Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	RidgeWorth Funds
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Aug. 01, 2013
RidgeWorth Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	GEORGIA TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND Summary Section A Shares and I Shares
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks current income exempt from federal and state income taxes for Georgia residents without undue risk.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	This table describes the fees and expenses that 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 $50,000 in RidgeWorth Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Sales Charges on page 91 of the Fund’s prospectus and Rights of Accumulation on page 60 of the Fund’s statement of additional information.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	rr_ShareholderFeesCaption	Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock	The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 50% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	50.00%
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 $50,000 in RidgeWorth Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Sales Charges on page 91 of the Fund’s prospectus and Rights of Accumulation on page 60 of the Fund’s statement of additional information.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount	$ 50,000
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]	rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent	Restated to reflect current fees.
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and that you reinvest all dividends and distributions. The example reflects contractual fee waivers and reimbursements for the first year only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal securities with income exempt from U.S. federal and Georgia state income taxes. Issuers of these securities can be located in Georgia, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories and possessions. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax. The Fund may also invest a portion of its net assets in certain taxable debt securities. In selecting investments for purchase and sale, the Fund's Subadviser, StableRiver Capital Management LLC ("StableRiver" or the "Subadviser"), tries to manage risk as much as possible. Based on the Subadviser's analysis of municipalities, credit risk, market trends and investment cycles, the Subadviser attempts to invest more of the Fund's assets in undervalued market sectors and less in overvalued sectors taking into consideration maturity, sector, credit, state and supply and demand levels. There are no limits on the Fund's average-weighted maturity or on the remaining maturities of individual securities. The Subadviser tries to diversify the Fund's holdings within the State of Georgia. The Subadviser also tries to identify and invest in municipal issuers with improving credit and avoid those with deteriorating credit. The Subadviser may retain securities if the rating of the security falls below investment grade and the Subadviser deems retention of the security to be in the best interests of the Fund.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Investment Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities, such as bonds, involve credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the borrower will not make timely payments of principal or interest or will default. Changes in an issuer's credit rating or the market's perception of an issuer's creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund's investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on the issuer's financial condition and on the terms of the securities. Debt securities are also subject to interest rate risk, which is the risk that the value of a debt security may fall when interest rates rise. In general, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will go up or down more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter term securities. Municipal Securities Risk: Municipal securities can be significantly affected by litigation, political or economic events, as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from specific projects or assets can be negatively affected by the inability of the issuer to collect revenues for the projects or from the assets. State Concentration Risk: The Fund's concentration of investments in securities of issuers located in the State of Georgia may subject the Fund to economic and government policies within the State.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	You may lose money if you invest in the Fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com. The annual returns in the bar chart which follows are for the I Shares without reflecting payment of any sales charge; if they did reflect such payment of sales charges, annual returns would be lower. The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns	The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.
Performance Availability Phone [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone	1-888-784-3863
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress	www.ridgeworth.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture	The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading]	rr_BarChartHeading	This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]	rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads	The annual returns in the bar chart which follows are for the I Shares without reflecting payment of any sales charge; if they did reflect such payment of sales charges, annual returns would be lower.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]	rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock	Best Quarter                                                                     Worst Quarter     6.69%                                                                                 -5.43%  (9/30/2009)                                                                          (12/31/2010)
Performance Table Heading	rr_PerformanceTableHeading	AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for periods ended December 31, 2012)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate	rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate	After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred	rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred	Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]	rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown	After-tax returns are shown for only the I Shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary.
Performance Table Narrative	rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock	After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for only the I Shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary.
RidgeWorth Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund | A Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	4.75%
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.50%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.15%
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.07%	[1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.72%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	545
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	695
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	857
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,331
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	7.10%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	4.91%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	3.98%
RidgeWorth Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund | I Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.50%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.07%	[1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.57%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	58
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	183
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	319
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	$ 717
2003	rr_AnnualReturn2003	3.85%	[2]
2004	rr_AnnualReturn2004	2.84%	[2]
2005	rr_AnnualReturn2005	2.76%	[2]
2006	rr_AnnualReturn2006	4.32%	[2]
2007	rr_AnnualReturn2007	2.34%	[2]
2008	rr_AnnualReturn2008	(2.90%)	[2]
2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	11.92%	[2]
2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	0.35%	[2]
2011	rr_AnnualReturn2011	9.51%	[2]
2012	rr_AnnualReturn2012	7.27%	[2]
Year to Date Return, Label	rr_YearToDateReturnLabel	The Fund's total return for the six months ended
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date	rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate	Jun. 30, 2013
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return	rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn	(3.06%)
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Sep. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	6.69%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Dec. 31, 2010
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(5.43%)
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	7.27%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	5.08%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	4.15%
RidgeWorth Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund | Returns After Taxes on Distributions | I Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	7.27%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	5.08%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	4.10%
RidgeWorth Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund | Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | I Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	5.92%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	4.88%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	4.05%
RidgeWorth Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund | Barclays U.S. Municipal Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	6.78%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	5.91%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	5.10%

[1] Restated to reflect current fees.

[2] The performance information shown above is based on a calendar year. The Fund's total return for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was -3.06%.