Risk/Return Detail Data - FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO - USD ($) |
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Oct. 30, 2025 |
Oct. 30, 2025 |
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| FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO | Fidelity Environment and Alternative Energy Fund | Fidelity Environment and Alternative Energy Fund | ||||||||||||||
| Prospectus Line Items | ||||||||||||||
| Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) | 0.67% | |||||||||||||
| Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | 0.00% | |||||||||||||
| Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): | 0.02% | |||||||||||||
| Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) | 0.69% | |||||||||||||
| Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year | $ 70 | |||||||||||||
| Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years | 221 | |||||||||||||
| Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years | 384 | |||||||||||||
| Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years | $ 859 | |||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | Return Before Taxes | |||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 20.02% | 12.12% | 10.87% | |||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 20.02% | 26.29% | (26.04%) | 30.42% | 21.18% | 26.83% | (13.43%) | 25.25% | 20.72% | (4.59%) | ||||
| FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO | Fidelity Environment and Alternative Energy Fund | ||||||||||||||
| Prospectus Line Items | ||||||||||||||
| Risk/Return [Heading] | Fund Summary Fund: Fidelity® Environment and Alternative Energy Fund | |||||||||||||
| Objective [Heading] | Investment Objective | |||||||||||||
| Objective, Primary [Text Block] | Fidelity® Environment and Alternative Energy Fund seeks capital appreciation. | |||||||||||||
| Expense Heading [Optional Text] | Fee Table | |||||||||||||
| Expense Narrative [Text Block] | The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy, hold, and sell shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. | |||||||||||||
| Shareholder Fees Caption [Optional Text] | Shareholder fees | |||||||||||||
| Shareholder Fee, Other | $ 0 | |||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] | Annual Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||
| Portfolio Turnover [Heading] | Portfolio Turnover | |||||||||||||
| Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] | The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 38% of the average value of its portfolio. | |||||||||||||
| Portfolio Turnover, Rate | 38.00% | |||||||||||||
| Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] | This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds. Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated: | |||||||||||||
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies | |||||||||||||
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | Normally investing primarily in common stocks.Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in business activities related to alternative and renewable energy, energy efficiency, pollution control, water infrastructure, waste and recycling technologies, or other environmental support services. These companies may include, for example, companies involved in alternative and renewable energy such as solar, wind, biofuels, hydropower, geothermal power, or power storage; energy management & efficiency and energy conservation products and services such as energy-efficient home or building design and insulation, including heating and cooling, lighting, or appliances, as well as fuel efficient vehicles transportation such as hybrid and electric car vehicles, railways, or other alternative energy transportation equipment and solutions; pollution reduction and prevention activities to control emissions; water infrastructure related to water distribution, water purification, the collection, treatment, or reclamation of wastewater, and other water storage and maintenance; companies involved in food, agriculture, and aquaculture production or distribution; and waste management and recycling activities such as the transportation, treatment, and disposal of hazardous or other wastes, transforming waste into energy and other recycling, and sanitation or filtration equipment or services. For purposes of the fund's policy to normally invest at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the business activity or activities identified for the fund, Fidelity may consider a company to be principally engaged in the designated business activity or activities based on: (i) the level of a company's assets, income, sales, or profits that are committed to, derived from, or related to the designated business activity or activities, or (ii) whether a third party has given the company an industry or sector classification consistent with the designated business activity or activities. Whether a company is principally engaged in the designated business activity or activities can be determined under any of these factors. Effective December 11, 2025, derivative instruments that provide investment exposure to the investments above or exposure to one or more market risk factors associated with such investments are included in the fund's 80% policy, consistent with the fund's investment policies and limitations with respect to investments in derivatives. Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.Using fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to select investments.Employing sustainable investing exclusion criteria to avoid investments in issuers that are directly engaged in, and/or derive significant revenue from, certain industries. Please see "Fund Basics - Investment Details - Sustainable Investing Exclusions" for additional information. | |||||||||||||
| Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] | Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in business activities related to alternative and renewable energy, energy efficiency, pollution control, water infrastructure, waste and recycling technologies, or other environmental support services. | |||||||||||||
| Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] | Performance | |||||||||||||
| Performance Narrative [Text Block] | The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and an additional index over various periods of time. The additional index has characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the "Additional Index Information" section of the prospectus. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance. Visit www.fidelity.com for more recent performance information. | |||||||||||||
| Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] | The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and an additional index over various periods of time. | |||||||||||||
| Performance Availability Website Address [Text] | www.fidelity.com | |||||||||||||
| Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] | Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance. | |||||||||||||
| Bar Chart [Heading] | Year-by-Year Returns | |||||||||||||
| Year to Date Return, Label [Optional Text] | Year-to-Date Return | |||||||||||||
| Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date | Mar. 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Bar Chart, Year to Date Return | (8.63%) | |||||||||||||
| Highest Quarterly Return, Label [Optional Text] | Highest Quarter Return | |||||||||||||
| Highest Quarterly Return, Date | Dec. 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Highest Quarterly Return | 22.72% | |||||||||||||
| Lowest Quarterly Return, Label [Optional Text] | Lowest Quarter Return | |||||||||||||
| Lowest Quarterly Return, Date | Mar. 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Lowest Quarterly Return | (26.22%) | |||||||||||||
| Performance Table Heading | Average Annual Returns | |||||||||||||
| Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate | After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. | |||||||||||||
| Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred | The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement, such as an employee benefit plan (profit sharing, 401(k), or 403(b) plan). | |||||||||||||
| Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares. | |||||||||||||
| Performance Table Narrative | After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement, such as an employee benefit plan (profit sharing, 401(k), or 403(b) plan). Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares. | |||||||||||||
| FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO | Fidelity Environment and Alternative Energy Fund | After Taxes on Distributions | Fidelity Environment and Alternative Energy Fund | ||||||||||||||
| Prospectus Line Items | ||||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | Return After Taxes on Distributions | |||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 19.90% | 11.10% | 9.85% | |||||||||||
| FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO | Fidelity Environment and Alternative Energy Fund | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales | Fidelity Environment and Alternative Energy Fund | ||||||||||||||
| Prospectus Line Items | ||||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | |||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 11.94% | 9.36% | 8.61% | |||||||||||
| FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO | Fidelity Environment and Alternative Energy Fund | FT128 | ||||||||||||||
| Prospectus Line Items | ||||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | FTSE® Environmental Opportunities & Alternative Energy Index | |||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 21.60% | 17.90% | 14.65% | |||||||||||
| FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO | Fidelity Environment and Alternative Energy Fund | SP001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | S&P 500® Index | |||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 25.02% | 14.53% | 13.10% | |||||||||||
| FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO | Fidelity Natural Resources Fund | Fidelity Natural Resources Fund | ||||||||||||||
| Prospectus Line Items | ||||||||||||||
| Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) | 0.67% | |||||||||||||
| Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | 0.00% | |||||||||||||
| Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): | 0.02% | |||||||||||||
| Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) | 0.69% | |||||||||||||
| Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year | $ 70 | |||||||||||||
| Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years | 221 | |||||||||||||
| Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years | 384 | |||||||||||||
| Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years | $ 859 | |||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | Return Before Taxes | |||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 3.76% | 11.43% | 4.68% | |||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 3.76% | 6.40% | 41.03% | 39.38% | (20.85%) | 19.08% | (24.22%) | (0.10%) | 30.24% | (21.64%) | ||||
| FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO | Fidelity Natural Resources Fund | ||||||||||||||
| Prospectus Line Items | ||||||||||||||
| Risk/Return [Heading] | Fund Summary Fund: Fidelity® Natural Resources Fund | |||||||||||||
| Objective [Heading] | Investment Objective | |||||||||||||
| Objective, Primary [Text Block] | Fidelity® Natural Resources Fund seeks capital appreciation. | |||||||||||||
| Expense Heading [Optional Text] | Fee Table | |||||||||||||
| Expense Narrative [Text Block] | The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy, hold, and sell shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. | |||||||||||||
| Shareholder Fees Caption [Optional Text] | Shareholder fees | |||||||||||||
| Shareholder Fee, Other | $ 0 | |||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] | Annual Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||
| Portfolio Turnover [Heading] | Portfolio Turnover | |||||||||||||
| Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] | The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 68% of the average value of its portfolio. | |||||||||||||
| Portfolio Turnover, Rate | 68.00% | |||||||||||||
| Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] | This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds. Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated: | |||||||||||||
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies | |||||||||||||
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | Normally investing primarily in common stocks and in certain precious metals.Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in owning or developing natural resources, or supplying goods and services to such companies, and in precious metals. These companies may include, for example, companies involved either directly or through subsidiaries in exploring, mining, refining, processing, transporting, fabricating, dealing in, or owning natural resources. Natural resources include precious metals (e.g., gold, platinum, and silver), ferrous and nonferrous metals (e.g., iron, aluminum, and copper), strategic metals (e.g., uranium and titanium), hydrocarbons (e.g., coal, oil, and natural gases), chemicals, paper and forest products, real estate, food, textile and tobacco products, and other basic commodities. The Adviser treats investments in instruments whose value is linked to the price of precious metals as investments in precious metals. For purposes of the fund's policy to normally invest at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the business activity or activities identified for the fund, Fidelity may consider a company to be principally engaged in the designated business activity or activities based on: (i) the level of a company's assets, income, sales, or profits that are committed to, derived from, or related to the designated business activity or activities, or (ii) whether a third party has given the company an industry or sector classification consistent with the designated business activity or activities. Whether a company is principally engaged in the designated business activity or activities can be determined under any of these factors. Effective December 11, 2025, derivative instruments that provide investment exposure to the investments above or exposure to one or more market risk factors associated with such investments are included in the fund's 80% policy, consistent with the fund's investment policies and limitations with respect to investments in derivatives. Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.Using fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to select investments. | |||||||||||||
| Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] | Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in owning or developing natural resources, or supplying goods and services to such companies, and in precious metals. | |||||||||||||
| Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] | Performance | |||||||||||||
| Performance Narrative [Text Block] | The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and an additional index over various periods of time. The additional index has characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the "Additional Index Information" section of the prospectus. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance. Visit www.fidelity.com for more recent performance information. | |||||||||||||
| Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] | The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and an additional index over various periods of time. | |||||||||||||
| Performance Availability Website Address [Text] | www.fidelity.com | |||||||||||||
| Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] | Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance. | |||||||||||||
| Bar Chart [Heading] | Year-by-Year Returns | |||||||||||||
| Year to Date Return, Label [Optional Text] | Year-to-Date Return | |||||||||||||
| Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date | Mar. 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Bar Chart, Year to Date Return | 9.62% | |||||||||||||
| Highest Quarterly Return, Label [Optional Text] | Highest Quarter Return | |||||||||||||
| Highest Quarterly Return, Date | Jun. 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Highest Quarterly Return | 34.81% | |||||||||||||
| Lowest Quarterly Return, Label [Optional Text] | Lowest Quarter Return | |||||||||||||
| Lowest Quarterly Return, Date | Mar. 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Lowest Quarterly Return | (48.28%) | |||||||||||||
| Performance Table Heading | Average Annual Returns | |||||||||||||
| Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate | After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. | |||||||||||||
| Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred | The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement, such as an employee benefit plan (profit sharing, 401(k), or 403(b) plan). | |||||||||||||
| Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares. | |||||||||||||
| Performance Table Narrative | After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement, such as an employee benefit plan (profit sharing, 401(k), or 403(b) plan). Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares. | |||||||||||||
| FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO | Fidelity Natural Resources Fund | After Taxes on Distributions | Fidelity Natural Resources Fund | ||||||||||||||
| Prospectus Line Items | ||||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | Return After Taxes on Distributions | |||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 3.39% | 10.96% | 4.32% | |||||||||||
| FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO | Fidelity Natural Resources Fund | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales | Fidelity Natural Resources Fund | ||||||||||||||
| Prospectus Line Items | ||||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | |||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 2.49% | 9.03% | 3.64% | |||||||||||
| FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO | Fidelity Natural Resources Fund | SP001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | S&P 500® Index | |||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 25.02% | 14.53% | 13.10% | |||||||||||
| FidelityEnvironmentandAlternativeEnergyNaturalResourcesFunds-ComboPRO | Fidelity Natural Resources Fund | GS006 | ||||||||||||||
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| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | S&P® North American Natural Resources Sector Index | |||||||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 8.11% | 11.23% | 4.72% | |||||||||||
| Document Type | 497 | |||||||||||||
| Registrant Name | Fidelity Select Portfolios | |||||||||||||