Label	Element	Value
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Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	ARTISAN PARTNERS FUNDS INC
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Jun. 21, 2013
Artisan Global Small Cap Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	ARTISAN GLOBAL SMALL CAP FUND Investor Shares – ARTWX
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	Artisan Global Small Cap Fund seeks maximum long-term capital growth.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	This table describes the fees and expenses that you pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
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 percentage of the value of your investment):
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	July 1, 2014
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 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, affect the Fund’s performance.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]	rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates	Because the Fund is new, the amount shown for “Other Expenses” is based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	EXPENSE EXAMPLE
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	The 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 redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement in the first year and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses thereafter. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	Artisan employs a fundamental stock selection process focused on identifying long-term growth opportunities to build a global portfolio of small-cap growth companies. Artisan seeks to invest in companies within its preferred themes with sustainable growth characteristics at attractive valuations that do not fully reflect their long-term potential. Themes. Artisan identifies long-term secular (as opposed to cyclical) growth trends with the objective of investing in companies that have meaningful exposure to these trends. Artisan’s fundamental analysis focuses on those industry leaders with attractive growth and valuation characteristics that will be long-term beneficiaries of any structural change and/or trend. Sustainable Growth. Artisan applies a fundamental approach to identifying the long-term, sustainable growth characteristics of potential investments. Artisan seeks high-quality companies that typically have a sustainable competitive advantage, a superior business model and a high-quality management team. Valuation. Artisan uses multiple valuation metrics to establish a target price range. Artisan assesses the relationship between its estimate of a company’s sustainable growth prospects and its current valuation. The Fund invests in developed markets, as well as emerging and less developed markets. Investments in emerging and less developed markets are normally limited to no more than 50% of the Fund’s total assets at market value at the time of purchase. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests no less than 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes at market value at the time of purchase in common stocks and other securities of small U.S. and non-U.S. companies. A “small” company for this purpose is one with a market capitalization of less than $4 billion at the time of the Fund’s investment. Some of these non-U.S. companies, although small by U.S. standards, might rank among the largest in their countries by market capitalization. The Fund does not invest more than 35% of its total assets at market value at the time of purchase in issuers from any single country other than the U.S. The Fund may also invest to a limited extent in equity-linked securities that provide economic exposure to a security of one or more non-U.S. companies without a direct investment in the underlying securities (called “participation certificates” in this prospectus, but may be called different names by issuers).
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	PRINCIPAL RISKS
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	Like all mutual funds that invest primarily in stocks, the Fund takes investment risks and it is possible for you to lose money by investing in the Fund. Artisan’s ability to choose suitable investments for the Fund has a significant impact on the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s principal risks include: Stock Market Risks. The value of a company’s stock may rise or fall in response to company, market, economic or other news. Foreign Investing Risks. Foreign stocks as an asset class may underperform U.S. stocks, and foreign stocks may be more volatile than U.S. stocks. Risks relating to investments in foreign securities (including, but not limited to, depositary receipts and participation certificates) include: currency exchange rate fluctuation; less available public information about the issuers of securities; less stringent regulatory standards; lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; and country risks including less liquidity, high inflation rates, unfavorable economic practices; political instability and expropriation and nationalization risks. The risks of foreign investments typically are greater in emerging and less developed markets. For example, political and economic structures in these less developed countries may be new and changing rapidly, which may cause instability and greater risk of loss. Their securities markets may be less developed, and securities in those markets are generally more volatile and less liquid than those in the developed markets. Emerging market countries also are more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluations, which could hurt their economies and securities markets. Certain emerging markets also may face other significant internal or external risks, including a heightened risk of war, and ethnic, religious and racial conflicts. In addition, governments in many emerging market countries participate to a significant degree in their economies and securities markets, which may impair investment and economic growth of companies in those markets. High levels of national debt tend to make such markets also heavily reliant on foreign capital and, therefore, vulnerable to capital flight. Also, because foreign securities usually are denominated and traded in foreign currencies, while the Fund values its assets in U.S. dollars, the values of the Fund’s non-U.S. investments will be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar. The Fund usually does not hedge against possible variations in exchange rates, but, in limited circumstances, exposure to a particular currency that Artisan believes is overvalued may be hedged if the Fund has, or is initiating, positions in securities traded in that currency. Small and Medium-Sized Company Risks. Stocks of small and medium-sized companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than stocks of large companies. Compared to large companies, small and medium-sized companies typically may have analyst coverage by fewer brokerage firms – meaning they may trade at prices that reflect incomplete or inaccurate information. Small companies may have a shorter history of operations, less access to financing, and a less diversified product line – making them more susceptible to market pressures and more likely to have a volatile stock price. During some periods, stocks of small and medium-sized companies, as an asset class, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies. Growth Investing Risks. Growth stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform other asset types during given periods. A company may never achieve the earnings growth Artisan anticipated. Risks of Emphasizing a Region, Sector or Industry. If the Fund has invested a higher percentage of its total assets in a particular region, sector or industry, changes affecting that region, sector or industry may have a significant impact on the performance of the Fund’s overall portfolio. Participation Certificates Risks. Investing in a participation certificate subjects the Fund to the risks associated with an investment in the underlying equity security and also exposes the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the bank or broker-dealer that issues the certificate will not fulfill its contractual obligation to timely pay the Fund the amount owed under the certificate. Impact of Actions by Other Shareholders. The Fund, like all mutual funds, pools the investments of many investors. Actions by one investor or multiple investors may have an impact on the Fund and on other investors. For example, shareholder purchase and redemption activity may affect the per share amount of the Fund’s distributions of its net income and net realized gains, if any, thereby increasing or reducing the tax burden on the Fund’s shareholders subject to income tax who receive Fund distributions.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	Like all mutual funds that invest primarily in stocks, the Fund takes investment risks and it is possible for you to lose money by investing in the Fund.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	PERFORMANCE
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	Performance information has not been presented because the Fund has not been in existence for a full calendar year as of the date of this prospectus.
Performance One Year or Less [Text]	rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess	Performance information has not been presented because the Fund has not been in existence for a full calendar year as of the date of this prospectus.
Artisan Global Small Cap Fund | Investor Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	ARTWX
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed or exchanged within 90 days or less)	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	2.00%
Exchange Fee	rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption	none
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.94%	[1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.94%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.44%	[2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.50%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	$ 153
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	$ 567

[1] Because the Fund is new, the amount shown for "Other Expenses" is based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, the Fund's investment adviser ("Artisan Partners"), has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for its management fee and any other ordinary operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, all commissions and other normal charges incident to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, and extraordinary charges such as litigation costs) in excess of 1.50% of its average daily net assets. This contract continues through July 1, 2014, at which time Artisan Partners will determine whether to renew, revise or discontinue it.