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Annual Total Returns - Optimum Fund Trust Classes A, C, Institutional - Institutional
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Optimum Large Cap Growth Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 15.93% 32.31% 41.25% (34.73%) 17.74% 33.98% 31.32% (0.93%) 32.48% 0.88%
Optimum Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 9.52% 14.23% 13.92% (28.07%) 12.52% 57.33% 25.65% (3.30%) 27.61% 2.85%
Optimum Small-Mid Cap Value Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 2.47% 10.21% 10.56% (14.08%) 29.11% 1.42% 24.58% (16.39%) 9.75% 18.43%
Optimum International Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 25.98% 8.40% 17.36% (23.05%) 8.46% 11.41% 19.58% (14.11%) 30.46% 4.55%
Optimum Fixed Income Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 7.63% 1.50% 5.89% (13.95%) (1.78%) 9.19% 8.65% (0.70%) 4.50% 2.96%
Optimum Large Cap Value Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 14.67% 13.64% 9.93% (6.08%) 27.17% 2.60% 27.93% (9.40%) 16.37% 11.19%