485BPOS

November 16, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549-8626

Re:	American Century International Bond Funds (the "Registrant")
	1933 Act File No. 033-43321, Post-Effective Amendment No. 37
	1940 Act File No. 811-06441, Amendment No. 38

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Sections 101(a) and 405 of Regulation  S-T and Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, the aforementioned  Registrant hereby submits for filing the following 1933 Act Post-Effective  Amendment No. 37 and 1940 Act Amendment No. 38 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed by the Registrant.

The purpose of this filing is to submit interactive data for each series of the Registrant.

I hereby represent that the Post-Effective Amendment does not contain disclosures that would render such Post-Effective Amendment ineligible to become effective pursuant to paragraph (b) of the aforementioned Rule 485.

If there are any questions or comments regarding this filing, please contact the undersigned at (816) 340-3224.

Sincerely,

/s/ Christine J. Crossley                                 

Christine J. Crossley

Assistant Secretary

American Century Investments
P.O. Box 410141, 4500 Main Street	1-800-345-2021 or 816-531-5575
Kansas City, MO 64141-0141	www.americancentury.com

As Filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2012.

1933 Act File No. 033-43321

1940 Act File No. 811-06441

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
__________________
FORM N-1A
__________________
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933		T
Pre-Effective Amendment No.		£
Post-Effective Amendment No. 37		T
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		T
Amendment No. 38		T
(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
__________________
AMERICAN CENTURY INTERNATIONAL BOND FUNDS (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
__________________
4500 MAIN STREET,  KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64111 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (816) 531-5575
CHARLES A. ETHERINGTON 4500 MAIN STREET,  KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI  64111 (Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
þ	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
¨	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
£	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
£	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
£	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
£	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
£	this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement amendment pursuant to Rule 485(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Kansas City, State of Missouri on the 16th day of November, 2012.

American Century International Bonds Funds

(Registrant)

By:

*

___________________________________

Jonathan S. Thomas

President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement amendment has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURE	TITLE	DATE
* _________________________________ Jonathan S. Thomas	President and Trustee	November 16, 2012
* _________________________________ C. Jean Wade	Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer	November 16, 2012
* _________________________________ Tanya S. Beder	Trustee	November 16, 2012
* _________________________________ Jeremy I. Bulow	Trustee	November 16, 2012
* _________________________________ Ronald J. Gilson	Chairman of the Board and Trustee	November 16, 2012
* _________________________________ Frederick L.A. Grauer	Trustee	November 16, 2012
* _________________________________ Peter F. Pervere	Trustee	November 16, 2012
* _________________________________ Myron S. Scholes	Trustee	November 16, 2012

* _________________________________ John B. Shoven Trustee November 16, 2012

*By:	/s/ Ryan Blaine
	Ryan Blaine
	Attorney in Fact
	(pursuant to Power of Attorney dated April 5, 2012)

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NUMBER	DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
Exhibit – 101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
Exhibit – 101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
Exhibit – 101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
Exhibit – 101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
Exhibit – 101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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Risk/Return:

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Document Type

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485BPOS

Document Period End Date

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Jun. 30, 2012

Registrant Name

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AMERICAN CENTURY INTERNATIONAL BOND FUNDS

Central Index Key

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0000880268

Amendment Flag

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false

Document Creation Date

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Oct. 26, 2012

Document Effective Date

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Nov. 01, 2012

Prospectus Date

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Nov. 01, 2012

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The fund seeks high total return by investing in high-quality, non-dollar-denominated government and corporate debt securities outside the United States.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000in American Century Investments funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as variations in charges that may apply to purchases of $1 million or more, is available from your financial professional and in Calculation of Sales Charges on page 13 of the fund’s prospectus and Sales Charges in Appendix B of the statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 50% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

50.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts

You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in American Century Investments funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as variations in charges that may apply to purchases of $1 million or more, is available from your financial professional and in Calculation of Sales Charges on page 13 of the fund's prospectus and Sales Charges in Appendix B of the statement of additional information.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

100,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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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, that you earn 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:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The fund invests its assets in high-quality debt securities, and at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in debt securities issued by foreign corporations and foreign governments. High-quality debt securities are fixed-income investments, such as notes, bonds, commercial paper, debentures and mortgage- and asset-backed securities that have been rated by an independent rating agency in its top two credit quality categories or determined by the advisor to be of comparable credit quality. The advisor expects the fund’s dollar-weighted average maturity to range from two to 10 years.

The portfolio managers use a combination of fundamental research and bond and currency valuation models, and evaluate each country's economic climate and political discipline for controlling deficits and inflation. Using economic forecasts, the portfolio managers project the expected return for each country. By contrasting expected risks and returns for investments in each country, the portfolio managers select those countries expected to produce the best return at reasonable risk. The portfolio managers limit the use of hedging strategies that minimize the risk of currency fluctuations, but may hedge up to 25% of the fund's total assets into U.S. dollars when the portfolio manager considers the dollar to be attractive relative to foreign currencies.

The fund also invests in derivative instruments, including foreign currency exchange contracts, in order to shift its investment exposure from one currency into another for hedging purposes or to enhance returns.

The fund sells holdings for a variety of reasons, such as to adjust its average maturity or credit quality, to shift assets into and out of higher-yielding securities, or to alter geographic or currency exposure.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• Foreign Securities Risk – Foreign securities have certain unique risks, such as currency risk, political, social and economic risk, and foreign market and trading risk. Changes in the value of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar also could result in gains or losses to the fund. The fund may be affected by political, social or economic events occurring in a country where the fund invests, which could cause the fund's investments in that country to experience gains or losses. The trading markets for many foreign securities are not as active as U.S. markets and may have less governmental regulation and oversight. Because of these risks, and others, securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than U.S. securities.

• Currency Risk – The fund is subject to the risk of a decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar, which reduces the dollar value of securities denominated in that currency. The overall impact on the fund’s holdings may be significant depending on the currencies represented in the portfolio, how each one appreciates or depreciates in relation to the U.S. dollar, and whether currency positions are hedged. Currency returns are volatile, and to the extent the fund purchases and sells currencies, it will also be subject to the risk that its trading strategies, including efforts at hedging, will not succeed.

• Interest Rate Risk – Investments in debt securities are also sensitive to interest rate changes. Generally, the value of debt securities and the funds that hold them decline as interest rates rise. Interest rate risk, however, is generally higher for the fund than for funds that have shorter-weighted maturities, such as money market funds and short-term bond funds.

• Credit Risk – Debt securities, even investment-grade debt securities, are subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the inability or perceived inability of the issuer to make interest and principal payments will cause the value of the securities to decrease. As a result, the fund's share price could also decrease. Changes in the credit rating of a debt security held by the fund could have a similar effect.

• Single Country Risk – Investing a significant portion of assets in one country or region makes the fund more dependent upon the political and economic circumstances of that particular country or region than a mutual fund that is more widely diversified.

• Liquidity Risk – The fund may also be subject to liquidity risk. During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, in order to meet redemptions it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund's share price.

• Derivative Risk – The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional instruments. The derivatives in which the fund invests are subject to a number of risks, including currency, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and correlation risk.

• Nondiversification – The fund is classified as nondiversified. A nondiversified fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of securities than a diversified fund. This gives the portfolio managers the flexibility to hold large positions in a smaller number of securities. If so, a price change in any one of those securities may have a greater impact on the fund’s share price than would be the case in a diversified fund and the fund may be more volatile than if it was diversified.

• Market Risk – The risk that the value of securities owned by the fund may go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably.

• Principal Loss – At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Principal Loss - At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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The fund is classified as nondiversified. A nondiversified fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of securities than a diversified fund. This gives the portfolio managers the flexibility to hold large positions in a smaller number of securities. If so, a price change in any one of those securities may have a greater impact on the fund's share price than would be the case in a diversified fund and the fund may be more volatile than if it was diversified.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Fund Performance

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the fund’s performance from year to year for Investor Class shares. The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for the periods shown compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. For current performance information, including yields, please visit americancentury.com.

Sales charges and account fees, if applicable, are not reflected in the bar chart. If those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the fund's performance from year to year for Investor Class shares. The table shows how the fund's average annual returns for the periods shown compared with those of a broad measure of market performance.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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americancentury.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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Calendar Year Total Returns

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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Sales charges and account fees, if applicable, are not reflected in the bar chart. If those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Highest Performance Quarter (2Q 2002): 14.36%

Lowest Performance Quarter (3Q 2008): -5.83%

As of September 30, 2012, the most recent calendar quarter end, the year-to-date return for the Investor Class was 4.50%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Investor Class year-to-date

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

4.50%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Highest Performance Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2002

Highest Quarterly Return

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14.36%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Lowest Performance Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(5.83%)

Performance Table Heading

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Average Annual Total Returns For the calendar year ended December 31, 2011

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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The after-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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The after-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND | Barclays Global Treasury ex-U.S. Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

5.24%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

7.18%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.38%

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND | INVESTOR CLASS

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 the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee (waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)

rr_MaximumAccountFee

25

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.80%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.81%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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83

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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259

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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450

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,002

Annual Return 2002

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23.53%

Annual Return 2003

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19.91%

Annual Return 2004

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13.10%

Annual Return 2005

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(8.23%)

Annual Return 2006

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8.25%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

9.89%

Annual Return 2008

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2.41%

Annual Return 2009

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6.72%

Annual Return 2010

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0.15%

Annual Return 2011

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5.72%

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

5.72%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.92%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.78%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jan. 07, 1992

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND | INVESTOR CLASS | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.94%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.46%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.32%

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND | INVESTOR CLASS | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.73%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.37%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.95%

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

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 the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee (waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)

rr_MaximumAccountFee

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.60%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.61%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

62

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

196

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

341

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

763

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

5.94%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.13%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.40%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 02, 2004

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND | A CLASS

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

4.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee (waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)

rr_MaximumAccountFee

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.80%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.06%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

553

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

773

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,009

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,686

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.72%

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.65%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.01%

^[1]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

^[1]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Oct. 27, 1998

^[1]

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND | C CLASS

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 the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice

1.00%

Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee (waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)

rr_MaximumAccountFee

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.80%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.81%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

184

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

570

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

981

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,124

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.65%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

3.12%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Sep. 28, 2007

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND | R CLASS

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 the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee (waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)

rr_MaximumAccountFee

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.80%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.31%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

134

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

416

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

719

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,578

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

5.19%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

3.64%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Sep. 28, 2007

GLOBAL BOND FUND

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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GLOBAL BOND FUND

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The fund seeks long-term total return.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in American Century Investments funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as variations in charges that may apply to purchases of $1 million or more, is available from your financial professional and in Calculation of Sales Charges on page 14 of the fund’s prospectus and Sales Charges in Appendix B of the statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. For the period January 31, 2012 through June 30, 2012, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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29.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in American Century Investments funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as variations in charges that may apply to purchases of $1 million or more, is available from your financial professional and in Calculation of Sales Charges on page 14 of the fund's prospectus and Sales Charges in Appendix B of the statement of additional information.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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100,000

Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]

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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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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, that you earn 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:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds. For purposes of this fund, the advisor defines bonds as non-money market debt securities which may be payable in U.S. or foreign currencies, and which may include U.S. and foreign corporate bonds and notes, government securities, commercial paper and securities backed by mortgages or other assets. The fund generally hedges most of its foreign currency exposure to the U.S. dollar.

The fund invests primarily in companies located in developed countries world-wide (including the United States), but may also invest in emerging markets. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 40% of its assets in foreign investments (unless the portfolio managers deem market conditions unfavorable, in which case the fund would invest at least 30% of its assets in foreign investments). The fund will allocate its assets among at least three different countries (one of which may be the United States).

The fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in high-yield and/or emerging markets debt securities. A high-yield security is one that has been rated below the four highest categories used by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or determined by the investment advisor to be of similar quality. The fund considers a security to be an emerging markets security if its issuer is located outside the following list of developed countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The advisor expects the fund’s dollar-weighted average maturity to be between two and 10 years.

The fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and certain U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Ginnie Mae is supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. The fund may also invest in securities issued or guaranteed by other U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), which are not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. However, they are authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet their obligations.

The fund also invests in derivative instruments, including foreign currency exchange contracts, in order to shift its investment exposure from one currency into another for hedging purposes or to enhance returns. The fund may also invest in other types of derivative instruments such as futures contracts and swap agreements in order to manage duration, credit exposure and country exposure.

To determine whether to buy or sell a security, the portfolio managers consider, among other things, various fund requirements and standards, along with economic conditions, alternative investments, interest rates and whether to alter geographic or currency exposure.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• Foreign Securities Risk – The fund may invest in foreign securities, which are generally riskier than U.S. securities. As a result the fund may be subject to foreign risk, meaning that political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters occurring in a country where the fund invests could cause the fund’s investments in that country to experience losses. For these and other reasons, securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than U.S. securities.

• Currency Risk – Because the fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies, the fund may be subject to currency risk, meaning that the fund could experience gains or losses based solely on changes in the exchange rate between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar.

• Interest Rate Risk – Investments in debt securities are sensitive to interest rate changes. Generally, the value of debt securities and the funds that hold them decline as interest rates rise. The fund’s investments are designed to reduce this risk. Interest rate risk, however, is generally higher for the fund than for funds that have a shorter-weighted average maturity, such as money market funds and short-term bond funds. The fund will also be exposed to interest rate risk outside of the U.S. where interest rate trends may differ from the U.S.

• Credit Risk – Debt securities, even investment-grade debt securities, are subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the inability or perceived inability of the issuer to make interest and principal payments will cause the value of the securities to decrease. As a result the fund’s share price could also decrease. Changes in the credit rating of a debt security held by the fund could have a similar effect.

• Liquidity Risk – The fund may also be subject to liquidity risk. During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, in order to meet redemptions it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund’s price.

• Prepayment Risk – The fund may invest in debt securities backed by mortgages or other assets. If these underlying assets are prepaid, the fund may benefit less from declining interest rates than funds of similar maturity that invest less heavily in mortgage- and asset-backed securities.

• Emerging Market Risk – Investing in securities of companies located in emerging market countries generally is also riskier than investing in securities of companies located in foreign developed countries. Emerging market countries may have unstable governments and/or economies that are subject to sudden change. These changes may be magnified by the countries’ emergent financial markets, resulting in significant volatility to investments in these countries. These countries also may lack the legal, business and social framework to support securities markets.

• Single Country Risk – Investing a significant portion of assets in one country or region makes the fund more dependent upon the political and economic circumstances of that particular country or region than a fund that is more widely diversified.

• Derivative Risk –The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional instruments. Derivatives are subject to a number of risks, including liquidity, interest rate, market, credit, and correlation risk.

• Nondiversification – The fund is classified as nondiversified. A nondiversified fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of securities than a diversified fund. This gives the portfolio managers the flexibility to hold large positions in a smaller number of securities. If so, a price change in any one of those securities may have a greater impact on the fund’s share price than would be the case in a diversified fund and the fund may be more volatile than if it was diversified.

• Market Risk – The risk that the value of securities owned by the fund may go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably.

• Principal Loss – At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Principal Loss - At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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The fund is classified as nondiversified. A nondiversified fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of securities than a diversified fund. This gives the portfolio managers the flexibility to hold large positions in a smaller number of securities. If so, a price change in any one of those securities may have a greater impact on the fund's share price than would be the case in a diversified fund and the fund may be more volatile than if it was diversified.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.

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Fund Performance

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The fund’s performance history is not available as of the date of this prospectus. When the fund has investment results for a full calendar year, this section will feature charts that show annual total returns, highest and lowest quarterly returns and average annual total returns for the fund. This information indicates the volatility of the fund’s historical returns from year to year. For current performance information, including yields, please visit americancentury.com.

Performance information is designed to help you see how fund returns can vary. Keep in mind that past performance (before and after taxes) does not predict how the fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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Performance information is designed to help you see how fund returns can vary. Keep in mind that past performance (before and after taxes) does not predict how the fund will perform in the future.

Performance One Year or Less [Text]

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The fund's performance history is not available as of the date of this prospectus. When the fund has investment results for a full calendar year, this section will feature charts that show annual total returns, highest and lowest quarterly returns and average annual total returns for the fund.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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americancentury.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Keep in mind that past performance (before and after taxes) does not predict how the fund will perform in the future.

GLOBAL BOND FUND | INVESTOR CLASS

Risk/Return:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase)

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none

Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee (waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)

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25

Management Fee

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0.95%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.96%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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98

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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306

GLOBAL BOND FUND | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Risk/Return:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase)

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none

Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee (waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)

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none

Management Fee

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0.75%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

Other Expenses

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0.01%

^[2]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.76%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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78

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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243

GLOBAL BOND FUND | A CLASS

Risk/Return:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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4.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase)

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none

Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee (waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)

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none

Management Fee

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0.95%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.01%

^[2]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.21%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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568

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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817

GLOBAL BOND FUND | C CLASS

Risk/Return:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase)

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1.00%

Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee (waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)

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none

Management Fee

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0.95%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

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1.00%

Other Expenses

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0.01%

^[2]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.96%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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199

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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616

GLOBAL BOND FUND | R CLASS

Risk/Return:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase)

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none

Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee (waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)

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none

Management Fee

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0.95%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.50%

Other Expenses

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0.01%

^[2]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.46%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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149

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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462

[1] Prior to September 4, 2007, this class was referred to as the Advisor Class and did not have a front-end sales charge. Performance has been restated to reflect this charge.

[2] Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return by investing in high-quality, non-dollar-denominated government and corporate debt securities outside the United States.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000in American Century Investments funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as variations in charges that may apply to purchases of $1 million or more, is available from your financial professional and in Calculation of Sales Charges on page 13 of the fund’s prospectus and Sales Charges in Appendix B of the statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND (USD $)	INVESTOR CLASS	INSTITUTIONAL CLASS	A CLASS	C CLASS	R CLASS
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	4.50%	none	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase)	none	none	none	1.00%	none
Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee (waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)	25	none	none	none	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND	INVESTOR CLASS	INSTITUTIONAL CLASS	A CLASS	C CLASS	R CLASS
Management Fee	0.80%	0.60%	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	none	none	0.25%	1.00%	0.50%
Other Expenses	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.81%	0.61%	1.06%	1.81%	1.31%

Example

The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the fund with the costs 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, that you earn 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:

Expense Example INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND (USD $)	1 year	3 years	5 years	10 years
INVESTOR CLASS	83	259	450	1,002
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS	62	196	341	763
A CLASS	553	773	1,009	1,686
C CLASS	184	570	981	2,124
R CLASS	134	416	719	1,578

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 50% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests its assets in high-quality debt securities, and at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in debt securities issued by foreign corporations and foreign governments. High-quality debt securities are fixed-income investments, such as notes, bonds, commercial paper, debentures and mortgage- and asset-backed securities that have been rated by an independent rating agency in its top two credit quality categories or determined by the advisor to be of comparable credit quality. The advisor expects the fund’s dollar-weighted average maturity to range from two to 10 years.

The portfolio managers use a combination of fundamental research and bond and currency valuation models, and evaluate each country's economic climate and political discipline for controlling deficits and inflation. Using economic forecasts, the portfolio managers project the expected return for each country. By contrasting expected risks and returns for investments in each country, the portfolio managers select those countries expected to produce the best return at reasonable risk. The portfolio managers limit the use of hedging strategies that minimize the risk of currency fluctuations, but may hedge up to 25% of the fund's total assets into U.S. dollars when the portfolio manager considers the dollar to be attractive relative to foreign currencies.

The fund also invests in derivative instruments, including foreign currency exchange contracts, in order to shift its investment exposure from one currency into another for hedging purposes or to enhance returns.

The fund sells holdings for a variety of reasons, such as to adjust its average maturity or credit quality, to shift assets into and out of higher-yielding securities, or to alter geographic or currency exposure.

Principal Risks

• Foreign Securities Risk – Foreign securities have certain unique risks, such as currency risk, political, social and economic risk, and foreign market and trading risk. Changes in the value of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar also could result in gains or losses to the fund. The fund may be affected by political, social or economic events occurring in a country where the fund invests, which could cause the fund's investments in that country to experience gains or losses. The trading markets for many foreign securities are not as active as U.S. markets and may have less governmental regulation and oversight. Because of these risks, and others, securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than U.S. securities.

• Currency Risk – The fund is subject to the risk of a decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar, which reduces the dollar value of securities denominated in that currency. The overall impact on the fund’s holdings may be significant depending on the currencies represented in the portfolio, how each one appreciates or depreciates in relation to the U.S. dollar, and whether currency positions are hedged. Currency returns are volatile, and to the extent the fund purchases and sells currencies, it will also be subject to the risk that its trading strategies, including efforts at hedging, will not succeed.

• Interest Rate Risk – Investments in debt securities are also sensitive to interest rate changes. Generally, the value of debt securities and the funds that hold them decline as interest rates rise. Interest rate risk, however, is generally higher for the fund than for funds that have shorter-weighted maturities, such as money market funds and short-term bond funds.

• Credit Risk – Debt securities, even investment-grade debt securities, are subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the inability or perceived inability of the issuer to make interest and principal payments will cause the value of the securities to decrease. As a result, the fund's share price could also decrease. Changes in the credit rating of a debt security held by the fund could have a similar effect.

• Single Country Risk – Investing a significant portion of assets in one country or region makes the fund more dependent upon the political and economic circumstances of that particular country or region than a mutual fund that is more widely diversified.

• Liquidity Risk – The fund may also be subject to liquidity risk. During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, in order to meet redemptions it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund's share price.

• Derivative Risk – The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional instruments. The derivatives in which the fund invests are subject to a number of risks, including currency, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and correlation risk.

• Nondiversification – The fund is classified as nondiversified. A nondiversified fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of securities than a diversified fund. This gives the portfolio managers the flexibility to hold large positions in a smaller number of securities. If so, a price change in any one of those securities may have a greater impact on the fund’s share price than would be the case in a diversified fund and the fund may be more volatile than if it was diversified.

• Market Risk – The risk that the value of securities owned by the fund may go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably.

• Principal Loss – At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.

Fund Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the fund’s performance from year to year for Investor Class shares. The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for the periods shown compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. For current performance information, including yields, please visit americancentury.com.

Sales charges and account fees, if applicable, are not reflected in the bar chart. If those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.

Calendar Year Total Returns

Highest Performance Quarter (2Q 2002): 14.36%

Lowest Performance Quarter (3Q 2008): -5.83%

As of September 30, 2012, the most recent calendar quarter end, the year-to-date return for the Investor Class was 4.50%

Average Annual Total Returns For the calendar year ended December 31, 2011

Average Annual Total Returns INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
INVESTOR CLASS		5.72%	4.92%	7.78%		Jan. 07, 1992
INVESTOR CLASS After Taxes on Distributions		4.94%	3.46%	6.32%
INVESTOR CLASS After Taxes on Distributions and Sales		3.73%	3.37%	5.95%
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS		5.94%	5.13%		5.40%	Aug. 02, 2004
A CLASS	[1]	0.72%	3.65%	7.01%		Oct. 27, 1998
C CLASS		4.65%			3.12%	Sep. 28, 2007
R CLASS		5.19%			3.64%	Sep. 28, 2007
Barclays Global Treasury ex-U.S. Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		5.24%	7.18%	8.38%

The after-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.

GLOBAL BOND FUND

GLOBAL BOND FUND

Investment Objective

The fund seeks long-term total return.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in American Century Investments funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as variations in charges that may apply to purchases of $1 million or more, is available from your financial professional and in Calculation of Sales Charges on page 14 of the fund’s prospectus and Sales Charges in Appendix B of the statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees GLOBAL BOND FUND (USD $)	INVESTOR CLASS	INSTITUTIONAL CLASS	A CLASS	C CLASS	R CLASS
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	4.50%	none	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase)	none	none	none	1.00%	none
Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee (waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)	25	none	none	none	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses GLOBAL BOND FUND		INVESTOR CLASS	INSTITUTIONAL CLASS	A CLASS	C CLASS	R CLASS
Management Fee		0.95%	0.75%	0.95%	0.95%	0.95%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees		none	none	0.25%	1.00%	0.50%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		0.96%	0.76%	1.21%	1.96%	1.46%

Example

The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the fund with the costs 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, that you earn 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:

Expense Example GLOBAL BOND FUND (USD $)	1 year	3 years
INVESTOR CLASS	98	306
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS	78	243
A CLASS	568	817
C CLASS	199	616
R CLASS	149	462

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. For the period January 31, 2012 through June 30, 2012, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds. For purposes of this fund, the advisor defines bonds as non-money market debt securities which may be payable in U.S. or foreign currencies, and which may include U.S. and foreign corporate bonds and notes, government securities, commercial paper and securities backed by mortgages or other assets. The fund generally hedges most of its foreign currency exposure to the U.S. dollar.

The fund invests primarily in companies located in developed countries world-wide (including the United States), but may also invest in emerging markets. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 40% of its assets in foreign investments (unless the portfolio managers deem market conditions unfavorable, in which case the fund would invest at least 30% of its assets in foreign investments). The fund will allocate its assets among at least three different countries (one of which may be the United States).

The fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in high-yield and/or emerging markets debt securities. A high-yield security is one that has been rated below the four highest categories used by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or determined by the investment advisor to be of similar quality. The fund considers a security to be an emerging markets security if its issuer is located outside the following list of developed countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The advisor expects the fund’s dollar-weighted average maturity to be between two and 10 years.

The fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and certain U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Ginnie Mae is supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. The fund may also invest in securities issued or guaranteed by other U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), which are not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. However, they are authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet their obligations.

The fund also invests in derivative instruments, including foreign currency exchange contracts, in order to shift its investment exposure from one currency into another for hedging purposes or to enhance returns. The fund may also invest in other types of derivative instruments such as futures contracts and swap agreements in order to manage duration, credit exposure and country exposure.

To determine whether to buy or sell a security, the portfolio managers consider, among other things, various fund requirements and standards, along with economic conditions, alternative investments, interest rates and whether to alter geographic or currency exposure.

Principal Risks

• Foreign Securities Risk – The fund may invest in foreign securities, which are generally riskier than U.S. securities. As a result the fund may be subject to foreign risk, meaning that political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters occurring in a country where the fund invests could cause the fund’s investments in that country to experience losses. For these and other reasons, securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than U.S. securities.

• Currency Risk – Because the fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies, the fund may be subject to currency risk, meaning that the fund could experience gains or losses based solely on changes in the exchange rate between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar.

• Interest Rate Risk – Investments in debt securities are sensitive to interest rate changes. Generally, the value of debt securities and the funds that hold them decline as interest rates rise. The fund’s investments are designed to reduce this risk. Interest rate risk, however, is generally higher for the fund than for funds that have a shorter-weighted average maturity, such as money market funds and short-term bond funds. The fund will also be exposed to interest rate risk outside of the U.S. where interest rate trends may differ from the U.S.

• Credit Risk – Debt securities, even investment-grade debt securities, are subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the inability or perceived inability of the issuer to make interest and principal payments will cause the value of the securities to decrease. As a result the fund’s share price could also decrease. Changes in the credit rating of a debt security held by the fund could have a similar effect.

• Liquidity Risk – The fund may also be subject to liquidity risk. During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, in order to meet redemptions it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund’s price.

• Prepayment Risk – The fund may invest in debt securities backed by mortgages or other assets. If these underlying assets are prepaid, the fund may benefit less from declining interest rates than funds of similar maturity that invest less heavily in mortgage- and asset-backed securities.

• Emerging Market Risk – Investing in securities of companies located in emerging market countries generally is also riskier than investing in securities of companies located in foreign developed countries. Emerging market countries may have unstable governments and/or economies that are subject to sudden change. These changes may be magnified by the countries’ emergent financial markets, resulting in significant volatility to investments in these countries. These countries also may lack the legal, business and social framework to support securities markets.

• Single Country Risk – Investing a significant portion of assets in one country or region makes the fund more dependent upon the political and economic circumstances of that particular country or region than a fund that is more widely diversified.

• Derivative Risk –The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional instruments. Derivatives are subject to a number of risks, including liquidity, interest rate, market, credit, and correlation risk.

• Nondiversification – The fund is classified as nondiversified. A nondiversified fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of securities than a diversified fund. This gives the portfolio managers the flexibility to hold large positions in a smaller number of securities. If so, a price change in any one of those securities may have a greater impact on the fund’s share price than would be the case in a diversified fund and the fund may be more volatile than if it was diversified.

• Market Risk – The risk that the value of securities owned by the fund may go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably.

• Principal Loss – At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.

Fund Performance

The fund’s performance history is not available as of the date of this prospectus. When the fund has investment results for a full calendar year, this section will feature charts that show annual total returns, highest and lowest quarterly returns and average annual total returns for the fund. This information indicates the volatility of the fund’s historical returns from year to year. For current performance information, including yields, please visit americancentury.com.

Performance information is designed to help you see how fund returns can vary. Keep in mind that past performance (before and after taxes) does not predict how the fund will perform in the future.

[1] Prior to September 4, 2007, this class was referred to as the Advisor Class and did not have a front-end sales charge. Performance has been restated to reflect this charge.

[1] Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.