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Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Entity Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS
Entity Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0000809593
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Sep. 20, 2013
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Sep. 24, 2013
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Sep. 24, 2013