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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Voya MUTUAL FUNDS
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Feb. 29, 2016
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Voya Global Value Advantage Fund
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock The Fund seeks long-term capital growth and current income.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock These tables describe the fees and expenses that 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 $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 94) or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 135).
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 you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination March 1, 2017
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock 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 mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Examples, affect the Fund's performance.

During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 147% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 147.00%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
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 $50,000 in Voya mutual funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Expense Examples
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Examples show costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Examples also assume that your investment had 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 Closing [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock The Examples reflect applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods.
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in the equity securities of companies located in a number of different countries, one of which may be the United States. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks, warrants, and convertible securities. The Fund may invest without limit in countries with developing or emerging markets. The Fund does not limit its investments to companies in any particular market capitalization range.

The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments including futures or index futures to gain exposure to securities, security markets, market indices, or to seek to manage cash balances consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and principal investment strategies.

The Fund may focus its investments in the financial services sector. The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).

The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) seeks to construct an actively managed equity strategy designed to identify high quality dividend income securities focusing on both sustainability and growth of yield, as well as our proprietary fundamental research capabilities. The Sub-Adviser seeks to construct a portfolio with a gross dividend yield that exceeds the average dividend yield of the companies in the MSCI All Country World IndexSM. The Sub-Adviser utilizes a valuation based screening process to assist in selection of companies according to criteria which include the following:
  • an above average dividend yield and stability and growth of dividend; and
  • companies which are profitable and have achieved an above average cash flow.
The Sub-Adviser, from time to time, may select securities which do not meet all of these criteria. The Sub-Adviser then conducts intensive fundamental research on each company to evaluate its growth, profitability and valuation characteristics.

The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.

The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 30% of its total assets.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading PRINCIPAL RISKS
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.

Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.

Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.

Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.

Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.

Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.

Dividend: Companies that issue dividend yielding equity securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future. As a result, the Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy may be limited.

Focused Investing: To the extent that the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in securities related to a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, its investments will be sensitive to developments in that industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area. The Fund is subject to the risk that changing economic conditions; changing political or regulatory conditions; or natural and other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which the Fund focuses its investments could have a significant impact on its investment performance and could ultimately cause the Fund to underperform, or its net asset value to be more volatile than, other funds that invest more broadly.

Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region. Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.

Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, market interest rates in the United States are at or near historic lows, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. For funds that invest in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets.

Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors.

Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.

Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.

Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing the Fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.

Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.

Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.

Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Fund holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Fund’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Fund’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that Funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney You could lose money on an investment in the Fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Other class shares’ performance would be higher or lower than Class A shares' performance because of the higher or lower expenses paid by Class A shares. The Class W shares performance shown for the period prior to their inception date is the performance of Class A shares without adjustment for any differences in the expenses between the two classes. If adjusted for such differences, returns would be different. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 1-800-992-0180
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.voyainvestments.com/literature
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock Best quarter: 2nd 2009, 26.13% and Worst quarter: 3rd 2008, -18.10%
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns%
(for the periods ended December 31, 2015)
Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads rr_PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges.
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses.
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate 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 rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock 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, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.75%
Maximum deferred sales charge as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.95% [2]
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.27%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.47%
Waivers and Reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.12%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.35%
1 Yr rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 705
3 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,002
5 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,321
10 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,222
1 Yr rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 705
3 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 1,002
5 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,321
10 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,222
2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 20.61%
2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 14.63%
2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (29.13%)
2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 50.37%
2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 22.70%
2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (9.90%)
2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 0.25%
2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 20.74%
2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 (2.76%)
2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 (2.67%)
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best quarter:
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 26.13%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst quarter:
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (18.10%)
1 Yr rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (8.27%) [4],[5]
5 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (0.55%) [4],[5]
10 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.81% [4],[5]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception [4],[5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Apr. 19, 1993 [4],[5]
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund | Class B  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 5.00%
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.95% [2]
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.27%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.22%
Waivers and Reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.12%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.10%
1 Yr rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 713
3 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 983
5 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,379
10 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,356
1 Yr rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 213
3 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 683
5 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,179
10 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,356
1 Yr rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (8.15%) [4],[5]
5 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (0.46%) [4],[5]
10 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.66% [4],[5]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception [4],[5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate May 31, 1995 [4],[5]
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00%
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.95% [2]
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.27%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.22%
Waivers and Reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.12%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.10%
1 Yr rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 313
3 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 683
5 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,179
10 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,545
1 Yr rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 213
3 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 683
5 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,179
10 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,545
1 Yr rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (4.36%) [4],[5]
5 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (0.12%) [4],[5]
10 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.66% [4],[5]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception [4],[5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Apr. 19, 1993 [4],[5]
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund | Class I  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.95% [2]
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.26%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.21%
Waivers and Reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.11%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.10%
1 Yr rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 112
3 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 373
5 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 654
10 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,456
1 Yr rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 112
3 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 373
5 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 654
10 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,456
1 Yr rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (2.43%) [4],[5]
5 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.89% [4],[5]
10 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 [4],[5]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.08% [4],[5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 06, 2006 [4],[5]
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund | Class W  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.95% [2]
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.27%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.22%
Waivers and Reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.12%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.10%
1 Yr rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 112
3 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 375
5 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 659
10 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,467
1 Yr rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 112
3 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 375
5 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 659
10 Yrs rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,467
1 Yr rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (2.42%) [4],[5]
5 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.89% [4],[5]
10 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.62% [4],[5]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception [4],[5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 01, 2009 [4],[5]
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund | After tax on distributions | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Yr rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (8.83%) [4],[5]
5 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (1.31%) [4],[5]
10 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.35% [4],[5]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception [4],[5]
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund | After tax on distributions with sale | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Yr rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (4.19%) [4],[5]
5 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (0.32%) [4],[5]
10 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.74% [4],[5]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception [4],[5]
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund | MSCI ACW Index℠ | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Yr rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (2.36%) [4],[5],[6]
5 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.09% [4],[5],[6]
10 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.76% [4],[5],[6]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception [4],[5],[6]
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund | MSCI ACW Index℠ | Class B  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Yr rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (2.36%) [4],[5],[6]
5 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.09% [4],[5],[6]
10 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.76% [4],[5],[6]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception [4],[5],[6]
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund | MSCI ACW Index℠ | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Yr rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (2.36%) [4],[5],[6]
5 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.09% [4],[5],[6]
10 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.76% [4],[5],[6]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception [4],[5],[6]
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund | MSCI ACW Index℠ | Class I  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Yr rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (2.36%) [4],[5],[6]
5 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.09% [4],[5],[6]
10 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 [4],[5],[6]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 4.09% [4],[5],[6]
Voya Global Value Advantage Fund | MSCI ACW Index℠ | Class W  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Yr rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (2.36%) [4],[5],[6]
5 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.09% [4],[5],[6]
10 Yrs rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.76% [4],[5],[6]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception [4],[5],[6]
[1] A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
[2] The portion of the management fee attributable to the advisory services is 0.90% and the portion of the management fee attributable to the administrative services is 0.05%.
[3] The adviser and distributor are contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.35%, 2.10%, 2.10%, 1.10%, and 1.10% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2017. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser and distributor within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
[4] Effective November 30, 2012, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC was appointed as the sub-adviser to the Fund along with changes to the Fund's name and principal investment strategies. Performance prior to November 30, 2012 is attributable to a different sub-adviser.
[5] Prior to December 1, 2014, the Fund had a different investment objective and principal investment strategies.
[6] The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses.