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Shareholder Report, Average Annual Return (Details)
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The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class A        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class A (with sales charge)      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 1.35% (0.18%)   1.55%
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class C        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class C (with sales charge)      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 3.51% (0.17%)   1.32%
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class F-1        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class F-1      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 5.21% 0.51%   1.84%
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class F-2        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class F-2      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 5.48% 0.77%   2.11%
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class F-3        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class F-3      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 5.59% 0.88% 2.69%  
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class R-6        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class R-6      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 5.59% 0.86%   2.21%
Without Sales Load [Member] | The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class A        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class A (without sales charge)      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 5.30% 0.59%   1.94%
Without Sales Load [Member] | The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® - Class C        
Average Annual Return [Line Items]        
Line Graph and Table Measure Name The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America — Class C (without sales charge)      
Average Annual Return, Percent [1] 4.51% (0.17%)   1.32%
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%
[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.