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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName DEUTSCHE DWS INCOME TRUST
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Feb. 01, 2020
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock

SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS

DWS Short Duration Fund

Class A

The following changes are effective on or about July 15, 2020:

Effective on or about July 15, 2020, a front-end sales charge of 2.25% and related sales charge discounts and contingent deferred sales charges will apply to new fund share purchases for Class A shares.

2.25%

The following disclosure replaces the existing similar disclosure that is contained under the "FEES AND EXPENSES" heading in the summary section of the fund's prospectus:

These are the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy and hold shares. You may be required to pay commissions and/or other forms of compensation to a broker for transactions in Class S shares, which are not reflected in the tables or the example below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares in DWS funds or if you invest at least $250,000 in Class T shares in the fund. More information about these and other discounts and waivers is available from your financial representative and in Choosing a Share Class (p. 46), Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Intermediaries (Appendix B, p. 108) and Purchase and Redemption of Shares in the fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (p. II-14).

The following disclosure replaces footnote 1 appearing under the "ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES" table under the "FEES AND EXPENSES" heading in the summary section of the fund's prospectus:

1 Investments of $250,000 or more made on or after July 15, 2020 may be eligible to buy Class A shares without a sales charge (load), but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 0.75% if redeemed within 12 months of the original purchase date.

The following disclosure replaces the existing similar disclosure that is contained under the "FEES AND EXPENSES" heading in the summary section of the fund's prospectus:

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses (including one year of capped expenses in each period) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Years A T C R6 INST S
1 $302 $327 $255 $53 $53 $53
3 487 513 503 169 186 201
5 687 715 876 295 331 363
10 1,264 1,297 1,924 664 754 831

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

Years A T C R6 INST S
1 $302 $327 $155 $53 $53 $53
3 487 513 503 169 186 201
5 687 715 876 295 331 363
10 1,264 1,297 1,924 664 754 831

DWS Short Duration Fund  
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Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock

SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS

DWS Short Duration Fund

Class A

The following changes are effective on or about July 15, 2020:

Effective on or about July 15, 2020, a front-end sales charge of 2.25% and related sales charge discounts and contingent deferred sales charges will apply to new fund share purchases for Class A shares.

2.25%

The following disclosure replaces the existing similar disclosure that is contained under the "FEES AND EXPENSES" heading in the summary section of the fund's prospectus:

These are the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy and hold shares. You may be required to pay commissions and/or other forms of compensation to a broker for transactions in Class S shares, which are not reflected in the tables or the example below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares in DWS funds or if you invest at least $250,000 in Class T shares in the fund. More information about these and other discounts and waivers is available from your financial representative and in Choosing a Share Class (p. 46), Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Intermediaries (Appendix B, p. 108) and Purchase and Redemption of Shares in the fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (p. II-14).

The following disclosure replaces footnote 1 appearing under the "ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES" table under the "FEES AND EXPENSES" heading in the summary section of the fund's prospectus:

1 Investments of $250,000 or more made on or after July 15, 2020 may be eligible to buy Class A shares without a sales charge (load), but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 0.75% if redeemed within 12 months of the original purchase date.

The following disclosure replaces the existing similar disclosure that is contained under the "FEES AND EXPENSES" heading in the summary section of the fund's prospectus:

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses (including one year of capped expenses in each period) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Years A T C R6 INST S
1 $302 $327 $255 $53 $53 $53
3 487 513 503 169 186 201
5 687 715 876 295 331 363
10 1,264 1,297 1,924 664 754 831

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

Years A T C R6 INST S
1 $302 $327 $155 $53 $53 $53
3 487 513 503 169 186 201
5 687 715 876 295 331 363
10 1,264 1,297 1,924 664 754 831

Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These are the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy and hold shares. You may be required to pay commissions and/or other forms of compensation to a broker for transactions in Class S shares, which are not reflected in the tables or the example below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares in DWS funds or if you invest at least $250,000 in Class T shares in the fund. More information about these and other discounts and waivers is available from your financial representative and in Choosing a Share Class (p. 46), Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Intermediaries (Appendix B, p. 108) and Purchase and Redemption of Shares in the fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (p. II-14).
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Investments of $250,000 or more made on or after July 15, 2020 may be eligible to buy Class A shares without a sales charge (load), but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 0.75% if redeemed within 12 months of the original purchase date.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares in DWS funds or if you invest at least $250,000 in Class T shares in the fund.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 100,000
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading EXAMPLE
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses (including one year of capped expenses in each period) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, No Redemption Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionNarrativeTextBlock You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
DWS Short Duration Fund | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as, a % of offering price rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 2.25%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 302
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 487
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 687
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,264
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 302
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 487
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 687
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,264
DWS Short Duration Fund | Class T  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 327
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 513
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 715
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,297
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 327
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 513
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 715
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,297
DWS Short Duration Fund | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 255
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 503
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 876
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,924
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 155
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 503
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 876
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,924
DWS Short Duration Fund | Class R6  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 53
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 169
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 295
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 664
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 53
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 169
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 295
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 664
DWS Short Duration Fund | INST Class  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 53
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 186
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 331
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 754
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 53
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 186
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 331
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 754
DWS Short Duration Fund | Class S  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 53
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 201
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 363
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 831
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 53
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 201
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 363
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 831