485BPOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2014

Securities Act Registration No. 002-82976

Investment Company Act Registration No. 811-03712

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 52 (X)

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 55 (X)
Check appropriate box or boxes

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter

Gateway Center Three, 4th floor
100 Mulberry Street

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code

(973) 367-7521

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Deborah A. Docs

Gateway Center Three, 4th floor
100 Mulberry Street

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Name and Address of Agent for Service

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

(X) immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
__ on (____) pursuant to paragraph (b)
__ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
__ on (____) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
__ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
__ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:
__ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act, the Fund certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Newark, and State of New Jersey, on the 7th day of May, 2014.

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC. 14

*

Stuart S. Parker, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
* Ellen S. Alberding	Director
* Kevin J. Bannon	Director
* Scott E. Benjamin	Director
* Linda W. Bynoe	Director
* Keith F. Hartstein	Director
* Michael S. Hyland	Director
* Douglas H. McCorkindale	Director
* Stephen P. Munn	Director
* Stuart S. Parker	Director and President, Principal Executive Officer
* James E. Quinn	Director
* Richard A. Redeker	Director
* Robin B. Smith	Director
* Stephen Stoneburn	Director
* Grace C. Torres	Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
*By: /s/ Jonathan D. Shain Jonathan D. Shain	Attorney-in-Fact	May 7, 2014

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned Directors, Trustees and Officers of the Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, the Target Funds and The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts 2, 10 and 11 (collectively, the “Funds”), hereby constitute, appoint and authorize each of, Andrew French, Claudia DiGiacomo, Deborah A. Docs, Raymond A. O’Hara, Amanda S. Ryan, and Jonathan D. Shain, as true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact, to sign, execute and deliver on his or her behalf in the appropriate capacities indicated, any Registration Statements of the Funds on the appropriate forms, any and all amendments thereto (including pre- and post-effective amendments), and any and all supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, including Form N-PX, Forms 3, 4 and 5, as appropriate, to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the securities regulators of appropriate states and territories, and generally to do all such things in his or her name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorney-in-fact deems necessary or appropriate to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, all related requirements of the SEC and all requirements of appropriate states and territories.  The undersigned do hereby give to said agents and attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to act in these premises, including, but not limited to, the power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agents and attorneys-in-fact would have if personally acting.  The undersigned do hereby approve, ratify and confirm all that said agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any substitute or substitutes, may do by virtue hereof.

/s/ Ellen S. Alberding Ellen S. Alberding	/s/ Stephen P. Munn Stephen P. Munn
/s/ Kevin J. Bannon Kevin J. Bannon	/s/ Stuart S. Parker Stuart S. Parker
/s/ Scott E. Benjamin Scott E. Benjamin	/s/ James E. Quinn James E. Quinn
/s/ Linda W. Bynoe Linda W. Bynoe	/s/ Richard A. Redeker Richard A. Redeker
/s/ Keith F. Hartstein Keith F. Hartstein	/s/Robin B. Smith Robin B. Smith
/s/ Michael S. Hyland Michael S. Hyland	/s/ Stephen Stoneburn Stephen Stoneburn
/s/ Douglas H. McCorkindale Douglas H. McCorkindale	/s/ Grace C. Torres Grace C. Torres
Dated: September 18, 2013

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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Registrant Name

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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC. 14

Prospectus Date

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Apr. 30, 2014

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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FUND SUMMARY

Objective [Heading]

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The primary investment objective of the Fund is to maximize current income.

Objective, Secondary [Text Block]

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Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective, but only when consistent with the Fund's primary investment objective of seeking to maximize current income.

Expense [Heading]

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FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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The tables below describe the sales charges, fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $100,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the Prudential Investments family of funds. More information about these discounts is available from your financial professional and is explained in Reducing or Waiving Class A's Initial Sales Charge on page 24 of the Fund's Prospectus and in Rights of Accumulation on page 50 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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June 30, 2015

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover.

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 Fund's most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 82% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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82.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $100,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the Prudential Investments family of funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 100,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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If Shares Are Redeemed

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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If Shares Are Not Redeemed

Strategy [Heading]

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE
Principal Investment Strategies.

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its investable assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any) in floating rate loans and other floating rate debt securities. Floating rate loans are debt obligations that have interest rates which adjust or “float” periodically (normally on a monthly or quarterly basis) based on a generally recognized base rate such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the prime rate offered by one or more major US banks.

Most floating rate loans are senior in rank (“senior loans”) in the event of bankruptcy to most other securities of the issuer, such as common stock or publicly-issued bonds. Floating rate loans are often secured by specific collateral of the issuer so that holders of the loans will have a priority claim on those assets in the event of default or bankruptcy of the issuer. Floating rate loans are often structured and administered by a financial institution that acts as agent for the holders of the loan. Loans can be acquired directly through the agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder's portion of the loan.

The Fund has no requirement as to the maturity or quality of the debt instruments it may buy, or as to the market capitalization of those instruments. The Fund may invest primarily in senior loans that are rated below investment grade or unrated senior loans of comparable quality at the time of purchase as determined by the Fund’s subadviser. Instruments rated below investment grade are sometimes referred to as “junk bonds.” A description of security ratings is an appendix to the Fund’s SAI.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in senior loans that are not secured by any specific collateral. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in senior loans made to foreign-domiciled borrowers and other foreign securities, including securities of issuers located in emerging market countries, which may be denominated in US dollars or non-US currencies.

While we make every effort to achieve the Fund's objectives, we cannot guarantee success.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund.

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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All investments have risks to some degree. Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. Please remember that an investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency; and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment.

Market Events. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities and unprecedented volatility in the markets. In response to the crisis, the US government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and their central banks have taken steps to support financial markets, including keeping interest rates low. The withdrawal of this support, failure of efforts in response to the crisis, or investor perception that such efforts are not succeeding could negatively affect financial markets generally as well as the value and liquidity of certain securities.

This environment could make identifying investment risks and opportunities especially difficult for the subadviser, and whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected. In addition, policy and legislative changes in the United States and other countries are changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

Risk of Increase in Expenses. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.

Management Risk. The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.

Risks of Investments in Loans. The Fund's ability to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts in connection with loans (whether through participations, assignment or otherwise) will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The failure by the Fund to receive scheduled interest or principal payments on a loan because of a default, bankruptcy or any other reason would adversely affect the income of the Fund and would likely reduce the value of its assets. Even with loans secured by collateral, there is the risk that the value of the collateral may decline, may be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. In the event of a default, the Fund may have difficulty collecting on any collateral and would not have the ability to collect on any collateral for an uncollateralized loan. Further, the Fund's access to collateral, if any, may be limited by bankruptcy laws. Due to the nature of the private syndication of senior loans, including, for example, lack of publicly-available information, some senior loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities. In addition, loan participations and assignments generally are subject to restrictions on transfer, and only limited opportunities may exist to sell loan participations in secondary markets. As a result, it may be difficult for the Fund to value floating rate loans, or sell floating rate loans at an acceptable price when it wants to sell them. Because a significant percent of loans and loan participations are not generally rated by independent credit rating agencies, a decision by the Fund to invest in a particular loan or loan participation could depend exclusively on the investment subadviser's credit analysis of the borrower, and in the case of a loan participation of the intermediary holding the portion of the loan that the Fund has purchased. To the extent the Fund invests in loans of non-US issuers, the risks of investing in non-US issuers are applicable.

Fixed Income Obligations Risk. As with credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk, the Fund's holdings, share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed income obligations also may be subject to call and redemption risk, which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may lose income.

Junk Bonds Risk. High-yield, high-risk bonds have predominantly speculative characteristics, including particularly high credit risk. Junk bonds tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities. The liquidity of particular issuers or industries within a particular investment category may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning. The non-investment grade bond market can experience sudden and sharp price swings and become illiquid due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large sustained sales by major investors, a high profile default or a change in the market's psychology.

Credit Risk. This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor or the insurer of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, the securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer or counterparty to pay back debt. The longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.

Market Risk. The securities markets are volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund's holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities.

The Fund may invest in the securities of foreign issuers in the form of Depositary Receipts or other securities convertible into securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest in unsponsored Depositary Receipts. The issuers of unsponsored Depositary Receipts are not obligated to disclose material information in the US and, therefore, there may be less information available regarding such issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the Depositary Receipts.

Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are less liquid than other investments. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments made by the Fund are difficult to purchase or sell. Liquidity risk also includes the risk that the Fund may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund's value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The length of time the Fund has held a particular security is not generally a consideration in investment decisions. Under certain market conditions, the Fund’s turnover rate may be higher than that of other mutual funds. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to the Fund, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities. These transactions may result in realization of taxable capital gains. The trading costs and tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance.

For more information on the risks of investing in this Fund, please see How the Fund Invests—Investment Risks in the Prospectus and Investment Risks and Considerations in the SAI.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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Please remember that an investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency;

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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The Fund's Past Performance.

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The following bar chart shows the Fund's performance for the indicated share class for each full calendar year of operations or for the last 10 calendar years, whichever is shorter. The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for the share class compare with a broad-based securities market index and a group of similar mutual funds.

Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future. Updated Fund performance information is available online at www.prudentialfunds.com.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for the share class compare with a broad-based securities market index and a group of similar mutual funds.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.prudentialfunds.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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Annual Total Returns (Class A Shares)¹

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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These annual total returns do not include sales charges. If the sales charges were included, the annual total returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best Quarter:		Worst Quarter:
3.63%	1st Quarter 2012	0.07%	2nd Quarter 2013

Performance Table Heading

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Average Annual Total Returns % (including sales charges) (as of 12-31-13)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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

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After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown only for the indicated share class. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.

Performance Table Narrative

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° 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 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for the indicated share class. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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3.25%

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)

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1.00%

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions

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none

Redemption fee

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none

Exchange fee

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none

Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)

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15

Management fees

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0.70%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

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0.30%

+ Other expenses

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0.61%

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

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1.61%

- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement

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(0.41%)

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= Net annual Fund operating expenses

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1.20%

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1 Year

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443

3 Years

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778

5 Years

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1,135

10 Years

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2,141

1 Year

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443

3 Years

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778

5 Years

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1,135

10 Years

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2,141

2012

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8.65%

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2013

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4.99%

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Year to Date Return, Label

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The return for the period from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2014

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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1.10%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2012

Highest Quarterly Return

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3.63%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2013

Lowest Quarterly Return

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0.07%

One Year

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1.58%

Five Years

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Ten Years

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Since Inception

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3.59%

Inception Date

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Mar. 30, 2011

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)

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1.00%

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions

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none

Redemption fee

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none

Exchange fee

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none

Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)

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15

Management fees

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0.70%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

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1.00%

+ Other expenses

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0.61%

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

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2.31%

- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement

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(0.36%)

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= Net annual Fund operating expenses

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.95%

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1 Year

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298

3 Years

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687

5 Years

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1,203

10 Years

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2,618

1 Year

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198

3 Years

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687

5 Years

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1,203

10 Years

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2,618

One Year

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3.10%

Five Years

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Ten Years

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Since Inception

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4.09%

Inception Date

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Mar. 30, 2011

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund | Class Z

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)

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none

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions

rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther

none

Redemption fee

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none

Exchange fee

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none

Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)

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none

Management fees

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0.70%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

+ Other expenses

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0.61%

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.31%

- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.36%)

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= Net annual Fund operating expenses

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.95%

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1 Year

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97

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

380

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

684

10 Years

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1,548

1 Year

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97

3 Years

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380

5 Years

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684

10 Years

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$ 1,548

One Year

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5.25%

Five Years

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Ten Years

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.16%

Inception Date

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Mar. 30, 2011

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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(0.12%)

Five Years

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Ten Years

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Since Inception

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1.97%

Inception Date

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Mar. 30, 2011

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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0.88%

Five Years

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Ten Years

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Since Inception

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2.10%

Inception Date

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Mar. 30, 2011

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund | Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

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One Year

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6.15%

Five Years

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Ten Years

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Since Inception

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5.29%

Inception Date

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Mar. 30, 2011

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund | Lipper Loan Participation Funds Average (reflects no deduction for sales charges or taxes)

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One Year

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5.45%

Five Years

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Ten Years

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Since Inception

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4.90%

Inception Date

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Mar. 30, 2011

[1] The manager has contractually agreed through June 30, 2015 to limit net annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, extraordinary and certain other expenses, including taxes, interest and brokerage commissions) of each class of shares to 0.95% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Separately, the distributor has contractually agreed through June 30, 2015 to limit the Fund's Class A distribution and service (12b-1) fees to 0.25% of the Fund's Class A average daily net assets. These waivers may not be terminated prior to June 30, 2015 without the prior approval of the Fund's Board of Directors.

[2] These annual total returns do not include sales charges. If the sales charges were included, the annual total returns would be lower than those shown. Without the contractual expense limitation in effect through June 30, 2015 and the distribution and service (12b-1) fee waiver, the annual returns would have been lower as well. The return for the period from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014 was 1.10%.

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Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

The primary investment objective of the Fund is to maximize current income.

Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective, but only when consistent with the Fund's primary investment objective of seeking to maximize current income.

FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

The tables below describe the sales charges, fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $100,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the Prudential Investments family of funds. More information about these discounts is available from your financial professional and is explained in Reducing or Waiving Class A's Initial Sales Charge on page 24 of the Fund's Prospectus and in Rights of Accumulation on page 50 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C	Class Z
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	3.25%	none	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)	1.00%	1.00%	none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions	none	none	none
Redemption fee	none	none	none
Exchange fee	none	none	none
Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)	15	15	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund		Class A	Class C	Class Z
Management fees		0.70%	0.70%	0.70%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		0.30%	1.00%	none
+ Other expenses		0.61%	0.61%	0.61%
= Total annual Fund operating expenses		1.61%	2.31%	1.31%
- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement	[1]	(0.41%)	(0.36%)	(0.36%)
= Net annual Fund operating expenses	[1]	1.20%	1.95%	0.95%

Example.

The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

If Shares Are Redeemed

Expense Example Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	443	778	1,135	2,141
Class C	298	687	1,203	2,618
Class Z	97	380	684	1,548

If Shares Are Not Redeemed

Expense Example, No Redemption Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	443	778	1,135	2,141
Class C	198	687	1,203	2,618
Class Z	97	380	684	1,548

Portfolio Turnover.

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 Fund's most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 82% of the average value of its portfolio.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE
Principal Investment Strategies.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its investable assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any) in floating rate loans and other floating rate debt securities. Floating rate loans are debt obligations that have interest rates which adjust or “float” periodically (normally on a monthly or quarterly basis) based on a generally recognized base rate such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the prime rate offered by one or more major US banks.

Most floating rate loans are senior in rank (“senior loans”) in the event of bankruptcy to most other securities of the issuer, such as common stock or publicly-issued bonds. Floating rate loans are often secured by specific collateral of the issuer so that holders of the loans will have a priority claim on those assets in the event of default or bankruptcy of the issuer. Floating rate loans are often structured and administered by a financial institution that acts as agent for the holders of the loan. Loans can be acquired directly through the agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder's portion of the loan.

The Fund has no requirement as to the maturity or quality of the debt instruments it may buy, or as to the market capitalization of those instruments. The Fund may invest primarily in senior loans that are rated below investment grade or unrated senior loans of comparable quality at the time of purchase as determined by the Fund’s subadviser. Instruments rated below investment grade are sometimes referred to as “junk bonds.” A description of security ratings is an appendix to the Fund’s SAI.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in senior loans that are not secured by any specific collateral. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in senior loans made to foreign-domiciled borrowers and other foreign securities, including securities of issuers located in emerging market countries, which may be denominated in US dollars or non-US currencies.

While we make every effort to achieve the Fund's objectives, we cannot guarantee success.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund.

All investments have risks to some degree. Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. Please remember that an investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency; and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment.

Market Events. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities and unprecedented volatility in the markets. In response to the crisis, the US government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and their central banks have taken steps to support financial markets, including keeping interest rates low. The withdrawal of this support, failure of efforts in response to the crisis, or investor perception that such efforts are not succeeding could negatively affect financial markets generally as well as the value and liquidity of certain securities.

This environment could make identifying investment risks and opportunities especially difficult for the subadviser, and whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected. In addition, policy and legislative changes in the United States and other countries are changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

Risk of Increase in Expenses. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.

Management Risk. The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.

Risks of Investments in Loans. The Fund's ability to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts in connection with loans (whether through participations, assignment or otherwise) will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The failure by the Fund to receive scheduled interest or principal payments on a loan because of a default, bankruptcy or any other reason would adversely affect the income of the Fund and would likely reduce the value of its assets. Even with loans secured by collateral, there is the risk that the value of the collateral may decline, may be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. In the event of a default, the Fund may have difficulty collecting on any collateral and would not have the ability to collect on any collateral for an uncollateralized loan. Further, the Fund's access to collateral, if any, may be limited by bankruptcy laws. Due to the nature of the private syndication of senior loans, including, for example, lack of publicly-available information, some senior loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities. In addition, loan participations and assignments generally are subject to restrictions on transfer, and only limited opportunities may exist to sell loan participations in secondary markets. As a result, it may be difficult for the Fund to value floating rate loans, or sell floating rate loans at an acceptable price when it wants to sell them. Because a significant percent of loans and loan participations are not generally rated by independent credit rating agencies, a decision by the Fund to invest in a particular loan or loan participation could depend exclusively on the investment subadviser's credit analysis of the borrower, and in the case of a loan participation of the intermediary holding the portion of the loan that the Fund has purchased. To the extent the Fund invests in loans of non-US issuers, the risks of investing in non-US issuers are applicable.

Fixed Income Obligations Risk. As with credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk, the Fund's holdings, share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed income obligations also may be subject to call and redemption risk, which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may lose income.

Junk Bonds Risk. High-yield, high-risk bonds have predominantly speculative characteristics, including particularly high credit risk. Junk bonds tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities. The liquidity of particular issuers or industries within a particular investment category may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning. The non-investment grade bond market can experience sudden and sharp price swings and become illiquid due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large sustained sales by major investors, a high profile default or a change in the market's psychology.

Credit Risk. This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor or the insurer of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, the securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer or counterparty to pay back debt. The longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.

Market Risk. The securities markets are volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund's holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities.

The Fund may invest in the securities of foreign issuers in the form of Depositary Receipts or other securities convertible into securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest in unsponsored Depositary Receipts. The issuers of unsponsored Depositary Receipts are not obligated to disclose material information in the US and, therefore, there may be less information available regarding such issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the Depositary Receipts.

Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are less liquid than other investments. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments made by the Fund are difficult to purchase or sell. Liquidity risk also includes the risk that the Fund may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund's value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The length of time the Fund has held a particular security is not generally a consideration in investment decisions. Under certain market conditions, the Fund’s turnover rate may be higher than that of other mutual funds. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to the Fund, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities. These transactions may result in realization of taxable capital gains. The trading costs and tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance.

For more information on the risks of investing in this Fund, please see How the Fund Invests—Investment Risks in the Prospectus and Investment Risks and Considerations in the SAI.

The Fund's Past Performance.

The following bar chart shows the Fund's performance for the indicated share class for each full calendar year of operations or for the last 10 calendar years, whichever is shorter. The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for the share class compare with a broad-based securities market index and a group of similar mutual funds.

Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future. Updated Fund performance information is available online at www.prudentialfunds.com.

Annual Total Returns (Class A Shares)¹

Best Quarter:		Worst Quarter:
3.63%	1st Quarter 2012	0.07%	2nd Quarter 2013

Average Annual Total Returns % (including sales charges) (as of 12-31-13)

Average Annual Total Returns Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund	One Year	Five Years	Ten Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Class C shares	3.10%			4.09%	Mar. 30, 2011
Class Z shares	5.25%			5.16%	Mar. 30, 2011
Class A Shares	1.58%			3.59%	Mar. 30, 2011
Class A Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions	(0.12%)			1.97%	Mar. 30, 2011
Class A Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	0.88%			2.10%	Mar. 30, 2011
Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	6.15%			5.29%	Mar. 30, 2011
Lipper Loan Participation Funds Average (reflects no deduction for sales charges or taxes)	5.45%			4.90%	Mar. 30, 2011

° 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 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for the indicated share class. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.

[1] The manager has contractually agreed through June 30, 2015 to limit net annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, extraordinary and certain other expenses, including taxes, interest and brokerage commissions) of each class of shares to 0.95% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Separately, the distributor has contractually agreed through June 30, 2015 to limit the Fund's Class A distribution and service (12b-1) fees to 0.25% of the Fund's Class A average daily net assets. These waivers may not be terminated prior to June 30, 2015 without the prior approval of the Fund's Board of Directors.

[1] These annual total returns do not include sales charges. If the sales charges were included, the annual total returns would be lower than those shown. Without the contractual expense limitation in effect through June 30, 2015 and the distribution and service (12b-1) fee waiver, the annual returns would have been lower as well. The return for the period from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014 was 1.10%.

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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC. 14

Prospectus Date

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Apr. 30, 2014

PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

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FUND SUMMARY

Objective [Heading]

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The investment objective of the Fund is to seek high current return.

Expense [Heading]

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FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

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The tables below describe the sales charges, fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $50,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the Prudential Investments family of funds. More information about these discounts is available from your financial professional and is explained in Reducing or Waiving Class A's Initial Sales Charge on page 25 of the Fund's Prospectus and in Rights of Accumulation on page 50 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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June 30, 2015

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover.

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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 Fund's most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 1,042% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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1042.00%

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° The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed until June 30, 2015 to reduce its distribution and service (12b-1) fees for Class A shares and Class R shares to .25% and .50%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of each share class. This waiver may not be terminated prior to June 30, 2015 without the prior approval of the Fund's Board of Directors.

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $50,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the Prudential Investments family of funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

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Example.

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The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

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If Shares Are Redeemed

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If Shares Are Not Redeemed

Strategy [Heading]

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE
Principal Investment Strategies.

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The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its investable assets in US Government securities, including US Treasury bills, notes, bonds, strips and other debt securities issued by the US Treasury, and obligations, including mortgage-related securities, issued or guaranteed by US Government agencies or instrumentalities. The term “investable assets” refers to the Fund's net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund's investable assets will be less than its total assets to the extent that it has borrowed money for non-investment purposes, such as to meet anticipated redemptions. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders of a change in the 80% policy stated above.

The investment subadviser has a team of fixed-income professionals, including credit analysts and traders, with experience in many sectors of the US and foreign fixed-income securities markets. In deciding which portfolio securities to buy and sell, the investment subadviser will consider economic conditions and interest rate fundamentals. The investment subadviser will also evaluate individual issues within each bond sector based upon their relative investment merit and will consider factors such as yield and potential for price appreciation, as well as credit quality, maturity and risk.

Some (but not all) of the US Government securities and mortgage-related securities in which the Fund will invest are backed by the full faith and credit of the US Government, which means that payment of interest and principal is guaranteed, but yield and market value are not. These securities include, but are not limited to, direct obligations issued by the US Treasury, and obligations of certain entities that may be chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or “Ginnie Mae”), the Farmers Home Administration and the Export-Import Bank. Securities issued by other government entities that may be chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress, in which the Fund may invest, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States and must rely on their own resources to repay the debt. These securities include, but are not limited to, obligations of the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or “Fannie Mae”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or “Freddie Mac”), the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Postal Service, each of which has the right to borrow from the United States Treasury to meet its obligations, and obligations of the Farm Credit System, which depends entirely upon its own resources to repay its debt obligations. Although the US Government has recently provided financial support to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, no assurance can be given that the US Government will always do so.

Most, if not all, of the Fund's debt securities are “investment-grade.” This means major rating services, like Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (Moody's), have rated the securities within one of their four highest quality grades. Debt obligations in the fourth highest grade are regarded as investment-grade, but have speculative characteristics and are riskier than higher rated securities. A rating is an assessment of the likelihood of timely repayment of interest and principal and can be useful when comparing different debt obligations. These ratings are not a guarantee of quality. The opinions of the rating agencies do not reflect market risk and they may at times lag behind the current financial conditions of a company. We also may invest in obligations that are not rated, but that the investment subadviser believes are of comparable quality to the obligations described above.

While we make every effort to achieve the Fund's objective, we can't guarantee success.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund.

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All investments have risks to some degree. Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. Please remember that an investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency; and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment.

Market Events. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities and unprecedented volatility in the markets. In response to the crisis, the US government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and their central banks have taken steps to support financial markets, including keeping interest rates low. The withdrawal of this support, failure of efforts in response to the crisis, or investor perception that such efforts are not succeeding could negatively affect financial markets generally as well as the value and liquidity of certain securities.

This environment could make identifying investment risks and opportunities especially difficult for the subadviser, and whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected. In addition, policy and legislative changes in the United States and other countries are changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

Risk of Increase in Expenses. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.

Fixed Income Obligations Risk. As with credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk, the Fund's holdings, share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed income obligations also may be subject to call and redemption risk, which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may lose income.

Prepayment Risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities, which are subject to prepayment risk. If these securities are prepaid, the Fund may have to replace them with lower-yielding securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are generally more sensitive to changes in prepayment and interest rates than other mortgage-related securities. Unlike mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities are usually not collateralized. If the issuer of a non-collateralized debt security defaults on the obligation, there is no collateral that the security holder may sell to satisfy the debt.

Credit Risk. This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor or the insurer of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, the securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer or counterparty to pay back debt. The longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.

Market Risk. The securities markets are volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund's holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

US Government and Agency Securities Risk. US Government and agency securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. In addition, to the extent the Fund invests in such securities, its potential for capital appreciation may be limited. Not all US Government securities are insured or guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the US Government; some are only insured or guaranteed by the issuing agency, which must rely on its own resources to repay the debt. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some US Government securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right to support from the US Treasury. It is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. Although the US Government has provided support to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, there can be no assurance that it will support these or other government-sponsored enterprises in the future.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The length of time the Fund has held a particular security is not generally a consideration in investment decisions. Under certain market conditions, the Fund’s turnover rate may be higher than that of other mutual funds. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to the Fund, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities. These transactions may result in realization of taxable capital gains. The trading costs and tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance.

For more information on the risks of investing in this Fund, please see How the Fund Invests—Investment Risks in the Prospectus and Investment Risks and Considerations in the SAI.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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Please remember that an investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency;

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The Fund's Past Performance.

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The following bar chart shows the Fund's performance for the indicated share class for each full calendar year of operations or for the last 10 calendar years, whichever is shorter. The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for the share class compare with a broad-based securities market index and a group of similar mutual funds.

Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future. Updated Fund performance information is available online at www.prudentialfunds.com.

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The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for the share class compare with a broad-based securities market index and a group of similar mutual funds.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.prudentialfunds.com

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Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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Annual Total Returns (Class A Shares)¹

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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These annual total returns do not include sales charges. If the sales charges were included, the annual total returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best Quarter:		Worst Quarter:
3.89%	3rd Quarter 2009	-2.45%	2nd Quarter 2013

Performance Table Heading

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Average Annual Total Returns % (including sales charges) (as of 12-31-13)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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

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After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown only for the indicated share class. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.

Performance Table Narrative

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° 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 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for the indicated share class. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.

PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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4.50%

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)

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1.00%

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions

rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther

none

Redemption fees

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none

Exchange fee

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)

rr_MaximumAccountFee

15

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.50%

+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.30%

+ Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.22%

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.02%

- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

0.05%

= Net annual Fund operating expenses

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.97%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

545

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

755

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

983

10 Years

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1,637

1 Year

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545

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

755

5 Years

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983

10 Years

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1,637

2004

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2.79%

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2005

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2.09%

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2006

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3.17%

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2007

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5.32%

^[1]

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

3.30%

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2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

7.88%

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2010

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6.78%

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2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

7.02%

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2012

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3.34%

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2013

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(2.51%)

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Year to Date Return, Label

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The return for the period from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2014

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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1.59%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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3.89%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2013

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(2.45%)

One Year

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(6.90%)

Five Years

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3.47%

Ten Years

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3.40%

Since Inception

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PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Class B

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)

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5.00%

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions

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none

Redemption fees

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none

Exchange fee

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none

Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)

rr_MaximumAccountFee

15

Management fees

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0.50%

+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

+ Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.22%

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.72%

- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement

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none

= Net annual Fund operating expenses

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.72%

1 Year

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675

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

842

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,033

10 Years

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1,758

1 Year

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175

3 Years

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542

5 Years

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933

10 Years

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1,758

One Year

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(8.09%)

Five Years

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3.47%

Ten Years

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3.09%

Since Inception

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PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)

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1.00%

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions

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none

Redemption fees

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none

Exchange fee

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none

Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)

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15

Management fees

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0.50%

+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

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1.00%

+ Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.22%

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.72%

- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement

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none

= Net annual Fund operating expenses

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.72%

1 Year

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275

3 Years

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542

5 Years

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933

10 Years

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2,030

1 Year

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175

3 Years

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542

5 Years

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933

10 Years

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2,030

One Year

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(4.19%)

Five Years

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3.72%

Ten Years

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3.27%

Since Inception

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PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Class R

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)

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none

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions

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none

Redemption fees

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none

Exchange fee

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none

Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)

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none

Management fees

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0.50%

+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.75%

+ Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.22%

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.47%

- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

0.25%

= Net annual Fund operating expenses

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.22%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

124

3 Years

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440

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

779

10 Years

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1,736

1 Year

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124

3 Years

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440

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

779

10 Years

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1,736

One Year

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(2.85%)

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.17%

Ten Years

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Since Inception

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3.90%

Inception Date

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May 17, 2004

PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Class Z

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)

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none

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions

rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther

none

Redemption fees

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none

Exchange fee

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)

rr_MaximumAccountFee

none

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.50%

+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

+ Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.22%

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.72%

- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement

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none

= Net annual Fund operating expenses

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.72%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

74

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

230

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

401

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

894

1 Year

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74

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

230

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

401

10 Years

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$ 894

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.28%)

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.70%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.14%

Since Inception

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PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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(7.74%)

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.35%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.10%

Since Inception

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PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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(3.79%)

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.32%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.16%

Since Inception

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PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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(2.60%)

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.26%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.14%

Since Inception

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PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.03%)

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.39%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.32%

Since Inception

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PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average (reflects no deduction for sales charges or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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(3.68%)

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.01%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.51%

Since Inception

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[1] These annual total returns do not include sales charges. If the sales charges were included, the annual total returns would be lower than those shown. Without the distribution and service (12b-1) fee waiver, the annual returns would have been lower as well. The return for the period from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014 was 1.59%.

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PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek high current return.

FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

The tables below describe the sales charges, fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $50,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the Prudential Investments family of funds. More information about these discounts is available from your financial professional and is explained in Reducing or Waiving Class A's Initial Sales Charge on page 25 of the Fund's Prospectus and in Rights of Accumulation on page 50 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	Class Z
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	4.50%	none	none	none	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)	1.00%	5.00%	1.00%	none	none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions	none	none	none	none	none
Redemption fees	none	none	none	none	none
Exchange fee	none	none	none	none	none
Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)	15	15	15	none	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	Class Z
Management fees	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%
+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	0.30%	1.00%	1.00%	0.75%	none
+ Other expenses	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%
= Total annual Fund operating expenses	1.02%	1.72%	1.72%	1.47%	0.72%
- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement	0.05%	none	none	0.25%	none
= Net annual Fund operating expenses	0.97%	1.72%	1.72%	1.22%	0.72%

° The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed until June 30, 2015 to reduce its distribution and service (12b-1) fees for Class A shares and Class R shares to .25% and .50%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of each share class. This waiver may not be terminated prior to June 30, 2015 without the prior approval of the Fund's Board of Directors.

Example.

The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

If Shares Are Redeemed

Expense Example PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	545	755	983	1,637
Class B	675	842	1,033	1,758
Class C	275	542	933	2,030
Class R	124	440	779	1,736
Class Z	74	230	401	894

If Shares Are Not Redeemed

Expense Example, No Redemption PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	545	755	983	1,637
Class B	175	542	933	1,758
Class C	175	542	933	2,030
Class R	124	440	779	1,736
Class Z	74	230	401	894

Portfolio Turnover.

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 Fund's most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 1,042% of the average value of its portfolio.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE
Principal Investment Strategies.

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its investable assets in US Government securities, including US Treasury bills, notes, bonds, strips and other debt securities issued by the US Treasury, and obligations, including mortgage-related securities, issued or guaranteed by US Government agencies or instrumentalities. The term “investable assets” refers to the Fund's net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund's investable assets will be less than its total assets to the extent that it has borrowed money for non-investment purposes, such as to meet anticipated redemptions. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders of a change in the 80% policy stated above.

The investment subadviser has a team of fixed-income professionals, including credit analysts and traders, with experience in many sectors of the US and foreign fixed-income securities markets. In deciding which portfolio securities to buy and sell, the investment subadviser will consider economic conditions and interest rate fundamentals. The investment subadviser will also evaluate individual issues within each bond sector based upon their relative investment merit and will consider factors such as yield and potential for price appreciation, as well as credit quality, maturity and risk.

Some (but not all) of the US Government securities and mortgage-related securities in which the Fund will invest are backed by the full faith and credit of the US Government, which means that payment of interest and principal is guaranteed, but yield and market value are not. These securities include, but are not limited to, direct obligations issued by the US Treasury, and obligations of certain entities that may be chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or “Ginnie Mae”), the Farmers Home Administration and the Export-Import Bank. Securities issued by other government entities that may be chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress, in which the Fund may invest, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States and must rely on their own resources to repay the debt. These securities include, but are not limited to, obligations of the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or “Fannie Mae”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or “Freddie Mac”), the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Postal Service, each of which has the right to borrow from the United States Treasury to meet its obligations, and obligations of the Farm Credit System, which depends entirely upon its own resources to repay its debt obligations. Although the US Government has recently provided financial support to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, no assurance can be given that the US Government will always do so.

Most, if not all, of the Fund's debt securities are “investment-grade.” This means major rating services, like Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (Moody's), have rated the securities within one of their four highest quality grades. Debt obligations in the fourth highest grade are regarded as investment-grade, but have speculative characteristics and are riskier than higher rated securities. A rating is an assessment of the likelihood of timely repayment of interest and principal and can be useful when comparing different debt obligations. These ratings are not a guarantee of quality. The opinions of the rating agencies do not reflect market risk and they may at times lag behind the current financial conditions of a company. We also may invest in obligations that are not rated, but that the investment subadviser believes are of comparable quality to the obligations described above.

While we make every effort to achieve the Fund's objective, we can't guarantee success.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund.

All investments have risks to some degree. Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. Please remember that an investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency; and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment.

Market Events. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities and unprecedented volatility in the markets. In response to the crisis, the US government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and their central banks have taken steps to support financial markets, including keeping interest rates low. The withdrawal of this support, failure of efforts in response to the crisis, or investor perception that such efforts are not succeeding could negatively affect financial markets generally as well as the value and liquidity of certain securities.

This environment could make identifying investment risks and opportunities especially difficult for the subadviser, and whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected. In addition, policy and legislative changes in the United States and other countries are changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

Risk of Increase in Expenses. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.

Fixed Income Obligations Risk. As with credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk, the Fund's holdings, share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed income obligations also may be subject to call and redemption risk, which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may lose income.

Prepayment Risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities, which are subject to prepayment risk. If these securities are prepaid, the Fund may have to replace them with lower-yielding securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are generally more sensitive to changes in prepayment and interest rates than other mortgage-related securities. Unlike mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities are usually not collateralized. If the issuer of a non-collateralized debt security defaults on the obligation, there is no collateral that the security holder may sell to satisfy the debt.

Credit Risk. This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor or the insurer of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, the securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer or counterparty to pay back debt. The longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.

Market Risk. The securities markets are volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund's holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

US Government and Agency Securities Risk. US Government and agency securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. In addition, to the extent the Fund invests in such securities, its potential for capital appreciation may be limited. Not all US Government securities are insured or guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the US Government; some are only insured or guaranteed by the issuing agency, which must rely on its own resources to repay the debt. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some US Government securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right to support from the US Treasury. It is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. Although the US Government has provided support to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, there can be no assurance that it will support these or other government-sponsored enterprises in the future.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The length of time the Fund has held a particular security is not generally a consideration in investment decisions. Under certain market conditions, the Fund’s turnover rate may be higher than that of other mutual funds. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to the Fund, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities. These transactions may result in realization of taxable capital gains. The trading costs and tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance.

For more information on the risks of investing in this Fund, please see How the Fund Invests—Investment Risks in the Prospectus and Investment Risks and Considerations in the SAI.

The Fund's Past Performance.

The following bar chart shows the Fund's performance for the indicated share class for each full calendar year of operations or for the last 10 calendar years, whichever is shorter. The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for the share class compare with a broad-based securities market index and a group of similar mutual funds.

Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future. Updated Fund performance information is available online at www.prudentialfunds.com.

Annual Total Returns (Class A Shares)¹

Best Quarter:		Worst Quarter:
3.89%	3rd Quarter 2009	-2.45%	2nd Quarter 2013

Average Annual Total Returns % (including sales charges) (as of 12-31-13)

Average Annual Total Returns PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND	One Year	Five Years	Ten Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Class B shares	(8.09%)	3.47%	3.09%
Class C shares	(4.19%)	3.72%	3.27%
Class R shares	(2.85%)	4.17%		3.90%	May 17, 2004
Class Z shares	(2.28%)	4.70%	4.14%
Class A Shares	(6.90%)	3.47%	3.40%
Class A Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions	(7.74%)	2.35%	2.10%
Class A Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	(3.79%)	2.32%	2.16%
Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	(2.60%)	2.26%	4.14%
Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	(2.03%)	3.39%	4.32%
Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average (reflects no deduction for sales charges or taxes)	(3.68%)	3.01%	3.51%

° 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 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for the indicated share class. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.

[1] These annual total returns do not include sales charges. If the sales charges were included, the annual total returns would be lower than those shown. Without the distribution and service (12b-1) fee waiver, the annual returns would have been lower as well. The return for the period from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014 was 1.59%.