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Shareholder Report, Average Annual Return (Details)
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The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class A          
Average Annual Return [Line Items]          
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class A (with sales charge)        
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] (3.85%) (0.42%)     1.69%
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class C          
Average Annual Return [Line Items]          
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class C (with sales charge)        
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] (1.81%) (0.41%)     1.45%
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class T          
Average Annual Return [Line Items]          
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class T (with sales charge)        
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] (2.31%) 0.10% 1.90%    
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class F-1          
Average Annual Return [Line Items]          
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class F-1        
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] (0.15%) 0.27%     1.97%
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class F-2          
Average Annual Return [Line Items]          
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class F-2        
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 0.11% 0.53%     2.24%
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class F-3          
Average Annual Return [Line Items]          
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class F-3        
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 0.22% 0.64%   2.36%  
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class R-6          
Average Annual Return [Line Items]          
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class R-6        
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 0.14% 0.62%     2.34%
Without Sales Load [Member] | The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class A          
Average Annual Return [Line Items]          
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class A (without sales charge)        
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] (0.07%) 0.35%     2.07%
Without Sales Load [Member] | The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class C          
Average Annual Return [Line Items]          
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class C (without sales charge)        
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] (0.84%) (0.41%)     1.45%
Without Sales Load [Member] | The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class T          
Average Annual Return [Line Items]          
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class T (without sales charge)        
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 0.20% 0.62% 2.21%    
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index [Member]          
Average Annual Return [Line Items]          
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index        
Average Annual Return, Percent [4] 0.00% 0.13% 1.97% 2.11% 2.11%
[1] Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses. When applicable, results reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which they would have been lower.
[2] Class T shares were first offered on April 7, 2017.
[3] Class F-3 shares were first offered on January 27, 2017.
[4] Results assume all distributions are reinvested. Any market index shown is unmanaged, and therefore, has no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Source(s): Bloomberg Index Services Ltd.