v3.26.3
Shareholder Report
 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
USD ($)
Holding
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Document Type N-CSR
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Registrant Name Northern Lights Fund Trust
Entity Central Index Key 0001314414
Entity Investment Company Type N-1A
Document Period End Date Jul. 31, 2026
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual Annual Shareholder Report
C000035521  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Trading Symbol CPMPX
Additional Information Phone Number 1-866-618-3456
Additional Information Website http://funddocs.filepoint.com/changingparametersfund/
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Changing Parameters Fund
$189
1.86%
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 189
Expense Ratio, Percent 1.86%
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]

Average Annual Total Returns 

Table Summary
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Changing Parameters Fund
3.63%
3.74%
4.82%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
2.71%
-0.40%
1.35%
AssetsNet $ 94,061,730
Holdings Count | Holding 7
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 1,419,739
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 193.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Fund Statistics 

Table Summary
Net Assets
$94,061,730
Number of Portfolio Holdings
7
Advisory Fee
$1,419,739
Portfolio Turnover
193%
Holdings [Text Block]

Asset Weighting (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Money Market Funds
7.5%
Open End Funds
92.5%

Sector Weighting (% of net assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
-0.2%
Money Market Funds
7.5%
Fixed Income
92.7%

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)

Table Summary
Holding Name
% of Net Assets
American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund, Class Y
22.4%
T Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund, Investor Class
20.5%
Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Debt Opportunities Fund, Class I
19.2%
JPMorgan High Yield Fund, Class I
15.0%
Nuveen Preferred Securities and Income Fund, Class I
10.2%
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X
7.5%
MassMutual High Yield Fund, Class I
5.4%