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&lt;p style="font: bold 11pt/12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4pt 0 1pt"&gt;Objective.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;The
Trust seeks above-average capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest at least 80% of its assets in common
stocks of companies that the Sponsor believes will benefit significantly from innovation in the field of financial technology, which are
mobile payment companies, companies developing and providing mobile financial technology, companies developing and providing electronic
financial networks and digital financial platforms, companies developing and providing business financial and accounting software for
electronic financial networks and digital financial platforms, and payment companies facilitating electronic commerce (collectively, &#x201c;Innovative
Financial Technology&#x201d;). A company is considered to be an Innovative Financial Technology company if one or more of the following
conditions is satisfied: (i) Innovative Financial Technology represent at least a significant portion (i.e.,&#160;25% or more) of the
company&#x2019;s revenue or assets; (ii) the company has disclosed publicly that its primary business is to provide products and services
focused on the development, utilization, sales, and/or support of Innovative Financial Technology; or (iii) the company has committed
material resources to initiatives involving research and development, proof of concept testing, or utilization of Innovative Financial
Technology to innovate its core business or an adjacent business through generating new revenue streams or benefiting from significant
cost reductions. The Trust is&lt;/span&gt; concentrated (i.e., invests 25% or more of Trust assets) in common stocks of companies within each
of &lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;the financials and information technology sectors.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: bold 11pt/12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4pt 0 1pt"&gt;Portfolio Selection Process.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;An
initial universe of innovative financial and technology stocks is created by selecting stocks of payment companies facilitating electronic
commerce, financial firms innovating through electronic platforms or digital solutions and software companies involved in serving the
financial sector or transforming the financial business suite, among others. All of the stocks selected trade on a U.S. stock exchange
and have adequate liquidity for investment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;Next
we examine the historical financial results of the stocks from the initial universe. The stocks are then evaluated using fundamental factors
such as sales, earnings and cash flow growth; valuation factors such as price to earnings, price to cash flow, price to sales and price
to book; and technical factors such as price momentum and earnings surprises. The price to book ratio is a ratio used to compare a stock&#x2019;s
market value to its book value. It is calculated by dividing a company&#x2019;s stock price per share by its book value per share; a lower
price to book could mean the company is undervalued. Price momentum refers to the speed or velocity of price changes in a security. Price
momentum shows the rate of change in price movement over a period of time to help investors determine the strength of a trend. A stock
can exhibit bullish momentum, meaning the price is rising, or bearish momentum where the price is steadily falling.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;An
estimated value is calculated for each of the companies utilizing a cash flow return on investment (&#x201c;CFROI&#x201d;) method. CFROI
is a valuation metric that acts as a proxy for a company&#x2019;s economic return. CFROI is defined as the average economic return on all
of a company&#x2019;s investment projects in a given year. CFROI gives investors insight into how a company works internally, how the company
creates cash, finances its operations, and spends its money. A secondary valuation is also made employing a concept called economic margin.
Economic margin measures the return a company earns above or below its cost of capital with the goal of providing a more complete view
of a company&#x2019;s underlying economic vitality. The companies which currently trade at an attractive market price relative to their
estimated value are favored over companies that do not.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;We
then select the final portfolio by examining each stock&#x2019;s relative valuation and other qualitative factors such as third-party analyst
ratings, competitive advantages and quality of management.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;Our
selection process attempts to find the stocks with the best prospects for above-average capital appreciation by identifying those that
meet our investment objective, trade at attractive valuations, and, in our opinion, are likely to exceed market expectations of future
cash flows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;The
final portfolio is comprised of 30 approximately equally weighted stocks.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;While
not a part of the Trust&#x2019;s portfolio selection process, the Trust also invests in dividend-paying securities, foreign securities,
depositary receipts and companies with various market capitalizations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;As
with any similar investments, there can be no assurance that the objective of the Trust will be achieved. See &#x201c;Risk Factors&#x201d;
for a discussion of the risks of investing in the Trust.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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