Document and Entity Information	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Risk/Return:
Document Type	485BPOS
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Registrant Name	SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST
Central Index Key	0000835597
Amendment Flag	false
Document Creation Date	Jan. 28, 2014
Document Effective Date	Jan. 31, 2014
Prospectus Date	Jan. 31, 2014
Class A Prospectus | SIT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND | SIT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND - CLASS A
Risk/Return:
Trading Symbol	SEITX
Class A Prospectus | SIT EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND | SIT EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND - CLASS A
Risk/Return:
Trading Symbol	SIEMX
Class A Prospectus | SIT INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUND | SIT INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUND - CLASS A
Risk/Return:
Trading Symbol	SEFIX
Class A Prospectus | SIT EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND | SIT EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND - CLASS A
Risk/Return:
Trading Symbol	SITEX
Class I Prospectus | SIT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND | SIT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND - CLASS I
Risk/Return:
Trading Symbol	SEEIX