr:PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38103">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.</rr:PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred>
    <rr:PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38104">Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than returns before
taxes or returns after taxes on distributions due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of
the fund's shares at the end of the period.</rr:PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnCaption
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38105">Average
Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/24)</rr:AverageAnnualReturnCaption>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      id="ixv-38106">returns before taxes</rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38107"
      unitRef="pure">0.0141</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38108"
      unitRef="pure">0.0667</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38109"
      unitRef="pure">0.0865</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsMember_C000042690Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38128"
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130440Member_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_MSCIWorldIndexreflectsnodeductionsforfeesexpensesortaxes1_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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World Index</rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_MSCIWorldIndexreflectsnodeductionsforfeesexpensesortaxes1_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_MSCIWorldIndexreflectsnodeductionsforfeesexpensesortaxes1_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_MSCIWorldIndexreflectsnodeductionsforfeesexpensesortaxes1_S000015656Member_S000015656Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38134"
      unitRef="pure">0.0995</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38136">DISCX</dei:TradingSymbol>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042696Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38137">DISRX</dei:TradingSymbol>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130441Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
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    <rr:RiskReturnHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38139">Fund
Summary</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
    <rr:ObjectiveHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38140"> Investment
Objective</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
    <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38141">The fund seeks long-term total return.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
    <rr:ExpenseHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38142">Fees and Expenses</rr:ExpenseHeading>
    <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3520">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the fund.
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples below.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  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
10 of the prospectus, in the Appendix on page A-1 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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
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      id="ixv-38143">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.</rr:ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38145">Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your
investment)</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
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      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
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      id="ixv-38146"
      unitRef="pure">0.0575</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
    <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38147"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
    <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042696Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38148"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
    <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130441Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38149"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
    <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38150"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice>
    <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38151"
      unitRef="pure">0.0100</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice>
    <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042696Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
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      id="ixv-38152"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice>
    <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130441Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
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      id="ixv-38153"
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    <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38154">Annual
Fund Operating Expenses ( expenses that you pay each year as a percentage
of the value of your investment )</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
    <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38155"
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    <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38156"
      unitRef="pure">0.0085</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
    <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042696Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38157"
      unitRef="pure">0.0085</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
    <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130441Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38158"
      unitRef="pure">0.0085</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
    <rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38159"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets>
    <rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38160"
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    <rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042696Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38161"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets>
    <rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130441Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38162"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38163"
      unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38164"
      unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042696Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38165"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130441Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38166"
      unitRef="pure">0</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38167"
      unitRef="pure">0.0014</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38168"
      unitRef="pure">0.0012</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042696Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38169"
      unitRef="pure">0.0008</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130441Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38170"
      unitRef="pure">0.0004</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38171"
      unitRef="pure">0.0039</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38172"
      unitRef="pure">0.0037</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042696Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38173"
      unitRef="pure">0.0008</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130441Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38174"
      unitRef="pure">0.0004</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:ExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38175"
      unitRef="pure">0.0124</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:ExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38176"
      unitRef="pure">0.0197</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:ExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042696Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38177"
      unitRef="pure">0.0093</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:ExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000130441Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38178"
      unitRef="pure">0.0089</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38179">Example</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3685">&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each
year and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:&lt;/p&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38180"
      unitRef="usd">694</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38181"
      unitRef="usd">694</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38182"
      unitRef="usd">946</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38183"
      unitRef="usd">946</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38184"
      unitRef="usd">1217</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38185"
      unitRef="usd">1217</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38186"
      unitRef="usd">1989</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38187"
      unitRef="usd">1989</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38188"
      unitRef="usd">300</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38189"
      unitRef="usd">618</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38190"
      unitRef="usd">1062</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042695Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38191"
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      unitRef="usd">493</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05>
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    <rr:PortfolioTurnoverHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38212">Portfolio
Turnover</rr:PortfolioTurnoverHeading>
    <rr:PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3763">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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 12.30%
of the average value of its portfolio.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock>
    <rr:PortfolioTurnoverRate
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-38213"
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    <rr:StrategyHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38214">Principal Investment Strategy</rr:StrategyHeading>
    <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3768">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets,
plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in stocks.  The fund normally invests primarily in foreign
companies located in the developed markets.  Examples of "developed markets" are Canada, Japan, Australia,
Hong Kong and Western Europe.  The fund ordinarily invests in at least three countries and is not geographically
limited in its investment selection but, at times, may invest a substantial portion of its assets in
a single country.  The fund may invest in the securities of companies of any market capitalization, but
seeks to invest primarily in companies with large market capitalizations.  The fund considers large cap
companies to be those with market capitalizations of $20 billion or more at the time of purchase.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The fund's sub-adviser, Walter Scott &amp;amp; Partners Limited (Walter Scott), an
affiliate of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., seeks investment opportunities in companies with fundamental
strengths that indicate the potential for sustainable long-term growth, thereby benefitting from the
power of compounding.  Walter Scott focuses on individual stock selection, building the fund's portfolio
from the bottom up through extensive fundamental research.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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 analysis.  Geographic, sector and industry
allocations, as well as allocations to equity securities of companies with varying market capitalizations,
are the results of, not part of, the investment process, because Walter Scott's sole focus is on the
analysis of and investment in individual companies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The fund
typically sells a security when it no longer possesses the characteristics that caused Walter Scott to
purchase the security for the fund's portfolio.  A security may be a sell candidate when its valuation
reaches or exceeds its calculated fair value, or there are deteriorating fundamentals.  Walter Scott
may reduce the weighting of a security held by the fund if it becomes overweighted as determined by Walter
Scott.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_PrincipalRisks_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3773">&lt;div style="border-bottom:0.25pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#000000; padding:0pt 0pt 1pt 0pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Principal
Risks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38215">Principal
Risks</rr:RiskHeading>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_RiskNotInsuredMember_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38216">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.</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_RiskLoseMoneyMember_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38217">  The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically,
which means you could lose money.</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_Foreigninvestmentrisk_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3778">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Foreign investment risk:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  To
the extent the fund invests in foreign securities, the fund's performance will be influenced by political,
social and economic factors affecting investments in foreign issuers.  Special risks associated with
investments in foreign issuers include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed
or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political and economic
instability and differing auditing and legal standards.  To the extent the fund's investments are focused
in a limited number of foreign countries, the fund's performance could be more volatile than that of
more geographically diversified funds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_Risksofstockinvesting_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3784">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Risks of stock investing:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_Large-capstockrisk_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3790">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Large-cap
stock risk:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  To the extent the fund invests in large capitalization stocks,
the fund may underperform funds that invest primarily in the stocks of lower quality, smaller capitalization
companies during periods when the stocks of such companies are in favor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_Growthstockrisk_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3796">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Growth
stock risk:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  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.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_Liquidityrisk_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3802">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Liquidity risk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;:  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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. Investments in foreign securities tend to
have greater exposure to liquidity risk than domestic securities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_Marketrisk_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3813">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Market
risk:  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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.&#160; 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.&#160; 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.&#160; 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 world-wide.&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_Managementrisk_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3819">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; color:#000000; text-indent:-8.65pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:8.65pt; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="word-spacing:5.325pt;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Management risk:  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The investment
process used by the fund's sub-adviser could fail to achieve the fund's investment goal and cause your
fund investment to lose value.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskTextBlock>
    <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38218">Performance</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
    <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3828">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; color:#000000; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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 the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia and
Far East (EAFE&lt;sup&gt;&#xae;&lt;/sup&gt;) Index, 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.  Performance
for each share class will vary due to differences in expenses.  More recent performance information may
be available at www.bny.com/investments. &lt;/p&gt;</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38219">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.</rr:BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads>
    <rr:PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38220">The table compares the average annual total returns of
the fund's shares to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia and
Far East (EAFE&#xae;) Index, a broad measure of market performance.</rr:PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex>
    <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38222">The fund's past performance (before
and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
    <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38223">www.bny.com/investments</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
    <rr:BarChartHeading
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38224">Year-by-Year Total Returns&#x2005;as of 12/31 each year
(%)</rr:BarChartHeading>
    <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-3850">&lt;p style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:italic; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;During the periods shown in the chart:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Best&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt; Quarter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;2022,
Q4: 15.43&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Worst Quarter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Serif; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;2022, Q2: (14.32)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
    <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel
      contextRef="Context_20241130_20241130_C000042694Member_S000015657Member_S000015657Summary2Member"
      id="ixv-38225">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
    <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate
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