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Average Annual Total Returns - Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund - Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
12 Months Ended 60 Months Ended 120 Months Ended
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Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)        
Prospectus [Line Items]        
Average Annual Return, Percent   7.58% 0.06% 2.43%
Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan IndexSM(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)        
Prospectus [Line Items]        
Average Annual Return, Percent   5.90% 6.42% 5.82%
Initial        
Prospectus [Line Items]        
Average Annual Return, Percent   3.95% 4.64% 4.43%
ADV        
Prospectus [Line Items]        
Average Annual Return, Percent   4.34% 4.90% 4.69%
Institutional        
Prospectus [Line Items]        
Average Annual Return, Percent   4.51% 5.20% 4.98%
Performance Inception Date May 01, 2016