2.2.0.25truefalse061128 - Document - Risk/Return Summary {Unlabeled} (Moderate Allocation Fund)falsefalsetrue1falsefalsetruefalse{dei_DocumentInformationDocumentAxis} : SummaryS000009390 Member {dei_LegalEntityAxis} : S000009390 Member 5/1/2011 - 5/1/2011 eol_0001104659-11-023833_STD_1_20110501_0_396770x-9996544_396840x-9990975http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000795259duration2011-05-01T00:00:002011-05-01T00:00:00falsefalseck0000795259_SummaryS000009390Memberdei_DocumentInformationDocumentAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldick0000795259_SummaryS000009390Memberdei_DocumentInformationDocumentAxisexplicitMemberfalsefalseck0000795259_S000009390Memberdei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldick0000795259_S000009390Memberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMemberpureStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancepure01false0natruenanaNo definition available.falsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsehttp://www.mutualofamerica.com/role/riskreturn_s000009390member1falsefalsefalse00Moderate Allocation Fund (Prospectus Summary) | Moderate Allocation FundModerate Allocation Fund (Prospectus Summary) | Moderate Allocation Fundfalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsetruefalse{dei_DocumentInformationDocumentAxis} : SummaryS000009390 Member {dei_LegalEntityAxis} : S000009390 Member 5/1/2011 - 5/1/2011 eol_0001104659-11-023833_STD_1_20110501_0_396770x-9996544_396840x-9990975http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000795259duration2011-05-01T00:00:002011-05-01T00:00:00falsefalseck0000795259_SummaryS000009390Memberdei_DocumentInformationDocumentAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldick0000795259_SummaryS000009390Memberdei_DocumentInformationDocumentAxisexplicitMemberfalsefalseck0000795259_S000009390Memberdei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldick0000795259_S000009390Memberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMemberpureStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancepure0OthernaNo definition available.No authoritative reference available.falsefalseModerate Allocation Fund (Prospectus Summary) | Moderate Allocation Fund3false0rr_RiskReturnHeadingrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Moderate Allocation Fund May 1, 2011falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringRisk/Return Summary Investment Objectives/Goals Include the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, in the order and subject matter indicatedReference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 2 falsefalseRisk/Return, Heading4false0rr_ObjectiveHeadingrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Investment Objective.falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringInvestment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 2 -Subsection a falsefalseInvestment Objective, Heading5false0rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<pre>The Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income.</pre>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringInvestment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 2 -Subsection a falsefalseinvestment Objective, Primary6false0rr_ExpenseHeadingrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Fees and Expenses of the Fund.falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringRisk/Return Summary Fee Table Includes the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, after Item 2 Fees and expenses of the Fund This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 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 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, based on these assumptions your costs would be You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends [and other distributions]. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher. Portfolio Turnover The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was __% of the average value of its whole portfolio. Instructions. A.3.instructions.6 New Funds. For purposes of this Item, a "New Fund" is a Fund that does not include in Form N-1A financial statements reporting operating results or that includes financial statements for the Fund's initial fiscal year reporting operating results for a period of 6 months or less. The following Instructions apply to New Funds.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph d -Subsection instructions falsefalseExpense, Heading7false0rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<pre>The table below describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares. The expenses shown do not include Separate Account expenses which would increase costs if included.</pre>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringThis table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Include the narrative explanations in the order indicated. A Fund may modify the narrative explanations if the explanation contains comparable information to that shown.The narrative explanation regarding sales charge discounts is only required by a Fund that offers such discounts and should specify the minimum level of investment required to qualify for a discount. Modify the narrative explanation to state that Fund shares are sold on a national securities exchange at the end of the time periods indicated, and that brokerage commissions for buying and selling Fund shares through a broker are not reflected.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph b -Subsection instructions falsefalseExpense, Narrative8false0rr_ShareholderFeesCaptionrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) N/AfalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringShareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment).Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 1 -Subsection table falsefalseShareholder Fees, Caption9false0rr_OperatingExpensesCaptionrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringAnnual Fund Operating Expenses (ongoing expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 7 -Subsection table falsefalseOperating Expenses, Caption10false0rr_AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div style="display:none">~ http://www.mutualofamerica.com/role/OperatingExpensesData_S000009390Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div>falsefalse<div style="display:none">~ http://www.mutualofamerica.com/role/OperatingExpensesData_S000009390Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div>falsehttp://www.mutualofamerica.com/role/OperatingExpensesData_S000009390Memberfalsefalse061129 - Schedule - Annual Fund Operating Expensestruefalsefalse1falseColumnperiodPeriod*Columndei_LegalEntityAxisAxis*Columnrr_ProspectusShareClassAxisAxis*ColumnunitUnit*duration2011-05-01T00:00:002011-05-01T00:00:00falsefalseModerate Allocation Funddei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldick0000795259_S000009390Memberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMemberfalsefalseModerate Allocation Fund Classrr_ProspectusShareClassAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldick0000795259_C000025734Memberrr_ProspectusShareClassAxisexplicitMemberModerate Allocation FundModerate Allocation Fund Classiso4217_USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170falseUSDfalsefalse$1falseRowprimaryElement*3false0rr_ManagementFeesOverAssetsrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1truetruetrue0.00000.0000falsefalsefalsetruefalseOtherrr:NonNegativePure4TypepureManagement Fees include investment advisory fees (including any fees based on the Fund's performance), any other management fees payable to the investment adviser or its affiliates, and administrative fees payable to the investment adviser or its affiliates that are not included as "Other Expenses."Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph a -Subsection instructions falsefalseManagement Fees0rr_ManagementFeesOverAssetstruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1truetruetrue0.00000.0000falsefalsefalsetruefalseOthernanafalsefalseManagement Fees2falseRowprimaryElement*4false0rr_OtherExpensesOverAssetsrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1truetruetrue0.00000.0000falsefalsefalsetruefalseOtherrr:NonNegativePure4Typepure"Other Expenses" include all expenses not otherwise disclosed in the table that are deducted from the Fund's assets or charged to all shareholder accounts. The amount of expenses deducted from the Fund's assets are the amounts shown as expenses in the Fund's statement of operations (including increases resulting from complying with paragraph 2(g) of rule 6-07 of Regulation S-X [17 CFR 210.6-07]). "Other Expenses" do not include extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles (see Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30). If extraordinary expenses were incurred that materially affected the Fund's "Other Expenses," disclose in a footnote to the table what "Other Expenses" would have been had the extraordinary expenses been included.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph c -Clause i -Subsection instructions falsefalseOther Expenses0rr_OtherExpensesOverAssetstruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1truetruetrue0.00000.0000falsefalsefalsetruefalseOthernanafalsefalseOther Expenses3falseRowprimaryElement*5false0rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssetsrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1truetruetrue0.00410.0041falsefalsefalsetruefalseOtherrr:NonNegativePure4TypepureTotal Annual Fund Operating Expenses.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 11 -Subsection table falsefalseAcquired Fund Fees & Expenses0rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssetstruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1truetruetrue0.00410.0041falsefalsefalsetruefalseOthernanafalsefalseAcquired Fund Fees & Expenses4falseRowprimaryElement*6false0rr_ExpensesOverAssetsrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1truetruetrue0.00410.0041falsefalsefalsetruefalseOtherrr:NonNegativePure4TypepureTotal Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If the Fund is a Feeder Fund, reflect the aggregate expenses of the Feeder Fund and the Master Fund in a single fee table using the captions provided. In a footnote to the fee table, state that the table and Example reflect the expenses of both the Feeder and Master Funds. If the prospectus offers more than one Class of a Multiple Class Fund or more than one Feeder Fund that invests in the same Master Fund, provide a separate response for each Class or Feeder Fund. Base the percentages of "Annual Fund Operating Expenses" on amounts incurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal year, but include in expenses amounts that would have been incurred absent expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements. 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Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. A Fund that is a Money Market Fund may omit the portfolio turnover information required by this Item.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 5 -Subsection instructions falsefalsePortfolio Turnover, Heading16false0rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<pre>The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 15.68% of the average value of its portfolio.</pre>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDisclose the portfolio turnover rate provided in response to Item 14(a) for the most recent fiscal year (or for such shorter period as the Fund has been in operation). Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. A Fund that is a Money Market Fund may omit the portfolio turnover information required by this Item.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 3 -Subsection example falsefalsePortfolio Turnover17false0rr_StrategyHeadingrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Principal Investment Strategies.falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringPrincipal investment strategies of the Fund. Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Subsection a falsefalseInvestment Strategy, Heading18false0rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<pre>The Fund invests both in equity and fixed income shares of other funds of the Investment Company ("IC Funds"). &#x2022; The Fund's target allocation currently is approximately 50% of net assets in equity IC Funds and approximately 50% of net assets in fixed income IC Funds. &#x2022; The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 35% of its net assets in the Equity Index Fund and approximately 15% in the Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund. &#x2022; The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 30% of its net assets in the Bond Fund and approximately 20% in the Mid-Term Bond Fund.</pre>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringPrincipal investment strategies of the Fund. Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Subsection a falsefalseInvestment Strategy, Narrative19false0rr_RiskHeadingrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Principal Investment Risks.falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNarrative Risk Disclosure.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Paragraph 1 -Subsection b falsefalseRisk, Heading20false0rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<pre>An investment in the Fund is subject to the following risks which are described in more detail in the Prospectus. &#x2022; General risk: The Fund may not achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. &#x2022; Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors. Investments in smaller companies offer greater opportunity for appreciation but also may involve greater risks than more established companies. &#x2022; Interest Rate risk: Securities may lose value as the interest rate changes because bonds tend to decrease in value as interest rates rise. Debt obligations with longer maturities sometimes offer higher yields, but are subject to greater price shifts as a result of interest rate changes than debt obligations with shorter maturities. &#x2022; Market risk: The risk that prices of securities will go down because of the interplay of market forces may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy or may affect the market as a whole. &#x2022; Credit risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when due; or investors may lose confidence in the ability of the borrower to pay back debt. Junk bonds and high-yield bonds, both categorized as non-investment-grade debt securities, tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities and have a higher risk of default. &#x2022; Small-Cap risk: Small-cap stocks generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations. &#x2022; Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value. &#x2022; Underlying Fund risk: A Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. The Fund generally invests 50% of its assets in equity IC Funds and 50% of its assets in fixed income IC Funds; therefore the Fund is equally subject to equity and fixed income risk. These risks include Market, Credit, Small-Cap, Mid-Cap, Stock, Fixed Income and Foreign Investment risks, which are described in detail in the "Principal Risks" section of the prospectus. &#x2022; Allocation Fund risk: &#x2022; The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the asset classes (stocks, bonds, money market instruments) in which the Fund invests. &#x2022; Performance of some asset classes may offset performance of others, such as stocks and bonds. &#x2022; Because the Allocation Fund holds both stocks and bonds, the Fund's performance may be lower than that of equity funds or fixed income funds as the performance of stocks and bonds fluctuate.</pre>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringNarrative Risk Disclosure. A Fund may, in responding to this Item, describe the types of investors for whom the Fund is intended or the types of investment goals that may be consistent with an investment in the Fund.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph i -Clause instruction -Subsection b falsefalseRisk, Narrative21false0rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeadingrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Performance/Annual Return.falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringRisk/Return Bar Chart and Table.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Paragraph 2 -Subsection b falsefalseBar Chart and Performance Table, Heading22false0rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<pre>The bar chart and table below show the annual return and average annual returns of the Fund. Below the bar chart are the Fund's highest and lowest total returns for any calendar quarter during the period covered by the chart, showing the volatility of the Fund's total returns. The numbers in parentheses are negative, representing a loss of principal. The information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for one and five years and the life of the Fund compare to those of a broad-based, unmanaged index for those periods. A fund's past performance does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future. The total returns and average annual total returns shown do not include charges against the assets of the Separate Accounts that purchase Fund shares. If these charges were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost online at http://www.mutualofamerica.com or by calling 1-800-468-3785. The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund's performance compares with the returns of two indices with similar investment objectives: (1) The S&amp;P 500&#xAE; and S&amp;P 500&#xAE; Index refer to the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&amp;P 500&#xAE;. (2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index represents U.S, fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. 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