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Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund \| Cash Management Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund \| Drexel Hamilton Class Shares
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Financial Square Money Market Fund \| Service Shares
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Financial Square Money Market Fund \| Preferred Shares
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Financial Square Money Market Fund \| Cash Management Shares
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Financial Square Money Market Fund \| Premier Shares
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Financial Square Money Market Fund \| Resource Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund \| Service Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund \| Preferred Shares
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Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund \| Cash Management Shares
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Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund \| Premier Shares
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Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund \| Resource Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund \| Service Shares
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Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund \| Preferred Shares
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Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund \| Premier Shares
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Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund \| Resource Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund \| Seelaus Shares
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Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund \| Preferred Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund \| Cash Management Shares
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Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund \| Premier Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund \| Resource Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Financial Square Government Fund \| Service Shares
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Financial Square Government Fund \| Preferred Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Financial Square Government Fund \| Cash Management Shares
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Financial Square Government Fund \| Premier Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Financial Square Government Fund \| Resource Shares
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Financial Square Government Fund \| Drexel Hamilton Class Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Financial Square Government Fund \| Class A Shares
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Financial Square Government Fund \| Loop Shares
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Financial Square Government Fund \| Seelaus Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund \| Service Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund \| Preferred Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund \| Cash Management Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund \| Premier Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund \| Service Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund \| Cash Management Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund \| Resource Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund \| Class A Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund \| Class C Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund \| Service Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund \| Preferred Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund \| Cash Management Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund \| Premier Shares
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Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund \| Resource Shares
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Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund \| Class A Shares
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund \| Class C Shares
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