Document and Entity Information	0 Months Ended
Jun. 03, 2014
Risk/Return:
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Document Period End Date	Jun. 03, 2014
Registrant Name	PAX WORLD FUNDS SERIES TRUST I
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Prospectus Date	Jun. 04, 2014
PAX WORLD BALANCED FUND \| Individual Investor Class
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PAX WORLD BALANCED FUND \| Institutional Class
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Pax World Growth Fund \| Individual Investor Class
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Pax World Growth Fund \| R Class
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Pax World Global Environmental Markets Fund \| Individual Investor Class
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Pax World Global Environmental Markets Fund \| Class A
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Pax Ellevate Global Women's Index Fund \| Institutional Class
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Pax Ellevate Global Women's Index Fund \| Individual Investor Class
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