v3.26.1
Shareholder Report
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
USD ($)
Holding
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Document Type N-CSRS
Amendment Flag false
Registrant Name Northern Lights Fund Trust
Entity Central Index Key 0001314414
Entity Investment Company Type N-1A
Document Period End Date Jun. 30, 2026
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
C000084903  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Biondo Focus Fund
Class Name Investor Class
Trading Symbol BFONX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Biondo Focus Fund for the period of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at https://thebiondogroup.com/biondo-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-672-9152.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-800-672-9152
Additional Information Website https://thebiondogroup.com/biondo-fund/
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund’s costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Investor Class
$72
1.50%Footnote Reference*
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 72
Expense Ratio, Percent 1.50% [1]
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]
Chart showing performance over last 10 years or since inception
Table Summary
Biondo Focus Fund
S&P 500® Index
Dow Jones Industrial Average®
Jun-2016
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Jun-2017
$14,587
$11,790
$12,212
Jun-2018
$18,341
$13,484
$14,203
Jun-2019
$19,905
$14,889
$15,936
Jun-2020
$21,790
$16,006
$15,850
Jun-2021
$30,703
$22,536
$21,610
Jun-2022
$17,987
$20,144
$19,654
Jun-2023
$24,539
$24,091
$22,450
Jun-2024
$31,917
$30,006
$26,047
Jun-2025
$35,920
$34,556
$29,881
Jun-2026
$36,786
$42,271
$36,051
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]

Average Annual Total Returns 

Table Summary
6 Months
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Biondo Focus Fund
-7.44%
2.41%
3.68%
13.91%
S&P 500® Index
10.21%
22.32%
13.41%
15.51%
Dow Jones Industrial Average®
9.76%
20.65%
10.78%
13.68%

The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. For updated performance call 1-800-672-9152.
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block] The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
AssetsNet $ 45,158,687
Holdings Count | Holding 17
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 169,576
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 3.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Fund Statistics 

Table Summary
Net Assets
$45,158,687
Number of Portfolio Holdings
17
Advisory Fee (net of waivers)
$169,576
Portfolio Turnover
3%
Holdings [Text Block]

Asset Weighting (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Common Stocks
91.4%
Money Market Funds
8.6%
Rights
0.0%

Sector Weighting (% of net assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
5.4%
Communications
4.7%
Consumer Discretionary
4.8%
Money Market Funds
8.1%
Health Care
22.7%
Technology
54.3%
Largest Holdings [Text Block]

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)

Table Summary
Holding Name
% of Net Assets
NVIDIA Corporation
15.5%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
11.9%
Mastercard, Inc., Class A
11.4%
First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X
8.1%
Apple, Inc.
8.0%
ASML Holding N.V. - ADR
5.0%
Krystal Biotech, Inc.
4.9%
Amazon.com, Inc.
4.8%
Alphabet, Inc., Class A
4.7%
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
4.4%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]

Material Fund Changes

No material changes occurred during the period ended June 30, 2026. 
[1] Annualized