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Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
The fund seeks investment results that correspond generally (before fees and expenses) to the total return of the Russell RAFI™ US Large Company Index.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fund Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and Example below.
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 % 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 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 13% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 13.00%
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 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 time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in stocks that are included in the Russell RAFI US Large Company Index†. The index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores (scores), which are created using as the universe the U.S. companies in the FTSE Global Total Cap Index (the parent index). Securities are grouped in order of decreasing score and each company receives a weight based on its percentage of the total scores of the U.S. companies within the parent index. Companies are split at the 87.5% point based on fundamental weights. Companies above this breakpoint make up the index. The index uses a partial quarterly reconstitution methodology in which the index is split into four equal segments at the annual reconstitution and each segment is then rebalanced on a rolling quarterly basis. The index is compiled and calculated by Frank Russell Company in conjunction with Research Affiliates LLC, and the method of calculating the components of the index is subject to change.
It is the fund’s policy that, under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 90% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks included in the index. The fund will notify its shareholders at least 60 days before changing this policy. The fund will generally give the same weight to a given stock as the index does. However, when the investment adviser believes it is in the best interest of the fund, such as to avoid purchasing odd-lots (i.e., purchasing less than the usual number of shares traded for a security), for tax considerations, or to address liquidity considerations with respect to a stock, the investment adviser may cause the fund’s weighting of a stock to be more or less than the index’s weighting of the stock. The fund may sell securities that are represented in the index in anticipation of their removal from the index, or buy securities that are not yet represented in the index in anticipation of their addition to the index.
The fund uses an “indexing” investment approach, which attempts to replicate, before expenses, the performance of the index by purchasing a basket of securities that compose the index. Using this approach, the investment adviser seeks a correlation, over time, of 0.95 or better between the fund’s performance and the performance of the index; a figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation. However, it is possible that the investment adviser may determine to utilize instead a “sampling” methodology in seeking to achieve the fund’s objective. Sampling means that the investment adviser
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Index ownership — The Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund is not in any way sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Frank Russell Company (Russell), by the London Stock Exchange Group companies (LSEG), or by Research Affiliates LLC (RA) (collectively the Licensor Parties), and none of the Licensor Parties make any warranty or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to the results to be obtained from the use of the Russell RAFI US Large Company Index (the Index) or otherwise. The Index is compiled and calculated by Russell in conjunction with RA. None of the Licensor Parties shall be liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the Index and none of the Licensor Parties shall be under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein. “Russell®” is a trademark of Russell. The trade names “Research Affiliates®”, “Fundamental Index®” and “RAFI®” are registered trademarks of RA. Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. has obtained full license from Russell to use the Index. For full disclaimer please see the fund’s statement of additional information.
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uses quantitative analysis to select stocks from the index universe to obtain a representative sample of stocks that resembles the index in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes and other characteristics. In certain circumstances it may not be possible or practicable for the fund to invest in all of the stocks comprising the index or in proportion to their weightings in the index.
There can be no guarantee that the performance of the fund will achieve a high degree of correlation with that of the index. A number of factors may affect the fund’s ability to achieve a high correlation with the index, including the degree to which the fund utilizes a sampling technique. The correlation between the performance of the fund and the index may also diverge due to transaction costs, asset valuations, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs), timing variances, and differences between the fund’s portfolio and the index resulting from legal restrictions (such as diversification requirements) that apply to the fund but not to the index.
Like many index funds, the fund also may invest in derivatives, principally futures contracts, and lend its securities to minimize the gap in performance that exists between any index fund and its corresponding index. This gap occurs mainly because, unlike the index, the fund incurs expenses and must keep a small portion of its assets in cash for business operations. By using futures, the fund can gain market exposure and potentially offset a portion of the gap attributable to its cash holdings. Any income realized through securities lending may help reduce the portion of the gap attributable to expenses.
The fund may concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its assets) in an industry or group of industries to approximately the extent that the index the fund is designed to track is also so concentrated.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. The fund’s principal risks include:
Market Risk. Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Markets may be impacted by economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, including economic sanctions and other government actions. In addition, the occurrence of global events, such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters and epidemics, may also negatively affect the financial markets. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or long periods.
Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
Investment Style Risk. The fund is an index fund. Therefore, the fund follows the securities included in the index during upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the fund does not
take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the fund’s expenses, the fund’s performance may be below that of the index. Errors relating to the index may occur from time to time and may not be identified by the index provider for a period of time. In addition, market disruptions could cause delays in the index’s rebalancing schedule. Such errors and/or market disruptions may result in losses for the fund.
Market Capitalization Risk. Securities issued by companies of different market capitalizations tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. During a period when securities of a particular market capitalization fall behind other types of investments, the fund’s performance could be impacted.
Large-Cap Company Risk. Large-cap companies are generally more mature and the securities issued by these companies may not be able to reach the same levels of growth as the securities issued by small- or mid-cap companies.
Tracking Error Risk. As an index fund, the fund seeks to track the performance of the index, although it may not be successful in doing so. The divergence between the performance of the fund and the index, positive or negative, is called “tracking error.” Tracking error can be caused by many factors and it may be significant.
Concentration Risk. To the extent that the fund’s or the index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.
Derivatives Risk. The fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. The fund’s use of derivatives could reduce the fund’s performance, increase the fund’s volatility, and could cause the fund to lose more than the initial amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately large impact on the fund.
Liquidity Risk. The fund may be unable to sell certain securities, such as illiquid securities, readily at a favorable time or price, or the fund may have to sell them at a loss.
Sampling Index Tracking Risk. To the extent the fund uses a sampling method, the fund will not fully replicate the index and may hold securities not included in the index. As a result, the fund is subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s investment management strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. If the fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may not track the return of the index as well as it would if the fund purchased all of the securities in the index.
Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
For more information on the risks of investing in the fund, please see the “Fund Details” section in the prospectus.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
The bar chart below shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of a broad based index and a spliced index comprised of the fund’s current and prior broad based indexes. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. All figures assume distributions were reinvested. Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance. For current performance information, please see www.schwabfunds.com/schwabfunds_prospectus.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart below shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of a broad based index and a spliced index comprised of the fund’s current and prior broad based indexes.
Performance Additional Market Index [Text] rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex The Fundamental U.S. Large Company Spliced Index is an internally calculated index, comprised of the FTSE RAFI U.S. 1000 Index from inception of the fund until the close of business on October 18, 2012 and the Russell RAFI US Large Company Index from October 19, 2012 forward.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.schwabfunds.com/schwabfunds_prospectus
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Annual Total Returns (%) as of 12/31
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Best Quarter: 18.47% Q2 2020
Worst Quarter: (26.07%) Q1 2020
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter:
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 18.47%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter:
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2020
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (26.07%)
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/20
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Your actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, an individual retirement account (IRA) or other tax-advantaged account.
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The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred
arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, an individual retirement account (IRA) or other tax-advantaged account.
Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund | Comparative Indices (reflect no deduction for expenses or taxes) Russell RAFI US Large Company Index  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 9.32% [1]
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 12.42% [1]
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 [1]
Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund | Comparative Indices (reflect no deduction for expenses or taxes) Fundamental U.S. Large Company Spliced Index  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 9.32% [2]
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 12.42% [2]
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 12.00% [2]
Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund | Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund  
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) rr_ShareholderFeeOther none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 26
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 80
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 141
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 318
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (0.21%)
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 16.30%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 34.25%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 12.26%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 (2.96%)
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 16.31%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 17.05%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 (7.27%)
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 28.88%
Annual Return 2020 rr_AnnualReturn2020 9.16%
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 9.16%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 12.17%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 11.66%
Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund | Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund | After Taxes on Distributions  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 7.64%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.56%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.44%
Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund | Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 6.49%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 9.44%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.40%
[1] The inception date of the Russell RAFI US Large Company Index is February 24, 2011. The fund began tracking the index on October 19, 2012.
[2] The Fundamental U.S. Large Company Spliced Index is an internally calculated index, comprised of the FTSE RAFI U.S. 1000 Index from inception of the fund until the close of business on October 18, 2012 and the Russell RAFI US Large Company Index from October 19, 2012 forward.