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Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital and income without excessive fluctuations in market value.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading FEES AND EXPENSES
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes 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 certain members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Lord Abbett Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 185 of the prospectus, Appendix A to the prospectus, titled “Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers,” and “Purchases, Redemptions, Pricing, and Payments to Dealers” on page 8-1 of the statement of additional information (“SAI”).
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)
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 result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 135.08% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 135.08%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and certain members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Lord Abbett Family of Funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent These amounts have been updated from fiscal year amounts to reflect current fees and expenses.
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. 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 your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption If Shares Are Redeemed
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption If Shares Are Not Redeemed
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its objective, the Fund invests principally in equity securities of U.S. and multinational companies that the Fund believes are undervalued in all market capitalization ranges. Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. The Fund normally will invest at least 50% of its net assets in equity securities of large, established companies having a market capitalization within the range of companies included in the Russell 1000® Index. Although the Fund generally emphasizes equity securities of large companies, the Fund also may invest in equity securities of mid-sized and small companies.


The Fund may invest in U.S. and up to 10% of its net assets in foreign (including emerging market) companies. Foreign companies include emerging market companies and American depositary receipts (“ADRs”). The Fund defines foreign companies as those whose securities are traded primarily on non-U.S. securities exchanges. Because ADRs represent exposure to foreign companies, the Fund deems them to be foreign investments even though they trade on U.S. exchanges. Foreign securities may be denominated in the U.S. dollar or other currencies. The Fund’s principal investments include the following types of securities and other financial instruments:


 

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Equity securities of large, mid-sized, and small companies. The Fund may invest in any security that represents equity ownership in a company. Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common stocks, preferred stocks, equity interests in trusts (including real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and privately offered trusts), partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies and vehicles with similar legal structures, and other instruments with similar characteristics. The Fund considers equity securities to include rights offerings and investments that convert into the equity securities described above.
 

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Value companies of any size that the Fund’s portfolio management team believes to be undervalued according to certain financial measurements of intrinsic worth or business prospects and to have the potential for capital appreciation.

The Fund attempts to invest in companies the investment team believes have been undervalued by the market and whose securities are selling at reasonable prices in relation to an assessment of their potential or intrinsic value. The Fund seeks to identify companies that have the strongest fundamentals relative to valuations and looks for positive factors in a company’s fundamental outlook that the Fund believes are likely to improve the value of the company’s stock price.


The Fund generally will sell a security when the Fund believes the security is less likely to benefit from the current market and economic environment, shows signs of deteriorating fundamentals, or has reached its valuation target, among other reasons. The Fund seeks to remain fully invested in accordance with its investment objective; however, in response to adverse economic, market or other unfavorable conditions, the Fund may invest its assets in a temporary defensive manner. The Fund engages in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading PRINCIPAL RISKS
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

As with any investment in a mutual fund, investing in the Fund involves risk, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment. When you redeem your shares, they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you may lose a portion or all of the money you invested in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its performance, include:


 

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Portfolio Management Risk: If the strategies used and investments selected by the Fund’s portfolio management team fail to produce the intended result, the Fund may suffer losses or underperform other funds with the same investment objective or strategies, even in a rising market.
 

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Market Risk: The market values of securities will fluctuate, sometimes sharply and unpredictably, based on overall economic conditions, governmental actions or intervention, political developments and other factors. Prices of equity securities tend to rise and fall more dramatically than those of debt securities.
 

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Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities, as well as equity-like securities such as convertible debt securities, may experience significant volatility. Such securities may fall sharply in response to adverse events affecting overall markets, a particular industry or sector, or an individual company’s financial condition.
 

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Industry and Sector Risk: Although the Fund does not employ an industry or sector focus, its exposure to specific industries or sectors will increase from time to time based on the portfolio management team’s perception of investment opportunities. If the Fund overweights a single industry or sector relative to its benchmark index, the Fund will face an increased risk that the value of its portfolio will decrease because of events disproportionately affecting that industry or sector. Furthermore, investments in particular industries or sectors may be more volatile than the broader market as a whole.
 

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Large Company Risk: As compared to smaller successful companies, larger, more established companies may be less able to respond quickly to certain market developments and may have slower rates of growth. Large companies also may fall out of favor relative to smaller companies in certain market cycles, causing the Fund to incur losses or underperform.
 

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Mid-Sized and Small Company Risk: Investments in mid-sized and smaller companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies. As compared to larger companies, mid-sized and smaller companies may have limited management experience or depth, limited ability to generate or borrow capital needed for growth, and limited products or services, or operate in less established markets. Accordingly, mid-sized and smaller company securities tend to be more sensitive to changing economic, market, and industry conditions and tend to be more volatile and less liquid than equity securities of larger companies, especially over the short term. Mid-sized and smaller companies also may fall out of favor relative to larger companies in certain market cycles, causing the Fund to incur losses or underperform. The shares of mid-sized and smaller companies tend to trade less frequently than those of larger, more established companies, which can adversely affect the pricing of these securities and the ability to sell these securities in the future.
 

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Value Investing Risk: The prices of value stocks may lag the stock market for long periods of time if the market fails to recognize the company’s intrinsic worth. Value investing also is subject to the risk that a company judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced or even overpriced.
 

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Foreign and Emerging Market Company Risk: The Fund’s investments in foreign (including emerging market) companies and in U.S. companies with economic ties to foreign markets generally involve special risks that can increase the likelihood that the Fund will lose money. For example, as compared with companies organized and operated in the U.S., these companies may be more vulnerable to economic, political, and social instability and subject to less government supervision, lack of transparency, inadequate regulatory and accounting standards, and foreign taxes. In addition, the securities of foreign companies also may be subject to inadequate exchange control regulations, the imposition of economic sanctions or other government restrictions, higher transaction and other costs, reduced liquidity, and delays in settlement to the extent they are traded on non-U.S. exchanges or markets. Foreign company securities also include ADRs. ADRs may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Foreign securities also may subject the Fund’s investments to changes in currency rates. Emerging market securities generally are more volatile than other foreign securities, and are subject to greater liquidity, regulatory, and political risks. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative and generally are riskier than investments in more developed markets because such markets tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations. Securities of emerging market companies may have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than securities of issuers in developed markets. The Fund may invest in securities of companies whose economic fortunes are linked to emerging markets but which principally are traded on a non-emerging market exchange. Such investments do not meet the Fund’s definition of an emerging market security. To the extent the Fund invests in this manner, the percentage of the Fund’s portfolio that is exposed to emerging market risks may be greater than the percentage of the Fund’s assets that the Fund defines as representing emerging market securities.
 

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Liquidity/Redemption Risk: The Fund may lose money when selling securities at inopportune times to fulfill shareholder redemption requests. The risk of loss may increase depending on the size and frequency of redemption requests, whether the redemption requests occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices, and whether the securities the Fund intends to sell have decreased in value or are illiquid.
 

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High Portfolio Turnover Risk: High portfolio turnover may result in increased brokerage fees or other transaction costs, reduced investment performance, and higher taxes resulting from increased realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. For more information on the principal risks of the Fund, please see the “More Information About the Funds – Principal Risks” section in the prospectus.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney As with any investment in a mutual fund, investing in the Fund involves risk, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment. When you redeem your shares, they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you may lose a portion or all of the money you invested in the Fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any 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
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns. Each assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. No performance is shown for Class F3 or T shares because these classes have not completed a full calendar year of operations as of the date of this prospectus.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns.
Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess No performance is shown for Class F3 or T shares because these classes have not completed a full calendar year of operations as of the date of this prospectus.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 888-522-2388
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.lordabbett.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Bar Chart (per calendar year) — Class A Shares
Bar Chart Narrative [Text Block] rr_BarChartNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares from calendar year to calendar year. This chart does not reflect the sales charge applicable to Class A shares. If the sales charge were reflected, returns would be lower. Performance for the Fund’s other share classes will vary due to the different expenses each class bears. Updated performance information is available at www.lordabbett.com or by calling 888-522-2388.
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads This chart does not reflect the sales charge applicable to Class A shares. If the sales charge were reflected, returns would be lower.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

 

 

 

Best Quarter 3rd Q ’09 +16.14%

  

Worst Quarter 3rd Q ’11 -19.59%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 16.14%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (19.59%)
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016)
Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads rr_PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads The Fund’s average annual total returns include applicable sales charges.
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate The after-tax returns of Class A shares included in the table below 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 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 (“IRAs”).
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns for other share classes are not shown in the table and will vary from those shown for Class A shares.
Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher In some cases, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit resulting from realized losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the period that is used to offset other gains.
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock

The table below shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns compare to the returns of securities market indices with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. The Fund’s average annual total returns include applicable sales charges.


The after-tax returns of Class A shares included in the table below are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. In some cases, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit resulting from realized losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the period that is used to offset other gains. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. 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 (“IRAs”). After-tax returns for other share classes are not shown in the table and will vary from those shown for Class A shares.
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Russell 1000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 9/28/2007  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 17.34%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.80%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.72%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 5.53%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 28, 2007
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Russell 1000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 6/30/2015  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 17.34%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.80%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.72%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 8.81%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 2015
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Russell 3000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 9/28/2007  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 18.40%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.81%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.76%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 5.65%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 28, 2007
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Russell 3000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 6/30/2015  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 18.40%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.81%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.76%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 9.16%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 2015
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 9/28/2007  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 12.74%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.67%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.07%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.69%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 28, 2007
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 6/30/2015  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 12.74%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.67%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.07%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 7.26%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 2015
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 9/28/2007  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 11.96%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.66%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.95%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.51%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 28, 2007
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 6/30/2015  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 11.96%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.66%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.95%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 7.91%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 2015
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.75%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.98%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 669
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 869
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,086
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,707
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 669
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 869
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,086
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,707
Annual Return 2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 7.48%
Annual Return 2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (28.75%)
Annual Return 2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 25.86%
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 19.21%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (3.92%)
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 10.74%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 36.63%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 6.93%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 (3.14%)
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 15.74%
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 9.07%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.32%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.56%
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 7.77%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 8.51%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.03%
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 6.15%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 8.54%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.05%
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class B  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 5.00%
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.73%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 676
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 845
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,139
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,842
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 176
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 545
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 939
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,842
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 9.92%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.63%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.63%
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [2]
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.73%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 276
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 545
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 939
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,041
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 176
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 545
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 939
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,041
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.86%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.86%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.46%
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class F  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.10%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.83%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 85
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 265
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 460
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,025
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 85
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 265
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 460
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,025
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 15.90%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 12.87%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.88%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 28, 2007
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class F3  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.08% [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.61% [3]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 62
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 195
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 340
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 762
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 62
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 195
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 340
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 762
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class I  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.73%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 75
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 233
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 406
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 906
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 75
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 233
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 406
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 906
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 16.05%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 13.00%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.54%
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class P  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.45%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.18%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 120
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 375
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 649
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,432
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 120
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 375
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 649
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,432
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 15.51%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 12.49%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.05%
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class R2  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.60%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.33%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 135
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 421
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 729
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,601
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 135
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 421
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 729
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,601
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 15.36%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 12.32%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.36%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 28, 2007
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class R3  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.50%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.23%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 125
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 390
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 676
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,489
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 125
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 390
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 676
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,489
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 15.52%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 12.43%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.46%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 28, 2007
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class R4  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.98% [4]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 100
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 312
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 542
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,201
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 100
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 312
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 542
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,201
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 15.72%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 7.61%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 2015
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class R5  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.73% [4]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 75
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 233
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 406
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 906
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 75
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 233
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 406
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 906
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 16.07%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 7.87%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 2015
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class R6  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.08%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.61%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 62
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 195
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 340
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 762
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 62
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 195
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 340
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 762
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 16.15%
Life of Class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 7.99%
Inception Date for Performance rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 2015
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | Class T  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 2.50%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.53%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20% [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.98% [3]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 347
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 554
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 778
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,421
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 347
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 554
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 778
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,421
[1] A contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% may be assessed on certain Class A shares purchased or acquired without a sales charge if they are redeemed before the first day of the month of the one-year anniversary of the purchase.
[2] A CDSC of 1.00% may be assessed on Class C shares if they are redeemed before the first anniversary of their purchase.
[3] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
[4] These amounts have been updated from fiscal year amounts to reflect current fees and expenses.