S000001149 [Member] Annual Total Returns |
12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| TCW METWEST HIGH YIELD BOND FUND | CLASS M | ||||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 6.55% | 6.17% | 10.73% | (11.36%) | 3.35% | 11.45% | 12.27% | (1.27%) | 6.22% | 7.92% |