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Shareholder Report
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
USD ($)
Holding
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Document Type N-CSRS
Amendment Flag false
Registrant Name PARNASSUS FUNDS II
Entity Central Index Key 0000866256
Entity Investment Company Type N-1A
Document Period End Date Jun. 30, 2026
C000002471  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Parnassus Core Equity Fund
Class Name Investor Shares
Trading Symbol PRBLX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Parnassus Core Equity Fund (the "Fund") for the period of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026.

Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]

You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.parnassus.com/literature-and-forms/fund-information. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800-999-3505.

Additional Information Phone Number 800-999-3505
Additional Information Website https://www.parnassus.com/literature-and-forms/fund-information
Expenses [Text Block]

What was the Fund's cost for the last period?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Cost paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
Investor Shares
$42
0.81%Footnote Reference1
Footnote Description
Footnote1
Annualized, except certain non-recurring expenses.
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 42
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.81% [1]
AssetsNet $ 24,196,097,482
Holdings Count | Holding 37
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 65,848,744
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 12.39%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$24,196,097,482
# of Portfolio Holdings
37
Portfolio Turnover Rate
12.39%
Advisory Fees Paid
$65,848,744
Holdings [Text Block]

Sector Allocation (%)*

A graphical representation of Investments made.
Table Summary
Value
Value
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
1.0%
Real Estate
2.3%
Consumer Staples
3.3%
Materials
5.5%
Communication Services
5.9%
Health Care
8.8%
Financials
9.5%
Consumer Discretionary
12.9%
Industrials
15.9%
Information Technology
34.9%
Largest Holdings [Text Block]

Top Ten Holdings (%)*

Table Summary
Alphabet Inc., Class A
5.9%
Applied Materials Inc.
5.9%
NVIDIA Corp.
5.8%
Microsoft Corp.
5.3%
Amazon.com Inc.
4.7%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
4.3%
Apple Inc.
4.3%
KLA Corp.
4.1%
Waste Management Inc.
3.3%
Deere & Co.
3.1%
C000102327  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Parnassus Core Equity Fund
Class Name Institutional Shares
Trading Symbol PRILX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Parnassus Core Equity Fund (the "Fund") for the period of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026.

Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]

You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.parnassus.com/literature-and-forms/fund-information. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800-999-3505.

Additional Information Phone Number 800-999-3505
Additional Information Website https://www.parnassus.com/literature-and-forms/fund-information
Expenses [Text Block]

What was the Fund's cost for the last period?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Cost paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Shares
$32
0.61%Footnote Reference1
Footnote Description
Footnote1
Annualized, except certain non-recurring expenses.
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 32
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.61% [2]
AssetsNet $ 24,196,097,482
Holdings Count | Holding 37
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 65,848,744
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 12.39%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$24,196,097,482
# of Portfolio Holdings
37
Portfolio Turnover Rate
12.39%
Advisory Fees Paid
$65,848,744
Holdings [Text Block]

Sector Allocation (%)*

A graphical representation of Investments made.
Table Summary
Value
Value
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
1.0%
Real Estate
2.3%
Consumer Staples
3.3%
Materials
5.5%
Communication Services
5.9%
Health Care
8.8%
Financials
9.5%
Consumer Discretionary
12.9%
Industrials
15.9%
Information Technology
34.9%
Largest Holdings [Text Block]

Top Ten Holdings (%)*

Table Summary
Alphabet Inc., Class A
5.9%
Applied Materials Inc.
5.9%
NVIDIA Corp.
5.8%
Microsoft Corp.
5.3%
Amazon.com Inc.
4.7%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
4.3%
Apple Inc.
4.3%
KLA Corp.
4.1%
Waste Management Inc.
3.3%
Deere & Co.
3.1%
C000255731  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Parnassus Core Select ETF
Trading Symbol PRCS
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Parnassus Core Select ETF (the "Fund") for the period of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026.

Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]

You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.parnassus.com/literature-and-forms/fund-information. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 514-4443.

Additional Information Phone Number (855) 514-4443
Additional Information Website https://www.parnassus.com/literature-and-forms/fund-information
Expenses [Text Block]

What was the Fund's cost for the last period?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Cost paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
Parnassus Core Select ETF
$30
0.58%Footnote Reference1
Footnote Description
Footnote1
Annualized.
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 30
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.58% [3]
AssetsNet $ 160,982,789
Holdings Count | Holding 25
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 378,970
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 14.59%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$160,982,789
# of Portfolio Holdings
25
Portfolio Turnover Rate
14.59%
Advisory Fees Paid
$378,970
Holdings [Text Block]

Sector Allocation (%)*

A graphical representation of Investments made.
Table Summary
Value
Value
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
0.3%
Real Estate
1.9%
Materials
5.3%
Communication Services
8.4%
Health Care
9.6%
Financials
10.2%
Consumer Discretionary
14.9%
Industrials
16.5%
Information Technology
32.9%
Largest Holdings [Text Block]

Top Ten Holdings (%)*

Table Summary
Applied Materials Inc.
12.4%
Alphabet Inc., Class A
8.4%
Microsoft Corp.
7.4%
NVIDIA Corp.
7.2%
Amazon.com Inc.
6.1%
Danaher Corp.
5.1%
Deere & Co.
4.3%
Waste Management Inc.
3.8%
Apple Inc.
3.5%
Linde plc
3.2%
C000255732  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Parnassus Value Select ETF
Trading Symbol PRVS
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Parnassus Value Select ETF (the "Fund") for the period of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026.

Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]

You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.parnassus.com/literature-and-forms/fund-information. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 514-4443.

Additional Information Phone Number (855) 514-4443
Additional Information Website https://www.parnassus.com/literature-and-forms/fund-information
Expenses [Text Block]

What was the Fund's cost for the last period?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Cost paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
Parnassus Value Select ETF
$32
0.59%Footnote Reference1
Footnote Description
Footnote1
Annualized.
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 32
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.59% [4]
AssetsNet $ 25,304,633
Holdings Count | Holding 27
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 54,855
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 11.65%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$25,304,633
# of Portfolio Holdings
27
Portfolio Turnover Rate
11.65%
Advisory Fees Paid
$54,855
Holdings [Text Block]

Sector Allocation (%)*

A graphical representation of Investments made.
Table Summary
Value
Value
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
0.3%
Real Estate
3.5%
Materials
3.5%
Utilities
5.9%
Consumer Staples
6.4%
Consumer Discretionary
8.6%
Communication Services
9.8%
Industrials
10.4%
Health Care
13.2%
Financials
16.6%
Information Technology
21.8%
Largest Holdings [Text Block]

Top Ten Holdings (%)*

Table Summary
Amazon.com Inc.
6.2%
Alphabet Inc., Class A
6.0%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR
5.7%
Micron Technology Inc.
5.0%
Microsoft Corp.
4.9%
AstraZeneca plc
4.8%
Applied Materials Inc.
4.6%
Cummins Inc.
3.9%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
3.9%
Verizon Communications Inc.
3.8%
[1] Annualized, except certain non-recurring expenses.
[2] Annualized, except certain non-recurring expenses.
[3] Annualized.
[4] Annualized.