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ProspectusDate rr_ProspectusDate Jun. 01, 2011
Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Municipal Cash Management (Second Prospectus Summary) | Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Municipal Cash Management
 
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Risk/Return, Heading rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary
Investment Objective, Heading rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
investment Objective, Primary rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
The fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal, New York
state and New York city personal income taxes as is consistent with the
preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.
Expense, Heading rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses
Expense, Narrative rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the fund.
Operating Expenses, Caption rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Expense Example, Heading rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example, Narrative rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of
your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions your costs would be:
Investment Strategy, Heading rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategy
Investment Strategy, Narrative rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
As a money market fund, the fund is subject to maturity, quality, liquidity and
diversification requirements designed to help it maintain a stable share price
of $1.00.

To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests substantially all of its assets in
short-term, high quality municipal obligations that provide income exempt from
federal, New York state and New York city personal income taxes. The fund does
not invest in municipal obligations that pay interest subject to the federal
alternative minimum tax.

The fund also may invest in high quality, short-term structured notes, which are
derivative instruments whose value is tied to underlying municipal obligations.
Although the fund seeks to provide income exempt from federal, New York state
and New York city personal income taxes, the fund may temporarily invest in high
quality, taxable money market instruments and/or municipal obligations that pay
income exempt only from federal income tax, including when the portfolio manager
believes that acceptable New York municipal obligations are unavailable for
investment.
Risk, Heading rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Risk, Narrative rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. Although the fund
seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is
possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

The fund's yield will fluctuate as the short-term securities in its portfolio
mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest
rates. Additionally, while the fund has maintained a constant share price since
inception, and will continue to try to do so, neither The Dreyfus Corporation
nor its affiliates are required to make a capital infusion, enter into a capital
support agreement or take other actions to prevent the fund's share price from
falling below $1.00. The following are the principal risks that could reduce the
fund's income level and/or share price:

o Interest rate risk. This risk refers to the decline in the prices of
fixed-income securities that may accompany a rise in the overall level of
interest rates. A sharp and unexpected rise in interest rates could cause a
money market fund's share price to drop below a dollar.

o Credit risk. Failure of an issuer to make timely interest or principal
payments, or a decline or perception of a decline in the credit quality of a
security, can cause the security's price to fall, potentially lowering the
fund's share price. The credit quality of the securities held by the fund can
change rapidly in certain market environments, and the default of a single
holding could have the potential to cause significant deterioration of the
fund's net asset value.

o Liquidity risk. When there is little or no active trading market for specific
types of securities, it can become more difficult to sell the securities at or
near their perceived value. In such a market, the value of such securities may
fall dramatically, potentially lowering the fund's share price, even during
periods of declining interest rates. Also, during such periods, redemptions by a
few large investors in the fund may have a significant adverse effect on the
fund's net asset value and remaining fund shareholders.

o Tax risk. To be tax-exempt, municipal obligations generally must meet certain
regulatory requirements. If any such municipal obligation fails to meet these
regulatory requirements, the interest received by the fund from its investment
in such obligations and distributed to fund shareholders will be taxable.

o Structured notes risk. Structured notes, a type of derivative instrument, can
be volatile, and the possibility of default by the financial institution or
counterparty may be greater for these instruments than for other types of money
market instruments. Structured notes typically are purchased in privately
negotiated transactions from financial institutions and, thus, an active trading
market for such instruments may not exist.

o State-specific risk. The fund is subject to the risk that New York's economy,
and the revenues underlying its municipal obligations, may decline. Investing
primarily in a single state makes the fund more sensitive to risks specific to
the state and may magnify other risks.

o Non-diversification risk. The fund is non-diversified, which means that a
relatively high percentage of the fund's assets may be invested in a limited
number of issuers. Therefore, the fund's performance may be more vulnerable to
changes in the market value of a single issuer or a group of issuers and more
susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory
occurrence than a diversified fund.
Risk, Nondiversified Status rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus The fund is non-diversified, which means that a relatively high percentage of the fund's assets may be invested in a limited number of issuers. Therefore, the fund's performance may be more vulnerable to changes in the market value of a single issuer or a group of issuers and more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.
Risk, Money Market Fund rr_RiskMoneyMarketFund Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk, Not Insured Depository Institution rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance, Narrative rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the fund. The table shows the average annual total returns
of the fund's Institutional shares over time. The fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. More recent
performance information may be available at www.dreyfus.com.
Performance, Information Illustrates Variability of Returns rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund.
Performance, Availability Website Address rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.dreyfus.com
Performance, Past Does Not Indicate Future rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
Bar Chart, Heading rr_BarChartHeading Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%) [1]
Bar Chart, Narrative rr_BarChartNarrativeTextBlock
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's Institutional shares
from year to year.
Bar Chart, Closing rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
Best Quarter
Q2, 2007: 0.87%
Worst Quarter
Q1, 2010: 0.02%

The year-to-date total return of the fund's Institutional shares as of 3/31/11
was 0.02%.
Performance Table, Closing rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock
For the current yield for Institutional shares call toll-free 1-800-346-3621.
Individuals or entities for whom institutions may purchase or redeem shares should
call the institution directly.
Average Annual Returns, Caption rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/10 [1]
Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Municipal Cash Management (Second Prospectus Summary) | Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Municipal Cash Management | Institutional Shares
 
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Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel The year-to-date total return of the fund's Institutional shares
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Mar. 31, 2011
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 0.02%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2007
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 0.87%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2010
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn 0.02%
Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Municipal Cash Management | Institutional Shares
 
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Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.20%
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees) rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.11%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.31%
Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 32
Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 100
Expense Example, With Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 174
Expense Example, With Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 393
Annual Return 2003 rr_AnnualReturn2003 0.74%
Annual Return 2004 rr_AnnualReturn2004 0.94%
Annual Return 2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 2.16%
Annual Return 2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 3.24%
Annual Return 2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 3.42%
Annual Return 2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 2.08%
Annual Return 2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 0.52%
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 0.14%
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 0.14%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.87%
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 1.62%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Mar. 28, 2002
[1] The fund commenced operations after all of the assets of another investment company, BNY Hamilton New York AMT-Free Municipal Money Fund (the predecessor fund), were transferred to the fund in a tax-free reorganization on September 12, 2008. Total returns for periods prior to September 13, 2008 (the commencement of operations of Institutional shares) reflect the performance of the Institutional shares of the predecessor fund, and the performance of the fund's Institutional shares since that date.