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Document Type | dei_DocumentType | 485BPOS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Dec. 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Apr. 23, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Apr. 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Apr. 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | FUND SUMMARY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Objective [Heading] | rr_ObjectiveHeading | Investment Objective: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Objective, Primary [Text Block] | rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock | The Funds investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.
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Expense [Heading] | rr_ExpenseHeading | Fees and Expenses of the Fund: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock | The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell 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.
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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 | April 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. During the most recent fiscal period, the Funds portfolio turnover was 14% of the average value of its portfolio. |
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Portfolio Turnover, Rate | rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate | 14.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. 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 Funds adviser seeks to achieve the Funds investment objective by investing primarily in a combination of long positions in (1) common stock of U.S. companies of any capitalization; (2) American depositary receipts (ADRs) representing common stock of foreign companies; (3) investment grade fixed income securities; (4) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest primarily in (i) common stocks of U.S. companies, (ii) ADRs or (iii) investment grade fixed income securities; and (5) options on common stock, ADRs and ETFs. The Fund defines investment grade fixed income securities as those rated Baa3 or higher by Moodys, or BBB- or higher by S&P, or if not rated, determined by the adviser to be of comparable quality.
The Funds adviser anticipates focusing, from time to time, more than 25% of the Funds portfolio in the securities of companies in one or more of the following sectors: (1) technology, (2) financial services and (3) healthcare. The adviser defines technology companies as those principally engaged in research, development or manufacturing of computer related products including hardware, software and computer services; communications related products and services including telephony, satellite or wireless communications; or manufacturing related products that rely upon scientific innovation. The adviser defines financial service companies as those principally engaged in commercial or retail banking, specialty finance, brokerage, investment banking, investment management or insurance. The adviser defines healthcare companies as those principally engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture or delivery of biotechnology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or health care supplies. The adviser selects securities based on fundamental, bottom-up research. The adviser looks for some or all of the following characteristics in a company:
The Fund may also employ leverage including bank borrowing of up to 33% of the Funds assets (defined as net assets plus borrowing for investment purposes). The Fund may also engage in covered call writing against its portfolio of common stocks, ADRs or ETFs. Additionally, the Fund may purchase call options as a temporary substitute for common stocks, ADRs or ETFs. The adviser anticipates investing in fixed income securities that it believes are undervalued and have the potential for capital appreciation in addition to providing income. In general, the adviser anticipates investing up to 20% of Fund assets in fixed income securities.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund. The Fund will typically have fewer than 30 investments at any time. In general, the adviser buys securities that it believes are undervalued and sells a security if its price target is achieved, if the fundamentals have deteriorated or if, in the opinion of the adviser, the security is no longer attractive for investment purposes. The Funds adviser may engage in active and frequent trading of the Funds portfolio securities to achieve the Funds investment objective.
Due to the focused nature of the advisers strategy, the Fund may concentrate its portfolio in a limited number of issuers. In order to comply with certain Internal Revenue Code requirements for investment companies, the Fund sells securities of concentrated issuers at the end of each quarter of the Funds fiscal year if necessary to comply with these tax requirements and then can repurchase those securities shortly after quarter end.
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Risk [Heading] | rr_RiskHeading | Principal Investment Risks: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Risk [Text Block] | rr_RiskTextBlock | As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Many factors affect the Funds net asset value (NAV) and performance.
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Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] | rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading | Performance: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Narrative [Text Block] | rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock | The bar chart and performance table below show the variability of the Funds returns, which is some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the performance of the Funds Investor shares for the full calendar year for the past ten years. The performance table compares the performance of the Funds Investor shares is over time to the performance of a broad-based securities market index. You should be aware that the Funds past performance (before and after taxes) may not be an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by calling 1-800-672-9152.
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Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] | rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns | The bar chart and performance table below show the variability of the Funds returns, which is some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Availability Phone [Text] | rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone | 1-800-672-9152 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] | rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture | You should be aware that the Funds past performance (before and after taxes) may not be an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bar Chart [Heading] | rr_BarChartHeading | Performance Bar Chart For Calendar Years Ended December 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] | rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock |
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Highest Quarterly Return, Label | rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel | Best Quarter: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Quarterly Return, Date | rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate | Jun. 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Quarterly Return | rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn | 27.37% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label | rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel | Worst Quarter: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date | rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate | Jun. 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest Quarterly Return | rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn | (32.77%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Table Heading | rr_PerformanceTableHeading | Performance Table Average Annual Total Returns (For period ended December 31, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] | rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes | Unlike the Funds returns, however, index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate | rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate | After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rate and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred | rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred | Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholders tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your Fund shares in tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (IRA). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] | rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock | The S&P 500® Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index of 500 of the largest capitalized U.S. domiciled companies. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Unlike the Funds returns, however, index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.
After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rate and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholders tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your Fund shares in tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (IRA). |
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1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 25.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 14.53% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 13.10% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trading Symbol | dei_TradingSymbol | BFONX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | (2.00%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 0.25% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.55% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.80% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.30%) | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 153 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 537 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | $ 2,091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2015 | rr_AnnualReturn2015 | (12.24%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2016 | rr_AnnualReturn2016 | 1.41% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2017 | rr_AnnualReturn2017 | 31.37% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2018 | rr_AnnualReturn2018 | 6.34% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2019 | rr_AnnualReturn2019 | 23.74% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2020 | rr_AnnualReturn2020 | 30.62% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2021 | rr_AnnualReturn2021 | 6.32% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2022 | rr_AnnualReturn2022 | (35.33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2023 | rr_AnnualReturn2023 | 37.43% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2024 | rr_AnnualReturn2024 | 37.77% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Label | rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel | Return before taxes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 37.77% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 11.20% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 10.09% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Biondo Focus Fund | The Biondo Focus Fund Investor Class | Return after taxes on distributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 32.94% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 9.12% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 8.37% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Biondo Focus Fund | The Biondo Focus Fund Investor Class | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 26.20% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 8.63% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 7.90% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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