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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Forward Funds
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Dec. 31, 2011
No Load | Forward Floating NAV Short Duration Fund | INVESTOR CLASS
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.35%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Shareholder Services Fees rr_DistributionOrSimilarNon12b1FeesOverAssets 0.15%
Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.48% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.23%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.39%) [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.84%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 86
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 352
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 86
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 352
No Load | Forward Floating NAV Short Duration Fund | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.35%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets   
Shareholder Services Fees rr_DistributionOrSimilarNon12b1FeesOverAssets 0.05%
Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.48% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.88%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.39%) [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.49%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 50
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 242
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 50
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 242
No Load | Forward Floating NAV Short Duration Fund
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination April 30, 2013
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess The Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus and the Fund does not yet have a full calendar year of investment returns.
[1] Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
[2] The Fund's investment advisor is contractually obligated to waive a portion of its fees and reimburse other expenses until April 30, 2013 in amounts necessary to limit the Fund's operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) for the Fund's Investor Class and Institutional Class shares to an annual rate (as a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets) of 0.84% and 0.49%, respectively. This expense limitation arrangement may not be terminated by the Fund's investment advisor prior to such date under any circumstances.