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Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund (“Fund”) – Service Shares (“Class”)
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| This Rule 497(e) filing is submitted for the sole purpose of submitting the XBRL Interactive Data File exhibits for the revised Risk/Return Summary of the above-named Fund and Class. This Interactive Data File relates to, and incorporates by reference, the supplement to the Prospectus for the Fund and Class filed pursuant to Rule 497(e) on June 27, 2012, Accession No. 0001318148-12-000787 . The exhibits filed herewith do not constitute the complete publicly filed disclosure for the Fund and its Class, and should be used in conjunction with the complete prospectus for the Fund and its Class, as revised. |
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Exhibit List for Interactive Data File Submissions.
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| EX-101.INS | INSTANCE |
| EX-101.SCH | SCHEMA |
| EX-101.CAL | CALCULATION LINKBASE |
| EX-101.DEF | DEFINITION LINKBASE |
| EX-101.LAB | LABEL LINKBASE |
| EX-101.PRE | PRESENTATION LINKBASE |
Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund Service Shares (TICKER FTGSX) SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS and SUMMARY PROSPECTUS DATED april 30, 2012 The Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund ("Fund") is entering into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization ("Agreement") pursuant to which the Fund would acquire all or substantially all of the assets of Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund, in exchange for Service Shares of the Fund, which will be distributed pro rata by Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund to shareholders ("Acquired Fund Shareholders") in complete liquidation and termination of Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund. The Agreement is subject to the approval of the Acquired Fund Shareholders at a special meeting of shareholders currently scheduled for August 13, 2012. If the Agreement, and related reorganization transaction, is approved by the Acquired Fund Shareholders, the date in the definition of "Termination Date" in the footnote to the Table in the section entitled "Risk/Return Summary: Fees and Expenses" shall be deemed changed to June 30, 2013. |
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| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | FEDERATED TOTAL RETURN GOVERNMENT BOND FUND |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Apr. 30, 2012 |
| Supplement [Text Block] | ftrgbf_SupplementTextBlock | Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund Service Shares (TICKER FTGSX) SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS and SUMMARY PROSPECTUS DATED april 30, 2012 The Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund ("Fund") is entering into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization ("Agreement") pursuant to which the Fund would acquire all or substantially all of the assets of Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund, in exchange for Service Shares of the Fund, which will be distributed pro rata by Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund to shareholders ("Acquired Fund Shareholders") in complete liquidation and termination of Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund. The Agreement is subject to the approval of the Acquired Fund Shareholders at a special meeting of shareholders currently scheduled for August 13, 2012. If the Agreement, and related reorganization transaction, is approved by the Acquired Fund Shareholders, the date in the definition of "Termination Date" in the footnote to the Table in the section entitled "Risk/Return Summary: Fees and Expenses" shall be deemed changed to June 30, 2013. |
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FEDERATED TOTAL RETURN GOVERNMENT BOND FUND
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Supplement [Text Block] | ftrgbf_SupplementTextBlock | Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund Service Shares (TICKER FTGSX) SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS and SUMMARY PROSPECTUS DATED april 30, 2012 The Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund ("Fund") is entering into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization ("Agreement") pursuant to which the Fund would acquire all or substantially all of the assets of Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund, in exchange for Service Shares of the Fund, which will be distributed pro rata by Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund to shareholders ("Acquired Fund Shareholders") in complete liquidation and termination of Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund. The Agreement is subject to the approval of the Acquired Fund Shareholders at a special meeting of shareholders currently scheduled for August 13, 2012. If the Agreement, and related reorganization transaction, is approved by the Acquired Fund Shareholders, the date in the definition of "Termination Date" in the footnote to the Table in the section entitled "Risk/Return Summary: Fees and Expenses" shall be deemed changed to June 30, 2013. |
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Document and Entity Information
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12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2012
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| Risk/Return: | |
| Document Type | Other |
| Document Period End Date | Feb. 29, 2012 |
| Registrant Name | FEDERATED TOTAL RETURN GOVERNMENT BOND FUND |
| Central Index Key | 0000946868 |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Document Creation Date | Jun. 27, 2012 |
| Document Effective Date | Jun. 27, 2012 |
| Prospectus Date | Apr. 30, 2012 |
| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | FEDERATED TOTAL RETURN GOVERNMENT BOND FUND |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Apr. 30, 2012 |
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Jun. 27, 2012 |