(Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund Retail) (Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund, Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund - Investor Shares)	18 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund \| Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund - Investor Shares
Risk/Return:
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	0.18%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Form

-Number N-1A

-Chapter A

-Section 3

-Subsection table

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph 11

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