Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Document Type	dei_DocumentType	497
Document Period End Date	dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate	Feb. 28, 2017
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	PUTNAM ARIZONA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND
Central Index Key	dei_EntityCentralIndexKey	0000869392
Amendment Flag	dei_AmendmentFlag	false
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	PTAZX
Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	Mar. 15, 2017
Document Effective Date	dei_DocumentEffectiveDate	Apr. 01, 2017
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Sep. 30, 2016
Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in class A shares or $50,000 in class M shares of Putnam funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial advisor and in How do I buy fund shares? beginning on page 36 of the fund’s prospectus, in the Appendix to the fund’s prospectus, and in How to buy shares beginning on page II-1 of the fund’s statement of additional information (SAI).
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts	You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in class A shares or $50,000 in class M shares of Putnam funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial advisor and in How do I buy fund shares? beginning on page 36 of the fund’s prospectus, in the Appendix to the fund’s prospectus, and in How to buy shares beginning on page II-1 of the fund’s statement of additional information (SAI).
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount	$ 50,000

Label

Element

Value

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Document Type

dei_DocumentType

497

Document Period End Date

dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate

Feb. 28, 2017

Registrant Name

dei_EntityRegistrantName

PUTNAM ARIZONA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND

Central Index Key

dei_EntityCentralIndexKey

0000869392

Amendment Flag

dei_AmendmentFlag

false

Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

PTAZX

Document Creation Date

dei_DocumentCreationDate

Mar. 15, 2017

Document Effective Date

dei_DocumentEffectiveDate

Apr. 01, 2017

Prospectus Date

rr_ProspectusDate

Sep. 30, 2016

Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

Fees and expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in class A shares or $50,000 in class M shares of Putnam funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial advisor and in How do I buy fund shares? beginning on page 36 of the fund’s prospectus, in the Appendix to the fund’s prospectus, and in How to buy shares beginning on page II-1 of the fund’s statement of additional information (SAI).

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts

You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in class A shares or $50,000 in class M shares of Putnam funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial advisor and in How do I buy fund shares? beginning on page 36 of the fund’s prospectus, in the Appendix to the fund’s prospectus, and in How to buy shares beginning on page II-1 of the fund’s statement of additional information (SAI).

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

$ 50,000