010000 - Document - Document and Entity Information {Elements}
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020102 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2010 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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020104 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2015 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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020106 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2020 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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020108 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2025 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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020110 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2030 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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020112 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2035 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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020114 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2040 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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020116 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2045 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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020118 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2050 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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020120 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2055 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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020122 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2060 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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020124 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2065 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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020126 - Disclosure - Risk/Return Detail Data (Schwab Target 2070 Index Fund) {Elements}
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020101 - Schedule - Risk Table {Transposed}
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010004 - Schedule - Investment Risks {Unlabeled}
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