v3.26.1
Shareholder Report
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2026
USD ($)
Holding
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Document Type N-CSRS
Amendment Flag false
Registrant Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds
Entity Central Index Key 0001227155
Entity Investment Company Type N-1A
Document Period End Date Apr. 30, 2026
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
C000271879  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Class
Trading Symbol MSNXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio for the period of April 16, 2026 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last period?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference1
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Class
$1
0.20%Footnote Reference2
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
The expenses shown in this table are for less than a full reporting period. The expenses paid over a full reporting period would be higher.
Footnote2
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 1
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [1]
AssetsNet $ 500,001
Holdings Count | Holding 8
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$500,001
# of Portfolio Holdings
8
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
91-120 Days
4.0%
31-60 Days
5.0%
1-30 Days
91.0%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
29.3%
Repurchase Agreements
70.7%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity
C000011654  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name Administrative Class
Trading Symbol MGOXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Administrative Class
$15
0.30%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 15
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.30% [2]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000248991  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name Advisor Class
Trading Symbol MALXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Advisor Class
$8
0.15%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 8
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.15% [3]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011655  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name Advisory Class
Trading Symbol MAYXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Advisory Class
$20
0.40%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 20
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.40% [4]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000017907  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name Cash Management Class
Trading Symbol MSGXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Cash Management Class
$15
0.30%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 15
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.30% [5]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000227505  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name CastleOak Shares Class
Trading Symbol COSXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
CastleOak Shares Class
$8
0.15%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 8
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.15% [6]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000234745  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name Impact Class
Trading Symbol IMPXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Impact Class
$8
0.15%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 8
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.15% [7]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000248673  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name Impact Partner Class
Trading Symbol IPGXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Impact Partner Class
$8
0.15%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 8
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.15% [8]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011656  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Class
Trading Symbol MVRXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Class
$8
0.15%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 8
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.15% [9]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000263898  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Plus Class
Trading Symbol MPXXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Plus Class
$9
0.17%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 9
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.17% [10]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011659  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Select Class
Trading Symbol MGSXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Select Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [11]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011657  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name Investor Class
Trading Symbol MVVXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Investor Class
$13
0.25%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 13
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.25% [12]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011658  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name Participant Class
Trading Symbol MPCXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Participant Class
$32
0.65%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 32
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.65% [13]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000167931  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio
Class Name Select Class
Trading Symbol MSDXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Select Class
$47
0.95%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 47
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.95% [14]
AssetsNet $ 221,539,446,601
Holdings Count | Holding 342
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$221,539,446,601
# of Portfolio Holdings
342
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
30.2%
91-120 Days
6.1%
61-90 Days
4.2%
31-60 Days
4.1%
1-30 Days
55.4%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
20.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
24.0%
Repurchase Agreements
55.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011660  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio
Class Name Administrative Class
Trading Symbol MGAXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Administrative Class
$18
0.35%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 18
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.35% [15]
AssetsNet $ 5,111,385,829
Holdings Count | Holding 189
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$5,111,385,829
# of Portfolio Holdings
189
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
20.3%
91-120 Days
9.7%
61-90 Days
2.8%
31-60 Days
19.5%
1-30 Days
47.7%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
25.3%
U.S. Treasury Securities
74.7%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011661  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio
Class Name Advisory Class
Trading Symbol MVAXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Advisory Class
$23
0.45%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 23
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.45% [16]
AssetsNet $ 5,111,385,829
Holdings Count | Holding 189
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$5,111,385,829
# of Portfolio Holdings
189
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
20.3%
91-120 Days
9.7%
61-90 Days
2.8%
31-60 Days
19.5%
1-30 Days
47.7%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
25.3%
U.S. Treasury Securities
74.7%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000017908  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio
Class Name Cash Management Class
Trading Symbol MCHXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Cash Management Class
$18
0.35%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 18
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.35% [17]
AssetsNet $ 5,111,385,829
Holdings Count | Holding 189
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$5,111,385,829
# of Portfolio Holdings
189
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
20.3%
91-120 Days
9.7%
61-90 Days
2.8%
31-60 Days
19.5%
1-30 Days
47.7%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
25.3%
U.S. Treasury Securities
74.7%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011662  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Class
Trading Symbol MUIXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [18]
AssetsNet $ 5,111,385,829
Holdings Count | Holding 189
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$5,111,385,829
# of Portfolio Holdings
189
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
20.3%
91-120 Days
9.7%
61-90 Days
2.8%
31-60 Days
19.5%
1-30 Days
47.7%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
25.3%
U.S. Treasury Securities
74.7%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011665  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Select Class
Trading Symbol MSVXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Select Class
$13
0.25%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 13
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.25% [19]
AssetsNet $ 5,111,385,829
Holdings Count | Holding 189
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$5,111,385,829
# of Portfolio Holdings
189
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
20.3%
91-120 Days
9.7%
61-90 Days
2.8%
31-60 Days
19.5%
1-30 Days
47.7%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
25.3%
U.S. Treasury Securities
74.7%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011663  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio
Class Name Investor Class
Trading Symbol MVIXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Investor Class
$15
0.30%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 15
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.30% [20]
AssetsNet $ 5,111,385,829
Holdings Count | Holding 189
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$5,111,385,829
# of Portfolio Holdings
189
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
20.3%
91-120 Days
9.7%
61-90 Days
2.8%
31-60 Days
19.5%
1-30 Days
47.7%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
25.3%
U.S. Treasury Securities
74.7%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011664  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio
Class Name Participant Class
Trading Symbol MGPXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Participant Class
$23
0.45%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 23
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.45% [21]
AssetsNet $ 5,111,385,829
Holdings Count | Holding 189
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$5,111,385,829
# of Portfolio Holdings
189
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
20.3%
91-120 Days
9.7%
61-90 Days
2.8%
31-60 Days
19.5%
1-30 Days
47.7%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Agency Securities
25.3%
U.S. Treasury Securities
74.7%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000248992  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio
Class Name Advisor Class
Trading Symbol MAPXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Advisor Class
$9
0.18%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 9
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.18% [22]
AssetsNet $ 3,619,630,647
Holdings Count | Holding 138
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$3,619,630,647
# of Portfolio Holdings
138
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
23.7%
91-120 Days
8.2%
61-90 Days
6.4%
31-60 Days
4.8%
1-30 Days
56.9%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Certificates of Deposit
5.4%
Corporate Bonds
6.3%
Floating Rate Notes
13.2%
Commercial Paper
16.9%
Repurchase Agreements
58.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000011667  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio
Class Name Advisory Class
Trading Symbol MBDXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Advisory Class
$22
0.43%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 22
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.43% [23]
AssetsNet $ 3,619,630,647
Holdings Count | Holding 138
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$3,619,630,647
# of Portfolio Holdings
138
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
23.7%
91-120 Days
8.2%
61-90 Days
6.4%
31-60 Days
4.8%
1-30 Days
56.9%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Certificates of Deposit
5.4%
Corporate Bonds
6.3%
Floating Rate Notes
13.2%
Commercial Paper
16.9%
Repurchase Agreements
58.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000017909  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio
Class Name Cash Management Class
Trading Symbol MLKXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Cash Management Class
$17
0.33%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 17
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.33% [24]
AssetsNet $ 3,619,630,647
Holdings Count | Holding 138
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$3,619,630,647
# of Portfolio Holdings
138
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
23.7%
91-120 Days
8.2%
61-90 Days
6.4%
31-60 Days
4.8%
1-30 Days
56.9%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Certificates of Deposit
5.4%
Corporate Bonds
6.3%
Floating Rate Notes
13.2%
Commercial Paper
16.9%
Repurchase Agreements
58.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000248681  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio
Class Name Impact Partner Class
Trading Symbol IPFXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Impact Partner Class
$9
0.18%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 9
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.18% [25]
AssetsNet $ 3,619,630,647
Holdings Count | Holding 138
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$3,619,630,647
# of Portfolio Holdings
138
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
23.7%
91-120 Days
8.2%
61-90 Days
6.4%
31-60 Days
4.8%
1-30 Days
56.9%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Certificates of Deposit
5.4%
Corporate Bonds
6.3%
Floating Rate Notes
13.2%
Commercial Paper
16.9%
Repurchase Agreements
58.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000011670  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio
Class Name Participant Class
Trading Symbol MEPXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Participant Class
$34
0.68%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 34
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.68% [26]
AssetsNet $ 3,619,630,647
Holdings Count | Holding 138
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$3,619,630,647
# of Portfolio Holdings
138
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
23.7%
91-120 Days
8.2%
61-90 Days
6.4%
31-60 Days
4.8%
1-30 Days
56.9%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Certificates of Deposit
5.4%
Corporate Bonds
6.3%
Floating Rate Notes
13.2%
Commercial Paper
16.9%
Repurchase Agreements
58.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000240958  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio
Class Name Select Class
Trading Symbol MSKXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Select Class
$49
0.98%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 49
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.98% [27]
AssetsNet $ 3,619,630,647
Holdings Count | Holding 138
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$3,619,630,647
# of Portfolio Holdings
138
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
23.7%
91-120 Days
8.2%
61-90 Days
6.4%
31-60 Days
4.8%
1-30 Days
56.9%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Certificates of Deposit
5.4%
Corporate Bonds
6.3%
Floating Rate Notes
13.2%
Commercial Paper
16.9%
Repurchase Agreements
58.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000011668  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio
Class Name Wealth Class
Trading Symbol MWMXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Wealth Class
$9
0.18%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 9
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.18% [28]
AssetsNet $ 3,619,630,647
Holdings Count | Holding 138
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$3,619,630,647
# of Portfolio Holdings
138
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
23.7%
91-120 Days
8.2%
61-90 Days
6.4%
31-60 Days
4.8%
1-30 Days
56.9%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Certificates of Deposit
5.4%
Corporate Bonds
6.3%
Floating Rate Notes
13.2%
Commercial Paper
16.9%
Repurchase Agreements
58.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000011671  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio
Class Name Wealth S Class
Trading Symbol MWSXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Wealth S Class
$12
0.23%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 12
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.23% [29]
AssetsNet $ 3,619,630,647
Holdings Count | Holding 138
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$3,619,630,647
# of Portfolio Holdings
138
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
23.7%
91-120 Days
8.2%
61-90 Days
6.4%
31-60 Days
4.8%
1-30 Days
56.9%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Certificates of Deposit
5.4%
Corporate Bonds
6.3%
Floating Rate Notes
13.2%
Commercial Paper
16.9%
Repurchase Agreements
58.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000011673  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio
Class Name Advisory Class
Trading Symbol MAVXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Advisory Class
$23
0.45%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 23
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.45% [30]
AssetsNet $ 13,277,281,686
Holdings Count | Holding 158
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$13,277,281,686
# of Portfolio Holdings
158
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
27.5%
91-120 Days
5.6%
61-90 Days
7.5%
31-60 Days
2.9%
1-30 Days
56.5%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Corporate Bonds
3.4%
Certificates of Deposit
5.1%
Floating Rate Notes
15.8%
Commercial Paper
19.8%
Repurchase Agreements
55.9%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000017910  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio
Class Name Cash Management Class
Trading Symbol MSPXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Cash Management Class
$18
0.35%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 18
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.35% [31]
AssetsNet $ 13,277,281,686
Holdings Count | Holding 158
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$13,277,281,686
# of Portfolio Holdings
158
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
27.5%
91-120 Days
5.6%
61-90 Days
7.5%
31-60 Days
2.9%
1-30 Days
56.5%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Corporate Bonds
3.4%
Certificates of Deposit
5.1%
Floating Rate Notes
15.8%
Commercial Paper
19.8%
Repurchase Agreements
55.9%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000238341  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio
Class Name CastleOak Shares Class
Trading Symbol CASXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
CastleOak Shares Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [32]
AssetsNet $ 13,277,281,686
Holdings Count | Holding 158
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$13,277,281,686
# of Portfolio Holdings
158
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
27.5%
91-120 Days
5.6%
61-90 Days
7.5%
31-60 Days
2.9%
1-30 Days
56.5%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Corporate Bonds
3.4%
Certificates of Deposit
5.1%
Floating Rate Notes
15.8%
Commercial Paper
19.8%
Repurchase Agreements
55.9%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000234746  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio
Class Name Impact Class
Trading Symbol IMTXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Impact Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [33]
AssetsNet $ 13,277,281,686
Holdings Count | Holding 158
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$13,277,281,686
# of Portfolio Holdings
158
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
27.5%
91-120 Days
5.6%
61-90 Days
7.5%
31-60 Days
2.9%
1-30 Days
56.5%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Corporate Bonds
3.4%
Certificates of Deposit
5.1%
Floating Rate Notes
15.8%
Commercial Paper
19.8%
Repurchase Agreements
55.9%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000248674  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio
Class Name Impact Partner Class
Trading Symbol IPYXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Impact Partner Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [34]
AssetsNet $ 13,277,281,686
Holdings Count | Holding 158
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$13,277,281,686
# of Portfolio Holdings
158
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
27.5%
91-120 Days
5.6%
61-90 Days
7.5%
31-60 Days
2.9%
1-30 Days
56.5%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Corporate Bonds
3.4%
Certificates of Deposit
5.1%
Floating Rate Notes
15.8%
Commercial Paper
19.8%
Repurchase Agreements
55.9%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011674  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Class
Trading Symbol MPFXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [35]
AssetsNet $ 13,277,281,686
Holdings Count | Holding 158
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$13,277,281,686
# of Portfolio Holdings
158
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
27.5%
91-120 Days
5.6%
61-90 Days
7.5%
31-60 Days
2.9%
1-30 Days
56.5%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Corporate Bonds
3.4%
Certificates of Deposit
5.1%
Floating Rate Notes
15.8%
Commercial Paper
19.8%
Repurchase Agreements
55.9%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011677  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Select Class
Trading Symbol MPEXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Select Class
$13
0.25%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 13
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.25% [36]
AssetsNet $ 13,277,281,686
Holdings Count | Holding 158
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$13,277,281,686
# of Portfolio Holdings
158
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
27.5%
91-120 Days
5.6%
61-90 Days
7.5%
31-60 Days
2.9%
1-30 Days
56.5%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Corporate Bonds
3.4%
Certificates of Deposit
5.1%
Floating Rate Notes
15.8%
Commercial Paper
19.8%
Repurchase Agreements
55.9%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000248993  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Tax-Exempt Portfolio
Class Name Advisor Class
Trading Symbol MAXXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Tax-Exempt Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Advisor Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [37]
AssetsNet $ 599,659,759
Holdings Count | Holding 93
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$599,659,759
# of Portfolio Holdings
93
Holdings [Text Block]

Summary by State (% of total Investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Other
32.9%
Colorado
4.0%
South Carolina
4.1%
North Carolina
4.2%
Utah
5.7%
Ohio
5.8%
Florida
5.9%
Indiana
6.4%
Massachusetts
7.4%
Texas
9.4%
New York
14.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Quarterly Variable Rate Bonds
0.9%
Semi-Annual Variable Rate Bond
1.1%
Closed-End Investment Companies
3.3%
Municipal Bonds & Notes
8.3%
Commercial Paper
11.7%
Daily Variable Rate Bonds
22.3%
Weekly Variable Rate Bonds
52.4%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000017911  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Tax-Exempt Portfolio
Class Name Cash Management Class
Trading Symbol TECXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Tax-Exempt Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Cash Management Class
$17
0.35%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 17
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.35% [38]
AssetsNet $ 599,659,759
Holdings Count | Holding 93
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$599,659,759
# of Portfolio Holdings
93
Holdings [Text Block]

Summary by State (% of total Investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Other
32.9%
Colorado
4.0%
South Carolina
4.1%
North Carolina
4.2%
Utah
5.7%
Ohio
5.8%
Florida
5.9%
Indiana
6.4%
Massachusetts
7.4%
Texas
9.4%
New York
14.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Quarterly Variable Rate Bonds
0.9%
Semi-Annual Variable Rate Bond
1.1%
Closed-End Investment Companies
3.3%
Municipal Bonds & Notes
8.3%
Commercial Paper
11.7%
Daily Variable Rate Bonds
22.3%
Weekly Variable Rate Bonds
52.4%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000248683  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Tax-Exempt Portfolio
Class Name Select Class
Trading Symbol TSXXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Tax-Exempt Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Select Class
$50
1.00%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 50
Expense Ratio, Percent 1.00% [39]
AssetsNet $ 599,659,759
Holdings Count | Holding 93
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$599,659,759
# of Portfolio Holdings
93
Holdings [Text Block]

Summary by State (% of total Investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Other
32.9%
Colorado
4.0%
South Carolina
4.1%
North Carolina
4.2%
Utah
5.7%
Ohio
5.8%
Florida
5.9%
Indiana
6.4%
Massachusetts
7.4%
Texas
9.4%
New York
14.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Quarterly Variable Rate Bonds
0.9%
Semi-Annual Variable Rate Bond
1.1%
Closed-End Investment Companies
3.3%
Municipal Bonds & Notes
8.3%
Commercial Paper
11.7%
Daily Variable Rate Bonds
22.3%
Weekly Variable Rate Bonds
52.4%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000248682  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Tax-Exempt Portfolio
Class Name Wealth Class
Trading Symbol TEWXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Tax-Exempt Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Wealth Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [40]
AssetsNet $ 599,659,759
Holdings Count | Holding 93
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$599,659,759
# of Portfolio Holdings
93
Holdings [Text Block]

Summary by State (% of total Investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Other
32.9%
Colorado
4.0%
South Carolina
4.1%
North Carolina
4.2%
Utah
5.7%
Ohio
5.8%
Florida
5.9%
Indiana
6.4%
Massachusetts
7.4%
Texas
9.4%
New York
14.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Quarterly Variable Rate Bonds
0.9%
Semi-Annual Variable Rate Bond
1.1%
Closed-End Investment Companies
3.3%
Municipal Bonds & Notes
8.3%
Commercial Paper
11.7%
Daily Variable Rate Bonds
22.3%
Weekly Variable Rate Bonds
52.4%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000248684  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Tax-Exempt Portfolio
Class Name Wealth S Class
Trading Symbol TWSXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Tax-Exempt Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Wealth S Class
$12
0.25%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 12
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.25% [41]
AssetsNet $ 599,659,759
Holdings Count | Holding 93
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$599,659,759
# of Portfolio Holdings
93
Holdings [Text Block]

Summary by State (% of total Investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Other
32.9%
Colorado
4.0%
South Carolina
4.1%
North Carolina
4.2%
Utah
5.7%
Ohio
5.8%
Florida
5.9%
Indiana
6.4%
Massachusetts
7.4%
Texas
9.4%
New York
14.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Quarterly Variable Rate Bonds
0.9%
Semi-Annual Variable Rate Bond
1.1%
Closed-End Investment Companies
3.3%
Municipal Bonds & Notes
8.3%
Commercial Paper
11.7%
Daily Variable Rate Bonds
22.3%
Weekly Variable Rate Bonds
52.4%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports</span>
C000011684  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio
Class Name Administrative Class
Trading Symbol MTTXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Administrative Class
$18
0.35%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 18
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.35% [42]
AssetsNet $ 34,168,353,524
Holdings Count | Holding 139
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$34,168,353,524
# of Portfolio Holdings
139
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
29.0%
91-120 Days
2.3%
61-90 Days
2.1%
31-60 Days
1.8%
1-30 Days
64.8%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
35.8%
Repurchase Agreements
64.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000248994  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio
Class Name Advisor Class
Trading Symbol MATXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Advisor Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [43]
AssetsNet $ 34,168,353,524
Holdings Count | Holding 139
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$34,168,353,524
# of Portfolio Holdings
139
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
29.0%
91-120 Days
2.3%
61-90 Days
2.1%
31-60 Days
1.8%
1-30 Days
64.8%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
35.8%
Repurchase Agreements
64.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011685  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio
Class Name Advisory Class
Trading Symbol MAOXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Advisory Class
$23
0.45%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 23
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.45% [44]
AssetsNet $ 34,168,353,524
Holdings Count | Holding 139
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$34,168,353,524
# of Portfolio Holdings
139
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
29.0%
91-120 Days
2.3%
61-90 Days
2.1%
31-60 Days
1.8%
1-30 Days
64.8%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
35.8%
Repurchase Agreements
64.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000017912  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio
Class Name Cash Management Class
Trading Symbol MREXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Cash Management Class
$18
0.35%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 18
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.35% [45]
AssetsNet $ 34,168,353,524
Holdings Count | Holding 139
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$34,168,353,524
# of Portfolio Holdings
139
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
29.0%
91-120 Days
2.3%
61-90 Days
2.1%
31-60 Days
1.8%
1-30 Days
64.8%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
35.8%
Repurchase Agreements
64.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011686  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Class
Trading Symbol MISXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [46]
AssetsNet $ 34,168,353,524
Holdings Count | Holding 139
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$34,168,353,524
# of Portfolio Holdings
139
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
29.0%
91-120 Days
2.3%
61-90 Days
2.1%
31-60 Days
1.8%
1-30 Days
64.8%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
35.8%
Repurchase Agreements
64.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000263899  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Plus Class
Trading Symbol MRXXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Plus Class
$11
0.22%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 11
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.22% [47]
AssetsNet $ 34,168,353,524
Holdings Count | Holding 139
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$34,168,353,524
# of Portfolio Holdings
139
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
29.0%
91-120 Days
2.3%
61-90 Days
2.1%
31-60 Days
1.8%
1-30 Days
64.8%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
35.8%
Repurchase Agreements
64.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011689  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Select Class
Trading Symbol MTSXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Select Class
$13
0.25%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 13
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.25% [48]
AssetsNet $ 34,168,353,524
Holdings Count | Holding 139
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$34,168,353,524
# of Portfolio Holdings
139
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
29.0%
91-120 Days
2.3%
61-90 Days
2.1%
31-60 Days
1.8%
1-30 Days
64.8%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
35.8%
Repurchase Agreements
64.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011687  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio
Class Name Investor Class
Trading Symbol MTNXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Investor Class
$15
0.30%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 15
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.30% [49]
AssetsNet $ 34,168,353,524
Holdings Count | Holding 139
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$34,168,353,524
# of Portfolio Holdings
139
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
29.0%
91-120 Days
2.3%
61-90 Days
2.1%
31-60 Days
1.8%
1-30 Days
64.8%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
35.8%
Repurchase Agreements
64.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011688  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio
Class Name Participant Class
Trading Symbol MTCXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Participant Class
$35
0.70%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 35
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.70% [50]
AssetsNet $ 34,168,353,524
Holdings Count | Holding 139
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$34,168,353,524
# of Portfolio Holdings
139
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
29.0%
91-120 Days
2.3%
61-90 Days
2.1%
31-60 Days
1.8%
1-30 Days
64.8%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
35.8%
Repurchase Agreements
64.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000167932  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio
Class Name Select Class
Trading Symbol MSTXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Select Class
$50
1.00%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 50
Expense Ratio, Percent 1.00% [51]
AssetsNet $ 34,168,353,524
Holdings Count | Holding 139
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$34,168,353,524
# of Portfolio Holdings
139
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
29.0%
91-120 Days
2.3%
61-90 Days
2.1%
31-60 Days
1.8%
1-30 Days
64.8%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
35.8%
Repurchase Agreements
64.2%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011690  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name Administrative Class
Trading Symbol MAMXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Administrative Class
$18
0.35%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 18
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.35% [52]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000251131  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name Advisor Class
Trading Symbol MAZXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Advisor Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [53]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011691  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name Advisory Class
Trading Symbol MVYXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Advisory Class
$23
0.45%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 23
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.45% [54]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000017913  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name Cash Management Class
Trading Symbol MHSXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Cash Management Class
$18
0.35%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 18
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.35% [55]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000271635  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name DAP Class
Trading Symbol MDPXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of February 5, 2026 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last period?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference1
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
DAP Class
$5
0.20%Footnote Reference2
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
The expenses shown in this table are for less than a full reporting period. The expenses paid over a full reporting period would be higher.
Footnote2
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 5
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [56]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000248675  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name Impact Class
Trading Symbol IMXXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Impact Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [57]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000248676  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name Impact Partner Class
Trading Symbol IPUXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Impact Partner Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [58]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011692  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Class
Trading Symbol MSUXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Class
$10
0.20%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20% [59]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000263900  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Plus Class
Trading Symbol MSXXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Plus Class
$11
0.22%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 11
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.22% [60]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011695  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name Institutional Select Class
Trading Symbol MSSXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Select Class
$13
0.25%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 13
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.25% [61]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011693  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name Investor Class
Trading Symbol MNVXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Investor Class
$15
0.30%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 15
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.30% [62]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000011694  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name Participant Class
Trading Symbol MPRXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Participant Class
$35
0.70%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 35
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.70% [63]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
C000167933  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio
Class Name Select Class
Trading Symbol MSEXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio for the period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-378-1630.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-378-1630
Additional Information Website <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Select Class
$50
1.00%Footnote Reference1
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 50
Expense Ratio, Percent 1.00% [64]
AssetsNet $ 63,132,721,189
Holdings Count | Holding 126
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$63,132,721,189
# of Portfolio Holdings
126
Holdings [Text Block]

Maturity Schedule (% of total investments)

Credit Rating Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
121+ Days
22.5%
91-120 Days
4.2%
61-90 Days
4.1%
31-60 Days
27.0%
1-30 Days
42.2%

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
100.0%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
Updated Prospectus Web Address <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 10.6667px; font-weight: 400; grid-area: auto; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">www.morganstanley.com/im/institutional-liquidity</span>
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