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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName FIDELITY SELECT PORTFOLIOS
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Apr. 29, 2013
A T B C | Gold Portfolio
  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
Gold Portfolio/Fidelity Advisor® Gold 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, hold, or sell 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 class operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination at least one year from the effective date of the prospectus
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 18% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 18.00%
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 mutual 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 and in certain precious metals.
  • Investing primarily in companies engaged in exploration, mining, processing, or dealing in gold, or to a lesser degree, in silver, platinum, diamonds, or other precious metals and minerals.
  • Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in gold-related activities, and in gold bullion or coins.
  • Investing up to 25% of assets in gold and other precious metals through a wholly-owned subsidiary.
  • Potentially investing in other precious metals, instruments whose value is linked to the price of precious metals, and securities of companies that manufacture and distribute precious metal and minerals products (such as jewelry, watches, and metal foil and leaf) and companies that invest in other companies engaged in gold and other precious metal and mineral-related activities.
  • 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] rr_StrategyPortfolioConcentration
  • Investing up to 25% of assets in gold and other precious metals through a wholly-owned subsidiary.
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 and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.
  • Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets, particularly emerging 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. Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.
  • Gold Industry Concentration. The gold industry can be significantly affected by international monetary and political developments such as currency devaluations or revaluations, central bank movements, economic and social conditions within a country, trade imbalances, or trade or currency restrictions between countries, as well as supply and demand for gold and operational costs associated with mining.
  • Subsidiary Risk. Investment in an unregistered subsidiary is not subject to the investor protections of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) and is subject to the risks associated with the gold industry. Changes in tax and other laws could negatively affect investments in the subsidiary.
  • 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 considered non-diversified and can 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] rr_RiskLoseMoney You could lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Nondiversified Status [Text] rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can 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] 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 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 Information about the Indexes 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 and an additional 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
24.85%
September 30, 2007
Lowest Quarter Return
-28.80%
September 30, 2008
Year-to-Date Return
-17.12%
March 31, 2013
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 Explanation after Tax Higher rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher 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 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. 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.

For the periods ended
December 31, 2012
A T B C | Gold Portfolio | Class A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
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]
Redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption 0.75%
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.56%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.36%
Acquired fund fees and expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01% [2]
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.18%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 0.01% [2]
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.17%
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 687
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 925
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,182
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,914
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 687
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 925
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,182
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,914
2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 24.50%
2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (20.77%)
2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 37.68%
2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 34.92%
2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (16.56%)
2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 (12.63%)
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel Year-to-Date Return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Mar. 31, 2013
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn (17.12%)
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest Quarter Return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2007
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 24.85%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest Quarter Return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (28.80%)
A T B C | Gold Portfolio | Class T
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
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]
Redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption 0.75%
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.56%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.50%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.38%
Acquired fund fees and expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01% [2]
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.45%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 0.01% [2]
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.44%
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 491
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 790
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,109
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,014
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 491
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 790
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,109
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 2,014
A T B C | Gold Portfolio | Class B
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
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% [3]
Redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption 0.75%
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.56%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.36%
Acquired fund fees and expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01% [2]
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.93%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 0.01% [2]
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.92%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Declines over 6 years from 5.00% to 0%.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 695
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 903
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,237
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,957
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 195
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 603
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,037
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,957
A T B C | Gold Portfolio | Class C
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
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% [4]
Redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption 0.75%
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.56%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.36%
Acquired fund fees and expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01% [2]
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.93%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 0.01% [2]
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.92%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock On Class C shares redeemed less than one year after purchase.
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 295
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 603
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,037
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,243
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 195
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 603
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,037
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 2,243
A T B C | Gold Portfolio | Return Before Taxes | Class A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class A - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (17.66%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.22%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.83% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 12, 2006
A T B C | Gold Portfolio | Return Before Taxes | Class T
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class T - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (15.94%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.42%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.97% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 12, 2006
A T B C | Gold Portfolio | Return Before Taxes | Class B
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class B - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (17.64%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.29%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 4.05% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 12, 2006
A T B C | Gold Portfolio | Return Before Taxes | Class C
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class C - Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (14.16%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.67%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 4.05% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 12, 2006
A T B C | Gold Portfolio | 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 (17.66%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (0.56%)
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 2.67% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 12, 2006
A T B C | Gold Portfolio | 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 (11.48%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (0.03%)
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 2.92% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 12, 2006
A T B C | Gold Portfolio | S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel S&P 500® Index
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 16.00%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.66%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 2.37% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 12, 2006
A T B C | Gold Portfolio | S&P® Global BMI Gold Capped Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel S&P® Global BMI Gold Capped Index
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (12.17%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.61%
Life of class rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.41% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 12, 2006
[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] The fund may invest in a wholly-owned subsidiary. The subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) for the management of its portfolio pursuant to which the subsidiary pays FMR a fee at an annual rate of 0.30% of its net assets. The subsidiary also pays certain other expenses including custody fees. FMR has contractually agreed to waive the fund's management fee in an amount equal to the management fee paid to FMR by the subsidiary. This arrangement will remain in effect for at least one year from the effective date of the prospectus, and will remain in effect thereafter as long as FMR's contract with the subsidiary is in place. If FMR's contract with the subsidiary is terminated, FMR, in its sole discretion, may discontinue the arrangement.
[3] Declines over 6 years from 5.00% to 0%.
[4] On Class C shares redeemed less than one year after purchase.
[5] From December 12, 2006.