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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc.
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Aug. 12, 2015
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading T. Rowe Price

Emerging Markets Stock Fund—I Class

SUMMARY
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock The fund seeks long-term growth of capital through investments primarily in the common stocks of companies located (or with primary operations) in emerging markets.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Fees and Expenses of the Fund’s I Class

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage 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 fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate (for existing classes) was 23.3% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 23.30%
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Investments, Risks, and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in emerging market companies. The fund considers frontier markets to be a subset of emerging markets and any investments in frontier markets will be counted toward the fund’s 80% investment policy. The fund may purchase the stocks of companies of any size. The fund expects to make substantially all of its investments in common stocks of companies located (or with primary operations) in emerging markets (which include frontier markets) in Latin America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The fund relies on MSCI Barra to determine which countries are considered emerging markets. The fund considers the following countries to be emerging markets (other countries may be added or listed countries may be removed):
  • Asia: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Latin America:  Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
  • Europe: Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, and Ukraine.
  • Africa and the Middle East: Bahrain, Botswana, Egypt, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Zimbabwe.
While the fund invests with an awareness of the global economic backdrop and the outlook for industry sectors and individual countries, bottom-up stock selection is the focus of our decision-making. Country allocation is driven largely by stock selection, though we may limit investments in markets or industries that appear to have poor overall prospects.

Security selection reflects a growth style. The fund relies on a global team of investment analysts dedicated to in-depth fundamental research in an effort to identify companies capable of achieving and sustaining above-average, long-term earnings growth. We seek to purchase stocks of such companies at reasonable prices in relation to present or anticipated earnings, cash flow, or book value.

In selecting investments, the fund generally favors companies with one or more of the following characteristics:
  • leading or improving market position;
  • attractive business niche;
  • attractive or improving franchise or industry position;
  • seasoned management;
  • stable or improving earnings and/or cash flow; and
  • sound or improving balance sheet.
The fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the fund will achieve its objective. The fund’s share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in this fund are summarized as follows:

Active management risk The fund is subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, or potential appreciation of the fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the securities selected and strategies employed by the fund fail to produce the intended results, the fund could underperform other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.

Risks of stock investing Stocks generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is a chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. The value of a stock in which the fund invests may decline due to general weakness in the stock market or because of factors that affect a particular company or industry.

International investing risk Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. International securities tend to be more volatile and less liquid than investments in U.S. securities and may lose value because of adverse political, social, or economic developments overseas, or due to changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. In addition, international investments are subject to settlement practices and regulatory and financial reporting standards that differ from those of the U.S.

Emerging markets risk The risks of international investing are heightened for securities of issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. In addition to all of the risks of investing in international developed markets, emerging markets are more susceptible to governmental interference, local taxes being imposed on international investments, restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds, and less liquid and less efficient trading markets.

Frontier markets, considered by the fund to be a subset of emerging markets, generally have smaller economies and less mature capital markets than emerging markets. As a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries are magnified in frontier market countries. Frontier markets are more susceptible to abrupt changes in currency values, less mature markets and settlement practices, and lower trading volumes that could lead to greater price volatility and illiquidity.

Investment style risk Different investment styles tend to shift in and out of favor depending on market conditions and investor sentiment. The fund’s growth approach to investing could cause it to underperform other stock funds that employ a different investment style. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than certain other types of stocks, and their prices may fluctuate more dramatically than the overall stock market. A stock with growth characteristics can have sharp price declines due to decreases in current or expected earnings and may lack dividends that can help cushion its share price in a declining market.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The fund’s share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock The Emerging Markets Stock Fund—I Class incepted on August 28, 2015, and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. Performance for the class will be presented after the class has been in operation for one full calendar year. As a point of comparison, however, the following bar chart and table show calendar year returns and average annual total returns for the existing Investor Class of the Emerging Markets Stock Fund (“Investor Class”). Because the Emerging Markets Stock Fund—I Class is expected to have lower expenses than the Investor Class, its performance, had it existed over the periods shown, would have been higher. The Investor Class and the Emerging Markets Stock Fund—I Class share the same portfolio. The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in the performance from year to year and how the Investor Class’ average annual returns for certain periods compare with the returns of a relevant broad-based market index, as well as with the returns of other comparative indexes that have investment characteristics similar to those of the fund.

The fund can also experience short-term performance swings, as shown by the best and worst calendar quarter returns during the years depicted for the Investor Class.

Performance information represents only past performance (before and after taxes) and does not necessarily indicate future results.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in the performance from year to year and how the Investor Class’ average annual returns for certain periods compare with the returns of a relevant broad-based market index, as well as with the returns of other comparative indexes that have investment characteristics similar to those of the fund.
Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess The Emerging Markets Stock Fund—I Class incepted on August 28, 2015, and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. Performance for the class will be presented after the class has been in operation for one full calendar year.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 1-800-638-8790
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress troweprice.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Performance information represents only past performance (before and after taxes) and does not necessarily indicate future results.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Emerging Markets Stock Fund
Calendar Year Returns
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  Quarter
 Ended		  Total
Return
Best Quarter   6/30/09  42.05%
Worst Quarter   12/31/08  -34.23%
Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text] rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus As a point of comparison, however, the following bar chart and table show calendar year returns and average annual total returns for the existing Investor Class of the Emerging Markets Stock Fund (“Investor Class”).
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended
December 31, 2014
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) account or individual retirement account.
Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher In some cases, the figure shown for “returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares” may be higher than the figure shown for “returns before taxes” because the calculations assume the investor received a tax deduction for any loss incurred on the sale of shares.
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock In addition, the average annual total returns table shows hypothetical after-tax returns to demonstrate how taxes paid by a shareholder may influence returns. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) account or individual retirement account. In some cases, the figure shown for “returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares” may be higher than the figure shown for “returns before taxes” because the calculations assume the investor received a tax deduction for any loss incurred on the sale of shares.
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock Current performance information may be obtained through troweprice.com or by calling 1-800-638-8790.
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund | T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund-I Class  
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Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held for 90 days or less) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption 2.00%
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.04%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.03%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.07%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 109
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 340
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 590
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,306
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund | T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund  
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2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 38.77%
2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 32.01%
2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 42.92%
2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (60.54%)
2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 85.07%
2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 18.75%
2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (18.84%)
2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 20.03%
2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 (4.69%)
2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 1.41%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 42.05%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (34.23%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 1.41%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.26%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.89%
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund | Returns after taxes on distributions | T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 1.37%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.25%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.58%
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund | Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares | T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 1.13%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.91%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.70%
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund | MSCI Emerging Markets Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (1.82%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.11%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 8.78%
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund | Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (3.23%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.81%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.68%