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Investment Objective

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Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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You may qualify for sales discounts if you and your eligible family members invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in all classes of the American Beacon Funds on an aggregated basis.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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May 31, 2017

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets provided in the Fund's Financial Highlights table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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 remain the same, except that the Example reflects the fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement for each share class through May 31, 2017. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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35.00%

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund's net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in securities of companies economically tied to emerging market countries. A company is generally regarded as being economically tied to an emerging markets country if it:

is primarily listed on the trading market of an emerging market country;
is headquartered in an emerging market country; or
derives 50% or more of its revenue from, or has 50% or more of its assets in, an emerging market country.

An emerging market country is one that:

has an emerging stock market as defined by the International Finance Corporation;
has a low-to middle-income economy according to the World Bank;
is included in the IFC Investable Index or the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index; or
has a per-capita gross national product of $10,000 or less

The Fund's investment sub-advisor, Acadian Asset Management LLC ("Acadian") seeks absolute return. Acadian's strategy seeks to exploit the mispricing of risk within equities of emerging markets by building a diversified portfolio with predominately lower-volatility stocks. The Fund's sub-advisor uses proprietary transaction cost and liquidity models to minimize market impact and manage turnover. The Fund's sub-advisor seeks to manage volatility by selecting stocks for the Fund's portfolio whose total returns are not expected to fluctuate as dramatically as those of emerging markets equities as a whole and therefore may compound at a steadier pace over time.

The Fund's equity investments may include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stocks, depositary receipts, and real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may invest in companies of all market capitalizations and convertible securities of any duration. At times, the Fund may use forwards or currency futures to hedge its foreign currency exposure.

The Fund may also invest cash balances in other investment companies, including money market funds and may purchase and sell futures contracts to gain market exposure on cash balances or reduce market exposure in anticipation of liquidity needs.

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective and you could lose part or all of your investment in the Fund. The Fund is not designed for investors who need an assured level of income and is intended to be a long-term investment. The Fund is not a complete investment program and may not be appropriate for all investors. Investors should carefully consider their own investment goals and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:

Absolute Return Strategy Risk
The Fund uses a variety of investment strategies intended to achieve a positive total return. The sub-advisor does not attempt to keep the portfolio structure or the Fund's performance consistent with any designated stock, bond or market index, and during times of market rallies, the Fund may not perform as well as other funds that seek to outperform an index.

Allocation Risk
The sub-advisor's judgments about, and allocations between, asset classes and market exposures may adversely affect the Fund's performance. This risk may be increased by the use of derivatives to increase allocations to various market exposures.

Counterparty Risk
The Fund is subject to the risk that a party or participant to a transaction, such as a broker or derivative counterparty, will be unwilling or unable to satisfy its obligation to make timely principal, interest or settlement payments or to otherwise honor its obligations to the Fund.

Currency Risk
The Fund may have exposure to foreign currencies by making investments in securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies and purchasing or selling forwards or currency futures contracts. Foreign currencies may decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and other currencies and thereby affect the Fund's investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies.

Emerging Markets Risk
When investing in emerging markets, the risks of investing in foreign securities discussed below are heightened. Emerging markets are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and other developed markets. There are also risks of: greater political uncertainties; an economy's dependence on revenues from particular commodities or on international aid or development assistance; currency transfer restrictions; a limited number of potential buyers for such securities; and delays and disruptions in securities settlement procedures.

Equity Investments Risk
Equity securities are subject to market risk. The Fund's investments in equity securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stocks, depositary receipts and REITs. Such investments may expose the Fund to additional risks. The value of a company's common stock may fall as a result of factors affecting the company, companies in the same industry or sector, or the financial markets overall. Common stock generally is subordinate to preferred stock upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing company. Preferred stocks and convertible securities are sensitive to movements in interest rates. Preferred stocks may be less liquid than common stocks and, unlike common stocks, participation in the growth of an issuer may be limited. Distributions on preferred stocks generally are payable at the discretion of an issuer and after required payments to bond holders. Convertible securities are subject to the risk that the credit standing of the issuer may have an effect on the convertible securities' investment value. Depositary receipts are subject to certain of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including, but not limited to, currency fluctuations and political and financial instability in the home country of a particular depositary receipt or foreign stock. Investments in REITs are subject to the risks associated with investing in the real estate industry such as adverse developments affecting the real estate industry and real property values.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts Risk
Foreign currency forward contracts, including NDFs, are derivative instruments pursuant to a contract with a counterparty to pay a fixed price for an agreed amount of securities or other underlying assets at an agreed date or to buy or sell a specific currency at a future date at a price set at the time of the contract. The use of foreign currency forward contracts may expose the Fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities or currencies underlying the foreign currency forward contract.

Foreign Investing Risk
Non-U.S. investments carry potential risks not associated with U.S. investments. Such risks include, but are not limited to: (1) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (2) political and financial instability, (3) less liquidity and greater volatility, (4) lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, (5) increased price volatility, (6) less government regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies; and (7) delays in transaction settlement in some foreign markets.

Futures Contract Risk
Futures contracts are derivative investments pursuant to a contract with a counterparty to pay a fixed price for an agreed amount of securities or other underlying assets at an agreed date. The use of such derivative instruments may expose the Fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities underlying those derivatives. Futures contracts may experience dramatic price changes (losses) and imperfect correlation between the price of the contract and the underlying security or index which will increase the volatility of the Fund and may involve a small investment of cash (the amount of initial and variation margin) relative to the magnitude of the risk assumed (the potential increase or decrease in the price of the futures contract).

Hedging Risk
The Fund will employ various hedging strategies. There are a variety of factors that may cause hedges to fail to mitigate risks in the manner expected, such as if an instrument used to hedge fails to demonstrate the expected correlation to the risk being hedged. In addition, hedges, even when successful in mitigating risk, may not prevent the Fund from experiencing losses on its investments, and therefore the use of hedging strategies may reduce the Fund's return, or create a loss.

Investment Risk
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. When you sell your shares of the Fund, they could be worth less than what you paid for them. Therefore, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Issuer Risk
The value of, and/or the return generated by, a security may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services, as well as the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer and the value of its assets.

Managed Volatility Strategy Risk
Securities purchased for the Fund may exhibit higher price volatility than anticipated and the Fund may not be less volatile than the market as a whole. In addition, the sub-advisor's managed volatility strategy may not consistently minimize market impact and reduce portfolio turnover. While the sub-advisor's managed volatility strategy may limit the Fund's downside risk over time, the Fund also may experience lesser gains in a rising market.

Market Risk
Since the financial crisis that started in 2008, the U.S. and many foreign economies continue to experience its after-effects, which have resulted, and may continue to result, in fixed income instruments experiencing unusual liquidity issues, increased price volatility and, in some cases, credit downgrades and increased likelihood of default. These events have reduced the willingness and ability of some lenders to extend credit, and have made it more difficult for some borrowers to obtain financing on attractive terms, if at all. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations.

In addition, political events within the U.S. and abroad may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree. High public debt in the U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and policymaking uncertainty. Because the impact on the markets has been widespread, it may be difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad. Because there is little precedent for this situation, it is difficult to predict the impact on various markets of a significant rate increase, whether brought about by U.S. policy makers or by dislocations in world markets. In addition, there is a risk that the prices of goods and services in the U.S. and many foreign economies may decline over time, known as deflation (the opposite of inflation). Deflation may have an adverse effect on stock prices and creditworthiness and may make defaults on debt more likely.

Market Timing Risk
Because the Fund invests in foreign securities, it is particularly subject to the risk of market timing activities. Frequent trading by Fund shareholders poses risks to other shareholders in the Fund, including (i) the dilution of the Fund's NAV, (ii) an increase in the Fund's expenses, and (iii) interference with the portfolio manager's ability to execute efficient investment strategies. Because of specific securities in which the Fund may invest, it could be subject to the risk of market timing activities by shareholders.

Other Investment Companies Risk
The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including money market funds. To the extent that the Fund invests in shares of other registered investment companies, you will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in addition to the Fund's direct fees and expenses and will be subject to the risks associated with investments in those funds. For example, money market funds are subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, and market risk.

Securities Selection Risk
Securities selected by the sub-advisor or the Manager for the Fund may not perform to expectations. This could result in the Fund's underperformance compared to other funds with similar investment objectives.

Segregated Assets Risk
In connection with certain transactions that may give rise to future payment obligations, including futures and forward contracts, the Fund may be required to maintain a segregated amount of, or otherwise earmark, cash or liquid securities to cover the position or transaction, which cannot be sold while the position they are covering is outstanding, unless they are replaced with other assets of equal value.

Small and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk
Investing in the securities of small and mid-capitalization companies involves greater risk and the possibility of greater price volatility than investing in larger capitalization and more established companies. Since small and mid-capitalization companies may have limited operating history, product lines, and financial resources, the securities of these companies may lack sufficient market liquidity, and they can be particularly sensitive to expected changes in interest rates, borrowing costs and earnings.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of risk by showing how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table shows how the Fund's performance compares to a broad-based market index.

The Fund commenced operations on September 27, 2013. You may obtain updated performance information on the Fund's website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com . Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Highest Quarterly Return:
8.29% 2nd Quarter 2014
1/1/2014 through 12/31/2015

Lowest Quarterly Return:
-12.51% 3rd Quarter 2015
1/1/2014 through 12/31/2015

The calendar year-to-date total return as of March 31, 2016 was 5.19%.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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 income taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. If you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns do not apply to your situation. After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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If you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns do not apply to your situation.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

1 Year

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(14.49%)

1 Year

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(14.92%)

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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5.75%

Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed; applies to the proceeds of shares redeemed within 90 days of purchase)

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2.00%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Fee Waiver Or Reimbursement Over Assets

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(0.35%)

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 744

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,613

Inception Date of Class

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Sep. 27, 2013

Since Inception

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(5.42%)

Prospectus:

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Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds)

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1.00%

Management Fees

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0.98%

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Other Expenses

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0.89%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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2.88%

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Net Expenses Over Assets

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2.51%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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857

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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3,178

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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857

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 3,178

1 Year

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(15.28%)

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed; applies to the proceeds of shares redeemed within 90 days of purchase)

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2.00%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

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none

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Fee Waiver Or Reimbursement Over Assets

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(0.32%)

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 149

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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935

Inception Date of Class

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Sep. 27, 2013

Since Inception

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(5.13%)

Prospectus:

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Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds)

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none

Management Fees

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0.98%

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Other Expenses

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0.70%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.69%

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Net Expenses Over Assets

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1.36%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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500

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,970

1 Year

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(14.21%)

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed; applies to the proceeds of shares redeemed within 90 days of purchase)

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2.00%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

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none

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Fee Waiver Or Reimbursement Over Assets

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(0.25%)

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 177

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,050

Annual Return 2014

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1.19%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The calendar year-to-date total return as of March 31, 2016 was 5.19%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2016

Highest Quarterly Return

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8.29%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Lowest Quarterly Return: -12.51% 3rd Quarter 2015 1/1/2014 through 12/31/2015

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2015

1 Year

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(14.48%)

Inception Date of Class

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Sep. 27, 2013

Since Inception

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(5.53%)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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(8.10%)

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales discounts if you and your eligible family members invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in all classes of the American Beacon Funds on an aggregated basis.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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May 31, 2017

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets provided in the Fund's Financial Highlights table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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 remain the same, except that the Example reflects the fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement for each share class through May 31, 2017. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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72.00%

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest primarily in high yield fixed income securities and bank loans that are rated below investment grade. The Fund considers investments to be below investment grade if they are rated BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services or Fitch, Inc. and/or Ba1 or lower by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or, if unrated, deemed to be below investment grade by Crescent Capital Group LP ("Crescent Capital"), the Fund's sub-advisor. Below investment grade fixed income securities are commonly referred to as "junk bonds."

The fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include high yield bonds, corporate bonds, bank loans, senior loans, fixed or floating rate securities, and preferred stock of domestic or foreign issuers. The Fund also may invest in illiquid securities, including investments in private debt instruments. The Fund intends to maintain a dollar-weighted average duration of three years or less.

Crescent Capital's investment strategy is to tactically allocate among fixed and floating rate, secured and unsecured, and public and private credit investments to achieve a high level of current income regardless of the overall credit or interest rate environment. Crescent Capital's investment philosophy is based on a credit-intensive research process that seeks to exploit credit market inefficiencies. The sub-advisor seeks investment opportunities among different types of fixed income securities and a range of market sectors. Crescent Capital seeks to invest in fixed income securities issued by companies that demonstrate one or more of the following characteristics: (i) predictable demand and stable cash flows; (ii) competitive positions in well-defined markets niches; (iii) sustainable margins, profitability and growth; (iv) strong financial and managerial controls; and (v) seasoned management teams.

The Fund may invest cash balances in other investment companies, including money market funds.

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective and you could lose part or all of your investment in the Fund. The Fund is not designed for investors who need an assured level of income and is intended to be a long-term investment. The Fund is not a complete investment program and may not be appropriate for all investors. Investors should carefully consider their own investment goals and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:

Allocation Risk
The sub-advisor's judgments about, and allocations between, asset classes and market exposures may adversely affect the Fund's performance. This risk may be increased by the use of derivatives to increase allocations to various market exposures.

Credit Risk
The Fund is subject to the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a debt security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract or a loan will fail to make timely payment of interest or principal or otherwise honor its obligations or default completely. Credit risk is typically greater for securities with ratings that are below investment grade (commonly referred to as "junk bonds"). Since the Fund can invest significantly in lower-quality debt securities considered speculative in nature, this risk will be substantial.

Floating Rate Securities Risk
The interest rates payable on floating rate securities are not fixed and may fluctuate based upon changes in market rates. The interest rate on a floating rate security is a variable rate which is tied to another interest rate, such as a money-market index or Treasury bill rate. Floating rate securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk.

As short-term interest rates decline, interest payable on floating rate securities typically should decrease. Alternatively, during periods of increasing interest rates, changes in the interest rates of floating rate securities may lag behind changes in market rates or may have limits on the maximum increases in interest rates. The value of floating rate securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as interest rates in general. Conversely, floating rate securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline.

Foreign Investing Risk
Non-U.S. investments carry potential risks not associated with U.S. investments. Such risks include, but are not limited to: (1) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (2) political and financial instability, (3) less liquidity and greater volatility, (4) lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, (5) increased price volatility, (6) less government regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies; and (7) delays in transaction settlement in some foreign markets.

High Yield Securities Risk
Investing in high yield, below investment-grade securities (commonly referred to as "junk bonds") generally involves significantly greater risks of loss of your money than an investment in investment grade securities. High yield debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield and may fall in price when the economy is weak or expected to become weak. High yield securities are considered to be speculative with respect to an issuer's ability to pay interest and principal and carry a greater risk that the issuers of lower-rated securities will default on the timely payment of principal and interest. Below investment grade securities may experience greater price volatility and less liquidity than investment grade securities.

Illiquid and Restricted Securities Risk
Securities not registered in the U.S. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), including Rule 144A securities, are restricted as to their resale. Such securities may not be listed on an exchange and may have no active trading market. They may be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price because such securities may not be readily marketable in broad public markets, or may have to be held for a certain time period before they can be resold. The Fund may not be able to sell a restricted security when the sub-advisor considers it desirable to do so and/or may have to sell the security at a lower price than the Fund believes is its fair market value. In addition, transaction costs may be higher for restricted securities and the Fund may receive only limited information regarding the issuer of a restricted security. The Fund may have to bear the expense of registering restricted securities for resale and the risk of substantial delays in effecting the registration.

Interest Rate Risk
The Fund is subject to the risk that the market value of fixed income securities it holds will decline due to rising interest rates. As of the date of this Prospectus, interest rates are near historic lows, but may rise substantially and/or rapidly, potentially resulting in substantial losses to the Fund. Generally, the value of investments with interest rate risk, such as fixed income securities, will move in the opposite direction as movements in interest rates. The prices of fixed income securities are also affected by their durations. Fixed income securities with longer duration generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates. For example, if a bond has a duration of three years, a 1% increase in interest rates could be expected to result in a 3% decrease in the value of the bond. Significant upward pressure on domestic interest rates and a corresponding widening of credit spreads could negatively impact the market price of emerging debt investments. An increase in interest rates can impact markets broadly as well.

Investment Risk
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. When you sell your shares of the Fund, they could be worth less than what you paid for them. Therefore, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Issuer Risk
The value of, and/or the return generated by, a security may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services, as well as the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer and the value of its assets.

Liquidity Risk
The Fund is susceptible to the risk that certain investments held by the Fund may have limited marketability or be subject to restrictions on sale, and may be difficult to sell at favorable times or prices. The Fund could lose money if it is unable to dispose of an investment at a time that is most beneficial to the Fund. For example, the Fund may be forced to sell certain investments at unfavorable prices to meet redemption requests or other cash needs.

Loan Interests Risk
Unlike publicly traded common stocks which trade on national exchanges, there is no central place or exchange for loans to trade. Loans trade in an over-the-counter market, and confirmation and settlement, which are effected through standardized procedures and documentation, may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund's ability to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time periods stated in its prospectus. The secondary market for floating rate loans also may be subject to irregular trading activity and wide bid/ask spreads. The lack of an active trading market for certain floating rate loans may impair the ability of the Fund to sell its loan interests at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to do so or may require the Fund to sell them at prices that are less than what the Fund regards as their fair market value and may make it difficult to value such loans. Interests in loans made to finance highly leveraged companies or transactions, such as corporate acquisitions, may be especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. When the Fund's loan interest is a participation, the Fund is subject to the risk that the party selling the participation interest will not remit the Fund's pro rata share of loan payments to the Fund and the Fund may have less control over the exercise of remedies than the party selling the participation interest.

Market Risk
Since the financial crisis that started in 2008, the U.S. and many foreign economies continue to experience its after-effects, which have resulted, and may continue to result, in fixed income instruments experiencing unusual liquidity issues, increased price volatility and, in some cases, credit downgrades and increased likelihood of default. These events have reduced the willingness and ability of some lenders to extend credit, and have made it more difficult for some borrowers to obtain financing on attractive terms, if at all. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations.

In addition, political events within the U.S. and abroad may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree. High public debt in the U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and policymaking uncertainty. Because the impact on the markets has been widespread, it may be difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad. Because there is little precedent for this situation, it is difficult to predict the impact on various markets of a significant rate increase, whether brought about by U.S. policy makers or by dislocations in world markets. In addition, there is a risk that the prices of goods and services in the U.S. and many foreign economies may decline over time, known as deflation (the opposite of inflation). Deflation may have an adverse effect on stock prices and creditworthiness and may make defaults on debt more likely.

Other Investment Companies Risk
The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including money market funds. To the extent that the Fund invests in shares of other registered investment companies, you will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in addition to the Fund's direct fees and expenses and will be subject to the risks associated with investments in those funds. For example, money market funds are subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, and market risk.

Preferred Stock Risk
If interest rates rise, the dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive, causing the price of preferred stocks to decline. The rights of preferred stock on distribution of a corporation's assets in the event of its liquidation are generally subordinated to the rights associated with a corporation's debt securities. Therefore, in the event of an issuer's bankruptcy, there is substantial risk that there will be nothing left to pay preferred stockholders after payments, if any, to bondholders have been made. Preferred stocks may also be subject to credit risk.

Prepayment and Extension Risk
Prepayment risk is the risk that the principal amount of the underlying collateral may be repaid prior to the bond's maturity date. Due to a decline in interest rates or excess cash flow, a debt security may be called or otherwise prepaid before maturity. If this occurs, no additional interest will be paid on the investment and the Fund may have to invest at a lower rate, may not benefit from an increase in value that may result from declining interest rates, and may lose any premium it paid to acquire the security. Extension risk is the risk that a decrease in prepayments may, as a result of higher interest rates or other factors, result in the extension of a security's effective maturity, heighten interest rate risk and increase the potential for a decline in its price.

Redemption Risk
Due to a rise in interest rates or other changing government policies that may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, the Fund may experience periods of heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value.

Reliance on Corporate Management and Financial Reporting Risk
The Fund may trade various corporate debt instruments and collateralized debt securities. The sub-advisor may select investments for the Fund in part on the basis of information and data made directly available to the sub-advisor by the issuers of securities or through sources other than the issuers such as collateral pool servicers. The sub-advisor is dependent upon the integrity of the management of these issuers and of such servicers and the financial and collateral performance reporting processes in general.

Sector Risk
Sector risk is the risk associated with the Fund holding a significant amount of investments in similar businesses, which could be affected by the same economic or market conditions.

Securities Selection Risk
Securities selected by the sub-advisor or the Manager for the Fund may not perform to expectations. The sub-advisor's investment models may rely in part on data derived from third parties and may not perform as intended. This could result in the Fund's underperformance compared to other funds with similar investment objectives.

Segregated Assets Risk
In connection with certain transactions that may give rise to future payment obligations, including futures and forward contracts, the Fund may be required to maintain a segregated amount of, or otherwise earmark, cash or liquid securities to cover the position or transaction, which cannot be sold while the position they are covering is outstanding, unless they are replaced with other assets of equal value.

Unrated Securities Risk
Because the Fund may purchase securities that are not rated by any rating organization, the sub-advisor may internally assign ratings to certain of those securities, after assessing their credit quality, in categories of those similar to those of rating organizations. Some unrated securities may not have an active trading market or may be difficult to value, which means the Fund might have difficulty selling them promptly at an acceptable price.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of risk by showing how the Fund's performance for the last calendar year and since-inception. The table shows how the Fund's performance compares to a broad-based market index. The Fund commenced operations on September 27, 2013. You may obtain updated performance information on the Fund's website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Highest Quarterly Return:
2.17% 1st Quarter 2015
1/1/2015 through 12/31/2015

Lowest Quarterly Return:
-2.97% 3rd Quarter 2015
1/1/2015 through 12/31/2015

The calendar year-to-date total return as of March 31, 2016 was 1.80%.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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 income taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. If you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns do not apply to your situation. After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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If you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns do not apply to your situation.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

1 Year

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(2.87%)

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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2.50%

Management Fees

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0.75%

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Other Expenses

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0.55%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.56%

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Net Expenses Over Assets

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1.26%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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702

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 2,035

1 Year

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(1.69%)

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.47%

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Other Expenses

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0.61%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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2.37%

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Net Expenses Over Assets

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2.01%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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705

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,679

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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705

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 2,679

1 Year

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(2.31%)

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.75%

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Other Expenses

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0.54%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.30%

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Net Expenses Over Assets

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0.96%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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379

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,538

1 Year

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(1.38%)

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.75%

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Other Expenses

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0.52%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.28%

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Net Expenses Over Assets

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0.86%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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364

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,508

1 Year

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(1.17%)

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.75%

^[6]

Other Expenses

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0.71%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.47%

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Net Expenses Over Assets

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1.24%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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442

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,738

Year to Date Return, Label

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The calendar year-to-date total return as of March 31, 2016 was 1.80%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2016

Highest Quarterly Return

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2.17%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Lowest Quarterly Return: -2.97% 3rd Quarter 2015 1/1/2015 through 12/31/2015

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2015

1 Year

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(1.65%)

Inception Date of Class

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Oct. 01, 2014

Since Inception

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(4.71%)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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(0.90%)

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales discounts if you and your eligible family members invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in all classes of the American Beacon Funds on an aggregated basis.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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May 31, 2017

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets provided in the Fund's Financial Highlights table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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 remain the same, except that the Example reflects the fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement for each share class through May 31, 2017. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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39.00%

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund will invest in securities of issuers located throughout the world, including the United States ("U.S."). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities, with at least 40% of the Fund's net assets in issuers organized, headquartered or doing a substantial amount of business outside the U.S. (or at least 30% if conditions are not deemed favorable by the sub-advisor). The Fund considers an issuer that has at least 50% of its assets or derives at least 50% of its revenue from business outside the U.S. as doing a substantial amount of business outside the U.S. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in the securities of companies located in countries included in the MSCI Emerging Markets and Frontier Markets Indices.

The Fund's equity investments may include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stocks, and depositary receipts. The Fund may invest in companies of all market capitalizations, but will generally invest in large and medium capitalization companies and convertible securities of any duration. The Fund's investment sub-advisor, Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP ("SGA") considers large and medium sized companies to be those with market capitalizations over $10 billion and from $2 billion to $10 billion, respectively, at the time of purchase. The Fund will allocate its assets among various regions and countries (but in no less than three non-U.S. countries). The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it is not limited to a percentage of assets that it may invest in any one issuer and may focus its investments in fewer issuers than a Fund with a diversified portfolio. From time to time, the Fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in the securities of companies in only a few countries and one or a few regions.

SGA may trade forward foreign currency contracts or currency futures in an attempt to reduce the Fund's risk exposure to adverse fluctuations in currency exchange rates. The Fund may also invest cash balances in other investment companies, including money market funds, and may purchase and sell futures contracts to gain market exposure on cash balances or reduce market exposure in anticipation of liquidity needs.

SGA uses an investment process to identify companies that it believes have a high degree of predictability, strong profitability and above average earnings and cash flow growth. SGA selects investments for the Fund's portfolio that it believes have superior long-term earnings prospects and attractive valuation. SGA will sell a portfolio holding when it believes the security's fundamentals deteriorate, its valuation is no longer attractive, or a better investment opportunity arises.

The Fund may lend its securities to broker-dealers and other institutions to earn additional income.

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective and you could lose part or all of your investment in the Fund. The Fund is not designed for investors who need an assured level of income and is intended to be a long-term investment. The Fund is not a complete investment program and may not be appropriate for all investors. Investors should carefully consider their own investment goals and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:

Allocation Risk
The sub-advisor's judgments about, and allocations between, asset classes and market exposures may adversely affect the Fund's performance. This risk may be increased by the use of derivatives to increase allocations to various market exposures.

Counterparty Risk
The Fund is subject to the risk that a party or participant to a transaction, such as a broker or derivative counterparty, will be unwilling or unable to satisfy its obligation to make timely principal, interest or settlement payments or to otherwise honor its obligations to the Fund.

Credit Risk
The Fund is subject to the risk that the counterparty to a derivatives contract or a loan will fail to make timely payment of interest or principal or otherwise honor its obligations or default completely.

Currency Risk
The Fund may have exposure to foreign currencies by making investments in securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies, purchasing or trading forward foreign currency contracts or currency futures. Foreign currencies may decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and other currencies and thereby affect the Fund's investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies.

Derivatives Risk
Derivatives may involve significant risk. The use of derivative instruments may expose the Fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities or other instruments underlying those derivatives, including the high degree of leverage often embedded in such instruments, and potential material and prolonged deviations between the theoretical value and realizable value of a derivative. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund's initial investment. Derivatives may be illiquid and may be more volatile than other types of investments. The Fund may buy or sell derivatives not traded on an exchange and which may be subject to heightened liquidity and valuation risk. Derivative investments can increase portfolio turnover and transaction costs. Derivatives also are subject to counterparty credit risk. As a result, the Fund may obtain no recovery of its investment or may only obtain a limited recovery, and any recovery may be delayed. Not all derivative transactions require a counterparty to post collateral, which may expose the Fund to greater losses in the event of a default by a counterparty. In addition, the Fund's investments in derivatives are subject to the following risks:

Futures and Forward Contracts, including NDFs. Futures and forward contracts, including non-deliverable forwards ("NDFs"), are derivative instruments pursuant to a contract where one party pays a fixed price for an agreed amount of securities or other underlying assets at an agreed date or to buy or sell a specific currency at a future date at a price set at the time of the contract. There may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in the prices of futures contracts and the value of the underlying instruments or indexes. There can be no assurance that any strategy used will succeed. Not all forward contracts, including NDFs, require a counterparty to post collateral, which may expose the Fund to greater losses in the event of a default by a counterparty. There may not be a liquid secondary market for the futures contracts. Forward currency transactions, including NDFs, and forward currency contracts include the risks associated with fluctuations in currency. Interest rate and Treasury futures contracts expose the Fund to price fluctuations resulting from changes in interest rates. The Fund could suffer a loss if interest rates rise after the Fund has purchased an interest rate futures contract or fall after the Fund has sold an interest rate futures contract. Similarly, Treasury futures contracts expose the Fund to potential losses if interest rates do not move as expected.

Emerging Markets Risk
When investing in emerging markets, the risks of investing in foreign securities discussed below are heightened. Emerging markets are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and other developed markets. There are also risks of: greater political uncertainties; an economy's dependence on revenues from particular commodities or on international aid or development assistance; currency transfer restrictions; a limited number of potential buyers for such securities; and delays and disruptions in securities settlement procedures.

Equity Investments Risk
Equity securities are subject to market risk. The Fund's investments in equity securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stocks, depositary receipts and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. Such investments may expose the Fund to additional risks. The value of a company's common stock may fall as a result of factors affecting the company, companies in the same industry or sector, or the financial markets overall. Common stock generally is subordinate to preferred stock upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing company. Preferred stocks and convertible securities are sensitive to movements in interest rates. Preferred stocks may be less liquid than common stocks and, unlike common stocks, participation in the growth of an issuer may be limited. Distributions on preferred stocks generally are payable at the discretion of an issuer and after required payments to bond holders. Convertible securities are subject to the risk that the credit standing of the issuer may have an effect on the convertible securities' investment value. Depositary receipts and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks traded on U.S. exchanges are subject to certain of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including, but not limited to, currency fluctuations and political and financial instability in the home country of a particular depositary receipt or foreign stock.

Foreign Investing Risk
Non-U.S. investments carry potential risks not associated with U.S. investments. Such risks include, but are not limited to: (1) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (2) political and financial instability, (3) less liquidity and greater volatility, (4) lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, (5) increased price volatility, (6) less government regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies; and (7) delays in transaction settlement in some foreign markets.

Growth Companies Risk
Growth companies are expected to increase their earnings at a certain rate. When these expectations are not met, the prices of these stocks may go down, even if earnings showed an absolute increase. Growth company stocks may lack the dividend yield that can cushion stock prices in market downturns.

Hedging Risk
If the Fund uses a hedging instrument at the wrong time or judges the market conditions incorrectly, or the hedged instrument does not correlate to the risk sought to be hedged, the hedge might be unsuccessful, reduce the Fund's return, or create a loss.

Investment Risk
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. When you sell your shares of the Fund, they could be worth less than what you paid for them. Therefore, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Issuer Risk
The value of, and/or the return generated by, a security may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services, as well as the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer and the value of its assets.

Large Capitalization Companies Risk
The securities of large market capitalization companies may underperform other segments of the market because such companies may be less responsive to competitive challenges and opportunities and may be unable to attain high growth rates during periods of economic expansion.

Liquidity Risk
The Fund is susceptible to the risk that certain investments held by the Fund may have limited marketability or be subject to restrictions on sale, and may be difficult to sell at favorable times or prices. The Fund could lose money if it is unable to dispose of an investment at a time that is most beneficial to the Fund. For example, the Fund may be forced to sell certain investments at unfavorable prices to meet redemption requests or other cash needs.

Market Risk
Since the financial crisis that started in 2008, the U.S. and many foreign economies continue to experience its after-effects, which have resulted, and may continue to result, in fixed income instruments experiencing unusual liquidity issues, increased price volatility and, in some cases, credit downgrades and increased likelihood of default. These events have reduced the willingness and ability of some lenders to extend credit, and have made it more difficult for some borrowers to obtain financing on attractive terms, if at all. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations.

In addition, political events within the U.S. and abroad may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree. High public debt in the U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and policymaking uncertainty. Because the impact on the markets has been widespread, it may be difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad. Because there is little precedent for this situation, it is difficult to predict the impact on various markets of a significant rate increase, whether brought about by U.S. policy makers or by dislocations in world markets. In addition, there is a risk that the prices of goods and services in the U.S. and many foreign economies may decline over time, known as deflation (the opposite of inflation). Deflation may have an adverse effect on stock prices and creditworthiness and may make defaults on debt more likely.

Market Timing Risk
Because the Fund invests in foreign securities, it is particularly subject to the risk of market timing activities. Frequent trading by Fund shareholders poses risks to other shareholders in the Fund, including (i) the dilution of the Fund's NAV, (ii) an increase in the Fund's expenses, and (iii) interference with the portfolio manager's ability to execute efficient investment strategies. Because of specific securities in which the Fund may invest, it could be subject to the risk of market timing activities by shareholders.

Non-Diversification Risk
The Fund is non-diversified, which means the Fund may focus its investments in the securities of a comparatively small number of issuers. Investment in securities of a limited number of issuers exposes the Fund to greater market risk and potential losses than if assets were diversified among the securities of a greater number of investments.

Other Investment Companies Risk
The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including open-end funds, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and money market funds. To the extent that the Fund invests in shares of other registered investment companies, you will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in addition to the Fund's direct fees and expenses and will be subject to the risks associated with investments in those funds. For example, money market funds are subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, and market risk. ETF shares may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value. An ETF that tracks an index may not precisely replicate the returns of its benchmark index.

Sector Risk
Sector risk is the risk associated with the Fund holding a significant amount of investments in similar businesses, which could be affected by the same economic or market conditions.

Securities Lending Risk
To the extent the Fund lends its securities, it may be subject to the following risks. Borrowers of the Fund's securities typically provide collateral in the form of cash that is reinvested in securities. The securities in which the collateral is invested may not perform sufficiently to cover the return collateral payments owed to borrowers. In addition, delays may occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere with the Fund's ability to vote proxies or to settle transactions.

Securities Selection Risk
Securities selected by the sub-advisor or the Manager for the Fund may not perform to expectations. This could result in the Fund's underperformance compared to other funds with similar investment objectives.

Segregated Assets Risk
In connection with certain transactions that may give rise to future payment obligations, including many types of derivatives, the Fund may be required to maintain a segregated amount of, or otherwise earmark, cash or liquid securities to cover the position or transaction, which cannot be sold while the position they are covering is outstanding, unless they are replaced with other assets of equal value.

Small and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk
Investing in the securities of small and mid-capitalization companies involves greater risk and the possibility of greater price volatility than investing in larger capitalization and more established companies. Since small and mid-capitalization companies may have limited operating history, product lines, and financial resources, the securities of these companies may lack sufficient market liquidity, and they can be particularly sensitive to expected changes in interest rates, borrowing costs and earnings.

Valuation Risk
The Fund may value certain assets at a price different from the price at which they can be sold. This risk may be especially pronounced for investments, such as certain derivatives, which may be illiquid or which may become illiquid.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective and you could lose part or all of your investment in the Fund.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Fund Performance

Bar Chart [Heading]

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Calendar year total returns for Investor Class Shares. Year Ended 12/31

Performance Table Heading

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Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2015

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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 income taxes.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of risk by showing how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table shows how the Fund's performance compares to the MSCI All Country World Index, which is the Fund's benchmark index.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.americanbeaconfunds.com

Prospectus:

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5 Years

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6.09%

1 Year

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1.55%

Since Inception

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7.35%

Prospectus:

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Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds)

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0.50%

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Distribution (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Fee Waiver Or Reimbursement Over Assets

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(1.67%)

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 708

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,951

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.72%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.23%

Prospectus:

rr_ProspectusTable

Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Fee Waiver Or Reimbursement Over Assets

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(1.63%)

^[9]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 317

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,807

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

217

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,807

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.98%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

8.86%

Prospectus:

rr_ProspectusTable

Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Fee Waiver Or Reimbursement Over Assets

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(1.64%)

^[9]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 111

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,298

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.06%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.38%

Prospectus:

rr_ProspectusTable

Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Fee Waiver Or Reimbursement Over Assets

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(1.64%)

^[9]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 101

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,248

Inception Date of Class

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2010

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

9.44%

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.79%

^[8]

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

2.29%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

3.09%

^[3]

Net Expenses Over Assets

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.37%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

792

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 3,281

Annual Return 2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

15.85%

Annual Return 2014

rr_AnnualReturn2014

1.05%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

The calendar year-to-date total return as of March 31, 2016 was -0.21%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Mar. 31, 2016

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

16.02%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Lowest Quarterly Return: -14.13% 3rd Quarter 2011 1/1/2011 through 12/31/2015

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2011

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.71%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.25%

Prospectus:

rr_ProspectusTable

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.32%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

8.86%

Prospectus:

rr_ProspectusTable

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.69%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.32%

Prospectus:

rr_ProspectusTable

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund's investment objective is to seek income with capital appreciation as a secondary objective.

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. You may qualify for sales discounts if you and your eligible family members invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in all classes of the American Beacon Funds on an aggregated basis. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "Choosing Your Share Class" on page 16 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Sale Information for A Class Shares" on page 35 of the statement of additional information ("SAI").

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

$ 50,000

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)

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock

A contingent deferred sales charge (''CDSC'') of 0.50% will be charged on certain purchases of $1,000,000 or more of A Class shares that are redeemed in whole or part within 18 months of purchase.

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Example

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption

Assuming no redemption of shares:

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 rate 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 68% of the average value of its portfolio.

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus

Non-Diversification Risk The Fund is non-diversified, which means the Fund may focus its investments in the securities of a comparatively small number of issuers. Investment in securities of a limited number of issuers exposes the Fund to greater market risk and potential losses than if assets were diversified among the securities of a greater number of investments.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of risk by showing how the Fund's performance for the last calendar year and since-inception. The table shows how the Fund's performance compares to a broad-based market index. The Fund commenced operations on February 25, 2014. You may obtain updated performance information on the Fund's website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Highest Quarterly Return:
1.21% 2nd Quarter 2015
1/1/2015 through 12/31/2015

Lowest Quarterly Return:
-5.19% 3rd Quarter 2015
1/1/2015 through 12/31/2015

The calendar year-to-date total return as of March 31, 2016 was 0.83%.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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 income taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. If you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns do not apply to your situation. After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

If you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns do not apply to your situation.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown

After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.18%

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

4.75%

Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed; applies to the proceeds of shares redeemed within 90 days of purchase)

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

2.00%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Fee Waiver Or Reimbursement Over Assets

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.03%)

^[11]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 623

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,269

Inception Date of Class

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Feb. 25, 2014

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(0.73%)

Prospectus:

rr_ProspectusTable

Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.85%

^[10]

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.46%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.32%

^[3]

Net Expenses Over Assets

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.31%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

723

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,655

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

723

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 2,655

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.70%)

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed; applies to the proceeds of shares redeemed within 90 days of purchase)

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

2.00%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Fee Waiver Or Reimbursement Over Assets

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.07%)

^[11]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 121

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

665

Inception Date of Class

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Feb. 25, 2014

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(0.35%)

Prospectus:

rr_ProspectusTable

Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.85%

^[10]

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.29%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.15%

^[3]

Net Expenses Over Assets

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.16%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

366

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 1,398

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.45%)

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed; applies to the proceeds of shares redeemed within 90 days of purchase)

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

2.00%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Fee Waiver Or Reimbursement Over Assets

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.09%)

^[11]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 148

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

793

Annual Return 2015

rr_AnnualReturn2015

(3.82%)

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

0.83%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Highest Quarterly Return: 1.21% 2nd Quarter 2015 1/1/2015 through 12/31/2015

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2015

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(5.19%)

Inception Date of Class

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Feb. 25, 2014

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(0.69%)

Prospectus:

rr_ProspectusTable

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(6.83%)

Inception Date of Class

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Feb. 25, 2014

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(1.71%)

Prospectus:

rr_ProspectusTable

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.

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. You may qualify for sales discounts if you and your eligible family members invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in all classes of the American Beacon Funds on an aggregated basis. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "Choosing Your Share Class" on page 17 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Sale Information for A Class Shares" on page 29 of the statement of additional information ("SAI").

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

$ 50,000

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)

Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]

rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates

Other Expenses and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated expenses for the current fiscal year.

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees

The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets provided in the Fund's Financial Highlights table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

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 remain the same, except that the example reflects the fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement for each share class through May 31, 2017. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading

Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

77.00%

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by allocating its assets to multiple subadvisors that employ investment strategies focused on taking long and short positions in global securities. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective with reduced volatility as compared to major market indices. The Fund employs a multi-manager management structure. The Manager has engaged Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P., an unaffiliated alternative investment advisory firm, to serve as the Fund's lead Sub-Advisor ("Lead Sub-Advisor"). The Lead Sub-Advisor allocates the Fund's assets among multiple sub-advisors ("Sub-Advisors") that employ non-traditional alternative investment strategies.

The Fund invests predominately in equity securities and equity-related instruments (such as derivatives) traded in U.S., foreign and emerging markets. The Fund's investments include: common stock, convertible securities, depositary receipts, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), currencies, and derivatives, such as options, futures, forwards, swaps, contracts for difference (an arrangement where the return is linked to the price movement of an underlying security or stock market index) and participatory notes (an unsecured and unsubordinated debt security designed to replicate exposure to an equity instrument). The Fund may use derivatives to generate profits, leverage the Fund's portfolio, hedge the Fund's exposure to a particular investment or market-related risk, as well as to manage the volatility of the Fund's return. The Fund may invest in the equity securities and equity-related instruments of companies of any market capitalization, but generally will invest in medium- and large-capitalization companies. The Fund expects to maintain short positions in equity securities and equity-related instruments. The Fund expects to have a net long bias, which means that the value of the Fund's long portfolio will exceed the value of the Fund's short portfolio, and the Fund will have directional exposure to the equity markets. However, the Sub-Advisors generally will vary the amount of this net exposure as market conditions and opportunities change. The Manager believes that the use of multiple Sub-Advisors provides the Fund with management diversification and will help to mitigate downside risk. In pursuing its investment strategies, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading.

The Lead Sub-Advisor allocates the Fund's assets principally among Sub-Advisors that employ long/short investment strategies designed to take advantage of perceived investment opportunities or are based on their current market outlook. These strategies include the equity strategies and event driven strategies described below:

Strategies:

Equity Strategies: Equity strategies involve the purchase and/or short sale of equity and equity-linked instruments (e.g., ETFs, equity derivatives, depository receipts) in global markets. The Fund's Sub-Advisors primarily employ "hedged equity" investment strategies. A Sub-Advisor implements a hedged equity investment strategy by establishing long and short positions in equity or equity-linked instruments. Although the Fund's Sub-Advisors generally will establish both long and short positions, certain Sub-Advisors may focus exclusively on establishing long or short positions, but not both. A Sub-Advisor may seek to hedge portfolio exposure by selling securities short or using instruments such as ETFs, equity-linked options, index options and futures. A Sub-Advisor also may seek to manage risk by adopting constraints on leverage, net market exposure, net regional exposure and net sector exposure, as well as position size limits, position stop-loss limits and parameters relating to the number of its positions.

A Sub-Advisor that pursues an equity strategy typically seeks to capitalize on discrepancies between the Sub-Advisor's evaluation of the intrinsic value of an equity security and its assessment of the issuer's prospects, on the one hand, and the market price of such security, on the other hand. Certain Sub-Advisors also may seek to extract value by being more catalyst- or trading-oriented.

A Sub-Advisor that employs an equity strategy may focus on a particular capitalization range (e.g., medium or large cap), a particular industry sector (e.g., healthcare, technology, or consumer) geographic region, or may employ a specific investment style (e.g., value vs. growth). A Sub-Advisor also may pursue a broad mandate, without specific regard for an issuer's capitalization, sector or geography. Some Sub-Advisors may employ equity strategies with an activist approach. Activist investing relies on a Sub-Advisor's ability to use a significant economic stake in a company's securities to influence management and corporate decisions to increase the value of the company's stock. Sub-Advisors may use a "bottom-up" analysis of individual issuers in making investment decisions and/or may utilize "top-down" macroeconomic analysis to guide capital-allocation strategies and fundamental security selection.

Event Driven Strategies: Sub-Advisors that employ event driven strategies invest in the securities of companies undergoing a corporate event, such as a publicly-announced merger or acquisition. They also may invest in securities issued by companies that have recently emerged from bankruptcy, restructured, recapitalized or are involved in litigation proceedings.

The Sub-Advisors may engage in merger arbitrage transactions. Merger arbitrage seeks to capture the spread between a company's current stock price and its stock price upon the completion of a merger. Merger arbitrage also can capitalize on perceived pricing discrepancies, or "spreads," in the equity securities of two companies involved in announced corporate transactions, such as mergers, tender or exchange offers. For example, in a cash tender offer transaction, this strategy seeks to capture the spread between the tender price offered to shareholders and the price at which the target company's stock is trading.

Event driven strategies are implemented through long and short positions in equity securities that are expected to affect a security's price. Long positions are taken in securities expected to appreciate in value following the anticipated event. Short positions are taken in securities expected to depreciate in value following the anticipated event and/or as a hedge for long positions.

The Lead Sub-Advisor may allocate the Fund's assets to Sub-Advisors employing one or both of the strategies described above, and subject to the Manager's authority to determine otherwise, may change the allocations from time to time in its sole discretion without prior notice to shareholders. Each Sub-Advisor has discretion to invest its portion of the Fund's assets as it deems appropriate, based on its particular philosophy, style, strategies and views, in accordance with the Fund's investment guidelines. While each Sub-Advisor is subject to the oversight of the Manager and the Lead Sub-Advisor, neither the Manager nor Lead Sub-Advisor manages the day-to-day investment of the Fund's assets by the Sub-Advisors.

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it is not limited to a percentage of assets that it may invest in any one issuer.

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective and you could lose part or all of your investment in the Fund. The Fund is not designed for investors who need an assured level of income and is intended to be a long-term investment. The Fund is not a complete investment program and may not be appropriate for all investors. Investors should carefully consider their own investment goals and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:

Allocation Risk
The Lead Sub-Advisor will manage the Fund's portfolio primarily by allocating Fund assets to the Sub-Advisors. There can be no assurance that these allocations will enable the Fund to achieve its investment objectives. The Sub-Advisors' judgments about, and allocations between, asset classes and market exposures also may adversely affect the Fund's performance. This risk may be increased by the use of derivatives to increase allocations to various market exposures.

Arbitrage Strategies Risk
The value of the securities and derivative instruments in which the Fund takes long and short positions to implement the Fund's arbitrage strategies may change in an adverse manner or in an unanticipated manner, in which case the Fund may realize losses. The expected gain on an individual arbitrage investment is normally considerably smaller than the possible loss should the transaction underlying the arbitrage investment be unexpectedly terminated. The expected timing of each transaction is also important since the length of time that the Fund's capital must be committed to any given transaction may affect the rate of return realized by the Fund, and unanticipated delays in completing the underlying transaction could cause the Fund to lose money or not achieve the desired rate of return.

Counterparty Risk
The Fund is subject to the risk that a party or participant to a transaction, such as a broker or derivative counterparty, will be unwilling or unable to satisfy its obligation to make timely principal, interest or settlement payments or to otherwise honor its obligations to the Fund.

Credit Risk
The Fund is subject to the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a debt security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract or a loan will fail to make timely payment of interest or principal or otherwise honor its obligations or default completely. Credit risk is typically greater for securities with ratings that are below investment grade (commonly referred to as "junk bonds").

Currency Risk
The Fund may have exposure to foreign currencies by making direct investments in non-U.S. currencies or in securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies, purchasing or selling forward currency exchange contracts in non-U.S. currencies, including both non-deliverable forwards ("NDFs") and deliverable forwards, non-U.S. currency futures contracts, options (including non-deliverable options ("NDOs") on non-U.S. currencies and non-U.S. currency futures) and swaps for cross-currency investments. Foreign currencies may decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and other currencies and thereby affect the Fund's investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies.

Derivatives Risk
Derivatives may involve significant risk. The use of derivative instruments may expose the Fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities or other instruments underlying those derivatives, including the high degree of leverage often embedded in such instruments, and potential material and prolonged deviations between the theoretical value and realizable value of a derivative. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund's initial investment. Derivatives may be illiquid and may be more volatile than other types of investments. The Fund may buy or sell derivatives not traded on an exchange and which may be subject to heightened liquidity and valuation risk. Derivative investments can increase portfolio turnover and transaction costs. Derivatives also are subject to counterparty risk. As a result, the Fund may obtain no recovery of its investment or may only obtain a limited recovery, and any recovery may be delayed. Not all derivative transactions require a counterparty to post collateral, which may expose the Fund to greater losses in the event of a default by a counterparty. In addition, the Fund's investments in derivatives are subject to the following risks

Contracts for Difference. A contract for difference ("CFD") is a contract between two parties, typically described as "buyer" and "seller," stipulating that the seller will pay to the buyer the difference between the current value of an asset and its value in the future. (If the difference is negative, then the buyer instead pays the seller.) By entering into a CFD transaction, the Fund could incur losses because it would face many of the same types of risks as owning the underlying equity security directly. CFDs also are subject to counterparty risk and generally are illiquid.
Futures and Forward Contracts. Futures and forward contracts, including non-deliverable forwards ("NDFs") equity, equity index and foreign currency exchange contracts, are derivative instruments pursuant to a contract where one party pays a fixed price for an agreed amount of securities or other underlying assets at an agreed date or to buy or sell a specific currency at a future date at a price set at the time of the contract. There may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in the prices of futures contracts and the value of their underlying instruments or indexes. There can be no assurance that any strategy used will succeed. Not all forward contracts, including NDFs, require a counterparty to post collateral, which may expose the Fund to greater losses in the event of a default by a counterparty. There may not be a liquid secondary market for the futures contracts. Forward currency transactions, including NDFs, and forward currency contracts include the risks associated with fluctuations in currency. Interest rate and Treasury futures contracts expose the Fund to price fluctuations resulting from changes in interest rates. The Fund could suffer a loss if interest rates rise after the Fund has purchased an interest rate futures contract or fall after the Fund has sold an interest rate futures contract. Similarly, Treasury futures contracts expose the Fund to potential losses if interest rates do not move as expected.
Options. In order for a call option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit that might have been realized had the Fund bought the underlying security at the time it purchased the call option. For a put option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must decline sufficiently below the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. By using put options in this manner, the Fund will reduce any profit it might otherwise have realized from the appreciation of the underlying security by the premium paid for the put option and by transaction costs. If the Fund sells a put option, there is a risk that the Fund may be required to buy the underlying asset at a disadvantageous price. If the Fund sells a call option, there is a risk that the Fund may be required to sell the underlying asset at a disadvantageous price. If the Fund sells a call option on an underlying asset that the Fund owns and the underlying asset has increased in value when the call option is exercised, the Fund will be required to sell the underlying asset at the call price and will not be able to realize any of the underlying asset's value above the call price.
Participatory Notes. Participatory notes involve risks that are in addition to the risks normally associated with a direct investment in the underlying equity securities. The Fund is subject to the risk that the issuer of the participatory note (i.e., the issuing bank or broker-dealer), which is the only responsible party under the note, may be unable or refuse to perform under the terms of the participatory note. While the holder of a participatory note is entitled to receive from the issuing bank or broker-dealer any dividends or other distributions paid on the underlying securities, the holder is not entitled to the same rights as an owner of the underlying securities, such as voting rights. Participatory notes are also not traded on exchanges, are privately issued, and may be illiquid.
Swap Agreements. Swaps can involve greater risks than a direct investment in an underlying asset, because swaps typically include a certain amount of embedded leverage and as such are subject to leveraging risk. If swaps are used as a hedging strategy, the Fund is subject to the risk that the hedging strategy may not eliminate the risk that it is intended to offset, due to, among other reasons, the occurrence of unexpected price movements or the non-occurrence of expected price movements. Swaps also may be difficult to value. Equity swaps are subject to liquidity risk and counterparty risk. Total return swaps and currency swaps are subject to counterparty risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. In addition to these risks, total return swaps are subject to market risk and interest rate risk, if the underlying securities are bonds or other debt obligations. In addition, currency swaps are subject to currency risk.

Emerging Markets Risk
When investing in emerging markets, the risks of investing in foreign securities discussed below are heightened. Emerging markets are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and other developed markets. There are also risks of: greater political uncertainties; an economy's dependence on revenues from particular commodities or on international aid or development assistance; currency transfer restrictions; a limited number of potential buyers for such securities; and delays and disruptions in securities settlement procedures.

Equity Investments Risk
Equity securities are subject to market risk. The Fund's investments in equity securities may include common stocks trading on U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges, securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stocks trading on U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges, depositary receipts and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. Such investments may expose the Fund to additional risks. The value of a company's common stock may fall as a result of factors affecting the company, companies in the same industry or sector, or the financial markets overall. Common stock generally is subordinate to preferred stock upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing company. Convertible securities are sensitive to movements in interest rates. In addition, convertible securities are subject to the risk that the credit standing of the issuer may have an effect on the convertible securities' investment value. Depositary receipts and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks traded on U.S. exchanges are subject to certain of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including, but not limited to, currency fluctuations and political and financial instability in the home country of a particular depositary receipt or foreign stock.

Event-Driven Strategies Risk
The Fund's use of event-driven and arbitrage strategies will cause the Fund to invest in the securities of companies undergoing a corporate transaction (i.e., acquisitions, spin-offs, reorganizations and liquidations, tender offers and bankruptcies). A change in the terms or delay in the timing of these events, or the failure of these events to occur at all, may have a significant negative effect on the Fund's performance.

Foreign Investing Risk
Non-U.S. investments carry potential risks not associated with U.S. investments. Such risks include, but are not limited to: (1) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (2) political and financial instability, (3) less liquidity and greater volatility, (4) lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, (5) increased price volatility, (6) less government regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies; and (7) delays in transaction settlement in some foreign markets.

Global Financial Markets Risk
Global economic and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected and conditions (including recent volatility and instability) and events (including natural disasters) in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. In addition, governmental and quasi-governmental organizations have taken a number of unprecedented actions designed to support the markets. Such events and conditions may adversely affect the value of the Fund's securities, result in greater market or liquidity risk or cause difficulty valuing the Fund's portfolio instruments or achieving the Fund's objective.

Growth Companies Risk
Growth companies are expected to increase their earnings at a certain rate. When these expectations are not met, the prices of these stocks may go down, even if earnings showed an absolute increase. Growth company stocks may lack the dividend yield that can cushion stock prices in market downturns.

Hedging Risk
If the Fund uses a hedging instrument at the wrong time or judges the market conditions incorrectly, or the hedged instrument does not correlate to the risk sought to be hedged, the hedge might be unsuccessful, reduce the Fund's return, or create a loss.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk
Portfolio turnover is a measure of the Fund's trading activity over a one-year period. A portfolio turnover rate of 100% would indicate that the Fund sold and replaced the entire value of its securities holdings during the period. High portfolio turnover could increase the Fund's transaction costs, have a negative impact on performance, and generate higher capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund has a lower portfolio turnover rate.

Interest Rate Risk
The Fund is subject to the risk that the market value of securities or derivatives that are influenced by interest rates will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. As of the date of this Prospectus, interest rates are near historic lows, but may rise substantially and/or rapidly, potentially resulting in substantial losses to the Fund. Generally, the value of investments with interest rate risk, such as fixed income securities, will move in the opposite direction as movements in interest rates. Convertible securities have fixed income characteristics and, therefore, can be adversely impacted by rising interest rates. Individual equities may be negatively or positively impacted by rising interest rates depending on the specific circumstances of an individual company's prospects. An increase in interest rates can impact markets broadly as well. For example, some investors buy securities and derivatives with borrowed money; an increase in interest rates can cause a decline in those markets.

Investment Risk
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. When you sell your shares of the Fund, they could be worth less than what you paid for them. Therefore, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Issuer Risk
The value of, and/or the return generated by, a security may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services, as well as the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer and the value of its assets.

Large Capitalization Companies Risk
The securities of large market capitalization companies may underperform other segments of the market because such companies may be less responsive to competitive challenges and opportunities and may be unable to attain high growth rates during periods of economic expansion.

Leverage Risk
The Fund's use of futures, forward contracts, swaps, other derivative instruments and selling securities short will have the economic effect of financial leverage. Financial leverage magnifies the exposure to the swings in prices of an asset or class of assets underlying a derivative instrument and results in increased volatility, which means that the Fund will have the potential for greater losses than if the Fund does not use the derivative instruments that have a leveraging effect. Leverage may result in losses that exceed the amount originally invested and may accelerate the rates of losses. Leverage tends to magnify, sometimes significantly, the effect of any increase or decrease in the Fund's exposure to an asset or class of assets and may cause the Fund's NAV to be volatile.

Liquidity Risk
The Fund is susceptible to the risk that certain investments held by the Fund may have limited marketability or be subject to restrictions on sale, and may be difficult to sell at favorable times or prices. The Fund could lose money if it is unable to dispose of an investment at a time that is most beneficial to the Fund. For example, the Fund may be forced to sell certain investments at unfavorable prices to meet redemption requests or other cash needs.

Market Direction Risk
Since the Fund will typically hold both long and short positions, an investment in the Fund will involve market risks associated with different types of investment decisions than those made for a typical "long only" fund. The Fund's results could suffer both when there is a general market advance and the Fund holds significant "short" positions, and when there is a general market decline and the Fund holds significant "long" positions.

Market Risk
Since the financial crisis that started in 2008, the U.S. and many foreign economies continue to experience its after-effects, which have resulted, and may continue to result, in fixed income instruments experiencing unusual liquidity issues, increased price volatility and, in some cases, credit downgrades and increased likelihood of default. These events have reduced the willingness and ability of some lenders to extend credit, and have made it more difficult for some borrowers to obtain financing on attractive terms, if at all. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations.

In addition, political events within the U.S. and abroad may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree. High public debt in the U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and policymaking uncertainty. Because the impact on the markets has been widespread, it may be difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad. Because there is little precedent for this situation, it is difficult to predict the impact on various markets of a significant rate increase, whether brought about by U.S. policy makers or by dislocations in world markets. In addition, there is a risk that the prices of goods and services in the U.S. and many foreign economies may decline over time, known as deflation (the opposite of inflation). Deflation may have an adverse effect on stock prices and creditworthiness and may make defaults on debt more likely.

Model Risk
The Sub-Advisors may use proprietary modeling systems to implement their investment strategies for the Fund. Investments selected using these models may perform differently than expected as a result of the factors used in the models, the weight placed on each factor, changes from the factors' historical trends and technical issues in the construction and implementation of the models. There is no assurance that the models are complete or accurate, or representative of future market cycles, nor will they necessarily be beneficial to the Fund if they are accurate. These systems may negatively affect Fund performance for various reasons, including human judgment, inaccuracy of historical data and non-quantitative factors (such as market or trading system dysfunctions, investor fear or over-reaction).

Multi-Manager Risk
The Fund's performance depends on, among other things, the Lead Sub-Advisor's success in monitoring and allocating the Fund's assets among the Sub-Advisors. The Sub-Advisors investment styles may not always be complementary. The Sub-Advisors make investment decisions independently of one another, and may make conflicting investment decisions. The Fund's multi-manager approach may result in the Fund investing a significant percentage of its assets in certain types of securities, which could be beneficial or detrimental to the Fund's performance depending on the performance of those securities and the overall market environment. The Sub-Advisors may underperform the market generally or underperform other investment managers that could have been selected for the Fund. The Lead Sub-Advisor and the Sub-Advisors also may use proprietary or licensed strategies that are based on considerations and factors that are not fully disclosed to the Board, the Manager or the Lead Sub-Advisor. The success of a particular Sub-Advisor in implementing its investment strategy is dependent on the expertise of its portfolio managers, and certain Sub-Advisors may have a limited number of investment management professionals. The loss of one or more of a Sub-Advisor's key investment professionals could have a materially adverse effect on the performance of the Fund. A Sub-Advisor may have little or no experience managing the assets of a registered investment company which, unlike the other accounts a Sub-Advisor may manage, is subject to daily inflows and outflows of investor cash and are subject to certain legal and tax-related restrictions on their investments and operations.

Non-Diversification Risk
The Fund is non-diversified, which means the Fund may focus its investments in the securities of a comparatively small number of issuers. Investment in securities of a limited number of issuers exposes the Fund to greater market risk and potential losses than if assets were diversified among the securities of a greater number of investments.

Other Investment Companies Risk
The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). To the extent that the Fund invests in shares of other registered investment companies, you will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in addition to the Fund's direct fees and expenses and will be subject to the risks associated with investments in those funds. ETF shares may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value. An ETF that tracks an index may not precisely replicate the returns of its benchmark index.

Sector Risk
To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The Fund may at times be substantially over-weighted in certain economic sectors and under-weighted in others. Accordingly, the Fund's performance could be disproportionately affected by the factors influencing those sectors.

Securities Selection Risk
Securities selected by the Sub-Advisors or the Lead Sub-Advisor for the Fund may not perform to expectations. This could result in the Fund's underperformance compared to other funds with similar investment objectives.

Segregated Assets Risk
In connection with certain transactions that may give rise to future payment obligations, including short sales and investments in derivatives, the Fund may be required to maintain a segregated amount of, or otherwise earmark, cash or liquid securities to cover the position or transaction, which cannot be sold while the position they are covering is outstanding, unless they are replaced with other assets of equal value.

Short Position Risk
The Fund's losses are potentially unlimited in a short position transaction because there is potentially no limit on the amount that the security that the Fund is required to purchase may have appreciated. Because the Fund may invest the proceeds of a short sale, another effect of short selling on the Fund is similar to the effect of leverage, in that it amplifies changes in the Fund's net asset value since it increases the exposure of the Fund to the market.

Small and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk
Investing in the securities of small and mid-capitalization companies involves greater risk and the possibility of greater price volatility than investing in larger capitalization and more established companies. Since small and mid-capitalization companies may have limited operating history, product lines, and financial resources, the securities of these companies may lack sufficient market liquidity, and they can be particularly sensitive to expected changes in interest rates, borrowing costs and earnings.

Valuation Risk
The Fund may value certain assets at a price different from the price at which they can be sold. This risk may be especially pronounced for investments, such as certain derivatives, which may be illiquid or which may become illiquid.

Value Stocks Risk
Value stocks are subject to the risk that their intrinsic value may never be realized by the market or that their prices may decline. While the Fund's investments in value stocks may limit its downside risk over time, the Fund may produce more modest gains than riskier stock funds as a trade-off for this potentially lower risk. Different investment styles tend to shift in and out of favor, depending on market conditions and investor sentiment. The Fund's value style could cause the Fund to underperform funds that use a growth or non-value approach to investing or have a broader investment style.

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