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Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST
Document Effective Date	dei_DocumentEffectiveDate	Jun. 15, 2015
Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	Jun. 15, 2015
Amendment Flag	dei_AmendmentFlag	false
Document Period End Date	dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate	Oct. 31, 2014
Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund \| Investor Class (Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund)
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	HLFNX
Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund \| Institutional Class (Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund)
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	HILFX
Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund \| Investor Class (Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund)
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	HJPSX
Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund \| Institutional Class (Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund)
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	HJSIX

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The date the document was made available and submitted, in CCYY-MM-DD format. The date of submission, date of acceptance by the recipient, and the document effective date are all potentially different.

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The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word "Other".

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A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.

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-Name Regulation 12B

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The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.

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-Name Regulation 12B

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Trading symbol of an instrument as listed on an exchange.

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