v3.26.1
Shareholder Report
6 Months Ended
May 31, 2026
USD ($)
shares
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Document Type N-CSRS
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Registrant Name Fidelity Phillips Street Trust
Entity Central Index Key 0000278001
Entity Investment Company Type N-1A
Document Period End Date May 31, 2026
Fidelity Government Cash Reserves  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Fidelity® Government Cash Reserves
Class Name Fidelity® Government Cash Reserves
Trading Symbol FDRXX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains information about Fidelity® Government Cash Reserves for the period December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual semi-annual shareholder report
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at fundresearch.fidelity.com/prospectus/sec. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-544-8544 or by sending an e-mail to fidfunddocuments@fidelity.com.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-800-544-8544
Additional Information Email fidfunddocuments@fidelity.com
Additional Information Website fundresearch.fidelity.com/prospectus/sec
Expenses [Text Block] What were your Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on hypothetical $10,000 investment)
 
 
 
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
 
Fidelity® Government Cash Reserves 
$ 18 
0.35%
 
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 18
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.35%
Net Assets $ 246,582,952,605
Holdings Count | shares 738
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block] Key Fund Statistics
(as of May 31, 2026)
 
KEY FACTS 
 
 
Fund Size
$246,582,952,605
 
Number of Holdings
738
 
Holdings [Text Block]   EFFECTIVE MATURITY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Fund's net assets)   Days   1-7 61.1   8-30 5.5   31-60 9.8   61-90 5.5   91-180 12.5   >180 7.7             Repurchase Agreements 41.6 U.S. Treasury Obligations 30.9 U.S. Government Agency - Debt 29.9 ASSET ALLOCATION (% of Fund's net assets)     Repurchase Agreements - 41.6               U.S. Treasury Obligations - 30.9           U.S. Government Agency - Debt - 29.9     Net Other Assets (Liabilities) - (2.4)%