Annual Total Returns |
12 Months Ended | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| LIMITED TERM TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND OF AMERICA (Class A, Class C, Class F-1, Class F-2, Class F-3) | Class F-2 | ||||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 5.37% | 2.22% | 4.25% | (4.60%) | 0.28% | 4.25% | 4.89% | 1.26% | 2.95% | (0.05%) |
| LIMITED TERM TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND OF AMERICA (Class R-6) | Class R-6 | ||||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 5.48% | 2.33% | 4.36% | (4.50%) | 0.38% | 4.35% | 4.99% | 1.37% | 3.07% | 0.06% |