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Shareholder Report, Average Annual Return (Details)
12 Months Ended 60 Months Ended 120 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2026
C000047995 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 23.01% 10.83% 12.67%
C000047996 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 23.25% 8.86% 11.72%
C000047997 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 45.58% 10.49% 12.39%
C000047998 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 30.11% 11.16% 11.34%
C000047999 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 12.88% 9.80% 13.59%
C000048000 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 30.17% 10.20% 10.83%
C000048001 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 22.09% 9.34% 13.57%
C000048896 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 8.85% 3.55% 7.77%
C000048897 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 4.71% 4.75% 4.60%
C000048898 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Energy AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 43.00% 19.30% 6.72%
C000048899 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Financials AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 17.93% 11.37% 13.17%
C000048900 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 29.63% 1.19% 7.72%
C000048901 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 15.16% 9.04% 12.72%
C000048902 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Materials AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 35.49% 7.58% 10.08%
C000048903 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 24.65% 9.95% 19.42%
C000048904 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 11.49% 12.09% 8.72%
C000099059 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 21.30% 7.03% 12.86%
C000099060 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 22.53% 9.06% 9.76%
C000099061 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 48.72% 11.24% 13.92%
C000099062 [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund    
Average Annual Return, Percent 42.37% 9.11% 10.68%
Standard & Poor's 500 Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P 500® Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 19.56% 12.86% 15.08%
S And P Composite 1500 Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P Composite 1500® Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 19.97% 12.48% 14.72%
Russell 3000 Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Russell 3000® Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 19.60% 11.82% 14.56%
Russell 1000 Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Russell 1000® Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 18.94% 12.12% 14.82%
Nasdaq US 500 Large CapTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq US 500 Large CapTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 17.80% 12.35% 15.04%
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap CoreTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap CoreTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 23.75% 11.49% 13.36%
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap CoreTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap CoreTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 24.01% 9.54% 12.43%
Nasdaq US 600 Mid CapTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq US 600 Mid CapTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 21.51% 6.75% 10.78%
S And P MidCap 400 Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P MidCap 400® Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 20.92% 8.47% 10.91%
S And P SmallCap 600 Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P SmallCap 600® Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 33.64% 7.48% 10.75%
Nasdaq US 700 Small CapTMIndex [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq US 700 Small CapTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 36.82% 7.73% 11.70%
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap CoreTMIndex [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap CoreTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 46.60% 11.23% 13.14%
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap ValueTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap ValueTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 30.95% 11.84% 12.05%
Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap ValueTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap ValueTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 28.48% 11.46% 12.56%
S And P 500 Value Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P 500® Value Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 19.71% 11.57% 11.84%
S And P 500 Growth Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P 500® Growth Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 19.42% 13.32% 17.40%
Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap GrowthTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap GrowthTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 13.98% 12.62% 16.76%
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap GrowthTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap GrowthTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 13.55% 10.45% 14.28%
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap Value TM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap ValueTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 31.11% 10.95% 11.62%
Nasdaq US Multi Cap Value TM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq US Multi Cap ValueTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 28.66% 11.13% 12.33%
S And P Composite 1500 Value Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P Composite 1500® Value Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 20.19% 11.36% 11.73%
S And P Composite 1500 Growth Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P Composite 1500® Growth Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 19.78% 12.86% 16.87%
Nasdaq US Multi Cap GrowthTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq US Multi Cap GrowthTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 14.38% 11.92% 16.18%
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap GrowthTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq AlphaDEX Multi Cap GrowthTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 22.86% 10.05% 14.33%
StrataQuant Consumer Discretionary Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name StrataQuant® Consumer Discretionary Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 9.50% 4.16% 8.43%
S And P 500 Consumer Discretionary Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P 500® Consumer Discretionary Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 7.52% 6.81% 12.62%
Russell 1000 Consumer Discretionary Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Russell 1000® Consumer Discretionary Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 2.33% 5.76% 12.68%
Russell 1000 Consumer Staples Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Russell 1000® Consumer Staples Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 12.63% 6.73% 6.64%
StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name StrataQuant® Consumer Staples Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 4.69% 5.23% 5.18%
S And P 500 Consumer Staples Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P 500® Consumer Staples Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 10.32% 7.69% 8.22%
StrataQuant Energy Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name StrataQuant® Energy Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 44.02% 20.13% 7.43%
S And P 500 Energy Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P 500® Energy Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 41.17% 23.99% 10.16%
Russell 1000 Energy Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Russell 1000® Energy Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 40.15% 22.92% 9.82%
Russell 1000 Financials Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Russell 1000® Financials Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 12.45% 13.05% 15.40%
S And P 500 Financials Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P 500® Financials Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 10.52% 11.27% 13.68%
StrataQuant Financials Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name StrataQuant® Financials Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 18.73% 12.07% 13.92%
StrataQuant Health Care Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name StrataQuant® Health Care Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 30.52% 1.81% 8.41%
S And P 500 Health Care Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P 500® Health Care Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 26.92% 6.02% 9.97%
Russell 1000 Health Care Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Russell 1000® Health Care Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 26.59% 5.25% 9.94%
Russell 1000 Industrials Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Russell 1000® Industrials Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 14.52% 8.98% 11.89%
S And P 500 Industrials Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P 500® Industrials Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 19.86% 13.49% 13.67%
StrataQuant Industrials Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name StrataQuant® Industrials Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 15.77% 9.74% 13.48%
StrataQuant Materials Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name StrataQuant® Materials Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 36.33% 8.28% 10.83%
S And P 500 Materials Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P 500® Materials Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 15.32% 5.53% 9.64%
Russell 1000 Basic Materials Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Russell 1000® Basic Materials Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 25.52% 7.91% 10.77%
Russell 1000 Technology Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Russell 1000® Technology Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 26.91% 19.59% 25.06%
S And P 500 Information Technology Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P 500® Information Technology Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 26.22% 20.39% 25.21%
StrataQuant Technology Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name StrataQuant Technology® Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 25.38% 10.55% 20.06%
StrataQuant Utilities Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name StrataQuant® Utilities Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 12.23% 12.88% 9.45%
S And P 500 Utilities Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P 500® Utilities Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 6.41% 9.41% 8.94%
Russell 1000 Utilities Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Russell 1000® Utilities Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 5.60% 9.72% 8.30%
S And P MidCap 400 Growth Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P MidCap 400® Growth Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 21.18% 7.57% 10.96%
Nasdaq US 600 Mid Cap GrowthTMIndex [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq US 600 Mid Cap GrowthTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 14.88% 3.64% 10.48%
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap GrowthTMIndex [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap GrowthTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 22.16% 7.82% 13.69%
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap ValueTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap ValueTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 23.46% 9.88% 10.59%
Nasdaq US 600 Mid Cap ValueTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq US 600 Mid Cap ValueTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 28.24% 9.55% 10.44%
S And P MidCap 400 Value Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P MidCap 400® Value Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 20.77% 9.25% 10.55%
S And P SmallCap 600 Growth Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P SmallCap 600® Growth Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 30.43% 6.69% 11.13%
Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap GrowthTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap GrowthTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 39.41% 7.71% 12.58%
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap GrowthTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap GrowthTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 49.94% 12.10% 14.81%
Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap ValueTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap ValueTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 43.59% 10.01% 11.54%
Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap ValueTM Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Nasdaq US 700 Small Cap ValueTM Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 34.02% 7.51% 10.53%
S And P SmallCap 600 Value Index [Member]      
Average Annual Return [Line Items]      
Line Graph and Table Measure Name S&P SmallCap 600® Value Index    
Average Annual Return, Percent 37.16% 8.14% 10.19%