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Element

Value

Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC. 14

Prospectus Date

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Apr. 30, 2014

Supplement [Text Block]

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Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14

Prudential Government Income Fund

Supplement dated March 9, 2015 to the

Currently Effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
 

As approved by the Board of Directors of the Fund at its meeting held on March 3-5, 2015, effective as of March 9, 2015, the Fund will reduce its contractual Class A distribution and service (12b-1) fee from 0.30% to 0.25% of average daily net assets and terminate the current 12b-1 fee waiver applicable to Class A shares of the Fund. To reflect these changes, the Fund’s Prospectus is hereby amended as follows:

1. In the Prospectus section entitled Fund Summary—Fund Fees and Expenses, the table entitled “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” is deleted and replaced with the following:

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	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	0.25%	1.00%	1.00%	0.75%	None
+ Other expenses	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%
= Total annual Fund operating expenses	0.97%	1.72%	1.72%	1.47%	0.72%
- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement1	None	None	None	(0.25)%	None
= Net annual Fund operating expenses1	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 R shares to an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares. This waiver may not be terminated prior to June 30, 2015 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

2. In the Prospectus section entitled Fund Summary—Fund Fees and Expenses, in the subsection entitled “Example,” the table is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

	If Shares Are Redeemed				If Shares Are Not Redeemed
Share Class	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	$545	$745	$962	$1,586	$545	$745	$962	$1,586
Class B	$675	$842	$1,033	$1,738	$175	$542	$933	$1,738
Class C	$275	$542	$933	$2,030	$175	$542	$933	$2,030
Class R	$124	$440	$779	$1,736	$124	$440	$779	$1,736
Class Z	$74	$230	$401	$894	$74	$230	$401	$894

PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

Risk/Return:

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Supplement [Text Block]

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Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14

Prudential Government Income Fund

Supplement dated March 9, 2015 to the

Currently Effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
 

As approved by the Board of Directors of the Fund at its meeting held on March 3-5, 2015, effective as of March 9, 2015, the Fund will reduce its contractual Class A distribution and service (12b-1) fee from 0.30% to 0.25% of average daily net assets and terminate the current 12b-1 fee waiver applicable to Class A shares of the Fund. To reflect these changes, the Fund’s Prospectus is hereby amended as follows:

1. In the Prospectus section entitled Fund Summary—Fund Fees and Expenses, the table entitled “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” is deleted and replaced with the following:

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	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	0.25%	1.00%	1.00%	0.75%	None
+ Other expenses	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%
= Total annual Fund operating expenses	0.97%	1.72%	1.72%	1.47%	0.72%
- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement1	None	None	None	(0.25)%	None
= Net annual Fund operating expenses1	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 R shares to an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares. This waiver may not be terminated prior to June 30, 2015 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

2. In the Prospectus section entitled Fund Summary—Fund Fees and Expenses, in the subsection entitled “Example,” the table is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

	If Shares Are Redeemed				If Shares Are Not Redeemed
Share Class	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	$545	$745	$962	$1,586	$545	$745	$962	$1,586
Class B	$675	$842	$1,033	$1,738	$175	$542	$933	$1,738
Class C	$275	$542	$933	$2,030	$175	$542	$933	$2,030
Class R	$124	$440	$779	$1,736	$124	$440	$779	$1,736
Class Z	$74	$230	$401	$894	$74	$230	$401	$894

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

Expense Footnotes [Text Block]

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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 R shares to an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares. This waiver may not be terminated prior to June 30, 2015 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

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

PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.50%

+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

+ Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.22%

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.97%

- Fee waiver or expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

none

= Net annual Fund operating expenses

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.97%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

545

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

745

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

962

10 Years

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1,586

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

545

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

745

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

962

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,586

PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Class B

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

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

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

none

= Net annual Fund operating expenses

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.72%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

675

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

842

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,033

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,738

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

175

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

542

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

933

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,738

PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

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

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

none

= Net annual Fund operating expenses

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.72%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

275

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

542

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

933

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,030

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

175

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

542

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

933

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,030

PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Class R

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

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

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

440

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

779

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,736

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

124

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

440

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

779

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,736

PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | Class Z

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

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

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

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

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

74

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

230

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

401

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

894