Document and Entity Information	Jun. 28, 2019
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Document Type	497
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2018
Registrant Name	DELAWARE POOLED TRUST
Central Index Key	0000875352
Amendment Flag	false
Document Creation Date	Jun. 28, 2019
Document Effective Date	Jun. 28, 2019
Prospectus Date	Feb. 28, 2019
Entity Inv Company Type	N-1A
Alternative / specialty mutual fund | DELAWARE REIT FUND | Class A
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Trading Symbol	DPREX
Alternative / specialty mutual fund | DELAWARE REIT FUND | Class C
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Trading Symbol	DPRCX
Alternative / specialty mutual fund | DELAWARE REIT FUND | Class R
Risk/Return:
Trading Symbol	DPRRX
Alternative / specialty mutual fund | DELAWARE REIT FUND | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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Trading Symbol	DPRSX
Alternative / specialty mutual fund | DELAWARE REIT FUND | Class R6
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Trading Symbol	DPRDX