Document and Entity Information	0 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012
Risk/Return:
Document Type	485BPOS
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2012
Registrant Name	FIRST EAGLE FUNDS
Central Index Key	0000906352
Amendment Flag	false
Document Creation Date	Feb. 25, 2013
Document Effective Date	Mar. 01, 2013
Prospectus Date	Mar. 01, 2013