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Shareholder Report, Average Annual Return (Details)
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Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class A        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class A (with sales charge)      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 0.38% 0.61%   1.37%
Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class C        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class C (with sales charge)      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 1.23% 0.41%   1.05%
Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class F-1        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class F-1      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 2.92% 1.08%   1.59%
Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class F-2        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class F-2      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 3.19% 1.35%   1.86%
Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class F-3        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class F-3      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 3.30% 1.46% 2.25%  
Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class R-6        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class R-6      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 3.30% 1.46%   1.96%
Without Sales Load [Member] | Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class A        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class A(without sales charge)      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 2.95% 1.12%   1.63%
Without Sales Load [Member] | Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class C        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class C(without sales charge)      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 2.23% 0.41%   1.05%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index [Member]        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index      
Average Annual Return, Percent [3] 5.27% 0.51% 2.43% 1.95%
Bloomberg Municipal Short-Intermediate 1-10 Years Index [Member]        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Bloomberg Municipal Short-Intermediate 1-10 Years Index      
Average Annual Return, Percent [3] 2.43% 1.05% 2.03% 1.72%
[1] Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses. When applicable, results reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which they would have been lower.
[2] Class F-3 shares were first offered on January 27, 2017.
[3] Results assume all distributions are reinvested. Any market index shown is unmanaged, and therefore, has no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Source(s): Bloomberg Index Services Ltd.