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

International Growth & Income Fund—I Class

SUMMARY
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock The fund seeks long-term capital growth and current income primarily through investments in non-U.S. stocks.
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 44.7% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 44.70%
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 expects to invest substantially all of its assets outside the U.S. and to diversify broadly, primarily among the world’s developed countries. The fund will normally invest at least 65% of its total assets in non-U.S. stocks, with an emphasis on large-capitalization stocks that have a strong track record of paying dividends or that are believed to be undervalued. Investments in emerging markets will be modest and limited to more mature developing countries.

The fund takes a value-oriented approach to investing by searching for attractively valued companies with the potential for improving earnings over time. Country and sector allocations are driven primarily by security selection and secondarily by an assessment of top-down, fundamental prospects. The fund relies on a global research team to identify companies that appear to be undervalued by various measures and may be temporarily out of favor but have good prospects for capital appreciation or dividend growth.

In selecting investments, the fund generally favors companies with one or more of the following characteristics:
  • low valuation on various earnings, book value, sales, and cash flow metrics, in absolute terms and/or relative to the company’s peers or its own historical norm;
  • low valuation relative to a company’s growth potential;
  • companies that may benefit from restructuring activity or other turnaround opportunities;
  • a sound balance sheet and other positive financial characteristics; and
  • above-average dividend yield and/or the potential to grow dividends.
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. These risks are heightened for the fund’s investments in emerging markets.

Investment style risk Different investment styles tend to shift in and out of favor depending on market conditions and investor sentiment. The fund’s value approach to investing could cause it to underperform other stock funds that employ a different investment style. The intrinsic value of a stock with value characteristics may not be fully recognized by the market for a long time or a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced at a low level.
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 International Growth & Income 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 International Growth & Income Fund (“Investor Class”). Because the International Growth & Income 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 International Growth & Income 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 characteristic 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 characteristic similar to those of the fund.
Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess The International Growth & Income 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 International Growth & Income Fund
Calendar Year Returns
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
  Quarter
 Ended		  Total
Return
Best Quarter   6/30/09  26.64%
Worst Quarter   12/31/08  -21.75%
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 International Growth & Income 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 International Growth & Income Fund | T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income 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 0.64%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.03%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.67%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 68
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 214
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 373
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 835
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund | T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund  
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2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 15.75%
2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 29.92%
2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 8.71%
2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (44.90%)
2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 34.39%
2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 10.49%
2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (10.80%)
2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 15.38%
2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 22.97%
2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 (5.32%)
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 26.64%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (21.75%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (5.32%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.77%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.83%
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund | Returns after taxes on distributions | T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (6.81%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.08%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.08%
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund | Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares | T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (1.83%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 4.58%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 3.92%
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (4.48%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.81%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.91%
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund | Lipper International Multi-Cap Value Funds Average  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (6.50%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 4.38%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 3.46%