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Schwab International Opportunities Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab International Opportunities Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2],[3]   9.89% 28.40% 3.51%       7.95%
Schwab Core Equity Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Core Equity Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   3.06% 23.79% 11.05%       12.93%
Schwab Dividend Equity Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Dividend Equity Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[3]   9.44% 20.43% 9.68%       9.47%
Schwab Large-Cap Growth Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Large-Cap Growth Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   0.72% 33.26% 14.07%       16.28%
Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   16.80% 46.81% 9.69%       11.14%
Schwab Health Care Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Health Care Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[3]   2.35% 5.86% 4.26%       7.99%
Schwab International Core Equity Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab International Core Equity Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[3]   12.92% 31.07% 11.63%       9.18%
Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [4]   5.97% 30.99% 13.10%       15.22%
Schwab Small-Cap Index Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Small-Cap Index Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [4]   13.66% 44.49% 5.80%       11.04%
Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [4]   6.18% 31.32% 11.84%       14.67%
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth Index Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth Index Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [4]   (1.49%) 30.55% 13.78%   17.29%    
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value Index Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value Index Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [4]   14.10% 29.23% 10.26%   10.18%    
Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap Index Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap Index Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [4]   9.83% 25.76% 7.68%   10.43%    
Schwab International Index Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab International Index Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [3],[4]   10.56% 25.18% 9.06%       9.09%
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [4]   14.14% 34.01% 13.08%       14.03%
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [4]   16.89% 37.30% 8.01%       10.91%
Schwab Fundamental International Equity Index Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Fundamental International Equity Index Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [3],[4]   21.12% 43.72% 13.39%       11.10%
Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity Index Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity Index Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [3],[4]   15.42% 35.20% 8.20%       8.84%
Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund                 
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [3],[4]   14.04% 39.68% 10.26%       10.28%
Schwab Balanced Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Balanced Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   3.38% 18.55% 6.30%       8.80%
Schwab MarketTrack All Equity Portfolio™                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab MarketTrack All Equity Portfolio            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   9.83% 31.51% 10.53%       12.00%
Schwab MarketTrack Growth Portfolio™                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab MarketTrack Growth Portfolio            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   7.80% 25.49% 8.62%       10.17%
Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfolio™                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfolio            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   6.02% 19.77% 6.53%       8.02%
Schwab MarketTrack Conservative Portfolio™                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab MarketTrack Conservative Portfolio            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   4.18% 14.09% 4.29%       5.74%
Schwab Target 2010 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2010 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   3.14% 12.19% 4.11%       5.74%
Schwab Target 2015 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2015 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   3.43% 13.26% 4.44%       6.04%
Schwab Target 2020 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2020 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   3.70% 14.01% 4.69%       6.54%
Schwab Target 2025 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2025 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   3.84% 14.58% 5.04%       7.37%
Schwab Target 2030 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2030 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   4.90% 18.42% 6.19%       8.48%
Schwab Target 2035 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2035 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   5.92% 21.63% 7.05%       9.30%
Schwab Target 2040 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2040 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   6.64% 23.95% 7.70%       9.96%
Schwab Target 2045 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2045 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   7.31% 26.14% 8.24%       10.48%
Schwab Target 2050 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2050 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   7.89% 27.83% 8.63%       10.83%
Schwab Target 2055 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2055 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   8.25% 28.80% 8.79%       11.03%
Schwab Target 2060 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2060 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   8.46% 29.55% 8.95%     10.98%  
Schwab Target 2065 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2065 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   8.77% 30.26% 9.09% 10.12%      
Schwab Target 2070 Fund                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Schwab Target 2070 Fund            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 1.20%              
MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [5],[6],[7]   MSCI EAFE® Index (Net)            
Average Annual Return, Percent [7]   9.98% 24.60% 8.83%       8.85%
Russell 1000® Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [8]   Russell 1000® Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   5.77% 30.42% 12.32%       15.01%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [7],[9]   MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)            
Average Annual Return, Percent   15.13% 46.68% 6.05%       9.23%
Standard & Poor's 500 Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [10],[11],[12],[13],[14],[15],[16],[17],[18]   S&P 500® Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   6.03% 31.05% 13.14%   14.40%   15.26%
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM            
Average Annual Return, Percent 4.01% 6.19% 31.37% 11.86% 13.20%   14.50% 14.71%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent (1.28%) 0.54% 4.06% 0.18% 0.24%   1.49% 1.67%
Dow Jones Global Health Care Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Dow Jones Global Health Care Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   1.95% 7.24% 3.30%       7.91%
Russell 2000 Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Russell 2000® Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   13.63% 44.41% 5.75%       10.98%
Russell 1000 Growth Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Russell 1000® Growth Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   (1.49%) 30.63% 13.82%   17.34%   18.26%
Russell 1000 Value Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Russell 1000® Value Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   14.13% 29.25% 10.29%   10.24%   11.22%
Russell Midcap Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Russell Midcap® Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   9.80% 25.78% 7.72%   10.47%    
RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity US Large Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [19]   RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity US Large Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   14.33% 34.31%          
Fundamental US Large Spliced Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Fundamental US Large Spliced Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   14.33% 34.31% 13.35%       14.30%
RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity US Small Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [20]   RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity US Small Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   17.05% 37.61%          
Fundamental US Small Spliced Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Fundamental US Small Spliced Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   17.05% 37.61% 8.21%       11.10%
RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Developed ex US Large Index (Net) [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [7],[21]   RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Developed ex US Large Index (Net)            
Average Annual Return, Percent   20.72% 43.34%          
Fundamental Developed ex US Large Spliced Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Fundamental Developed ex US Large Spliced Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   20.72% 43.34% 13.44%       11.08%
RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Developed ex US Small Index (Net)                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [7],[22]   RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Developed ex US Small Index (Net)            
Average Annual Return, Percent   14.99% 35.07%          
Fundamental Developed ex US Small Spliced Index                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Fundamental Developed ex US Small Spliced Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   14.99% 35.07% 8.43%       8.97%
S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index (Net)                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [7]   S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index (Net)            
Average Annual Return, Percent   12.05% 32.20% 5.16%       7.76%
RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Emerging Markets Index Net [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [7],[23]   RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Emerging Markets Index (Net)            
Average Annual Return, Percent   13.11% 38.93%          
Fundamental Emerging Markets Spliced Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Fundamental Emerging Markets Spliced Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   13.11% 38.93% 10.40%       10.77%
Balanced Blended Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Balanced Blended Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   5.03% 20.23% 7.28%       9.49%
All Equity Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   All Equity Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   9.86% 31.87% 10.99%       12.49%
Growth Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Growth Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   7.93% 25.94% 9.12%       10.66%
Balanced Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Balanced Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   6.17% 20.23% 7.01%       8.52%
Conservative Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Conservative Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   4.40% 14.67% 4.80%       6.28%
Target 2010 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2010 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   3.17% 12.20% 4.45%       5.85%
Target 2015 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2015 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   3.51% 13.29% 4.84%       6.18%
Target 2020 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2020 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   3.74% 14.02% 5.10%       6.68%
Target 2025 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2025 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   3.90% 14.51% 5.56%       7.59%
Target 2030 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2030 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   4.97% 18.24% 6.82%       8.75%
Target 2035 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2035 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   5.89% 21.23% 7.74%       9.63%
Target 2040 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2040 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   6.61% 23.64% 8.45%       10.35%
Target 2045 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2045 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   7.24% 25.73% 9.03%       10.92%
Target 2050 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2050 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   7.75% 27.35% 9.43%       11.28%
Target 2055 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2055 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   8.05% 28.28% 9.65%       11.52%
Target 2060 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2060 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   8.25% 28.93% 9.82%     11.49%  
Target 2065 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2065 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent   8.45% 29.57% 9.96% 10.79%      
Target 2070 Composite Index [Member]                
Average Annual Return [Line Items]                
Line Graph and Table Measure Name   Target 2070 Composite Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 1.60%              
[1] Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. Without these reductions, the fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
[2] The fund commenced operations on October 16, 1996 which became the Schwab International Opportunities Fund Investor Shares. The Investor Shares were consolidated into Select Shares on February 26, 2019. The performance presented is that of the former Select Shares which commenced operations on April 2, 2004.
[3] The fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing and timing differences in foreign exchange calculations.
[4] Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
[5] The MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Developed ex US Large Index (Net). The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[6] The MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Developed ex US Small Index (Net). The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[7] The net version of the index reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes but reflects no deductions for expenses or other taxes.
[8] The Russell 1000® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity US Large Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[9] The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Emerging Markets Index (Net). The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[10] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The Dow Jones Global Health Care Index is the fund’s additional index and is more representative of the fund’s investment universe than the regulatory index.
[11] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The Russell 1000® Growth Index is the fund’s additional index and is more representative of the fund’s investment universe than the regulatory index.
[12] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The Russell 1000® Value Index is the fund’s additional index and is more representative of the fund’s investment universe than the regulatory index.
[13] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The Russell 2000® Index is the fund’s additional index and is more representative of the fund’s investment universe than the regulatory index.
[14] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity US Small Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[15] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Russell 1000® Growth Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[16] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Russell 1000® Value Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[17] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Russell 2000® Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[18] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Russell Midcap® Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[19] The inception date of the RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity US Large Index is January 31, 2024. The fund began tracking the index after the close of business on June 21, 2024.
[20] The inception date of the RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity US Small Index is January 31, 2024. The fund began tracking the index after the close of business on June 21, 2024.
[21] The inception date of the RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Developed ex US Large Index (Net) is January 31, 2024. The fund began tracking the index after the close of business on June 21, 2024.
[22] The inception date of the RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Developed ex US Small Index (Net) is January 31, 2024. The fund began tracking the index after the close of business on June 21, 2024.
[23] The inception date of the RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Emerging Markets Index (Net) is January 31, 2024. The fund began tracking the index after the close of business on June 21, 2024.