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Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund Investment Objectives and Goals - ETF Prospectus [Member] - Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Aug. 31, 2025
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk/Return [Heading] <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:13pt;font-weight:bold;">Vanguard Communication Services ETF</span>
Objective [Heading] <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Investment Objective</span>
Objective, Primary [Text Block] Vanguard Communication Services ETF, an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund (the “Fund”), seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of communication services stocks.