Expense Example (American Growth-Income Trust, USD $)	12 Months Ended
May 01, 2011
Series I, American Growth-Income Trust
Expense Example:
Year 1	$ 93
Year 3	290
Year 5	504
Year 10	1,120
Series II, American Growth-Income Trust
Expense Example:
Year 1	108
Year 3	337
Year 5	585
Year 10	1,294
Series III, American Growth-Income Trust
Expense Example:
Year 1	57
Year 3	179
Year 5	313
Year 10	$ 701

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The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.

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