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Average Annual Total Returns (Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Participant)
Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund
Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund - Investor Shares
10/1/2013 - 9/30/2014
Standard & Poor's 500 Index
Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund
Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund - Investor Shares
10/1/2013 - 9/30/2014
Average Annual Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2014    
One Year 18.72%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01
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13.69%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01
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Five Years 16.20%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05
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15.45%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05
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Ten Years 10.09%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10
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7.67%rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10
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