Shares [Member] Performance Management - Shares [Member] - U.S. GOVERNMENT SELECT PORTFOLIO |
Nov. 30, 2025 |
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| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] | PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Narrative [Text Block] | The bar chart and table that follow provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the performance of the Portfolio’s Shares from year to year. The Portfolio’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future. Updated performance information for the Portfolio is available and may be obtained on the Portfolio’s website at https://ntam.northerntrust.com/united-states/institutional/strategies/cash/northern-institutional-funds#performance or by calling 800‑637‑1380.
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| Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] | The Portfolio’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] | The bar chart and table that follow provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the performance of the Portfolio’s Shares from year to year. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bar Chart [Heading] | CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS (SHARES)* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] | * For the periods shown in the bar chart above:
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| Performance Table Heading | AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (For the periods ended December 31, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Closing [Text Block] | The 7‑day yield for Shares of the Portfolio as of December 31, 2025: 3.66%. For the current 7‑day yield call 800‑637‑1380 or visit https://ntam.northerntrust.com/united-states/institutional/strategies/cash/northern-institutional-funds#priceyield.
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| Money Market Seven Day Yield, Caption [Optional Text] | The 7‑day yield for Shares of the Portfolio as of December 31, 2025: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Money Market Seven Day Yield Phone | 800‑637‑1380 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Availability Website Address [Text] | https://ntam.northerntrust.com/united-states/institutional/strategies/cash/northern-institutional-funds#performance | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Availability Phone [Text] | 800‑637‑1380 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest Quarterly Return, Label [Optional Text] | highest quarterly return | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest Quarterly Return | 1.32% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest Quarterly Return, Date | Dec. 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest Quarterly Return, Label [Optional Text] | lowest quarterly return | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest Quarterly Return | none | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest Quarterly Return, Date | Sep. 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Money Market Seven Day Yield | 3.66% |