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(MSIFT Dynamic Value Portfolio - Classes I, A, C and IS) | (Dynamic Value Portfolio)  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
The Dynamic Value Portfolio (the “Fund”) seeks capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay fees other than the fees and expenses of the Fund, such as brokerage commissions and other fees charged by financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
For purchases of Class A shares, you may qualify for a sales charge discount if the cumulative net asset value per share (“NAV”) of Class A shares of the Fund being purchased in a single transaction, together with the NAV of any Class A and Class C shares of the Fund already held in Related Accounts (as defined in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Shareholder Information—Sales Charges Applicable to Purchases of Class A Shares”) as of the date of the transaction as well as Class A, Class L and Class C shares of any other Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund excluding Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust Short Duration Income, Ultra-Short Income and Ultra-Short Municipal Income Portfolios (as defined in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege”) and including shares of Morgan Stanley Money Market Funds (as defined in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege”) that you acquired in an exchange of Class A or Class C shares of the Fund or Class A, Class L or Class C shares of another Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund excluding Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust Short Duration Income, Ultra-Short Income and Ultra-Short Municipal Income Portfolios already held in Related Accounts as of the date of the transaction, amounts to $25,000 or more. More information about this combined purchase discount and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary, on page 14 of the Prospectus in the section entitled “Shareholder Information—Sales Charges Applicable to Purchases of Class A Shares” and in Appendix A attached to the Prospectus.
Class I shares may be available on brokerage platforms of firms that have agreements with the Fund’s principal underwriter permitting such firms to (i) offer Class I shares solely when acting as an agent for the investor and (ii) impose on an investor transacting in Class I shares through such platforms a commission and/or other forms of compensation to the broker. Shares of the Fund are available in other share classes that have different fees and expenses.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts For purchases of Class A shares, you may qualify for a sales charge discount if the cumulative net asset value per share (“NAV”) of Class A shares of the Fund being purchased in a single transaction, together with the NAV of any Class A and Class C shares of the Fund already held in Related Accounts (as defined in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Shareholder Information—Sales Charges Applicable to Purchases of Class A Shares”) as of the date of the transaction as well as Class A, Class L and Class C shares of any other Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund excluding Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust Short Duration Income, Ultra-Short Income and Ultra-Short Municipal Income Portfolios (as defined in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege”) and including shares of Morgan Stanley Money Market Funds (as defined in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege”) that you acquired in an exchange of Class A or Class C shares of the Fund or Class A, Class L or Class C shares of another Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund excluding Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust Short Duration Income, Ultra-Short Income and Ultra-Short Municipal Income Portfolios already held in Related Accounts as of the date of the transaction, amounts to $25,000 or more.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 25,000
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
The example below 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, your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (except that the example incorporates the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangement for only the first year). After eight years, Class C shares of the Fund generally will convert automatically to Class A shares of the Fund. The example for Class C shares reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight years. Please refer to the section of the Prospectus entitled “Shareholder Information—Conversion Features” for more information. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption If You SOLD Your Shares
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption If You HELD Your Shares
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect Fund performance. During the period March 19, 2021 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2021 the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 82% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 82.00%
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
The Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities within the Russell 1000 Index universe. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. Utilizing the Adviser’s assessment of the macroeconomic environment to determine the attractiveness of “Value” stocks overall, the Adviser will construct a portfolio incorporating the most attractively valued Value stocks and the least attractively valued Value stocks (“Anti-Value” stocks) within the Russell 1000 Index universe. Value stocks are those believed by the Adviser to be undervalued in comparison to their peers due to economic, market, company-specific or other factors. Depending on the Adviser’s conviction level related to the attractiveness of Value stocks at any point in time, the Fund’s exposures may range from long exposures to both Value and Anti-Value stocks (when conviction to Value stocks is low) to a fully invested long position in Value stocks with an additional relative position creating long exposure to Value and short exposure to Anti-Value (when conviction to Value stocks is at its highest). The Fund’s exposure to Value and Anti-Value stocks may be obtained through investments in equity securities (such as common stock), total return swaps and other derivative instruments. The Adviser’s assessment of the attractiveness of Value is based primarily on the team’s analysis of historic valuations, analysis of the macroeconomic backdrop that typically favors value historically, and a determination of investor sentiment and positioning as it relates to Value stocks. Underlying Value and Anti-Value stocks are screened using a multi-factor framework, are weighted to seek to neutralize industry exposures relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index, the Fund’s benchmark, and are periodically rebalanced and refreshed based on screening outputs. The Fund’s strategy is designed to comprehensively identify the most attractive Value stocks within the Russell 1000 Index universe, neutralized for industry exposures, as well as the periods in time when the Adviser believes these securities have the highest probability of outperforming (or underperforming) their benchmark index.
From time to time, certain amounts of the Fund’s investments will be total return swap transactions, the underlying assets of which may be long positions in Value stocks and long or short positions in Anti-Value stocks. The Fund may also invest in futures for cash management purposes. Derivative instruments used by the Fund will be counted towards the Fund’s exposure to equity securities within the Russell 1000 Index universe to the extent that they have economic characteristics similar to such securities.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, and you can lose money investing in this Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:
• Equity Securities. In general, prices of equity securities are more volatile than those of fixed-income securities. The prices of equity securities fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to activities specific to the issuer of the security as well as factors unrelated to the fundamental condition of the issuer, including general market, economic and political conditions.
• Value Investing. Value investing is an investment style. Value stocks are those believed to be undervalued in comparison to their peers due to market, company-specific or other factors. Value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and may fail to increase in price as anticipated or may decrease in price. The Fund may outperform or underperform other funds that invest in similar asset classes but employ different investment styles.
• Liquidity. The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or restricted or that may become less liquid in response to overall economic conditions or adverse investor perceptions, and which may entail greater risk than investments in other types of securities. These investments may be more difficult to value or sell, particularly in times of market turmoil, and there may be little trading in the secondary market available for particular securities. If the Fund is forced to sell an illiquid or restricted security to fund redemptions or for other cash needs, it may be forced to sell the security at a loss or for less than its fair value.
• Derivatives. A derivative instrument often has risks similar to its underlying asset and may have additional risks, including imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative and the underlying asset, risks of default by the counterparty to certain transactions, including total return swaps, magnification of losses incurred due to changes in the market value of the securities, instruments, indices or interest rates to which the derivative instrument relates, risks that the transactions may not be liquid, risks arising from margin requirements and risks arising from mispricing or valuation complexity. Certain derivative transactions, including total return swaps, may give rise to a form of leverage. Total return swaps may effectively add leverage to the Fund’s portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. Leverage magnifies the potential for gain and the risk of loss. As a result of the structure of certain derivatives, adverse changes in, among other things, interest rates, volatility or the value of the underlying instrument can result in losses substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Certain derivatives (such as total return swaps or other derivative instruments providing short exposure) have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. If the Fund has insufficient cash to meet daily variation margin or payment requirements, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so. Changes in regulation relating to the Fund’s use of derivatives and related instruments could potentially limit or impact the Fund’s ability to invest in derivatives, limit the fund’s ability to employ certain strategies that use derivatives and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund’s performance.
• LIBOR Discontinuance or Unavailability Risk. The London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. The regulatory authority that oversees financial services firms and financial markets in the U.K. has announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions for purposes of determining the LIBOR rate. However, subsequent announcements by the FCA, the LIBOR administrator and other regulators indicate that it is possible that certain LIBOR tenors may continue beyond 2021. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022 (or on a later date, if a particular LIBOR tenor is expected to continue beyond the end of 2021), LIBOR may no longer be available or no longer deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on or impacting certain derivatives and other instruments or investments comprising some of the Fund’s portfolio.
• Market and Geopolitical Risk. The value of your investment in the Fund is based on the values of the Fund’s investments, which may change due to economic and other events that affect markets generally, as well as those that affect particular regions, countries, industries, companies or governments. These events may be sudden and unexpected, and could adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund’s investments, which may in turn impact valuation, the Fund’s ability to sell securities and/or its ability to meet redemptions. The risks associated with these developments may be magnified if certain social, political, economic and other conditions and events (such as war, natural disasters, epidemics and pandemics, terrorism, conflicts and social unrest) adversely interrupt the global economy and financial markets. It is difficult to predict when events affecting the U.S. or global financial markets may occur, the effects that such events may have and the duration of those effects (which may last for extended periods). These events may negatively impact broad segments of businesses and populations and have a significant and rapid negative impact on the performance of the Fund’s investments, adversely affect and increase the volatility of the Fund’s share price and exacerbate pre-existing risks to the Fund.
Shares of the Fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, and you can lose money investing in this Fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution Shares of the Fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance Information
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
As of the date hereof, the Fund has not yet completed a full calendar year of investment operations. Upon the completion of a full calendar year of investment operations by the Fund, this section will include charts that provide some indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund, by showing the difference in annual total returns, highest and lowest quarterly returns and average annual total returns (before and after taxes) compared to the Russell 1000 Value Index. Performance information for the Fund will be available online at www.morganstanley.com/im or by calling toll-free 1-800-548-7786.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 1-800-548-7786
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.morganstanley.com/im
(MSIFT Dynamic Value Portfolio - Classes I, A, C and IS) | (Dynamic Value Portfolio) | Class I  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.35%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 6.09%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 6.44% [1]
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 5.89% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.55% [1]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 56
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,382
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 2,670
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 5,732
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 56
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 1,382
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 2,670
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 5,732
(MSIFT Dynamic Value Portfolio - Classes I, A, C and IS) | (Dynamic Value Portfolio) | Class A  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.25%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [2]
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.35%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 13.05%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 13.65% [1]
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 12.75% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.90% [1]
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock
Investments in Class A shares that are not subject to any sales charges at the time of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% that will be imposed if you sell your shares within 18 months after the last day of the month of purchase, except for certain specific circumstances. See “Shareholder Information—How To Redeem Fund Shares” for further information about the CDSC waiver categories.
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 612
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 3,077
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 5,134
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 8,907
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 612
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 3,077
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 5,134
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 8,907
(MSIFT Dynamic Value Portfolio - Classes I, A, C and IS) | (Dynamic Value Portfolio) | Class C  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [3]
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.35%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 14.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 15.35% [1]
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 13.70% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.65% [1]
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock
The Class C CDSC is only applicable if you sell your shares within one year after the last day of the month of purchase. See “Shareholder Information—How To Redeem Fund Shares” for a complete discussion of the CDSC.
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 268
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 3,021
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 5,314
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 9,140
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 168
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 3,021
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 5,314
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 9,140
(MSIFT Dynamic Value Portfolio - Classes I, A, C and IS) | (Dynamic Value Portfolio) | Class IS  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.35%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 24.70%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 25.05% [1]
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 24.55% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.50% [1]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 51
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 4,289
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 6,998
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 10,230
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 51
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 4,289
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 6,998
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 10,230
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3 The Fund’s “Adviser,” Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., has agreed to reduce its advisory fee and/or reimburse the Fund so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, excluding acquired fund fees and expenses (as applicable), certain investment related expenses, taxes, interest and other extraordinary expenses (including litigation), will not exceed 0.55% for Class I, 0.90% for Class A, 1.65% for Class C and 0.50% for Class IS. The fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements will continue for at least one year from the date of this Prospectus or until such time as the Board of Trustees of Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust (the “Trust”) acts to discontinue all or a portion of such waivers and/or reimbursements when it deems such action is appropriate.
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Investments in Class A shares that are not subject to any sales charges at the time of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% that will be imposed if you sell your shares within 18 months after the last day of the month of purchase, except for certain specific circumstances. See “Shareholder Information—How To Redeem Fund Shares” for further information about the CDSC waiver categories.
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The Class C CDSC is only applicable if you sell your shares within one year after the last day of the month of purchase. See “Shareholder Information—How To Redeem Fund Shares” for a complete discussion of the CDSC.