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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The fund seeks to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income.

Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination 2014-11-15
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

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 and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. 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 167.77% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 167.77%
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The 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 remain the same. The one-year example and the first year of the three-, five- and ten-years examples are based on net operating expenses, which reflect the expense waiver/reimbursement by The Dreyfus Corporation. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategy
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds (or other instruments with similar economic characteristics). The fund's bond investments may include, but are not limited to, the following: bonds issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, government and private mortgage-related securities, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, bonds of foreign governments and companies (limited to up to 30% of the fund's assets in the aggregate, up to 5% in non-U.S. dollar-denominated bonds and up to 5% in emerging market bonds), asset-backed securities, inflation-indexed securities, and zero coupon, pay-in-kind and step-up securities. The fund invests principally in bonds rated investment grade (i.e., Baa/BBB or higher) at the time of purchase or, if unrated, deemed of comparable quality by The Dreyfus Corporation.


The fund's portfolio managers buy and sell fixed-income securities based on credit quality, financial outlook and yield potential. Generally, fixed-income securities with deteriorating credit quality are potential sell candidates, while those offering higher yields are potential buy candidates.


The fund generally maintains an effective duration of one year or less. The fund may invest in individual bonds of any duration. Duration is an estimate of the sensitivity of the price (the value of the principal) of a fixed-income security to a change in interest rates. There are no restrictions on the dollar-weighted average maturity of the fund's portfolio or on the maturities of the individual bonds the fund may purchase.

Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. It is not a complete investment program. The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.


· Interest rate risk. Prices of bonds tend to move inversely with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in rates will adversely affect bond prices and, accordingly, the fund's share price. The longer the effective maturity and duration of the fund's fixed-income portfolio, the more the fund's share price is likely to react to interest rates.


· Credit risk. Failure of an issuer to make timely interest or principal payments, or a decline or perception of a decline in the credit quality of a bond, can cause a bond's price to fall, potentially lowering the fund's share price. The lower a bond's credit rating, the greater the chance – in the rating agency's opinion – that the bond issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations.


· Government securities risk. Not all obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Some obligations are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality, and in some cases there may be some risk of default by the issuer. Any guarantee by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities of a security held by the fund does not apply to the market value of such security or to shares of the fund itself. A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the United States is guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. In addition, because many types of U.S. government securities trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities.


· Market risk. The market value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. A security's market value also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry, or factors that affect a particular company, such as management performance, financial leverage, and reduced demand for the company's products or services.


· Mortgage-related securities risk. Mortgage-related securities are complex derivative instruments, subject to credit, prepayment and extension risk, and may be more volatile and less liquid, and more difficult to price accurately, than more traditional debt securities. The fund is subject to the credit risk associated with these securities, including the market's perception of the creditworthiness of the issuing federal agency, as well as the credit quality of the underlying assets. Although certain mortgage-related securities are guaranteed as to the timely payment of interest and principal by a third party (such as a U.S. government agency or instrumentality with respect to government-related mortgage-backed securities) the market prices for such securities are not guaranteed and will fluctuate. Declining interest rates may result in the prepayment of higher yielding underlying mortgages and the reinvestment of proceeds at lower interest rates can reduce the fund's potential price gain in response to falling interest rates, reduce the fund's yield or cause the fund's share price to fall (prepayment risk). Rising interest rates may result in a drop in prepayments of the underlying mortgages, which would increase the fund's sensitivity to rising interest rates and its potential for price declines (extension risk).


· Municipal securities risk. The amount of public information available about municipal securities is generally less than that for corporate equities or bonds. Special factors, such as legislative changes, and state and local economic and business developments, may adversely affect the yield and/or value of the fund's investments in municipal securities. Other factors include the general conditions of the municipal securities market, the size of the particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. Changes in economic, business or political conditions relating to a particular municipal project, municipality, or state, territory or possession of the United States in which the fund invests may have an impact on the fund's share price.


· Foreign investment risk. To the extent the fund invests in foreign securities, the fund's performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting investments in foreign issuers. Special risks associated with investments in foreign issuers include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political and economic instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that such currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect the value of these investments held by the fund. Securities of issuers located in emerging markets can be more volatile and less liquid than those of issuers in more developed economies.


· Asset-backed securities risk. General downturns in the economy could cause the value of asset-backed securities to fall. In addition, asset-backed securities present certain risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities. Primarily, these securities may provide the fund with a less effective security interest in the related collateral than do mortgage-backed securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that recoveries on the underlying collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on these securities.


· Inflation-indexed security risk. Interest payments on inflation-indexed securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal and/or interest is periodically adjusted based on the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation falls, the interest payable on these securities will be reduced. The U.S. Treasury has guaranteed that in the event of a drop in prices, it would repay the par amount of its inflation-indexed securities. Inflation-indexed securities issued by corporations generally do not guarantee repayment of principal. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed security will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. As a result, the fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash the fund received, which may cause the fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed security is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.


· Zero coupon, pay-in-kind and step-up securities risk. Zero coupon securities are debt securities issued or sold at a discount from their face value that do not entitle the holder to any periodic payment of interest prior to maturity or a specified redemption date (or cash payment date). Pay-in-kind securities are bonds that generally pay interest through the issuance of additional bonds. Step-up coupon bonds are debt securities that typically do not pay interest for a specified period of time and then pay interest at a series of different rates. The market prices of these securities generally are more volatile and are likely to respond to a greater degree to changes in interest rates than the market prices of securities that pay cash interest periodically having similar maturities and credit qualities. In addition, unlike bonds which pay cash interest throughout the period to maturity, the fund will realize no cash until the cash payment or maturity date unless a portion of such securities are sold and, if the issuer defaults, the fund may obtain no return at all on its investment. The Internal Revenue Code requires the holder of a zero coupon security or of certain pay-in-kind or step-up bonds to accrue income with respect to these securities prior to the receipt of cash payments. To maintain its qualification as a regulated investment company and avoid liability for Federal income tax, the fund may be required to distribute such income accrued with respect to these securities and may have to dispose of portfolio securities under disadvantageous circumstances in order to generate cash to satisfy this distribution requirement.


· Liquidity risk. When there is little or no active trading market for specific types of securities, it can become more difficult to sell the securities in a timely manner at or near their perceived value. In such a market, the value of such securities and the fund's share price may fall dramatically. Investments in foreign securities tend to have greater exposure to liquidity risk than domestic securities.


· Derivatives risk. A small investment in derivatives could have a potentially large impact on the fund's performance. The use of derivatives involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets. Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid and difficult to value. Certain types of derivatives, including swap agreements, forward contracts and other over-the-counter transactions, involve greater risks than the underlying obligations because, in addition to general market risks, they are subject to illiquidity risk, counterparty risk, credit risk and pricing risk.


· Portfolio turnover risk. The fund may engage in short-term trading, which could produce higher transaction costs and taxable distributions, and lower the fund's after-tax performance.

Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's Class Z shares from year to year. The table compares the average annual total returns of the fund's shares to those of a broad measure of market performance. The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. Sales charges, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would have been less than those shown. More recent performance information may be available at www.dreyfus.com.


The fund changed its investment strategy on November 15, 2013. Prior to that date, the fund normally invested at least 80% of its net assets in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and in repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities, including up to 35% of its assets in mortgage-related securities issued by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, and generally maintained an effective duration of approximately three years or less. Different investment strategies may lead to different performance results. The fund's performance for periods prior to November 15, 2013 reflects the fund's investment strategy in effect prior to that date.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.dreyfus.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%) Class Z
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads Sales charges, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would have been less than those shown.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best Quarter
Q4, 2008: 3.09%


Worst Quarter
Q2, 2004: -1.18%


The year-to-date total return of the fund's Class Z shares as of September 30, 2013 was -0.46%.

Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel year-to-date total return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Sep. 30, 2013
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn (0.46%)
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2008
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 3.09%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2004
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (1.18%)
Performance Table Market Index Changed rr_PerformanceTableMarketIndexChanged As of November 15, 2013, the fund changed its benchmark to the BofA/Merrill Lynch 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index, from the BofA/Merrill Lynch Governments, U.S. Treasury, Short-Term (1-3 Years) Index, because the BofA/Merrill Lynch 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index is more reflective of the manner in which the fund's assets are invested, based on changes to the fund's investment strategy which took effect as of the same date.
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax performance is shown only for Class Z shares. After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary.
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock

After-tax performance is shown only for Class Z shares. After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.


Since the fund's Class D, I and Y shares are new, past performance information is not available for Class D, I and Y shares as of the date of this prospectus. Class D, I and Y shares would have had substantially similar annual returns as Class Z shares, because each share class is invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would have differed only to the extent that the classes do not have the same expenses. The performance shown below for Class D, I and Y shares reflects the performance of the fund's Class Z shares. Such performance figures have not been adjusted to reflect applicable class fees and expenses; if such fees and expenses had been reflected, the performance shown for Class D shares for such periods would have been lower.


As of November 15, 2013, the fund changed its benchmark to the BofA/Merrill Lynch 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index, from the BofA/Merrill Lynch Governments, U.S. Treasury, Short-Term (1-3 Years) Index, because the BofA/Merrill Lynch 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index is more reflective of the manner in which the fund's assets are invested, based on changes to the fund's investment strategy which took effect as of the same date.

Caption rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/12)
BofA/Merrill Lynch 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 0.24%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.42%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 2.19%
BofA/Merrill Lynch Governments, U.S. Treasury, Short-Term (1-3 Years) Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 0.43%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.32%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 2.72%
Class D
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.25%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees) rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25% [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.75%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.15%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.60%
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates Other expenses for Class D, I and Y are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 61
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 225
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 402
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 916
Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess Since the fund's Class D, I and Y shares are new, past performance information is not available for Class D, I and Y shares as of the date of this prospectus.
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (0.10%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.12%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 2.39%
Class I
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.25%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees) rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25% [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.50%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.15%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.35%
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates Other expenses for Class D, I and Y are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 36
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 145
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 265
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 614
Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess Since the fund's Class D, I and Y shares are new, past performance information is not available for Class D, I and Y shares as of the date of this prospectus.
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (0.10%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.12%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 2.39%
Class Y
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.25%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees) rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.16% [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.41%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.06%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.35%
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates Other expenses for Class D, I and Y are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 36
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 126
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 224
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 512
Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess Since the fund's Class D, I and Y shares are new, past performance information is not available for Class D, I and Y shares as of the date of this prospectus.
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (0.10%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.12%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 2.39%
Class Z
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.25% [3]
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees) rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.33% [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.58% [3]
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.15%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.43%
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent Management fees and Total annual fund operating expenses for Class Z have been restated from the previous fiscal year to reflect a decrease in the contractual management fee payable by the fund, effective November 15, 2013, from .50% to .25% of the value of the fund's average daily net assets.
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 44
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 171
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 309
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 711
Annual Return 2003 rr_AnnualReturn2003 2.26%
Annual Return 2004 rr_AnnualReturn2004 0.38%
Annual Return 2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 1.60%
Annual Return 2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 3.56%
Annual Return 2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 5.63%
Annual Return 2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 6.57%
Annual Return 2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 1.81%
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 1.55%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 0.88%
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 (0.10%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (0.10%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.12%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 2.39%
Class Z | After Taxes on Distributions
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (0.49%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.43%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.42%
Class Z | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (0.07%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.41%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.47%
[1] Other expenses for Class D, I and Y are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
[2] The Dreyfus Corporation has contractually agreed, until November 15, 2014, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the fund so that the expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed .35%. On or after November 15, 2014, The Dreyfus Corporation may terminate this expense limitation at any time.
[3] Management fees and Total annual fund operating expenses for Class Z have been restated from the previous fiscal year to reflect a decrease in the contractual management fee payable by the fund, effective November 15, 2013, from .50% to .25% of the value of the fund's average daily net assets.