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Shareholder Report
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2026
USD ($)
Holding
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Document Type N-CSR
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Registrant Name Advisors Preferred Trust
Entity Central Index Key 0001556505
Entity Investment Company Type N-1A
Document Period End Date Aug. 31, 2026
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual Annual Shareholder Report
C000212830  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Hundredfold Select Alternative Fund
Trading Symbol SFHYX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This annual shareholder report contains important information about Hundredfold Select Alternative Fund for the period of September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at hundredfoldselect.com/index.php/investor-materials. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 582-8006.
Additional Information Phone Number (855) 582-8006
Additional Information Website hundredfoldselect.com/index.php/investor-materials
Expenses [Text Block]

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

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Service Class
$231
2.23%
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 231
Expense Ratio, Percent 2.23%
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]

Average Annual Total Returns 

Table Summary
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Hundredfold Select Alternative Fund
6.75%
2.81%
7.24%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
1.89%
-0.29%
1.40%
S&P 500® Index
20.38%
12.79%
15.37%

The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. For updated performance call (855) 582-8006.

No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block] The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
AssetsNet $ 132,461,114
Holdings Count | Holding 23
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 1,400,785
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 285.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Fund Statistics 

Table Summary
Net Assets
$132,461,114
Number of Portfolio Holdings
23
Advisory Fee
$1,400,785
Portfolio Turnover
285%
Holdings [Text Block]

Investment Model Exposure 1.73 (1=100%)

(value greater than 1 indicates use of leverage)

Pie chart indexed to 100%, net exposure

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Alternative Other
80.65
Bond Other
77.48
High Yield Bond
10.03
Equity
4.90

Portfolio Allocation (% of total (including notional) exposure)

Table Summary
High Yield Bond
10.03%
Bond Other
77.48%
Alternative Other
80.65%
Equity
4.90%
173.06%

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)

Table Summary
Holding Name
% of Net Assets
PGIM Securitized Credit Fund, Class Z
11.9%
Ambassador Fund, Institutional Class
10.7%
Putnam Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class R6
10.4%
AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund, Class R6
10.4%
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, Class R6
10.2%
Guggenheim Floating Rate Strategies Fund, Institutional Class
10.1%
AQR Trend Total Return Fund, Class I
5.2%
Federated Hermes MDT Market Neutral Fund, Institutional Shares
5.1%
Virtus Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund, Class R6, Class R6
5.0%
First American Government Obligations Fund Class X
1.4%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]

Material Fund Changes

No material changes occurred during the year ended August 31, 2026. 

C000212831  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Hundredfold Select Alternative Fund
Trading Symbol HFSAX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This annual shareholder report contains important information about Hundredfold Select Alternative Fund for the period of September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026.
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at hundredfoldselect.com/index.php/investor-materials. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 582-8006.
Additional Information Phone Number (855) 582-8006
Additional Information Website hundredfoldselect.com/index.php/investor-materials
Expenses [Text Block]

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

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Investor Class
$135
1.30%
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 135
Expense Ratio, Percent 1.30%
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]

Average Annual Total Returns 

Table Summary
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Hundredfold Select Alternative Fund
7.74%
3.77%
8.23%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
1.89%
-0.29%
1.40%
S&P 500® Index
20.38%
12.79%
15.37%

The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. For updated performance call (855) 582-8006.

No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block] The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
AssetsNet $ 132,461,114
Holdings Count | Holding 23
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 1,400,785
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 285.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Fund Statistics 

Table Summary
Net Assets
$132,461,114
Number of Portfolio Holdings
23
Advisory Fee
$1,400,785
Portfolio Turnover
285%
Holdings [Text Block]

Investment Model Exposure 1.73 (1=100%)

(value greater than 1 indicates use of leverage)

Pie chart indexed to 100%, net exposure

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Alternative Other
80.65
Bond Other
77.48
High Yield Bond
10.03
Equity
4.90

Portfolio Allocation (% of total (including notional) exposure)

Table Summary
High Yield Bond
10.03%
Bond Other
77.48%
Alternative Other
80.65%
Equity
4.90%
173.06%

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)

Table Summary
Holding Name
% of Net Assets
PGIM Securitized Credit Fund, Class Z
11.9%
Ambassador Fund, Institutional Class
10.7%
Putnam Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class R6
10.4%
AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund, Class R6
10.4%
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, Class R6
10.2%
Guggenheim Floating Rate Strategies Fund, Institutional Class
10.1%
AQR Trend Total Return Fund, Class I
5.2%
Federated Hermes MDT Market Neutral Fund, Institutional Shares
5.1%
Virtus Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund, Class R6, Class R6
5.0%
First American Government Obligations Fund Class X
1.4%
Material Fund Change [Text Block]

Material Fund Changes

No material changes occurred during the year ended August 31, 2026.