Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Document Type	dei_DocumentType	Other
Document Period End Date	dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate	Sep. 30, 2014
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST
Central Index Key	dei_EntityCentralIndexKey	0000880366
Amendment Flag	dei_AmendmentFlag	false
Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	Feb. 03, 2015
Document Effective Date	dei_DocumentEffectiveDate	Feb. 03, 2015
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Feb. 01, 2015