2.4.0.8000019 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data {Elements} - MANNING & NAPIER FUND, INC /NY/truetruefalse1false falsefalseDuration_02May2012_01May2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000751173duration2012-05-02T00:00:002013-05-01T00:00:001true 2rr_RiskReturnAbstractrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Risk/Return:2false 3dei_EntityRegistrantNamedei_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00MANNING & NAPIER FUND, INC /NY/falsefalsefalsexbrli:normalizedStringItemTypenormalizedstringThe exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation 12B -Number 240 -Section 12b -Subsection 1 false0Registrant Name3false 3rr_ProspectusDaterr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse002013-05-01falsefalsetruexbrli:dateItemTypedateThe date of the prospectus.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 1 -Subsection a -Paragraph 3 false0Prospectus Date4false 3mnfi_SupplementTextBlockmnfi_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><b>MANNING & NAPIER FUND, INC. </b></p> <p style="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center">Supplement dated August 1, 2013 to the combined Prospectus (the “Prospectus”) dated May 1, 2013 for the following Series: </p> <p style="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" align="center"> <tr> <td width="51%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td width="47%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>Small Cap Series  Class A</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Core Bond Series</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>Commodity Series</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Core Plus Bond Series</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>Technology Series</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Real Estate Series  Class S and I</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>International Series  Class S and I</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Emerging Markets Series</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>Life Sciences Series</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Inflation Focus Equity Series</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>World Opportunities Series  Class A</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Diversified Tax Exempt Series</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>High Yield Bond Series  Class S and I</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>New York Tax Exempt Series</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>Global Fixed Income Series  Class S and I</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Ohio Tax Exempt Series</b></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:0px"><b>This supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained in the Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus. </b></p><p style="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="4%" valign="top" align="left">1.</td> <td align="left" valign="top">Effective August 1, 2013, the shares of the Core Plus Bond Series, which previously did not have a class name designation, have been redesignated as Class S Shares. Class S Shares of the Core Plus Bond Series are offered in a separate prospectus. Accordingly, effective August 1, 2013, shares of the Core Plus Bond Series are no longer offered in the Prospectus, and all references to the Core Plus Bond Series in the Prospectus are hereby deleted.</td></tr></table>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaSupplement Text Block.No definition available.false0Supplement [Text Block]5false 0truefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2false truefalseDuration_02May2012_01May2013S000003632Domainhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000751173duration2012-05-02T00:00:002013-05-01T00:00:00falsefalseCore Plus Bond Seriesdei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldimnfi_S000003632Domaindei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMembernanafalse0Core Plus Bond Series6true 2rr_RiskReturnAbstractrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Risk/Return:7false 3mnfi_SupplementTextBlockmnfi_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><b>MANNING & NAPIER FUND, INC. </b></p> <p style="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center">Supplement dated August 1, 2013 to the combined Prospectus (the “Prospectus”) dated May 1, 2013 for the following Series: </p> <p style="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" align="center"> <tr> <td width="51%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td width="47%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>Small Cap Series  Class A</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Core Bond Series</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>Commodity Series</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Core Plus Bond Series</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>Technology Series</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Real Estate Series  Class S and I</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>International Series  Class S and I</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Emerging Markets Series</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>Life Sciences Series</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Inflation Focus Equity Series</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>World Opportunities Series  Class A</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Diversified Tax Exempt Series</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>High Yield Bond Series  Class S and I</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>New York Tax Exempt Series</b></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><b>Global Fixed Income Series  Class S and I</b></div></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><b>Ohio Tax Exempt Series</b></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:0px"><b>This supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained in the Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus. </b></p><p style="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="4%" valign="top" align="left">1.</td> <td align="left" valign="top">Effective August 1, 2013, the shares of the Core Plus Bond Series, which previously did not have a class name designation, have been redesignated as Class S Shares. Class S Shares of the Core Plus Bond Series are offered in a separate prospectus. Accordingly, effective August 1, 2013, shares of the Core Plus Bond Series are no longer offered in the Prospectus, and all references to the Core Plus Bond Series in the Prospectus are hereby deleted.</td></tr></table>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaSupplement Text Block.No definition available.false0Supplement [Text Block]falseRisk/Return Detail Data - MANNING & NAPIER FUND, INC /NY/UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.manning-napier.com/role/DisclosureRiskReturnDetailDataElementsMANNINGNAPIERFUNDINCNY17