Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Document Type	dei_DocumentType	485BPOS
Document Period End Date	dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate	May 31, 2022
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	dei_EntityCentralIndexKey	0000080249
Amendment Flag	dei_AmendmentFlag	false
Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	Sep. 29, 2022
Document Effective Date	dei_DocumentEffectiveDate	Oct. 01, 2022
EntityInvCompanyType	dei_EntityInvCompanyType	N-1A
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Oct. 01, 2022