Risk/Return Detail Data - SelectPortfoliosGroup5-HealthCareSector-ComboPRO	Apr. 29, 2024 USD ($)
Risk/Return:
Registrant Name	Fidelity Select Portfolios
SelectPortfoliosGroup5-HealthCareSector-ComboPRO | Select Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio
Risk/Return:
Risk/Return [Heading]	Fund Summary Fund: Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio
Objective [Heading]	Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio seeks capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading]	Fee Table
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy, hold, and sell shares of the fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, your broker may also require you to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of the fund, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)	none
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	Annual Operating Expenses
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]	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 42 % of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	42.00%
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]	Adjusted to reflect current fees.
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	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 the 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:
Strategy [Heading]	Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	Normally investing primarily in common stocks. Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in research, development, manufacture, distribution, supply, or sale of medical equipment and devices and related technologies, companies enabling drug discovery, and companies providing information technology services primarily to health care providers. Investing in domestic and foreign issuers. 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.
Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text]	Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in research, development, manufacture, distribution, supply, or sale of medical equipment and devices and related technologies, companies enabling drug discovery, and companies providing information technology services primarily to health care providers.
Risk [Heading]	Principal Investment Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	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. Medical Technology and Devices Industry Concentration. The medical technology and devices industry can be significantly affected by patent considerations, competition, technology, government regulation, and government reimbursement for medical expenses. 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. The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers. In addition, the fund is classified as non-diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), which means that it has the ability to invest a greater portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund. 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]	You could lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]	In addition, the fund is classified as non-diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), which means that it has the ability to invest a greater portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	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]	Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	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 and an additional index over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the "Additional Index Information" section of the prospectus. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance. Prior to January 1, 2018, the fund was named Medical Equipment and Systems Portfolio, and the fund operated under certain different investment policies and compared its performance to a different additional index. The fund's historical performance may not represent its current investment policies. Visit www.fidelity.com for more recent performance information.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	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 and an additional index over various periods of time.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	www.fidelity.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance.
Bar Chart [Heading]	Year-by-Year Returns
Year to Date Return, Label	Year-to-Date Return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date	Mar. 31, 2024
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return	9.05%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	Highest Quarter Return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	Jun. 30, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return	22.41%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	Lowest Quarter Return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	Jun. 30, 2022
Lowest Quarterly Return	(19.65%)
Performance Table Heading	Average Annual Returns
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate	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	The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement, such as an employee benefit plan (profit sharing, 401(k), or 403(b) plan).
Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher	Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares.
Performance Table Narrative	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. 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, such as an employee benefit plan (profit sharing, 401(k), or 403(b) plan). Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares.
SelectPortfoliosGroup5-HealthCareSector-ComboPRO | Select Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio | Select Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio
Risk/Return:
Management fee	0.65%	[1],[2]
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	none	[2]
Total annual operating expenses	0.65%
1 year	$ 66
3 years	208
5 years	362
10 years	$ 810
2014	26.70%
2015	7.11%
2016	8.68%
2017	26.57%
2018	16.20%
2019	29.56%
2020	30.04%
2021	24.49%
2022	(24.83%)
2023	0.62%
SelectPortfoliosGroup5-HealthCareSector-ComboPRO | Select Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio | Return Before Taxes | Select Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio
Risk/Return:
Label	Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year	0.62%
Past 5 years	9.67%
Past 10 years	13.16%
SelectPortfoliosGroup5-HealthCareSector-ComboPRO | Select Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio | After Taxes on Distributions | Select Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio
Risk/Return:
Label	Return After Taxes on Distributions
Past 1 year	0.62%
Past 5 years	8.66%
Past 10 years	11.21%
SelectPortfoliosGroup5-HealthCareSector-ComboPRO | Select Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales | Select Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio
Risk/Return:
Label	Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
Past 1 year	0.37%
Past 5 years	7.69%
Past 10 years	10.31%
SelectPortfoliosGroup5-HealthCareSector-ComboPRO | Select Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio | SP001
Risk/Return:
Label	S&P 500® Index
Past 1 year	26.29%
Past 5 years	15.69%
Past 10 years	12.03%
SelectPortfoliosGroup5-HealthCareSector-ComboPRO | Select Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio | F1521
Risk/Return:
Label	MSCI U.S. IMI Custom Health Care Technology and Equipment 25/50 Linked Index
Past 1 year	3.61%
Past 5 years	9.86%
Past 10 years	13.10%

[1] A The management fee covers administrative services previously provided under separate services agreements with the fund, for which 0.17% was previously charged under the services agreements.

[2] B Adjusted to reflect current fees.