Annual Total Returns |
12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| AMERICAN FUNDS SHORT-TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND (Class A, Class F-1, Class F-2, Class F-3, Class T) | Class F-2 | ||||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 2.61% | 3.41% | (2.86%) | (0.15%) | 3.04% | 3.25% | 1.00% | 1.55% | none | 0.47% |
| AMERICAN FUNDS SHORT-TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND (Class R-6) | Class R-6 | ||||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 2.68% | 3.49% | (2.79%) | (0.08%) | 3.10% | 3.31% | 1.09% | |||