Document and Entity Information	0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Risk/Return:
Document Type	485BPOS
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Registrant Name	Tributary Funds, Inc.
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Prospectus Date	Jul. 26, 2013
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Institutional Class Prospectus \| Income Fund \| Institutional
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Institutional Class Prospectus \| Balanced Fund \| Institutional
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Institutional Class Prospectus \| Large Cap Growth Fund \| Institutional
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Institutional Class Prospectus \| Growth Opportunities Fund \| Institutional
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Institutional Class Prospectus \| Small Company Fund \| Institutional
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Institutional Plus Class Prospectus \| Large Cap Growth Fund \| Institutional Plus
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Institutional Plus Class Prospectus \| Growth Opportunities Fund \| Institutional Plus
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Institutional Plus Class Prospectus \| Small Company Fund \| Institutional Plus
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