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First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk/Return [Heading] oef_RiskReturnHeading First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund
Objective [Heading] oef_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] oef_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund (“Global Income Builder Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks current income generation and long-term growth of capital.
Expense Heading [Optional Text] oef_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Global Income Builder Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block] oef_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

The following information describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Global Income Builder Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.

You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you, together with certain related accounts, invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Global Income Builder Fund. Information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the How to Purchase Shares and Public Offering Price of Class A Shares sections on pages 190 and 197, respectively, and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Intermediary-Specific Front-End Sales Load and Waiver Terms.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Optional Text] oef_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] oef_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] oef_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% may apply on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months following a purchase of $250,000 or more without an initial sales charge.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] oef_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you, together with certain related accounts, invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Global Income Builder Fund.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] oef_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 25,000
Expense Example [Heading] oef_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] oef_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Global Income Builder Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. This hypothetical example assumes you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time

periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem all shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes the average annual return is 5% and operating expenses remain the same. Please keep in mind your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] oef_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover Rate
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] oef_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The Global Income Builder Fund pays transaction costs when the Fund 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 Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example above, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14.66% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate oef_PortfolioTurnoverRate 14.66%
Strategy [Heading] oef_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] oef_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To achieve its objective of current income generation and long-term growth of capital, the Global Income Builder Fund will normally invest primarily in common stocks of U.S. and foreign companies that offer attractive dividend yields as well as a range of fixed income instruments, including high-yield, below investment grade instruments (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), investment grade instruments and sovereign debt, from markets in the United States and multiple countries around the world.

Investment decisions for the Global Income Builder Fund are made without regard to the capitalization (size) of the companies in which it invests. The Fund may invest in any size company, including large, medium and smaller companies. The Fund may also invest in gold and other precious metals, and futures contracts related to precious metals. Under normal circumstances, the Fund anticipates it will allocate a substantial amount of its assets to income-producing securities. That generally means that approximately

80% or more of the Fund’s net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) will be allocated to such investments, which may include dividend paying equities, both high-yield (below investment grade) and investment grade debt, sovereign bonds, and various short-term debt instruments. The Fund may invest in securities with any maturity or investment rating, as well as unrated securities. The Fund may also invest (typically for hedging purposes) in derivative instruments such as options, futures contracts and options on futures contracts, credit default swaps, and swaps and options on indices.

Additionally, under normal circumstances, the Fund anticipates it will allocate a substantial amount of its assets to foreign investments (including American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts and European Depositary Receipts). That generally means that approximately 40% or more of the Fund’s net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) will be allocated to foreign investments (unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by the Fund, in which case the Fund expects to invest at least 30% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in foreign investments). For purposes of these 80%, 40% and 30% of assets allocations, the Fund “counts” relevant derivative positions on investments, and in doing so, values each position at the price at which it is held on the Fund’s books (generally market price, but anticipates valuing each such position for purposes of assessing compliance with this test at notional value in connection with new rules requiring that treatment, which come into effect in 2025).

The investment philosophy and strategy of the Global Income Builder Fund can be broadly characterized as a “value” approach, as it generally seeks a “margin of safety” in its investment purchases with the goal being to avoid permanent impairment of capital (as opposed to temporary losses in share value relating to shifting investor sentiment or other normal share price volatility). With respect to equity investments in particular, a discount to “intrinsic value” is sought even for what appear to be the best of businesses, with a deeper discount demanded for companies that we view as under business model, balance sheet, management or other stresses. “Intrinsic value” is based on our judgment of what a prudent and rational business buyer would pay in cash for all of the company in normal markets. Investments in debt instruments are made after careful scrutiny of the underlying creditworthiness of the issuer, taking into account such factors as cash flow generation, liquidation value and structural protections. The Global Income Builder Fund seeks to own debt instruments that offer an attractive “margin of safety” on principal repayment relative to the total expected return of the security.

The Fund makes some investments through a special purpose trading subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) and may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the

Fund, organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company. Generally, the Subsidiary will invest in commodities and related instruments (primarily gold bullion and other precious metals and related futures contracts).

For more information about the Global Income Builder Fund’s principal investment strategies, please see the More Information about the Funds’ Investments section.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] oef_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Investment Results
Performance Narrative [Text Block] oef_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The following information provides an indication of the risks of investing in the Global Income Builder Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year, and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for the periods shown compare with those of one or more broad measures of market performance, which have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. The indices are described in the Fund Indices section. As with all mutual funds, past performance is not an indication of future performance (before or after taxes).

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual U.S. federal income tax rate for each year, and do not reflect the effect of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors in tax-deferred accounts, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Updated performance information is available at www.firsteagle.com/funds/global-income-builder-fund or by calling 800.334.2143.

The following bar chart assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions and does not reflect any sales charges. If sales charges were included, the returns would be lower.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] oef_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The following information provides an indication of the risks of investing in the Global Income Builder Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year, and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for the periods shown compare with those of one or more broad measures of market performance, which have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] oef_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 800.334.2143
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] oef_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.firsteagle.com/funds/global-income-builder-fund
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] oef_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture As with all mutual funds, past performance is not an indication of future performance (before or after taxes).
Bar Chart [Heading] oef_BarChartHeading Calendar Year Total Returns—Class A
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] oef_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads The following bar chart assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions and does not reflect any sales charges. If sales charges were included, the returns would be lower.
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Best Quarter*

 

 

  

Worst Quarter*

Fourth Quarter 2022

  

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First Quarter 2020

  

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For the period presented in the bar chart above.
Highest Quarterly Return, Label [Optional Text] oef_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date oef_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2022
Highest Quarterly Return oef_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 11.10%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label [Optional Text] oef_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date oef_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2020
Lowest Quarterly Return oef_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (15.78%)
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes [Text] oef_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses, but reflects net of withholding taxes)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate oef_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual U.S. federal income tax rate for each year, and do not reflect the effect of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred oef_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors in tax-deferred accounts, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] oef_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown The following table discloses after-tax returns only for Class A shares. After-tax returns for Class C, Class I and Class R6 shares will vary.
Performance Table Narrative oef_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock

The following table discloses after-tax returns only for Class A shares. After-tax returns for Class C, Class I and Class R6 shares will vary. While only partial information is shown for Class R6 shares (because it is more recently organized), annual returns for Class R6 shares would have been substantially similar to those shown here. Class R6 shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns differ only to the extent that Class R6 shares do not have the same expenses as the classes for which more extended performance is shown. Comparative expense information is in the Fees and Expenses table.
Average Annual Return, Caption [Optional Text] oef_AverageAnnualReturnCaption Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2024
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock As with any mutual fund investment, you may lose money by investing in the Global Income Builder Fund.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Market Risk [Member]  
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Market Risk — The value and liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the issuers or markets in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political, or social events in the United States or abroad. Markets may be volatile, and prices of individual securities and other investments, including those of a particular type, may decline significantly and rapidly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Recent market conditions and events, including a global public health crisis, wars and armed conflicts and actions taken by governments in response, may exacerbate volatility. Rapid changes in prices or liquidity, which often are not anticipated and can relate to events not connected to particular investments, may limit the ability of the Fund to dispose of its assets at the price or time of its choosing and can result in losses. Changes in prices may be temporary or may last for extended periods.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Equity Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock

Equity Risk — The value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to the risk that the prices of equity securities, including common stock, 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. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than debt securities.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Foreign Investment Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock

Foreign Investment Risk — The Fund may invest in foreign investments (including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”)). Foreign investments,

 

 

 

which can be denominated in any applicable foreign currency, are susceptible to less politically, economically and socially stable environments, foreign currency and exchange rate changes, and adverse changes to government regulations. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their respective national markets and currencies, investments in ADRs, GDRs and EDRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign investments.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Geographic Investment Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock Geographic Investment Risk — To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies of a single country or region, it is more likely to be impacted by events or conditions affecting that country or region. While the Fund is not required to allocate its investments in any set percentages to any particular countries, it normally will invest in at least three countries (one of which may be the United States). The Fund reserves the right to dynamically allocate its assets across countries and regions. Listed below are some of the geographies to which the Fund has significant exposure as of the date of this Prospectus.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Canada Risk [Member]  
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Canada Risk — The Canadian economy is susceptible to adverse changes in certain commodities markets, including those related to the mining and agricultural industries. It is also heavily dependent on trading with key partners. Any reduction in this trading may adversely affect the Canadian economy. Recent political developments in the United States have raised potential implications for the current trade arrangements between the United States and Canada, which could negatively affect the value of Canadian securities.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | European Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock

European Risk — The Fund’s investments may subject it to the risks associated with investing in the European markets, including the risks associated with the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (“Brexit”) and the war in Ukraine. Investments in a single region, even though representing a number of different countries within the region, may be affected by common economic forces and other factors. Further, political or economic disruptions in European countries, even in countries in which the Fund is not invested, may adversely affect security values and thus the Fund’s holdings. The impact of Brexit on the United Kingdom and European economies is still not fully understood, but could result in increased volatility and illiquidity and lower economic growth for companies that rely significantly on the United Kingdom and/or Europe for their business activities and revenues. Any further exits from the European Union, or an increase in the belief that such exits are likely or possible, would likely cause additional market disruption globally and introduce new legal and

 

 

 

regulatory uncertainties. Recent political developments in the United States have raised potential implications for the current trade arrangements between the United States and Europe, which could negatively affect the value of European securities.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Credit and Interest Rate Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock

Credit and Interest Rate Risk — The value of the Fund’s portfolio may fluctuate in response to the risk that the issuer of a bond or other instrument will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. The Fund may invest in debt instruments that are below investment grade, commonly known as “high yield” or “junk” bonds, which are considered speculative, and carry a higher risk of default. In addition, fluctuations in interest rates can affect the value of debt instruments held by the Fund. A debt instrument’s “duration” is a way of measuring a debt instrument’s sensitivity to a potential change in interest rates. An increase in interest rates tends to reduce the market value of debt instruments, while a decline in interest rates tends to increase their values. Generally, debt instruments with long maturities and low coupons have the longest durations. Longer-duration instruments tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes than those with shorter durations. Recent market conditions and events, including increases in interest rates, may exacerbate the risk that borrowers will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. During periods of decreasing or prolonged low interest rates, financial markets in which the Fund invests could be negatively affected by, for example, increased volatility, reduced value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, and perceptions of broader economic decline. In addition, there is risk of significant future rate moves and related economic and market impacts. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of an issuer’s securities.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Corporate Bond Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock

Corporate Bond Risk — The market value of a corporate bond may be affected by factors directly related to the issuer and by factors not directly related to the issuer, such as general market liquidity. The market value of corporate bonds generally may be expected to rise and fall inversely with interest rates, and as a result, corporate bonds may lose value in a rising-rate environment.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Prepayment Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock

Prepayment Risk — Certain instruments, especially mortgage-backed securities, for example, are susceptible to the risk of prepayment by borrowers. During a period of declining interest rates, homeowners may refinance their high-rate mortgages and prepay the principal. Cash from these prepayments flows through to prepay the mortgage-backed securities, necessitating reinvestment in other assets, which may lower returns. Asset-

 

 

 

backed securities, which are subject to risks similar to those of mortgage-backed securities, are also structured like mortgage-backed securities, but instead of mortgage loans or interests in mortgage loans, the underlying assets may include such items as motor vehicle installment sales or installment loan contracts, leases of various types of real and personal property and receivables from credit card agreements. The market for mortgage-backed and asset-backed instruments may be volatile and limited, which may make them difficult to buy or sell.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Dividend Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock

Dividend Risk — There is no guarantee that issuers of the securities held by the Fund will declare dividends in the future or that, if declared, they will be paid, or that they will either remain at current levels or increase over time.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Income Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock

Income Risk — The Fund may experience a decline in its income due to falling interest rates, earnings declines, income decline within a security or default of an issuer of a security. During periods of increasing or prolonged high interest rates, among other things, borrowing costs may increase, fewer issuances of securities and decreased liquidity may occur and/or an issuer of a security may be unable to refinance existing debt obligations and/or make income payments. The continued availability of income-producing equity securities may potentially become limited. The amount and rate of distributions that the Fund’s shareholders receive are affected by the income that the Fund receives from its portfolio holdings. If the income is reduced, distributions by the Fund to shareholders may be less.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Changes in Debt Ratings Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock

Changes in Debt Ratings Risk — If a rating agency gives a debt instrument a lower rating, the value of the instrument may decline because investors may demand a higher rate of return.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Defaulted Securities Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock

Defaulted Securities Risk — The Fund may invest in securities of issuers that are experiencing significant financial or business difficulties, including issuers involved in bankruptcy or other reorganization and liquidation proceedings. Such investments involve a substantial degree of risk. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to a company in which the Fund invests, the Fund may lose its entire investment, may be required to accept cash or securities with a value less than the Fund’s original investment, and/or may be required to accept payment over an extended period of time.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | High Yield Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock

High Yield Risk — The Fund intends to invest in debt instruments that are below investment grade, commonly known as “high yield” or “junk” bonds, which may be subject to greater levels of interest rate, credit (including issuer default) and liquidity risk than investment grade instruments and may experience extreme price fluctuations. The securities of such issuers may be

 

 

 

considered speculative and the ability of such issuers to pay their debts on schedule may be uncertain.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Gold Risk [Member]  
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Gold Risk — The Fund may invest in both physical gold and the securities of companies in the gold mining sector. Prices of gold-related issues are susceptible to changes in U.S. and foreign regulatory policies, taxes, currencies, mining laws, inflation, and various other market conditions. Gold-related investments as a group have not performed as well as the stock market in general during periods when the U.S. dollar is strong, inflation is low and general economic conditions are stable. In addition, returns on gold-related investments have traditionally been more volatile than investments in broader equity or debt markets.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]  
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Derivatives Risk — Futures contracts or other “derivatives,” including hedging strategies, present risks related to their significant price volatility and risk of default by the counterparty to the contract. To date, derivatives have been used mainly under a hedging program that seeks to reduce the impact of foreign exchange rate changes on the Fund’s value. The Fund may at times also purchase derivatives as either a hedge or for investment purposes. A futures contract is considered a derivative because it derives its value from the price of the underlying security or financial index. The prices of futures contracts can be volatile and futures contracts may lack liquidity. In addition, there may be imperfect or even negative correlation between the price of a futures contract and the price of the underlying securities or financial index.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Options Risk [Member]  
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Options Risk — The Fund may engage in various options transactions in which the Fund typically seeks to limit investment risk by purchasing the right to buy or sell, or by selling the obligation to buy or sell, a security at a set price in the future. The Fund pays a premium when buying options and receives a premium when selling options. When trading options, the Fund may incur losses or forego otherwise realizable gains if market prices do not move as expected.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Swaps Risk [Member]  
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Swaps Risk — Swap agreements (including interest rate, total return, credit default and index) are derivatives contracts where the parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. In addition to the risks generally applicable to derivatives, risks associated with swap agreements include adverse changes in the returns of the underlying instruments, failure of the counterparties to perform under the agreement’s terms and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the agreements. In addition, interest rate swaps may fail to perform as intended and may not offset adverse changes in interest rates fully or at all. Interest rate swaps may also reduce the Fund’s gains due to favorable changes in interest rates

 

 

 

and result in losses to the Fund. Counterparties to interest rate swaps are subject to manipulation in the marketplace of the floating rate benchmarks, which may affect the utility of interest rate swaps as a hedge.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Currency Risk [Member]  
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Currency Risk — Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to that of the U.S. dollar and affect the Fund’s non-U.S. currencies or securities that trade in and receive revenue in non-U.S. currencies.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Small and Medium-Size Company Risk [Member]  
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Small and Medium-Size Company Risk — The Fund may invest in small and medium-size companies, the securities of which can be more volatile in price than those of larger companies. Positions in smaller companies, especially when the Fund is a large holder of a small company’s securities, also may be more difficult or expensive to trade. The Fund considers small companies to be companies with market capitalizations of less than $1 billion and medium-size companies to have market capitalizations of less than $10 billion.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Large-Size Company Risk [Member]  
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Large-Size Company Risk — The Fund may invest in larger, more established companies, the securities of which may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges like changes in consumer tastes or innovative smaller competitors. Larger companies are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion. The Fund considers large companies to be companies with market capitalizations of $10 billion or greater.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Bank Loan Risk [Member]  
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Bank Loan Risk — The Fund may invest in bank loans. These investments potentially expose the Fund to the credit risk of the underlying borrower, and in certain cases, of the financial institution. The Fund’s ability to receive payments in connection with the loan depends primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The market for bank loans may be illiquid and the Fund may have difficulty selling them, especially in the case of leveraged loans, which can be difficult to value. In addition, bank loans often have contractual restrictions on resale, which can delay the sale and adversely impact the sale price. At times, the Fund may decline to receive non-public information relating to loans, which could disadvantage the Fund relative to other investors.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Real Estate Industry Risk [Member]  
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Real Estate Industry Risk — The Fund may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), which are subject to risks affecting the real estate industry generally (including market conditions, competition, property obsolescence, changes in interest rates and casualty to real estate), as well as risks specifically affecting REITs (the quality and skill of REIT management and the internal expenses of the REIT).
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Sovereign Debt Risk [Member]  
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Sovereign Debt Risk — The Fund’s investments in debt obligations of sovereign governments may lose value due to the government entity’s unwillingness or inability to repay principal and interest when due in accordance with the terms of the debt or otherwise in a timely manner. The

 

 

 

Fund may have limited (or no) recourse in the event of a default because bankruptcy, moratorium and other similar laws applicable to issuers of sovereign debt obligations may be substantially different from those applicable to private issuers and any recourse may be subject to the political climate in the relevant country.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Reference Rate Transition Risk [Member]  
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Reference Rate Transition Risk — The Fund may be exposed to financial instruments that recently transitioned from, or continue to be tied to, the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The effect of the transition away from LIBOR and the effectiveness of replacement rates remain uncertain. The Fund may be exposed to financial instruments linked to other reference rates that may also cease to be published in the future.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Cybersecurity Risk [Member]  
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Cybersecurity Risk — The occurrence of a disaster such as a cyber-attack, a natural catastrophe, an industrial accident, a terrorist attack or war, events unanticipated in the disaster recovery systems of the Fund and Adviser, or a support failure from external providers, could have an adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to conduct business and on its results of operations and financial condition, particularly if those events affect the Fund and/or the Adviser’s computer-based data processing, transmission, storage, and retrieval systems or destroy data.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Value Investment Strategy Risk [Member]  
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Value Investment Strategy Risk — An investment made at a perceived “margin of safety” or “discount to intrinsic or fundamental value” can trade at prices substantially lower than when an investment is made, so that any perceived “margin of safety” or “discount to value” is no guarantee against loss. “Value” investments, as a category, or entire industries or sectors associated with such investments, may lose favor with investors as compared to those that are more “growth” oriented. In such an event, the Fund’s investment returns would be expected to lag relative to returns associated with more growth-oriented investment strategies. Investing in or having exposure to “value” securities presents the risk that such securities may never reach what the Adviser believes are their full market values.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Subsidiary Risk [Member]  
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Subsidiary Risk — By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. The Subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as expected and could adversely affect the Fund.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Risk Not Insured [Member]  
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An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Class A  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) oef_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.00%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) oef_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00% [1]
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) oef_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees oef_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses oef_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.17%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) oef_ExpensesOverAssets 1.17%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year oef_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 613
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear03 853
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,111
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,849
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 613
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 853
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,111
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,849
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Class C  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) oef_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 0.00%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) oef_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00%
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) oef_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees oef_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses oef_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.19%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) oef_ExpensesOverAssets 1.94%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year oef_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 297
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear03 609
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,047
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,264
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 197
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 609
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,047
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,264
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Class I  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) oef_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 0.00%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) oef_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 0.00%
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) oef_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees oef_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.00%
Other Expenses oef_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.21%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) oef_ExpensesOverAssets 0.96%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year oef_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 98
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear03 306
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear05 531
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,178
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 98
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 306
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 531
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,178
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Class R6  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) oef_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 0.00%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) oef_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 0.00%
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) oef_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees oef_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.00%
Other Expenses oef_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.14%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) oef_ExpensesOverAssets 0.89%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year oef_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 91
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear03 284
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear05 493
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,096
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 91
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 284
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 493
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,096
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses, but reflects net of taxes)  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 11.45%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 6.72%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 6.67%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 7.37%
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 1.25%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct (0.33%)
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 1.35%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 1.20%
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | MSCI World Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses, but reflects net of withholding taxes)  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 18.67%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 11.17%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 9.95%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 11.23%
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Class A  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct (2.30%)
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 10.11%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 12.96%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct (6.50%)
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 14.65%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 4.65%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 9.75%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct (3.55%)
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 8.16%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 6.62%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 1.29%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 3.96%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 4.69%
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions  
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Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 0.23%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 2.79%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 3.67%
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales  
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Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 1.29%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 2.77%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 3.38%
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Class C  
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Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 4.77%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 4.23%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 4.43%
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Class I  
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Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 6.88%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 5.29%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 5.49%
First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund | Class R6  
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Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 6.97%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 5.36%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 5.54%
Performance Inception Date oef_PerfInceptionDate Mar. 01, 2017
[1] A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% may apply on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months following a purchase of $250,000 or more without an initial sales charge.