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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName DEUTSCHE DWS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate May 01, 2024
DWS S&P 500 Index Fund  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;">DWS S&P 500 Index Fund</span>
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">Investment Objective</span>
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock The fund seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond to the total return of common stocks publicly traded in the United States, as represented by the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500®Index).The fund invests for capital appreciation, not income; any dividend and interest income is incidental to the pursuit of its objective.The fund is a feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in a “master portfolio,” the Deutsche DWS Equity 500 Index Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), which will invest directly in securities and other instruments. The Portfolio has the same investment objective and strategies as the fund. References to investments by the fund may refer to actions undertaken by the Portfolio.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">Fees and Expenses</span>
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock These are the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold and sell shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.You may qualify for sales charge discounts in Class A shares if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in DWS funds. More information about these and other discounts and waivers is available from your financial representative and in Choosing a Share Class (p.27), Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Intermediaries (Appendix B, p. 58) and Purchase and Redemption of Shares in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (p. II-15).
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-transform:uppercase;">SHAREHOLDER FEES </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">(paid directly from your investment)</span>
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-transform:uppercase;">ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES</span> <br/><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;margin-left:0%;">(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)</span>
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">April 30, </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2025</span>
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-transform:uppercase;">PORTFOLIO TURNOVER </span>
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 may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example, and can affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was 2% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 2.00%
Expense Footnotes [Text Block] rr_ExpenseFootnotesTextBlock The Advisor has contractually agreed through April 30, 2025 to waive its fees and/or reimburse fund expenses, including expenses of the Portfolio allocated to the fund, to the extent necessary to maintain the fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage, interest expense and acquired fund fees and expenses) at a ratio no higher than 0.55% for Class A. The agreement may only be terminated with the consent of the fund’s Board.
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Investments of $1,000,000 or more may be eligible to buy Class A shares without a sales charge (load), but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months of the original purchase date and 0.50% if redeemed within the following six months.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">You may qualify for sales charge discounts in Class A shares if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">$100,000 </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> in DWS funds.</span>
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 100,000
Expenses Represent Both Master and Feeder [Text] rr_ExpensesRepresentBothMasterAndFeeder <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">The table and Example below reflect the expenses of both the fund and the Portfolio.</span>
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-transform:uppercase;">EXAMPLE</span>
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 (including one year of capped expenses in each period for Class A) remain the same. Class C shares generally convert automatically to Class A shares after 8 years. The information presented in the Example for Class C reflects the conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares after 8 years. See “Class C Shares” in the “Choosing a Share Class” section of the prospectus for more information. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, No Redemption Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionNarrativeTextBlock You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">Principal Investment Strategies</span>
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock Main investments. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to invest at least 80% of assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks of companies included in the S&P 500® Index and in derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and options, that provide exposure to the stocks of companies in the index (see “Derivatives” subsection). The Portfolio’s securities are weighted to attempt to make the Portfolio’s total investment characteristics similar to those of the index as a whole. The Portfolio may also hold short-term debt securities and money market instruments.The S&P 500® Index is a well-known stock market index that includes common stocks of 500 companies from several industrial sectors representing a significant portion of the market value of all stocks publicly traded in the US. Stocks in the S&P 500® Index are weighted according to their total market value. The fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the S&P Dow Jones Indices, Dow Jones, S&P Global (S&P), or any of their respective affiliates. While the market capitalization range of the S&P 500® Index changes throughout the year, as of February 29, 2024, the market capitalization range of the S&P 500® Index was between $5.73 billion and $3.03 trillion. Under normal circumstances, the S&P 500® Index is rebalanced quarterly on the third Friday of March, June, September and December. The fund rebalances its portfolio in accordance with the S&P 500® Index, and, therefore, any changes to the S&P 500® Index’s rebalance schedule will result in corresponding changes to the fund’s rebalance schedule.Management process. Portfolio management uses quantitative analysis techniques to structure the Portfolio to seek to obtain a high correlation to the index while seeking to keep the Portfolio as fully invested as possible in all market environments. Portfolio management seeks a long-term correlation between Portfolio performance, before expenses, and the index of 98% or better (perfect correlation being 100%). Portfolio management uses an optimization strategy, buying the largest stocks in the index in approximately the same proportion they represent in the index, then investing in a statistically selected sample of the smaller securities found in the index.Portfolio management’s optimization process is intended to produce a portfolio whose industry weightings, market capitalizations and fundamental characteristics (price-to-book ratios, price-to-earnings ratios, debt-to-asset ratios and dividend yields) closely replicate those of the index. This approach attempts to maximize the Portfolio’s liquidity and returns while minimizing its costs.The Portfolio may become “non-diversified,” as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the index that the Portfolio is designed to track. Shareholder approval will not be sought when the Portfolio crosses from diversified to non-diversified status under such circumstances.Derivatives. The fund may invest in derivatives, which are financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset, security or index. In particular, portfolio management may use futures contracts to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions or for other needs while maintaining exposure to the stock market.The fund may also use other types of derivatives (i) for hedging purposes; (ii) for risk management; or (iii) as a substitute for direct investment in a particular asset class or to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions.Securities lending. The Portfolio may lend securities (up to one-third of total assets) to approved institutions, such as registered broker-dealers, pooled investment vehicles, banks and other financial institutions. In connection with such loans, the fund receives liquid collateral in an amount that is based on the type and value of the securities being lent, with riskier securities generally requiring higher levels of collateral.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">Main Risks</span>
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund’s performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund’s performance to trail that of other investments. The fund may not achieve its investment objective, and is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. The fund is exposed to the risk factors below even if it does not invest directly in individual securities.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">Past Performance</span>
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index).Past performance may not indicate future results. All performance figures below assume that dividends and distributions were reinvested. For more recent performance figures, go to dws.com (the Web site does not form a part of this prospectus) or call the telephone number included in this prospectus.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index).</span>
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">dws.com</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">dws.com</span>
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Past performance may not indicate </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">future results.</span>
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-transform:uppercase;">CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">(%) (Class A)</span>
Bar Chart Narrative [Text Block] rr_BarChartNarrativeTextBlock These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did. Returns for other classes were different and are not shown here.
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did.</span>
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock ReturnsPeriod endingBest Quarter20.41%June 30, 2020Worst Quarter-19.69%March 31, 2020Year-to-Date10.41%March 31, 2024
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-transform:uppercase;">Average Annual Total Returns</span> <br/><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;margin-left:0%;">(For periods ended 12/31/</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">2023 expressed as a %)</span>
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> reflect the historical </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes.</span>
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">After-tax returns are not relevant to </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan.</span>
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes)</span>
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns may be different. After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Nondiversified Status [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Non-diversification risk. At any given time the fund may be classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means that the fund may invest in securities of relatively few issuers. Thus, the performance of one or a small number of portfolio holdings can affect overall performance.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund’s performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund’s performance to trail that of other investments.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Stock Market [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Stock market risk. When stock prices fall, you should expect the value of your investment to fall as well. Stock prices can be hurt by poor management on the part of the stock’s issuer, shrinking product demand and other business risks. These may affect single companies as well as groups of companies. The market as a whole may not favor the types of investments the fund makes, which could adversely affect a stock’s price, regardless of how well the company performs, or the fund’s ability to sell a stock at an attractive price. There is a chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. Events in the US and global financial markets, including actions taken by the US Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times result in unusually high market volatility which could negatively affect performance. High market volatility may also result from significant shifts in momentum of one or more specific stocks due to unusual increases or decreases in trading activity. Momentum can change quickly, and securities subject to shifts in momentum may be more volatile than the market as a whole and returns on such securities may drop precipitously. To the extent that the fund invests in a particular geographic region, capitalization or sector, the fund’s performance may be affected by the general performance of that region, capitalization or sector.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Market Disruption [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Market disruption risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world have become increasingly interconnected, which has increased the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. This includes reliance on global supply chains that are susceptible to disruptions resulting from, among other things, war and other armed conflicts, extreme weather events, and natural disasters. Such supply chain disruptions can lead to, and have led to, economic and market disruptions that have far-reaching effects on financial markets worldwide.The value of the fund’s investments may be negatively affected by adverse changes in overall economic or market conditions, such as the level of economic activity and productivity, unemployment and labor force participation rates, inflation or deflation (and expectations for inflation or deflation), interest rates, demand and supply for particular products or resources including labor, and debt levels and credit ratings, among other factors. Such adverse conditions may contribute to an overall economic contraction across entire economies or markets, which may negatively impact the profitability of issuers operating in those economies or markets. In addition, geopolitical and other globally interconnected occurrences, including war, terrorism, economic uncertainty or financial crises, contagion, trade disputes, government debt crises (including defaults or downgrades) or uncertainty about government debt payments, government shutdowns, public health crises, natural disasters, supply chain disruptions, climate change and related events or conditions, have led, and in the future may lead, to disruptions in the US and world economies and markets, which may increase financial market volatility and have significant adverse direct or indirect effects on the fund and its investments. Adverse market conditions or disruptions could cause the fund to lose money, experience significant redemptions, and encounter operational difficulties. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by adverse market conditions or a particular market disruption, the duration and effects may not be the same for all types of assets.Current military and other armed conflicts in various geographic regions, including those in Europe and the Middle East, can lead to, and have led to, economic and market disruptions, which may not be limited to the geographic region in which the conflict is occurring. Such conflicts can also result, and have resulted in some cases, in sanctions being levied by the United States, the European Union and/or other countries against countries or other actors involved in the conflict. In addition, such conflicts and related sanctions can adversely affect regional and global energy, commodities, financial and other markets and thus could affect the value of the fund's investments. The extent and duration of any military conflict, related sanctions and resulting economic and market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial.Other market disruption events include pandemic spread of viruses, such as the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19, which have caused significant uncertainty, market volatility, decreased economic and other activity, increased government activity, including economic stimulus measures, and supply chain disruptions. While COVID-19 is no longer considered to be a public health emergency, the fund and its investments may be adversely affected by lingering effects of this virus or future pandemic spread of viruses.In addition, markets are becoming increasingly susceptible to disruption events resulting from the use of new and emerging technologies to engage in cyber-attacks or to take over the websites and/or social media accounts of companies, governmental entities or public officials, or to otherwise pose as or impersonate such, which then may be used to disseminate false or misleading information that can cause volatility in financial markets or for the stock of a particular company, group of companies, industry or other class of assets.Adverse market conditions or particular market disruptions, such as those discussed above, may magnify the impact of each of the other risks described in this “MAIN RISKS” section and may increase volatility in one or more markets in which the fund invests leading to the potential for greater losses for the fund.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Passive Investing [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Passive investing risk. Unlike a fund that is actively managed, in which portfolio management buys and sells securities based on research and analysis, the fund invests in securities included in, or representative of, the index, regardless of their investment merits. Because the fund is designed to maintain a high level of exposure to the index at all times, portfolio management generally will not buy or sell a security unless the security is added or removed, respectively, from the index, and will not take any steps to invest defensively or otherwise reduce the risk of loss during market downturns.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Index Related [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Index-related risk. The fund seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond to the total return of the index as published by the index provider. There is no assurance that the index provider will compile the index accurately, or that the index will be determined, composed or calculated accurately. Market disruptions could cause delays in the index’s rebalancing schedule. During any such delay, it is possible that the index and, in turn, the fund will deviate from the index’s stated methodology and therefore experience returns different than those that would have been achieved under a normal rebalancing schedule. Generally, the index provider does not provide any warranty, or accept any liability, with respect to the quality, accuracy or completeness of the index or its related data, and does not guarantee that the index will be in line with its stated methodology. Errors in the index data, the index computations and/or the construction of the index in accordance with its stated methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the index provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the fund and its shareholders. The Advisor and its affiliates do not provide any warranty or guarantee against such errors. Therefore, the gains, losses or costs associated with the index provider’s errors will generally be borne by the fund and its shareholders.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Tracking Error [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Tracking error risk. The fund may be subject to tracking error, which is the divergence of the fund’s performance from that of the index. The performance of the fund may diverge from that of the index for a number of reasons, including operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows and operational inefficiencies. The fund’s return also may diverge from the return of the index because the fund bears the costs and risks associated with buying and selling securities (especially when rebalancing the fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the index) while such costs and risks are not factored into the return of the index. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the fund’s ability to adjust its exposure in order to track the index. To the extent that portfolio management uses a representative sampling approach (investing in a representative selection of securities included in the index rather than all securities in the index), such approach may cause the fund’s return to not be as well correlated with the return of the index as would be the case if the fund purchased all of the securities in the index in the proportions represented in the index. In addition, the fund may not be able to invest in certain securities included in the index, or invest in them in the exact proportions in which they are represented in the index, due to legal restrictions or limitations imposed by the governments of certain countries, a lack of liquidity in the markets in which such securities trade, potential adverse tax consequences or other reasons. To the extent the fund calculates its net asset value based on fair value prices and the value of the index is based on market prices (i.e., the value of the index is not based on fair value prices), the fund’s ability to track the index may be adversely affected. Tracking error risk may also be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. For tax purposes, the fund may sell certain securities, and such sale may cause the fund to recognize a taxable gain or realize a loss and deviate from the performance of the index. In light of the factors discussed above, the fund’s return may deviate significantly from the return of the index.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Derivatives [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Derivatives risk. Derivatives involve risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other more traditional investments. Risks associated with derivatives may include the risk that the derivative is not well correlated with the underlying asset, security or index to which it relates; the risk that derivatives may result in losses or missed opportunities; the risk that the fund will be unable to sell the derivative because of an illiquid secondary market; the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to meet its obligation, which risk may be heightened in derivative transactions entered into “over-the-counter” (i.e., not on an exchange or contract market); and the risk that the derivative transaction could expose the fund to the effects of leverage, which could increase the fund's exposure to the market and magnify potential losses.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Securities Lending [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Securities lending risk. Securities lending involves the risk that the fund may lose money because the borrower of the loaned securities fails to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. A delay in the recovery of loaned securities could interfere with the fund’s ability to vote proxies or settle transactions. Delayed settlement may limit the ability of the fund to reinvest the proceeds of a sale of securities or prevent the fund from selling securities at times that may be appropriate to track the index. The fund could also lose money in the event of a decline in the value of the collateral provided for the loaned securities, or a decline in the value of any investments made with cash collateral or even a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially while holding the securities.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Counterparty [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Counterparty risk. A financial institution or other counterparty with whom the fund does business, or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees any investments or contracts that the fund owns or is otherwise exposed to, may decline in financial health and become unable to honor its commitments. This could cause losses for the fund or could delay the return or delivery of collateral or other assets to the fund.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Liquidity [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Liquidity risk. In certain situations, it may be difficult or impossible to sell an investment and/or the fund may sell certain investments at a price or time that is not advantageous in order to meet redemption requests or other cash needs. Unusual market conditions, such as an unusually high volume of redemptions or other similar conditions could increase liquidity risk for the fund.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Pricing [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Pricing risk. If market conditions make it difficult to value some investments, the fund may value these investments using more subjective methods, such as fair value pricing. In such cases, the value determined for an investment could be different from the value realized upon such investment’s sale. As a result, you could pay more than the market value when buying fund shares or receive less than the market value when selling fund shares.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Risk Operational And Technology [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Operational and technology risk. Cyber-attacks, disruptions or failures that affect the fund’s service providers or counterparties, issuers of securities held by the fund, or other market participants may adversely affect the fund and its shareholders, including by causing losses for the fund or impairing fund operations. For example, the fund’s or its service providers’ assets or sensitive or confidential information may be misappropriated, data may be corrupted and operations may be disrupted (e.g., cyber-attacks, operational failures or broader disruptions may cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential fund information, interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, impact the ability to calculate the fund’s net asset value and impede trading). Market events and disruptions also may trigger a volume of transactions that overloads current information technology and communication systems and processes, impacting the ability to conduct the fund’s operations.While the fund and its service providers may establish business continuity and other plans and processes that seek to address the possibility of and fallout from cyber-attacks, disruptions or failures, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems, including that they do not apply to third parties, such as fund counterparties, issuers of securities held by the fund or other market participants, as well as the possibility that certain risks have not been identified or that unknown threats may emerge in the future and there is no assurance that such plans and processes will be effective. Among other situations, disruptions (for example, pandemics or health crises) that cause prolonged periods of remote work or significant employee absences at the fund’s service providers could impact the ability to conduct the fund’s operations. In addition, the fund cannot directly control any cybersecurity plans and systems put in place by its service providers, fund counterparties, issuers of securities held by the fund or other market participants.
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Class A  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 4.50%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund account balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions) rr_MaximumAccountFee $ 20
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.05%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.24%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.27%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.56% [2]
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 0.01%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.55%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 504
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 620
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 748
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,119
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 504
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 620
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 748
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,119
2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 12.91%
2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 0.82%
2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 11.18%
2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 21.09%
2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 (4.55%)
2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 30.74%
2020 rr_AnnualReturn2020 17.80%
2021 rr_AnnualReturn2021 28.02%
2022 rr_AnnualReturn2022 (18.56%)
2023 rr_AnnualReturn2023 25.63%
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.0pt;">Year-to-Date</span>
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Mar. 31, 2024
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 10.41%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.0pt;">Best Quarter</span>
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 20.41%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.0pt;">Worst Quarter</span>
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2020
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (19.69%)
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Class C  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [1]
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund account balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions) rr_MaximumAccountFee $ 20
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.05%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.21%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.26% [2]
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets none
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.26%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 228
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 400
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 692
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,329
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 128
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 400
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 692
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,329
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Class R6  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund account balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions) rr_MaximumAccountFee none
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.05%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.19%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.24% [2]
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets none
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.24%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 25
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 77
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 135
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 306
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 25
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 77
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 135
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 306
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | Class S  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund account balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions) rr_MaximumAccountFee $ 20
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.05%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.30% [2]
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets none
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.30%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 31
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 97
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 169
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 381
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 31
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 97
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 169
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 381
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | before tax | Class A  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 19.97%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.01%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.92%
Class Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 15, 2005
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | before tax | Class C  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 24.71%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.23%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.63%
Class Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 15, 2005
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | before tax | Class R6  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 25.97%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.42%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 12.75%
Class Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Mar. 31, 2017
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | before tax | Class S  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 25.97%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.36%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 11.72%
Class Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Aug. 29, 1997
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | After tax on distributions | Class A  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 17.93%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 12.32%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.28%
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | After tax on distributions and sale of fund shares | Class A  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.10%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.93%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 8.48%
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 26.29%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.69%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 12.03%
DWS S&amp;P 500 Index Fund | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class R6  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 26.29%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.69%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 12.91%
[1] Investments of $1,000,000 or more may be eligible to buy Class A shares without a sales charge (load), but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months of the original purchase date and 0.50% if redeemed within the following six months.
[2] The table and Example below reflect the expenses of both the fund and the Portfolio.