Shareholder Report
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6 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2025
USD ($)
Holding
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| Shareholder Report [Line Items] |
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| Document Type |
N-CSRS
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| Amendment Flag |
false
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| Registrant Name |
Vanguard
Wellington Fund
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| Entity Central Index Key |
0000105563
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| Entity Investment Company Type |
N-1A
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| Document Period End Date |
May 31, 2025
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| C000012163 [Member] |
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| Shareholder Report [Line Items] |
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| Fund Name |
Vanguard Wellington™ Fund
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| Class Name |
Investor Shares
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| Trading Symbol |
VWELX
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| Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] |
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Vanguard Wellington Fund (the "Fund") for the period of December 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025.
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| Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual |
semi-annual shareholder report
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| Additional Information [Text Block] |
You can find additional information about the Fund at https://personal1.vanguard.com/ngf-next-gen-form-webapp/fund-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800-662-7447.
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| Additional Information Phone Number |
800-662-7447
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| Additional Information Website |
https://personal1.vanguard.com/ngf-next-gen-form-webapp/fund-literature
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| Expenses [Text Block] |
What were the Fund costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
| Share Class Name |
Costs of a $10,000 investment |
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
| Investor Shares |
$12 |
0.24%1 |
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| Expenses Paid, Amount |
$ 12
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| Expense Ratio, Percent |
0.24%
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[1] |
| Net Assets |
$ 110,878,000,000
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| Holdings Count | Holding |
1,544
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| Investment Company Portfolio Turnover |
31.00%
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| Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block] |
Fund Statistics
(as of May 31, 2025) |
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Fund Net Assets
(in millions) |
$110,878 |
| Number of Portfolio Holdings |
1,544 |
| Portfolio Turnover Rate |
31% |
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| Holdings [Text Block] |
Portfolio Composition % of Net Assets
(as of May 31, 2025) |
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| Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
1.1% |
| Common Stocks |
66.1% |
| Corporate Bonds |
21.3% |
| Sovereign Bonds |
0.6% |
| Taxable Municipal Bonds |
1.4% |
| U.S. Government and Agency Obligations |
8.3% |
| Other Assets and Liabilities—Net |
1.2% |
| This table reflects the Fund’s investments, including short-term investments, derivatives and other assets and liabilities. |
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| C000012164 [Member] |
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| Shareholder Report [Line Items] |
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| Fund Name |
Vanguard Wellington™ Fund
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| Class Name |
Admiral™ Shares
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| Trading Symbol |
VWENX
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| Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] |
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Vanguard Wellington Fund (the "Fund") for the period of December 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025.
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| Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual |
semi-annual shareholder report
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| Additional Information [Text Block] |
You can find additional information about the Fund at https://personal1.vanguard.com/ngf-next-gen-form-webapp/fund-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800-662-7447.
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| Additional Information Phone Number |
800-662-7447
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| Additional Information Website |
https://personal1.vanguard.com/ngf-next-gen-form-webapp/fund-literature
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| Expenses [Text Block] |
What were the Fund costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
| Share Class Name |
Costs of a $10,000 investment |
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
| Admiral Shares |
$8 |
0.16%1 |
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| Expenses Paid, Amount |
$ 8
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| Expense Ratio, Percent |
0.16%
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[2] |
| Net Assets |
$ 110,878,000,000
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| Holdings Count | Holding |
1,544
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| Investment Company Portfolio Turnover |
31.00%
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| Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block] |
Fund Statistics
(as of May 31, 2025) |
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Fund Net Assets
(in millions) |
$110,878 |
| Number of Portfolio Holdings |
1,544 |
| Portfolio Turnover Rate |
31% |
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| Holdings [Text Block] |
Portfolio Composition % of Net Assets
(as of May 31, 2025) |
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| Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
1.1% |
| Common Stocks |
66.1% |
| Corporate Bonds |
21.3% |
| Sovereign Bonds |
0.6% |
| Taxable Municipal Bonds |
1.4% |
| U.S. Government and Agency Obligations |
8.3% |
| Other Assets and Liabilities—Net |
1.2% |
| This table reflects the Fund’s investments, including short-term investments, derivatives and other assets and liabilities. |
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