2.4.0.8000191 - Document - Risk/Return Summary {Unlabeled} - NORTHERN CORE BOND FUNDfalsefalsetrue1false falsefalseDuration_01Aug2012_31Jul2013S000038895_Memberhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000916620duration2012-08-01T00:00:002013-07-31T00:00:001false 0truefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00NORTHERN CORE BOND FUNDfalsefalsefalse1false truefalseDuration_01Aug2012_31Jul2013S000038895_Memberhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000916620duration2012-08-01T00:00:002013-07-31T00:00:00falsefalsenf_S000038895Memberdei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldinf_S000038895Memberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMembernanafalse0NORTHERN CORE BOND FUND2false 3rr_RiskReturnHeadingrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<b>CORE BOND FUND</b>falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringRisk/Return Summary Investment Objectives/Goals Include the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, in the order and subject matter indicatedReference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 2 false0Risk/Return [Heading]3false 3rr_ObjectiveHeadingrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<b>INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE</b>falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringInvestment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 2 -Subsection a false0Objective [Heading]4false 3rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlockrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00The Fund seeks to maximize total return (capital appreciation and income) consistent with reasonable risk.falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaInvestment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 2 -Subsection a false0Objective, Primary [Text Block]5false 3rr_ExpenseHeadingrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<b>FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND </b>falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringRisk/Return Summary Fee Table Includes the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, after Item 2 Fees and expenses of the Fund This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Example 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 you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends [and other distributions]. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher. Portfolio Turnover 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. These costs, which are not reflected in 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 __% of the average value of its whole portfolio. Instructions. A.3.instructions.6 New Funds. For purposes of this Item, a "New Fund" is a Fund that does not include in Form N-1A financial statements reporting operating results or that includes financial statements for the Fund's initial fiscal year reporting operating results for a period of 6 months or less. The following Instructions apply to New Funds.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph d false0Expense [Heading]6false 3rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlockrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThis table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Include the narrative explanations in the order indicated. A Fund may modify the narrative explanations if the explanation contains comparable information to that shown. The narrative explanation regarding sales charge discounts is only required by a Fund that offers such discounts and should specify the minimum level of investment required to qualify for a discount. Modify the narrative explanation to state that Fund shares are sold on a national securities exchange at the end of the time periods indicated, and that brokerage commissions for buying and selling Fund shares through a broker are not reflected.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph b false0Expense Narrative [Text Block]7false 3rr_ShareholderFeesCaptionrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<b>Shareholder Fees</b> (fees paid directly from your investment)falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringShareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment).Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection table -Paragraph 1 false0Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]8false 3rr_ShareholderFeesTableTextBlockrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div style="display:none">~ http://www.northernfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesNORTHERNCOREBONDFUND column period compact * ~</div>falsefalse<div style="display:none">~ http://www.northernfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesNORTHERNCOREBONDFUND column period compact * ~</div>falsehttp://www.northernfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesNORTHERNCOREBONDFUND000192 - 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The amount of expenses deducted from the Fund's assets are the amounts shown as expenses in the Fund's statement of operations (including increases resulting from complying with paragraph 2(g) of rule 6-07 of Regulation S-X [17 CFR 210.6-07]). "Other Expenses" do not include extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles (see Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30). If extraordinary expenses were incurred that materially affected the Fund's "Other Expenses," disclose in a footnote to the table what "Other Expenses" would have been had the extraordinary expenses been included.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph c -Clause i true0Other Expenses 0rr_OtherExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetotalLabel1truetruetrue0.00490.0049falsefalsefalserr:NonNegativePure4Typepure"Other Expenses" include all expenses not otherwise disclosed in the table that are deducted from the Fund's assets or charged to all shareholder accounts. The amount of expenses deducted from the Fund's assets are the amounts shown as expenses in the Fund's statement of operations (including increases resulting from complying with paragraph 2(g) of rule 6-07 of Regulation S-X [17 CFR 210.6-07]). "Other Expenses" do not include extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles (see Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30). If extraordinary expenses were incurred that materially affected the Fund's "Other Expenses," disclose in a footnote to the table what "Other Expenses" would have been had the extraordinary expenses been included.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph c -Clause i true0Other Expenses3falseRowprimaryElement*5false 3rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabelrr:NonNegativePure4TypepureThe Fund may subdivide this caption into no more than three subcaptions that identify the largest expense or expenses comprising "Other Expenses," but must include a total of all "Other Expenses." Alternatively, the Fund may include the components of "Other Expenses" in a parenthetical to the caption.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph c -Clause iii false0Administration Fees 0rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1truetruetrue0.00150.0015falsefalsefalserr:NonNegativePure4TypepureThe Fund may subdivide this caption into no more than three subcaptions that identify the largest expense or expenses comprising "Other Expenses," but must include a total of all "Other Expenses." Alternatively, the Fund may include the components of "Other Expenses" in a parenthetical to the caption.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph c -Clause iii false0Administration Fees4falseRowprimaryElement*6false 3rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabelrr:NonNegativePure4TypepureThe Fund may subdivide this caption into no more than three subcaptions that identify the largest expense or expenses comprising "Other Expenses," but must include a total of all "Other Expenses." Alternatively, the Fund may include the components of "Other Expenses" in a parenthetical to the caption.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection table -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 10 false0Transfer Agency Fees 0rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1truetruetrue0.0010.001falsefalsefalserr:NonNegativePure4TypepureThe Fund may subdivide this caption into no more than three subcaptions that identify the largest expense or expenses comprising "Other Expenses," but must include a total of all "Other Expenses." Alternatively, the Fund may include the components of "Other Expenses" in a parenthetical to the caption.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection table -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 10 false0Transfer Agency Fees5falseRowprimaryElement*7false 3rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabelrr:NonNegativePure4TypepureThe Fund may subdivide this caption into no more than three subcaptions that identify the largest expense or expenses comprising "Other Expenses," but must include a total of all "Other Expenses." Alternatively, the Fund may include the components of "Other Expenses" in a parenthetical to the caption.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph c -Clause iii false0Other Operating Expenses 0rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1truetruetrue0.00240.0024falsefalsefalserr:NonNegativePure4TypepureThe Fund may subdivide this caption into no more than three subcaptions that identify the largest expense or expenses comprising "Other Expenses," but must include a total of all "Other Expenses." Alternatively, the Fund may include the components of "Other Expenses" in a parenthetical to the caption.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph c -Clause iii false0Other Operating Expenses6falseRowprimaryElement*8false 3rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalserr:NonNegativePure4TypepureTotal Annual Fund Operating Expenses.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection table -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 11 false0Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1truetruetrue0.00020.0002falsefalsefalserr:NonNegativePure4TypepureTotal Annual Fund Operating Expenses.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection table -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 11 false0Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses7falseRowprimaryElement*9false 3rr_ExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetotalLabelrr:NonNegativePure4TypepureTotal Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If the Fund is a Feeder Fund, reflect the aggregate expenses of the Feeder Fund and the Master Fund in a single fee table using the captions provided. In a footnote to the fee table, state that the table and Example reflect the expenses of both the Feeder and Master Funds. If the prospectus offers more than one Class of a Multiple Class Fund or more than one Feeder Fund that invests in the same Master Fund, provide a separate response for each Class or Feeder Fund. Base the percentages of "Annual Fund Operating Expenses" on amounts incurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal year, but include in expenses amounts that would have been incurred absent expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements. If the Fund has changed its fiscal year and, as a result, the most recent fiscal year is less than three months, use the fiscal year prior to the most recent fiscal year as the basis for determining "Annual Fund Operating Expenses."Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph d true0Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0rr_ExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetotalLabel[1]1truetruetrue0.00910.0091falsefalsefalserr:NonNegativePure4TypepureTotal Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If the Fund is a Feeder Fund, reflect the aggregate expenses of the Feeder Fund and the Master Fund in a single fee table using the captions provided. In a footnote to the fee table, state that the table and Example reflect the expenses of both the Feeder and Master Funds. If the prospectus offers more than one Class of a Multiple Class Fund or more than one Feeder Fund that invests in the same Master Fund, provide a separate response for each Class or Feeder Fund. Base the percentages of "Annual Fund Operating Expenses" on amounts incurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal year, but include in expenses amounts that would have been incurred absent expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements. If the Fund has changed its fiscal year and, as a result, the most recent fiscal year is less than three months, use the fiscal year prior to the most recent fiscal year as the basis for determining "Annual Fund Operating Expenses."Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph d true0Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses8falseRowprimaryElement*10false 3rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabelrr:NonPositivePure4TypepureTotal Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If there were expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements that reduced any Fund operating expenses and will continue to reduce them for no less than one year from the effective date of the Fund's registration statement, a Fund may add two captions to the table one caption showing the amount of the expense reimbursement or fee waiver, and a second caption showing the Fund's net expenses after subtracting the fee reimbursement or expense waiver from the total fund operating expenses. The Fund should place these additional captions directly below the "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" caption of the table and should use appropriate descriptive captions, such as "Fee Waiver [and/or Expense Reimbursement]" and "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver [and/or Expense Reimbursement]," respectively. If the Fund provides this disclosure, also disclose the period for which the expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement is expected to continue, and briefly describe who can terminate the arrangement and under what circumstances.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection table -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 11 false0Expense Reimbursement 0rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel[2]1truetruetrue-0.0049-0.0049falsefalsefalserr:NonPositivePure4TypepureTotal Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If there were expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements that reduced any Fund operating expenses and will continue to reduce them for no less than one year from the effective date of the Fund's registration statement, a Fund may add two captions to the table one caption showing the amount of the expense reimbursement or fee waiver, and a second caption showing the Fund's net expenses after subtracting the fee reimbursement or expense waiver from the total fund operating expenses. The Fund should place these additional captions directly below the "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" caption of the table and should use appropriate descriptive captions, such as "Fee Waiver [and/or Expense Reimbursement]" and "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver [and/or Expense Reimbursement]," respectively. If the Fund provides this disclosure, also disclose the period for which the expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement is expected to continue, and briefly describe who can terminate the arrangement and under what circumstances.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection table -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 11 false0Expense Reimbursement9falseRowprimaryElement*11false 3rr_NetExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetotalLabelrr:NonNegativePure4TypepureTotal Annual Fund Operating Expenses.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection table -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 11 true0Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement 0rr_NetExpensesOverAssetsrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetotalLabel[1]1truetruetrue0.00420.0042falsefalsefalserr:NonNegativePure4TypepureTotal Annual Fund Operating Expenses.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection table -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 11 true0Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement1 The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement will not correlate to the Fund's ratios of expenses to (1) expenses, before waivers, reimbursements and credits and (2) expenses, net of waivers, reimbursements and credits, respectively, included in the Financial Highlights in the Fund's complete Prospectus, which do not reflect indirect expenses, such as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.2Northern Trust Investments, Inc. has contractually agreed to reimburse a portion of the operating expenses of the Fund (other than acquired fund fees and expenses, a portion of the compensation paid to each Trustee who is not an officer, director or employee of Northern Trust Corporation or its subsidiaries, expenses related to third-party consultants engaged by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, membership dues paid to the Investment Company Institute and Mutual Fund Directors Forum, and extraordinary expenses and interest, if any) to the extent the "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" exceed 0.40%. This contractual limitation may not be terminated before July 31, 2014 without the approval of the Board of Trustees. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. serves as the investment adviser and administrator to the Fund. The Northern Trust Company, an affiliate of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., serves as transfer agent, custodian and sub-administrator to the Fund.falseAnnual Fund Operating Expenses UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsefalsefalseSheet190819013ColumnperiodPeriod*Columndei_LegalEntityAxisAxis*Columnrr_ProspectusShareClassAxisAxis*ColumnunitUnit*RowprimaryElement*falsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaContains a command for the SEC Viewer for the role corresponding to OperatingExpensesData.No definition available.false0Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]11false 3rr_ExpenseExampleHeadingrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<b>EXAMPLE</b>falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringHeading for Expense Example.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 4 false0Expense Example [Heading]12false 3rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlockrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00The following Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. 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The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 4 false21 Year USDfalsefalse$2falseColumnprimaryElement*4false 3rr_ExpenseExampleYear03rr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabelrr:NonNegativeMonetaryTypemonetaryThe Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection example -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 2 false23 Years USDfalsefalse$3falseColumnprimaryElement*5false 3rr_ExpenseExampleYear05rr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabelrr:NonNegativeMonetaryTypemonetaryThe Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection example -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 2 false25 Years USDfalsefalse$4falseColumnprimaryElement*6false 3rr_ExpenseExampleYear10rr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabelrr:NonNegativeMonetaryTypemonetaryThe Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. 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Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. A Fund that is a Money Market Fund may omit the portfolio turnover information required by this Item.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Subsection instructions -Paragraph 5 false0Portfolio Turnover [Heading]15false 3rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlockrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or &#8220;turns over&#8221; 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 portfolio operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund&#8217;s performance. 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Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Subsection a false0Strategy [Heading]17false 3rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlockrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00The Fund will seek capital appreciation and current income in its attempt to maximize total return. In doing so, the Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in bonds and other fixed-income securities. These may include: <ul type="square"><li style="margin-left:-20px">Obligations of the U.S. government or its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises, including obligations issued by private issuers that are guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities;</li></ul><ul type="square"><li style="margin-left:-20px"> Obligations of state, local and foreign governments; </li></ul><ul type="square"><li style="margin-left:-20px"> Obligations of domestic and foreign banks and corporations; </li></ul><ul type="square"><li style="margin-left:-20px"> Zero coupon bonds, debentures, preferred stock and convertible securities; </li></ul><ul type="square"><li style="margin-left:-20px"> Mortgage and other asset-backed securities; </li></ul><ul type="square"><li style="margin-left:-20px"> Stripped securities evidencing ownership of future interest or principal payments on debt obligations; and </li></ul><ul type="square"><li style="margin-left:-20px"> Repurchase agreements relating to the above instruments.</li></ul> The Fund invests primarily in the investment grade debt obligations of domestic issuers. Investment grade debt obligations are obligations rated within the top four rating categories by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization ("NRSRO") or determined by the Fund's investment adviser to be of comparable quality. The Fund also may invest to a limited extent in U.S. dollar denominated investment grade obligations of foreign issuers.<br/><br/> In buying and selling securities for the Fund, the Fund's investment adviser uses a relative value approach. This approach involves an analysis of general economic and market conditions. It also involves the use of models that analyze and compare expected returns and assumed risks. Under the relative value approach, the Fund's investment adviser will emphasize particular securities and types of securities (such as treasury, agency, asset-backed, mortgage-related and corporate securities) that the team believes will provide a favorable total return in light of these risks.<br/><br/> The Fund's dollar-weighted average maturity, under normal circumstances, will range between three and fifteen years.<br/><br/> The Fund's investment adviser may engage in active trading, and will not consider portfolio turnover a limiting factor in making decisions for the Fund.falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaPrincipal investment strategies of the Fund. Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Subsection a false0Strategy Narrative [Text Block]18false 3rr_RiskHeadingrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<b>PRINCIPAL RISKS </b>falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringNarrative Risk Disclosure.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Subsection b -Paragraph 1 false0Risk [Heading]19false 3rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlockrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<b>MARKET RISK</b> is the risk that the market values of fixed-income securities owned by the Fund may decline, at times sharply and unpredictably.<br/><br/> <b>MANAGEMENT RISK</b> is the risk that a strategy used by the Fund's investment adviser may fail to produce the intended results.<br/><br/> <b>LIQUIDITY RISK</b> is the risk that certain portfolio securities may be less liquid than others, which may make them difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Fund would like, adversely affecting the value of the Fund's investments and its returns.<br/><br/> <b>INTEREST RATE/MATURITY RISK</b> is the risk that the value of the Fund's assets will decline because of rising interest rates. This risk is generally lower for funds that have shorter-weighted maturities, such as money market funds and short-term bond funds. The magnitude of this decline will often be greater for longer-term fixed-income securities than shorter-term fixed income securities.<br/><br/> <b>PREPAYMENT (OR CALL) RISK</b> is the risk that prepayment of the underlying mortgages or other collateral of some fixed-income securities may result in a decreased rate of return and a decline in value of those securities.<br/><br/> <b>DEBT EXTENSION RISK</b> is the risk that an issuer will exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation held by the Fund (such as a mortgage-backed security) later than expected. This may happen during a period of rising interest rates. Under these circumstances, the value of the obligation will decrease and the Fund will suffer from the inability to invest in higher yielding securities.<br/><br/> <b>CREDIT (OR DEFAULT) RISK</b> is the risk that the inability or unwillingness of an issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or a counterparty to a repurchase or other transaction, to meet its payment or other financial obligations will adversely affect the value of the Fund's investments and its returns. Changes in the credit rating of a debt security held by the Fund could have a similar effect.<br/><br/> <b>FOREIGN SECURITIES RISK</b> is the risk that investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies, due to less liquid markets, and adverse economic, political, diplomatic, financial, and regulatory factors. Foreign governments also may impose limits on investment and repatriation and impose taxes. Any of these events could cause the value of the Fund's investments to decline.<br/><br/> <b>PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RISK</b> is the risk that high portfolio turnover is likely to lead to increased Fund expenses that may result in lower investment returns. High portfolio turnover also is likely to result in higher short-term capital gains taxable to shareholders. For the last fiscal year, the annual portfolio turnover rate of the Fund exceeded 100%.<br/><br/> <b>As with any mutual fund, it is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, any other government agency, or The Northern Trust Company, its affiliates, subsidiaries or any other bank.</b>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaNarrative Risk Disclosure. A Fund may, in responding to this Item, describe the types of investors for whom the Fund is intended or the types of investment goals that may be consistent with an investment in the Fund.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Subsection b -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph i -Clause instruction false0Risk Narrative [Text Block]20false 3rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeadingrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<b>FUND PERFORMANCE </b>falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringRisk/Return Bar Chart and Table.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Subsection b -Paragraph 2 false0Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]21false 3rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlockrr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00The bar chart and table that follow provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund commenced operations on March 29, 2001 as a separate portfolio (the &#8220;Predecessor Core Bond Fund&#8221;) of Northern Institutional Funds. On November 16, 2012, the Predecessor Core Bond Fund was reorganized into the Fund (the &#8220;Reorganization&#8221;). Prior to the Reorganization, the Predecessor Core Bond Fund offered and sold Class A shares. In connection with the Reorganization, holders of the Predecessor Core Bond Fund&#8217;s Class A shares received shares of the Fund. The Predecessor Core Bond Fund was managed with the same investment objective, strategies and policies as are followed by the Fund. 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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor&#8217;s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaIf the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a table showing the Fund's (A) average annual total return; (B) average annual total return (after taxes on distributions); and (C) average annual total return (after taxes on distributions and redemption). A Money Market Fund should show only the returns described in clause (A) of the preceding sentence. All returns should be shown for 1-, 5-, and 10- calendar year periods ending on the date of the most recently completed calendar year (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. The table also should show the returns of an appropriate broad-based securities market index as defined in Instruction 5 to Item 22(b)(7) for the same periods. A Fund that has been in existence for more than 10 years also may include returns for the life of the Fund. A Money Market Fund may provide the Fund's 7-day yield ending on the date of the most recent calendar year or disclose a toll-free (or collect) telephone number that investors can use to obtain the Fund's current 7-day yield. For a Fund (other than a Money Market Fund or a Fund described in General Instruction C.3.(d)(iii)), provide the information in the following table with the specified captions AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (For the periods ended December 31, _____). For a Fund that provides annual total returns for only one calendar year or for a Fund that does not include the bar chart because it does not have annual returns for a full calendar year, modify, as appropriate, the narrative explanation required by paragraph (c)(2)(i) (e.g., by stating that the information gives some indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by comparing the Fund's performance with a broad measure of market performance).Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Subsection b -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph iv false0Performance Table NarrativefalseRisk/Return Summary - NORTHERN CORE BOND FUND (NORTHERN CORE BOND FUND)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.northernfunds.com/role/DocumentRiskReturnSummaryUnlabeledNORTHERNCOREBONDFUND127