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Administrative Shares Prospectus | Dreyfus Government Cash Management  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary - Dreyfus Government Cash Management
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The fund seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.
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.
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)
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 hold or 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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategy
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

The fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in government securities (i.e., securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, including those with floating or variable rates of interest), repurchase agreements collateralized solely by government securities and/or cash, and cash. The fund is a money market fund subject to the maturity, quality, liquidity and diversification requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and seeks to maintain a stable share price of $1.00.


The fund is a "government money market fund," as that term is defined in Rule 2a-7, and as such is required to invest at least 99.5% of its total assets in securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, repurchase agreements collateralized solely by cash and/or government securities, and cash. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in government securities and repurchase agreements collateralized solely by government securities (i.e., under normal circumstances, the fund will not invest more than 20% of its net assets in cash and/or repurchase agreements collateralized by cash). The securities in which the fund invests include those backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, which include U.S. Treasury securities as well as securities issued by certain agencies of the U.S. government, and those that are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. government.
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. You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The fund's yield will fluctuate as the short-term securities in its portfolio mature or are sold and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates. The fund currently is not permitted to impose a fee upon the sale of shares (a "liquidity fee") or temporarily suspend redemptions (a redemption "gate") under distressed conditions as some other types of money market funds are, and the fund's board has no intention to impose a liquidity fee or redemption gate. Neither The Dreyfus Corporation nor its affiliates have a legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that The Dreyfus Corporation or its affiliates will provide financial support to the fund at any time. The following are the principal risks that could reduce the fund's income level and/or share price:


· Interest rate risk. This risk refers to the decline in the prices of fixed-income securities that may accompany a rise in the overall level of interest rates. A sharp and unexpected rise in interest rates could impair the fund's ability to maintain a stable net asset value. A low interest rate environment may prevent the fund from providing a positive yield or paying fund expenses out of fund assets and could impair the fund's ability to maintain a stable net asset value.


· 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 may fall dramatically, potentially impairing the fund's ability to maintain a stable net asset value, even during periods of declining interest rates.


· Government securities risk. Not all obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Some obligations are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality, and in some cases there may be some risk of default by the issuer. Any guarantee by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities of a security held by the fund does not apply to the market value of such security or to shares of the fund itself. A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the United States is guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity.


· U.S. Treasury securities risk. A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the United States is guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity, but the market prices for such securities are not guaranteed and will fluctuate.


· Repurchase agreement counterparty risk. The fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty in a repurchase agreement could fail to honor the terms of the agreement.
Risk Money Market Fund [Text] rr_RiskMoneyMarketFund You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution 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 Administrative shares from year to year. The table shows the average annual total returns of the fund's Administrative shares over time. The fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. More recent performance information may be available at www.dreyfus.com.
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.dreyfus.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The fund's past performance 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 (%)
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
         

Best Quarter
Q2, 2007: 1.25%

Worst Quarter
Q4, 2011: 0.00%

The year-to-date total return of the fund's Administrative shares as of March 31, 2017 was 0.10%.
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel year-to-date total return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Mar. 31, 2017
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 0.10%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2007
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 1.25%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn none
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

For the current yield for Administrative shares call toll-free 1-800-346-3621. Individuals or entities for whom institutions may purchase or redeem shares should call the institution directly.
Caption rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/16
Money Market Seven Day Yield Phone rr_MoneyMarketSevenDayYieldPhone 1-800-346-3621
Administrative Shares Prospectus | Dreyfus Government Cash Management | dreyfus government cash management - Administrative Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.20%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.10%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.01%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.31%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 32
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 100
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 174
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 393
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 32
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 100
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 174
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 393
Annual Return 2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 4.93%
Annual Return 2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 2.19%
Annual Return 2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 0.15%
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 none
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 none
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 0.01%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 0.01%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 0.01%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 0.01%
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 0.14%
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 0.14%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.04%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 0.73%