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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName FIDELITY CONTRAFUND
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Mar. 01, 2014
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund
  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
Fidelity Advisor® New Insights Fund/A, T, B, C
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock The fund seeks capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fee Table
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the fund or certain other Fidelity funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment professional and in the Fund Distribution section beginning on page (Click Here) of the prospectus.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 79% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 79.00%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the fund or certain other Fidelity funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that your shareholder fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated and if you hold your shares:
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption Sell All Shares
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption Hold Shares
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
  • Normally investing primarily in common stocks.
  • Investing in securities of companies whose value Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) believes is not fully recognized by the public.
  • Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.
  • Investing in either "growth" stocks or "value" stocks or both.
  • Using fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to select investments.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Investment Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
  • Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.
  • Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market.
  • Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You could lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney You could lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index over various periods of time. The index description appears in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance.

Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com for updated return information.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index over various periods of time.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.advisor.fidelity.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Year-by-Year Returns
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Calendar Years
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
During the periods shown in the chart for Class A:
Returns
Quarter ended
Highest Quarter Return
14.66%
March 31, 2012
Lowest Quarter Return
-20.76%
December 31, 2008
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Returns
Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads rr_PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns for Class A are shown in the table below and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. After-tax returns for Class A are shown in the table below and after-tax returns for other classes will vary. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement.

For the periods ended
December 31, 2013
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund | Class A
  
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Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 5.75%
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Management fee (fluctuates based on the fund's performance relative to a securities market index) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.48%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.21%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.94%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Class A and Class T purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge. Such Class A and Class T purchases may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% or 0.25%, respectively.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 665
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 857
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,065
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,663
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 665
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 857
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,065
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,663
2004 rr_AnnualReturn2004 18.76%
2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 19.01%
2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 11.06%
2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 20.26%
2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (37.92%)
2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 29.12%
2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 16.07%
2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (1.04%)
2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 15.84%
2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 32.36%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest Quarter Return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2012
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 14.66%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest Quarter Return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (20.76%)
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund | Class T
  
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Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 3.50%
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Management fee (fluctuates based on the fund's performance relative to a securities market index) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.48%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.50%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.18%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Class A and Class T purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge. Such Class A and Class T purchases may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% or 0.25%, respectively.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 466
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 712
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 976
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,732
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 466
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 712
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 976
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,732
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund | Class B
  
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Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 5.00% [2]
Management fee (fluctuates based on the fund's performance relative to a securities market index) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.48%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.27%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.75%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Declines over 6 years from 5.00% to 0%.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 678
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 851
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,149
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,748
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 178
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 551
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 949
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,748
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund | Class C
  
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Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [3]
Management fee (fluctuates based on the fund's performance relative to a securities market index) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.48%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.21%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.69%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock On Class C shares redeemed less than one year after purchase.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 272
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 533
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 918
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,998
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 172
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 533
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 918
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,998
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund | Return Before Taxes | Class A
  
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Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class A - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 24.75%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 16.47%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.65%
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund | Return Before Taxes | Class T
  
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Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class T - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 27.43%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 16.74%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.65%
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund | Return Before Taxes | Class B
  
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Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class B - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 26.31%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 16.68%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.68%
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund | Return Before Taxes | Class C
  
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Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class C - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 30.41%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 16.97%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.48%
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Class A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class A - Return After Taxes on Distributions
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 21.01%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.73%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.24%
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Class A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class A - Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 16.90%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 13.32%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.95%
A T B C | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund | S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
  
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Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel S&P 500® Index
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 32.39%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 17.94%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.41%
[1] Class A and Class T purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge. Such Class A and Class T purchases may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% or 0.25%, respectively.
[2] Declines over 6 years from 5.00% to 0%.
[3] On Class C shares redeemed less than one year after purchase.