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Document Type | dei_DocumentType | 497 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Sep. 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entity Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | Northern Lights Fund Trust | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entity Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001314414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entity Inv Company Type | dei_EntityInvCompanyType | N-1A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading Symbol | dei_TradingSymbol | nlfun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Sep. 28, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Sep. 28, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Sep. 28, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sierra Tactical Risk Spectrum 30 Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Sierra Tactical Risk Spectrum 30 Fund - FUND SUMMARY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Objective [Heading] | rr_ObjectiveHeading | Investment Objectives: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Objective, Primary [Text Block] | rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock | The Funds two investment objectives are to provide total return (the combination of yield and net price gains from the underlying funds) and to limit volatility and downside risk.
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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 may pay if you buy and hold shares of the 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. How to Purchase Shares More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in on page 12 of the Funds Prospectus.
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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 | January 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 Funds performance. |
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Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] | rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees | The operating expenses in this fee table will not correlate to the expense ratio in the Funds financial highlights because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example [Heading] | rr_ExpenseExampleHeading | Example: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock | This 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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Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] | rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption | 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 that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the same. The Example assumes the impact of the fee waiver in 1 Year example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strategy [Heading] | rr_StrategyHeading | Principal Investment Strategies: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock | The Sierra Tactical Risk Spectrum 30 Fund (the Fund) is a fund of funds. Wright Fund Management, LLC (the Adviser) seeks to achieve the Funds investment objective by investing in a combination of unaffiliated mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs), (together, Underlying Funds).
Among the types of underlying instruments in which this Fund will invest, through Underlying Funds, are the following:
Under normal market conditions, the Funds target exposure over a three-year period to equity securities, of any market capitalization, through the Underlying Funds will average between 15%-30% of the Funds assets. The Fund does not have a target allocation for non-equity securities exposure and may invest in underlying fixed income funds without constraint as to maturity or credit quality. The Adviser may make changes in the target allocations across asset classes and fund categories, and the specific Underlying Funds in the Funds portfolio that in its view would be in the best interest of the Fund. The Fund considers high-yield corporate bonds (junk bonds) to be those that are rated lower than Baa3 by Moodys Investors Service (Moodys) or lower than BBB- by Standard and Poors Rating Group (S&P).
The Adviser constructs the Funds portfolio by quantitatively analyzing all Underlying Funds to identify those that exhibit the most attractive trends and have been given a buy signal under the Advisers proprietary investment process.
The Adviser does not employ a passive buy and hold, strategy. As part of its integrated risk-management disciplines, the Adviser monitors each Fund holding daily and applies a trailing stop discipline (a form of sell signal) to each Underlying Fund within the Funds portfolio, based on the proprietary approach (Sell Disciplines) that the Adviser has used with their separately managed accounts, in order to limit the impact on the overall Fund portfolio of any sustained decline in a given asset class or Underlying Fund. A trailing stop loss is a type of stop loss calculation that rises each day as the price of the underlying security rises, and thus trails the price movement. Thus, whenever an Underlying Fund declines substantially, as defined by the Advisers proprietary studies of the historic behavior of the asset class represented by the Underlying Fund, the Adviser either sells the Underlying Fund or hedges by purchasing an inverse Underlying Fund.
The Sell Disciplines are not designed to attempt to buy at lows or to sell at highs, but to participate in a substantial part of any sustained uptrend in a selected asset class, as well as to step aside during most of any sustained downtrend. The Adviser employs a reactive approach, meaning it reacts with discipline to actual reversals in price trends, as distinct from a predictive approach to market movements. The Adviser does not consider its approach to be a trading style in terms of frequency, and does not expect to average more than two sell signals per year in each Underlying Fund.
The Adviser may engage in frequent buying and selling of portfolio securities to achieve the Funds investment objectives. |
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Risk [Heading] | rr_RiskHeading | Principal Investment Risks: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Risk Narrative [Text Block] | rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock | As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program. Many factors affect the Funds net asset value and performance.
Performance of the Fund during future periods will definitely vary. Some months and some quarters will result in negative performance; indeed, some future years may have negative performance.
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Risk Lose Money [Text] | rr_RiskLoseMoney | As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] | rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading | Performance: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Narrative [Text Block] | rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock | Because the Fund has less than a full calendar year of investment operations, no performance information is presented for the Fund at this time. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Also, shareholder reports containing financial and performance information will be mailed to shareholders semi-annually. Updated performance information is available at no cost by calling 1-866-738-4363 or visiting www.SierraMutualFunds.com.
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Performance One Year or Less [Text] | rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess | Because the Fund has less than a full calendar year of investment operations, no performance information is presented for the Fund at this time. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Availability Phone [Text] | rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone | 1-866-738-4363 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] | rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress | www.SierraMutualFunds.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sierra Tactical Risk Spectrum 30 Fund | Sierra Tactical Risk Spectrum 30 Fund Class A Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trading Symbol | dei_TradingSymbol | SRTAX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | 3.75% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | 1.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge on Reinvested Dividends and Distributions (as a percentage) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) | rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.05% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 0.25% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.34% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.48% | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 2.12% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.08%) | [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 2.04% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] | rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts | You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] | rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount | $ 50,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | 574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | $ 1,007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sierra Tactical Risk Spectrum 30 Fund | Sierra Tactical Risk Spectrum 30 Fund Class C Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trading Symbol | dei_TradingSymbol | SRTKX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge on Reinvested Dividends and Distributions (as a percentage) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) | rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.05% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 1.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.34% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.48% | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 2.87% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.08%) | [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 2.79% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 282 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | $ 881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sierra Tactical Risk Spectrum 30 Fund | Sierra Tactical Risk Spectrum 30 Fund Investor Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trading Symbol | dei_TradingSymbol | SRTNX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge on Reinvested Dividends and Distributions (as a percentage) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) | rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.05% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 0.40% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.34% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.48% | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 2.27% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.08%) | [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 2.19% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | $ 702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sierra Tactical Risk Spectrum 30 Fund | Sierra Tactical Risk Spectrum 30 Fund Instl Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trading Symbol | dei_TradingSymbol | SRTJX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge on Reinvested Dividends and Distributions (as a percentage) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) | rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.05% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.34% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.48% | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.87% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.08%) | [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.79% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | $ 580 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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