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Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2],[3] 22.94%     9.06% 9.35%    
Schwab International Equity ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab International Equity ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2],[3] 28.65%     10.53%     10.37%
Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2],[3] 20.33%     6.66%     8.50%
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2],[3] 22.32%     6.33%     8.11%
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2] 20.14%     11.75%     14.81%
Schwab 1000 Index ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab 1000 Index ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2] 20.03%     12.02%   14.66%  
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2] 19.74%     12.16%     15.22%
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2] 17.33%     13.26%     18.66%
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2] 22.48%     10.42%     11.29%
Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2] 22.11%     7.52%     10.96%
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2] 26.52%     7.16%     10.58%
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2] 29.45%     10.01%     13.17%
Schwab Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2] 3.03% 4.79%          
Schwab High Yield Bond ETF              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab High Yield Bond ETF            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1],[2] 4.89%   8.55%        
MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [8],[9],[10],[11] MSCI EAFE® Index (Net)            
Average Annual Return, Percent [11] 21.62%     9.35% 9.47%   9.54%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [11],[12] MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)            
Average Annual Return, Percent [11] 39.25%     8.18%     9.29%
Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 20.15%     11.76%     14.82%
Russell 1000® Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [13] Russell 1000® Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 19.77%     12.10%   14.77%  
Standard & Poor's 500 Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [14],[15],[16],[17],[18],[19] S&P 500® Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 20.38%     12.79%     15.37%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [20],[21] Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 1.89% 3.73% 3.98%        
Dow Jones International Dividend 100 Index (Net) [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [11] Dow Jones International Dividend 100 Index (Net)            
Average Annual Return, Percent [11] 22.79%     9.03% 9.32%    
FTSE Developed ex US Index (Net) [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [11] FTSE Developed ex US Index (Net)            
Average Annual Return, Percent [11] 28.50%     10.35%     10.22%
FTSE Developed Small Cap ex US Liquid Index (Net) [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [11] FTSE Developed Small Cap ex US Liquid Index (Net)            
Average Annual Return, Percent [11] 20.03%     6.48%     8.33%
FTSE Emerging Index (Net) [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name [11] FTSE Emerging Index (Net)            
Average Annual Return, Percent [11] 22.05%     6.53%     8.31%
Schwab 1000 Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Schwab 1000 Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 20.08%     12.06%   14.71%  
Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 19.74%     12.17%     15.24%
Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Value Total Stock Market Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Value Total Stock Market Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 22.53%     10.46%     11.33%
Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100TM Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100TM Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 29.57%     10.09%     13.26%
Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 17.36%     13.29%     18.70%
Dow Jones U.S. Mid-Cap Total Stock Market Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Dow Jones U.S. Mid-Cap Total Stock Market Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 22.08%     7.51%     10.98%
Bloomberg US MBS Float Adjusted Total Return Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Bloomberg US MBS Float Adjusted Total Return Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 3.12% 4.86%          
Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Total Stock Market Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Total Stock Market Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 26.43%     7.09%     10.53%
ICE BofA US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index [Member]              
Average Annual Return [Line Items]              
Line Graph and Table Measure Name ICE BofA US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index            
Average Annual Return, Percent 4.77%   8.72%        
[1] Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares.
[2] Performance is shown on a NAV basis. The fund’s per share NAV is the value of one share of the fund. NAV is calculated by taking the fund’s total assets (including the fair value of securities owned), subtracting liabilities, and dividing by the number of shares outstanding. Returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the fund at NAV.
[3] The fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing and timing differences in foreign exchange calculations.
[4] Inception (04/29/2021) represents the date that the shares began trading in the secondary market.
[5] Inception (10/11/2017) represents the date that the shares began trading in the secondary market.
[6] Inception (11/19/2024) represents the date that the shares began trading in the secondary market.
[7] Inception (07/11/2023) represents the date that the shares began trading in the secondary market.
[8] The MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Dow Jones International Dividend 100 Index (Net). The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[9] The MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the FTSE Developed Small Cap ex US Liquid Index (Net). The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[10] The MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the FTSE Developed ex US Index (Net). The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[11] The net version of the index reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes but reflects no deductions for expenses or other taxes.
[12] The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the FTSE Emerging Index (Net). The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[13] The Russell 1000® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Schwab 1000 Index®. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[14] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100™ Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[15] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[16] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[17] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Value Total Stock Market Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[18] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Dow Jones U.S. Mid-Cap Total Stock Market Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[19] The S&P 500® Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Total Stock Market Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[20] The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the Bloomberg US MBS Float Adjusted Total Return Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.
[21] The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index serves as the fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The fund generally invests in securities that are included in the ICE BofA US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index. The fund does not seek to track the regulatory index.