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Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName PUTNAM DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Jan. 30, 2013
Supplement [Text Block] pdit_SupplementTextBlock The fund will offer class R5 and class R6 shares to employer-sponsored retirement plans beginning on November 1, 2013. The prospectus is supplemented as follows to add information about class R5 and class R6 shares.

The front cover page is supplemented to add class R5 and class R6 shares to the list of shares to which the prospectus relates, and to indicate that fund symbols for class R5 and class R6 shares are pending.

The following information is added to Fund summary — Fees and expenses:

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

    Maximum deferred sales charge
  Maximum sales charge (load) (load) (as a percentage of original
  imposed on purchases (as a purchase price or redemption
Share class percentage of offering price) proceeds, whichever is lower)
Class R5 NONE NONE
Class R6 NONE NONE

Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

    Distribution and   Total annual
    service (12b-1)   fund operating
Share class Management fees fees Other expenses expenses
Class R5 0.56% N/A 0.16%< 0.72%
Class R6 0.56% N/A 0.09%< 0.65%

< Other expenses are based on expenses of class A shares for the fund's last fiscal year, adjusted to reflect the lower investor servicing fees applicable to class R5 and class R6 shares.

Example        
 
Share class 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Class R5 $74 $230 $401 $894
Class R6 $66 $208 $362 $810
PUTNAM DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Supplement [Text Block] pdit_SupplementTextBlock The fund will offer class R5 and class R6 shares to employer-sponsored retirement plans beginning on November 1, 2013. The prospectus is supplemented as follows to add information about class R5 and class R6 shares.

The front cover page is supplemented to add class R5 and class R6 shares to the list of shares to which the prospectus relates, and to indicate that fund symbols for class R5 and class R6 shares are pending.

The following information is added to Fund summary — Fees and expenses:

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

    Maximum deferred sales charge
  Maximum sales charge (load) (load) (as a percentage of original
  imposed on purchases (as a purchase price or redemption
Share class percentage of offering price) proceeds, whichever is lower)
Class R5 NONE NONE
Class R6 NONE NONE

Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

    Distribution and   Total annual
    service (12b-1)   fund operating
Share class Management fees fees Other expenses expenses
Class R5 0.56% N/A 0.16%< 0.72%
Class R6 0.56% N/A 0.09%< 0.65%

< Other expenses are based on expenses of class A shares for the fund's last fiscal year, adjusted to reflect the lower investor servicing fees applicable to class R5 and class R6 shares.

Example        
 
Share class 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Class R5 $74 $230 $401 $894
Class R6 $66 $208 $362 $810
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses 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 are based on expenses of class A shares for the fund's last fiscal year, adjusted to reflect the lower investor servicing fees applicable to class R5 and class R6 shares.
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
PUTNAM DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST | Class R5
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.56%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.16% [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.72%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 74
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 230
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 401
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 894
PUTNAM DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST | Class R6
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.56%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.09% [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.65%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 66
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 208
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 362
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 810
[1] Other expenses are based on expenses of class A shares for the fund's last fiscal year, adjusted to reflect the lower investor servicing fees applicable to class R5 and class R6 shares.