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Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Mar. 01, 2011
Global Div Inc Fund (Prospectus Summary): | Global Div Inc Fund
 
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Risk/Return, Heading rr_RiskReturnHeading GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND    
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Supplement dated December 16, 2011

to the Class P Prospectus

for Principal Funds, Inc.

dated March 1, 2011

 

 

(as supplemented on March 14, 2011, May 3, 2011, June 16, 2011, and September 16, 2011)  

 

This supplement updates information currently in the Prospectus. Retain this supplement with the Prospectus.  

 

Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading In the Performance section, delete the paragraph immediately above the Total Returns as of December 31  heading and substitute:    
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Effective September 30, 2011, the weightings for the Global Diversified Income Custom Index changed to the  

following: 38% Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index, 20% blend of 50% BofA  

Merrill Lynch Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index and 50% Barclays Capital U.S. Tier I Capital Securities  

Index, 14% Barclays Capital U.S. Dollar Emerging Markets Bond Index, 5% MSCI All Country World Value  

Index, 6% Tortoise Midstream MLP Index, 7% blend of 65% S&P 500 Utilities Index, 25% S&P 500 Telecom  

Services Index and 10% S&P 500 Energy Index, 5% FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index and 5% Barclays  

Capital Investment Grade CMBS Index.  

 

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In the Average Annual Total Returns table, add:  

 

Annual Return, Caption rr_AnnualReturnCaption Average Annual Total Returns For the periods ended December 31, 2010    
Performance Table, Market Index Changed rr_PerformanceTableMarketIndexChanged Effective September 30, 2011, the weightings for the Global Diversified Income Custom Index changed to the   following: 38% Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index, 20% blend of 50% BofA   Merrill Lynch Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index and 50% Barclays Capital U.S. Tier I Capital Securities   Index, 14% Barclays Capital U.S. Dollar Emerging Markets Bond Index, 5% MSCI All Country World Value   Index, 6% Tortoise Midstream MLP Index, 7% blend of 65% S&P 500 Utilities Index, 25% S&P 500 Telecom   Services Index and 10% S&P 500 Energy Index, 5% FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index and 5% Barclays   Capital Investment Grade CMBS Index.    
Global Div Inc Fund | Class P Shares
 
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Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol PGDPX
Global Div Inc Fund | S&P 500 Energy Index
 
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Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 20.46%
Life of Fund rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 16.63%
Global Div Inc Fund | S&P 50 Telecom Services Index
 
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Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 18.97%
Life of Fund rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 16.83%
Global Div Inc Fund | S&P 500 Utilities Index
 
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Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 5.46%
Life of Fund rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 10.48%