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Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF Investment Objectives and Goals - ETF Prospectus [Member] - Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF
Nov. 30, 2025
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk/Return [Heading] <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13pt;font-weight:bold;">Fund Summary</span>
Objective [Heading] <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Investment Objective</span>
Objective, Primary [Text Block] Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment-grade segment of the U.S. municipal bond market with remaining maturities between one month and seven years.