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Performance Management - FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - August
Aug. 16, 2024
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.90pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance</span>
Performance Narrative [Text Block] The Fund does not have a performance history. Once available, the Fund’s performance information, and information that gives some indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance, will be available on the Fund’s website at www.ftportfolios.com. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;">The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</span>
Performance One Year or Less [Text] <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;">The Fund does not have a performance history.</span>
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;">www.ftportfolios.com</span>