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Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Document Type dei_DocumentType 497
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Dec. 31, 2016
Entity Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST
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Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Nov. 20, 2017
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Nov. 20, 2017
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Jan. 30, 2017
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Supplement [Text Block] ck0000088525_SupplementTextBlock
Guggenheim Funds Trust
702 King Farm Blvd., Suite 200
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Supplement Dated November 20, 2017
to the currently effective Statutory Prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), as each may be supplemented from time to time, for Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund, Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund and Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund (the “Funds”)
This supplement provides updated information beyond that contained in the Prospectus and SAI and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and SAI.
At a meeting held on November 14-15, 2017, the Board of Trustees of Guggenheim Funds Trust (the “Board”) approved a reduction in the advisory fee paid by the Funds effective November 20, 2017 from 0.50% (subject to a 0.05% reduction on assets over $5 billion) to 0.39% (at all asset levels) for Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund and Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund and from 0.45% to 0.39% for Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund. The Board also approved reductions in the expense limitation for certain share classes of the Funds, effective as of the same date. Accordingly, the following changes are effective as of November 20, 2017.
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
The Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund's Annual Fund Operating Expenses table in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
The Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund's expense example in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Example” is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption 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 remain the same. Although the actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example Closing [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock
The above Example reflects applicable contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements for the current duration of the arrangements only.
Supplement Closing [Text Block] ck0000088525_SupplementClosingTextBlock
Any other references in the Prospectus and SAI to the Funds’ advisory fees and expense limitations for applicable share classes of the Funds are updated accordingly.
Please Retain This Supplement for Future Reference
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund | Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund, A-Class  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 2.25%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.39% [1]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.03%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.23%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.87%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.08%) [2],[3]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.79%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 1, 2020
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 304
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 480
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 681
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,259
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund | Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund, C-Class  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00%
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.39% [1]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.02%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.26%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.28%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.67%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.14%) [2],[3]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.53%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 1, 2020
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 256
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 498
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 880
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,952
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 156
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 498
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 880
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,952
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund | Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund, Institutional  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.39% [1]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.02%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.22%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.61%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.08%) [2],[3]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.53%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 1, 2020
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 54
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 179
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 324
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 746
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund | Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund, P  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.39% [1]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.03%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.21%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.24%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.88%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.09%) [2],[3]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.79%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 1, 2020
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 81
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 262
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 470
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,067
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Supplement [Text Block] ck0000088525_SupplementTextBlock
Guggenheim Funds Trust
702 King Farm Blvd., Suite 200
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Supplement Dated November 20, 2017
to the currently effective Statutory Prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), as each may be supplemented from time to time, for Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund, Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund and Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund (the “Funds”)
This supplement provides updated information beyond that contained in the Prospectus and SAI and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and SAI.
At a meeting held on November 14-15, 2017, the Board of Trustees of Guggenheim Funds Trust (the “Board”) approved a reduction in the advisory fee paid by the Funds effective November 20, 2017 from 0.50% (subject to a 0.05% reduction on assets over $5 billion) to 0.39% (at all asset levels) for Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund and Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund and from 0.45% to 0.39% for Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund. The Board also approved reductions in the expense limitation for certain share classes of the Funds, effective as of the same date. Accordingly, the following changes are effective as of November 20, 2017.
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
The Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund's Annual Fund Operating Expenses table in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
The Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund's expense example in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Example” is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption 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 remain the same. Although the actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example Closing [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock
The above Example reflects applicable contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements for the current duration of the arrangements only.
Supplement Closing [Text Block] ck0000088525_SupplementClosingTextBlock
Any other references in the Prospectus and SAI to the Funds’ advisory fees and expense limitations for applicable share classes of the Funds are updated accordingly.
Please Retain This Supplement for Future Reference
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund | Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund, A-Class  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 4.00%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.39% [4]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.03%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.30%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.33%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.97%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.15%) [5]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.82%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 1, 2020
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 480
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 667
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 886
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,515
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund | Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund, C-Class  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00%
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.39% [4]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.03%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.37%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.40%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.79%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.23%) [5]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.56%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 1, 2020
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 259
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 517
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 926
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,066
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 159
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 517
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 926
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,066
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund | Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund, Institutional  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.39% [4]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.01%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.26%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.65%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.14%) [5]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.51%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 1, 2020
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 52
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 179
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 334
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 783
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund | Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund, P  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.39% [4]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.01%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.22%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.23%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.87%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.07%) [5]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.80%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 1, 2020
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 82
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 263
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 468
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,059
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Supplement [Text Block] ck0000088525_SupplementTextBlock
Guggenheim Funds Trust
702 King Farm Blvd., Suite 200
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Supplement Dated November 20, 2017
to the currently effective Statutory Prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), as each may be supplemented from time to time, for Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund, Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund and Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund (the “Funds”)
This supplement provides updated information beyond that contained in the Prospectus and SAI and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and SAI.
At a meeting held on November 14-15, 2017, the Board of Trustees of Guggenheim Funds Trust (the “Board”) approved a reduction in the advisory fee paid by the Funds effective November 20, 2017 from 0.50% (subject to a 0.05% reduction on assets over $5 billion) to 0.39% (at all asset levels) for Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund and Guggenheim Investment Grade Bond Fund and from 0.45% to 0.39% for Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund. The Board also approved reductions in the expense limitation for certain share classes of the Funds, effective as of the same date. Accordingly, the following changes are effective as of November 20, 2017.
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
The Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund's Annual Fund Operating Expenses table in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
The Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund's expense example in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Example” is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption 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 remain the same. Although the actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example Closing [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock
The above Example reflects applicable contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements for the current duration of the arrangements only.
Supplement Closing [Text Block] ck0000088525_SupplementClosingTextBlock
Any other references in the Prospectus and SAI to the Funds’ advisory fees and expense limitations for applicable share classes of the Funds are updated accordingly.
Please Retain This Supplement for Future Reference
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund | Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund, A-Class  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 4.00%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.39% [6]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.09%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.31%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.40%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.04%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.18%) [7],[8]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.86%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 1, 2020
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 484
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 682
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 917
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,588
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund | Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund, C-Class  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00%
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.39% [6]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.08%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.33%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.72%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.14%) [7],[8]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.58%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 1, 2020
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 261
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 514
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 906
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,006
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 161
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 514
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 906
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,006
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund | Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund, Institutional  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.39% [6]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.08%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.21%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.29%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.68%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.09%) [7],[8]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.59%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 1, 2020
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 60
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 199
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 360
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 829
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST | Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund | Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund, P  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.39% [6]
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.07%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.14%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.21%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.85%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.06%) [7],[8]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.79%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination February 1, 2020
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 81
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 259
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 459
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,038
[1] Restated to reflect current management fees.
[2] Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the "Investment Manager"), has contractually agreed through February 1, 2020 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses (including distribution (12b-1) fees (if any), but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund to the annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class of shares as follows: Class A-0.75%, Class C-1.50%, Institutional Class-0.50%, and Class P-0.75%. The Investment Manager is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement, provided that the Operating Expenses do not exceed the then-applicable expense cap. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, with certain waived fees and reimbursed expenses subject to the recoupment rights of the Investment Manager.
[3] The Investment Manager has contractually agreed through February 1, 2019, to waive the amount of the Fund’s management fee to the extent necessary to offset the proportionate share of any management fee paid by the Fund with respect to any Fund investment in an underlying fund for which the Investment Manager or any of its affiliates also serves as investment manager. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
[4] Restated to reflect current management fees.
[5] Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), has contractually agreed through February 1, 2020 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses (including distribution (12b-1) fees (if any), but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund to the annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class of shares as follows: Class A-0.79%, Class C-1.54%, Institutional Class-0.50%, and Class P-0.79%. The Investment Manager is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement, provided that the Operating Expenses do not exceed the then-applicable expense cap. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, with certain waived fees and reimbursed expenses subject to the recoupment rights of the Investment Manager.
[6] Restated to reflect current management fees.
[7] Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the "Investment Manager"), has contractually agreed through February 1, 2020 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses (including distribution (12b-1) fees (if any), but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund to the annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class of shares as follows: Class A-0.79%, Class C-1.54%, Institutional Class-0.50%, and Class P-0.79%. The Investment Manager is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement, provided that the Operating Expenses do not exceed the then-applicable expense cap. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, with certain waived fees and reimbursed expenses subject to the recoupment rights of the Investment Manager.
[8] The Investment Manager has contractually agreed through February 1, 2019, to waive the amount of the Fund’s management fee to the extent necessary to offset the proportionate share of any management fee paid by the Fund with respect to any Fund investment in an underlying fund for which the Investment Manager or any of its affiliates also serves as investment manager. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.