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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName RidgeWorth Funds
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Aug. 01, 2013
RidgeWorth U.S. Government Securities Fund
  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND

Summary Section

A Shares, C Shares and I Shares
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock The U.S. Government Securities Fund (the “Fund”) seeks high current income, while preserving capital.
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)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination August 1, 2014
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 75% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 75.00%
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:
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government. U.S. government securities are U.S. Treasury securities and securities issued by U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities, and government-sponsored entities, including mortgage-backed securities.

Buy and sell decisions are based on a wide number of factors that determine the risk-reward profile of each security within the context of the broader portfolio. In selecting investments for purchase and sale, the Fund's Subadviser, Seix Investment Advisors LLC ("Seix" or the "Subadviser"), attempts to provide a relatively high dividend. Under certain circumstances, the Subadviser may position the Fund's exposure across the yield curve to potentially benefit from a normalization of the term structure of rates (i.e., in an environment where the yield curve is abnormally steep, investments will be positioned along the yield curve to benefit as the curve's shape reverts to a more traditional, or normal slope).

The Subadviser seeks to maintain an overall portfolio modified adjusted duration of 4-7 years. Duration measures a bond or Fund's sensitivity to interest rate changes and is expressed as a number of years. The higher the number, the greater the risk. Under normal circumstances, for example, if a portfolio has a duration of five years, its value will change by 5% if rates change by 1%. Shorter duration bonds result in lower expected volatility. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that are restricted as to resale.

The Fund may use U.S. Treasury Securities futures as a vehicle to adjust duration and manage its interest rate exposure.
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.

Futures Contract Risk: The risks associated with futures include: the Subadviser's ability to manage these instruments, the potential inability to terminate or sell a position, the lack of a liquid secondary market for the Fund's position, mispricing or improper valuation and that the other party to a derivative transaction will not meet its obligations. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in unusual market conditions, and may result in increased volatility and unexpected losses.

A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Fund's derivative positions at any time. In fact, many over-the-counter instruments (instruments not traded on exchange) may not be liquid. Over-the-counter instruments also involve the risk that the other party to the derivative transaction will not meet its obligations.

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are debt instruments that are secured by interests in pools of mortgage loans or other financial assets. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the assets underlying such securities, swings in interest rates, changes in default rates, or deteriorating economic conditions. During periods of declining asset values, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may face valuation difficulties and may become more volatile and/or illiquid. The risk of default is generally higher in the case of securities backed by loans made to borrowers with "sub-prime" credit metrics.

If market interest rates increase substantially and the Fund's adjustable-rate securities are not able to reset to market interest rates during any one adjustment period, the value of the Fund's holdings and its net asset value may decline until the adjustable-rate securities are able to reset to market rates. In the event of a dramatic increase in interest rates, the lifetime limit on a security's interest rate may prevent the rate from adjusting to prevailing market rates. In such an event, the security could underperform and affect the Fund's net asset value.

Prepayment and Call Risk: During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by the Fund may "call" or prepay the bond before its stated maturity date. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decline in the Fund's income.

U.S. Government Securities Risk: U.S. Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, while other types of securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies, instrumentalities, and U.S. government-sponsored entities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. government securities may underperform other segments of the fixed income market or the fixed income market as a whole.
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
    8.12%                                                                                 -2.99%
(12/31/2008)                                                                       (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 U.S. Government Securities Fund | A Shares
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 4.75%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a % of net asset value) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.50%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.30%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.23% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.03%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.08%) [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.95%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 567
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 780
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,010
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,672
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 568
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 781
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,012
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,672
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 0.90%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 4.72%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 3.91%
RidgeWorth U.S. Government Securities Fund | C Shares
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a % of net asset value) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00%
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.50%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.21% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.71%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.01%) [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.70%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 273
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 539
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 929
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,025
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 173
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 539
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 929
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 2,025
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 0.58%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 4.06%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 3.26%
RidgeWorth U.S. Government Securities Fund | I Shares
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a % of net asset value) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.50%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.33% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.83%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.08%) [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.75%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 77
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 257
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 454
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,022
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 77
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 257
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 454
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,022
2003 rr_AnnualReturn2003 1.30% [3]
2004 rr_AnnualReturn2004 3.42% [3]
2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 2.02% [3]
2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 3.74% [3]
2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 6.90% [3]
2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 12.39% [3]
2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 (3.26%) [3]
2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 6.02% [3]
2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 9.59% [3]
2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 1.12% [3]
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 (2.41%)
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2008
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 8.12%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2010
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (2.99%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 1.12%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.02%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.23%
RidgeWorth U.S. Government Securities Fund | Returns After Taxes on Distributions | I Shares
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (0.34%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.64%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 2.37%
RidgeWorth U.S. Government Securities Fund | Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | I Shares
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 1.09%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 3.20%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 2.69%
RidgeWorth U.S. Government Securities Fund | Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 2.02%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.23%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.66%
[1] Restated to reflect current fees.
[2] The Adviser and Subadviser have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until at least August 1, 2014 in order to keep Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding, as applicable, taxes, brokerage commissions, substitute dividend expenses on securities sold short, interest expense, extraordinary expenses and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses) from exceeding 0.95%, 1.70% and 0.75% for the A, C and I Shares, respectively. This agreement shall terminate upon the termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement between RidgeWorth Funds and the Adviser, or it may be terminated upon written notice to the Adviser by RidgeWorth Funds.
[3] 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 -2.41%.