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Average Annual Total Returns
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S&P Municipal Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 4.26% 1.06% 2.44%    
S&P Municipal Bond Short Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent [2] 3.64% 1.58% 1.66%    
Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average (reflects no deduction for taxes or sales loads)          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent [3] 3.71% 1.58% 1.47%    
Class A          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent 0.74% 0.66% 1.06%    
Performance Inception Date         Oct. 25, 2002
Class A | After Taxes on Distributions          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent 0.74% 0.65% 1.06%    
Performance Inception Date         Oct. 25, 2002
Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent 1.63% 0.93% 1.17%    
Performance Inception Date         Oct. 25, 2002
Class I          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent 3.49% 1.36% 1.53%    
Performance Inception Date         Oct. 25, 2002
Nuveen Short Term Municipal Bond Fund Class C          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent 2.55% 0.35% 0.67%    
Performance Inception Date       Feb. 10, 2014  
[1] An index designed to measure the performance of the tax-exempt U.S. municipal bond market.
[2] An index containing bonds in the S&P Municipal Bond Index with maturities between 6 months and 4 years.
[3] Represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Classification.