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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName DEUTSCHE GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC.
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Mar. 16, 2017
Supplement [Text Block] dgifi_SupplementTextBlock

SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS

Deutsche European Equity Fund

The following information replaces the existing similar disclosure in the "FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND" section of the summary section of the fund's prospectus:

SHAREHOLDER FEES (paid directly from your investment)

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price 2.50

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fee 0.80
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees 0.25
Other expenses1 0.50
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.55
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement 0.43
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement 1.12

1 "Other expenses" for Class T are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

The Advisor has contractually agreed through September 30, 2018 to waive fees and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest expenses) at 1.12% for Class T shares. The agreement may only be terminated with the consent of the fund's Board.

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:

1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
$361 $686 $1,034 $2,014

Deutsche European Equity Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Supplement [Text Block] dgifi_SupplementTextBlock

SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS

Deutsche European Equity Fund

The following information replaces the existing similar disclosure in the "FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND" section of the summary section of the fund's prospectus:

SHAREHOLDER FEES (paid directly from your investment)

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price 2.50

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fee 0.80
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees 0.25
Other expenses1 0.50
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.55
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement 0.43
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement 1.12

1 "Other expenses" for Class T are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

The Advisor has contractually agreed through September 30, 2018 to waive fees and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest expenses) at 1.12% for Class T shares. The agreement may only be terminated with the consent of the fund's Board.

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:

1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
$361 $686 $1,034 $2,014

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption SHAREHOLDER FEES (paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination September 30, 2018
Expense Footnotes [Text Block] rr_ExpenseFootnotesTextBlock

The Advisor has contractually agreed through September 30, 2018 to waive fees and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest expenses) at 1.12% for Class T shares. The agreement may only be terminated with the consent of the fund's Board.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates

1 "Other expenses" for Class T are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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:
Deutsche European Equity Fund | Class T  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 2.50%
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.50% [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.55%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 0.43%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.12%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 361
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 686
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,034
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 2,014
[1] "Other expenses" for Class T are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.