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Class A & P Prospectus | UBS Global Allocation Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading UBS Global Allocation Fund
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for a sales charge waiver or discount if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts and waivers, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in "Managing your fund account" beginning on page 123 of this prospectus and in "Reduced sales charges, additional purchase, exchange and redemption information and other services" beginning on page 103 of the Fund's statement of additional information ("SAI"). In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay commissions or other fees to your broker for transactions in Class P shares. Shares of the Fund are available in a class other than Class P that has different fees and expenses.

Different intermediaries and financial professionals may make available different sales charge waivers or discounts. These variations are described in Appendix A beginning on page A-1 of this prospectus.
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 Oct. 28, 2022
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, 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 128% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 128.00%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for a sales charge waiver or discount if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
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 and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods unless otherwise stated. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The costs described in the example reflect the expenses of the Fund that would result from the contractual fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement with the Advisor for the first fiscal year only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock


Principal investments

In order to achieve the Fund's objective, the Fund employs an asset allocation strategy that seeks to maximize total return. The Fund's investment advisor ("UBS AM (Americas)" or the "Advisor") does not represent or guarantee that the Fund will meet this total return goal.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest in securities and derivatives to gain exposure to equity, fixed income, and alternative asset class securities, including, but not limited to, convertible bonds and real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and real estate operating companies. The Fund may gain exposure to issuers located within and outside the United States, including securities of issuers in both developed (including the United States) and emerging markets countries.

Investments in fixed income securities may include, but are not limited to, debt securities of governments throughout the world (including the United States), their agencies and instrumentalities, debt securities of corporations, mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed

securities. The Fund may invest in securities of any maturity greater than one year and such securities may be either investment grade or high yield (lower-rated or "junk bonds") securities. Investments in equity securities may include, but are not limited to, common stock and preferred stock. The Fund may invest in other open-end investment companies advised by the Advisor and third-party passively managed exchanged-traded funds ("ETFs") to gain exposure to certain asset classes. The Fund may also take active positions on volatility to generate returns or to hedge the Fund's portfolio.

The Fund may, but is not required to, use exchange-traded or over-the-counter derivative instruments for risk management purposes or as part of the Fund's investment strategies. Generally, derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends upon, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, index or other market factor and may relate to stocks, bonds, interest rates, credit, currencies or currency exchange rates, commodities and related indexes. The derivatives in which the Fund may invest include index options, futures, forward agreements, swap agreements (including, interest rate, credit default and inflation swaps), equity participation notes and equity linked notes. All of these derivatives may be used for risk management purposes, such as hedging against a specific security or currency (except with respect to equity participation notes and equity linked notes), or to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund. In addition, all of the derivative instruments listed above may be used for investment (non-hedging) purposes to earn income; to enhance returns; to replace more traditional direct investments; to obtain exposure to certain markets; or to establish net short positions for individual markets, currencies or securities. Futures on indices, forward agreements, interest rate swaps and credit default swaps may also be used to adjust the Fund's portfolio duration.

The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its principal investment strategies.

Under certain market conditions, the Fund may invest in companies at the time of their initial public offering ("IPO").

Management process

The Advisor will manage the Fund's portfolio using the following investment process as described below:

The strategy invests in the full spectrum of instruments and markets globally. The Advisor believes that the Advisor is able to improve the return outcome and risk management of the Fund by employing a well diversi-

fied strategy across a broad global opportunity set. Returns are generated from asset allocation across markets, currency and security selection.

Asset allocation decisions are primarily driven by UBS AM (Americas)'s assessment of valuation and prevailing market conditions in the United States and around the world. Using a systematic approach, the portfolio management team analyzes the asset classes and investments across equities, fixed income, and alternative asset classes (including currency), considering both fundamental valuation, economic and other market indicators. Regarding valuation, the Advisor evaluates whether asset classes and investments are attractively priced relative to fundamentals. The starting point is to assess the intrinsic value of an asset class, as determined by the fundamentals that drive an asset class' future cash flow. The intrinsic value represents a long term anchor point to which the Advisor believes the asset class will eventually revert.

Fair value estimates of asset classes and markets are an output of UBS AM (Americas)'s proprietary valuation models. Discounting the asset's future cash flow using a discount rate that appropriately reflects the inherent investment risk associated with holding the asset gives the asset's fair value. The competitive advantage of the Advisor's models lies in the quality and consistency of the inputs used and, therefore, the reliability of valuation conclusions. The discrepancy between actual market level and fair value (the price/value discrepancy) is the primary valuation signal used in identifying investment opportunities.

Next, the Advisor assesses additional market indicators and considers the effect that other determinants of economic growth and overall market volatility will have on each asset class. While in theory price/value discrepancies may resolve themselves quickly and linearly, in practice price/value discrepancy can grow larger before it resolves. While valuation models have proven effective at identifying longer-term price/value discrepancies, in the shorter term other factors can swamp valuation considerations. Thus, the Advisor incorporates an additional discipline in our idea generation process. The Advisor refers to this additional step in its idea generation process as market behavior analysis. Adding this step helps the Advisor to understand what other market indicators might drive the market towards or away from fundamental value. The Advisor performs systematic analysis of non-valuation drivers using models measuring sentiment, momentum and flows, market stress, the stage of the economic cycle, as well as an assessment of the general macroeconomic landscape. Conversely, valuation considerations tend to dominate when an asset class is substantially above or below fair value, but the Advisor recognizes that the use of market behavior analysis during these periods is very important to help-

ing improve the timing in and out of these asset classes with very stretched valuations.

The asset allocation process is structured around the Investment Solutions Investment Committee (the "ISIC Committee") meetings, which provides a forum for debate and the exploration of all ramifications of any investment decision, rather than aiming for a consensus to be reached. Instead, any voting member of the ISIC Committee can sponsor a trade idea, preparing a detailed investment thesis to support the view. An investment thesis has to define the investment rationale based on valuation and market behavioral influences, the time scale for it being realized, the transaction costs and the potential milestones the Advisor would expect to evaluate whether or not the view is correct. The sponsor is then responsible for convincing another member of the ISIC Committee to support the idea as co-sponsor.

Bottom up selection across active equity and fixed income markets can be utilized as part of the asset allocation process at the asset class level. With respect to specific equity securities for inclusion in the Fund's equity asset classes, the Advisor may utilize fundamental valuation, quantitative and growth-oriented strategies. The Advisor's bottom up fixed income security selection strategy combines judgments about the absolute value of the fixed income universe and the relative value of issuer sectors, maturity intervals, security durations, credit qualities and coupon segments, as well as specific circumstances facing the issuers of fixed income securities.

The Advisor uses both fundamental valuation and market behavior analysis to make the two-pronged determination of risk budget and risk allocation. The Advisor works closely with the Risk Management team, members of which attend the ISIC Committee meetings, to determine the appropriate amount of risk capital to allocate to the underlying trade ideas given the strategy's risk budget and objectives, prevailing investment opportunities, and other strategy exposures. To assist in this process the Risk Management team performs scenario and correlation analysis to better understand the risk and diversification of the overall strategy, and attempts to ensure that unintended factor exposures are identified, managed and monitored.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Main risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

All investments carry a certain amount of risk, and the Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Below are some of the specific risks of investing in the Fund.

Foreign investing risk: The value of the Fund's investments in foreign securities may fall due to adverse political, social and economic developments abroad and due to decreases in foreign currency values relative to the US dollar. Investments in foreign government bonds involve special risks because the Fund may have limited legal recourse in the event of default. Also, foreign securities are sometimes less liquid and more difficult to sell and to value than securities of US issuers. These risks are greater for investments in emerging market issuers.

Asset allocation risk: The risk that the Fund may allocate assets to an asset category that performs poorly relative to other asset categories.

Interest rate risk: An increase in prevailing interest rates typically causes the value of fixed income securities to fall. Changes in interest rates will likely affect the value of longer-duration fixed income securities more than shorter-duration securities and higher quality securities more than lower quality securities. When interest rates are falling, some fixed income securities provide that the issuer may repay them earlier than the maturity date, and if this occurs the Fund may have to reinvest these repayments at lower interest rates. The Fund may face a heightened level of interest rate risk due to certain changes in monetary policy, such as certain types of interest rate changes by the Federal Reserve. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, the Fund's performance may be negatively impacted, and the Fund may experience increased volatility of its net asset value per share.

Credit risk: The risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to or guarantor of a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations. This risk is likely greater for lower quality investments than for investments that are higher quality.

Emerging market risk: There are additional risks inherent in investing in less developed countries that are applicable to the Fund. Compared to the United States and other developed countries, investments in emerging market issuers may decline in value because of unfavorable foreign government actions, greater risks of political instability or the absence of accurate information about emerging market issuers. Further, emerging countries may have economies based on only a few industries and securities markets that trade only a small number of securities and employ settlement procedures different from those used in the United States. Prices on these exchanges tend to be volatile and, in the past, securities in these countries have offered greater potential for gain (as well as loss) than securities of companies located in developed countries. Issuers may not be subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and there may be less publicly available financial and other information about such issuers,

comparable to US issuers. Further, investments by foreign investors are subject to a variety of restrictions in many emerging countries. Countries such as those in which the Fund may invest may experience high rates of inflation, high interest rates, exchange rate fluctuations or currency depreciation, large amounts of external debt, balance of payments and trade difficulties and extreme poverty and unemployment.

High yield bond risk: The risk that the issuer of bonds with ratings of Ba1 or lower by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings, Inc. ("Fitch"), comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the Advisor, will default or otherwise be unable to honor a financial obligation (also known as lower-rated or "junk bonds"). These securities are considered to be predominately speculative with respect to an issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligations. Lower-quality bonds are more likely to be subject to an issuer's default or downgrade than investment grade (higher quality) bonds.

Liquidity risk: The risk that investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, and the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the security at all. An inability to sell securities can adversely affect the Fund's value or prevent the Fund from taking advantage of other investment opportunities. Liquid portfolio investments may become illiquid or less liquid after purchase by the Fund due to low trading volume, adverse investor perceptions and/or other market developments. In recent years, the number and capacity of dealers that make markets in fixed income securities has decreased. Consequently, the decline in dealers engaging in market making trading activities may increase liquidity risk, which can be more pronounced in periods of market turmoil. Liquidity risk may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or when investor redemptions from fixed income funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity. Liquidity risk includes the risk that the Fund will experience significant net redemptions at a time when it cannot find willing buyers for its portfolio securities or can only sell its portfolio securities at a material loss.

Mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk: The Fund may invest in mortgage- and asset-backed securities that are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the borrower's payments may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans. Faster prepayments often happen when interest rates are falling. As a result, the Fund may reinvest these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby reducing the Fund's income.

Conversely, when interest rates rise, prepayments may happen more slowly, causing the security to lengthen in duration. Longer duration securities tend to be more volatile. Securities may be prepaid at a price less than the original purchase value. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may adversely affect the value of mortgage-backed securities and could result in losses to the Fund.

Small- and mid-capitalization risk: The risk that securities of smaller capitalization companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of larger capitalization companies. This can have a disproportionate effect on the market price of smaller capitalization companies and affect the Fund's ability to purchase or sell these securities. In general, smaller capitalization companies are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments, and they may have more limited resources.

US Government securities risk: There are different types of US government securities with different levels of credit risk, including risk of default, depending on the nature of the particular government support for that security. For example, a US government-sponsored entity, although chartered or sponsored by an Act of Congress, may issue securities that are neither insured nor guaranteed by the US Treasury and are therefore riskier than those that are.

IPOs risk: The purchase of shares issued in IPOs may expose the Fund to the risks associated with issuers that have no operating history as public companies, as well as to the risks associated with the sectors of the market in which the issuer operates. The market for IPO shares may be volatile, and share prices of newly-public companies may fluctuate significantly over a short period of time.

Market risk: The risk that the market value of the Fund's investments may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, as the stock and bond markets fluctuate. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry, or sector of the economy, or it may affect the market as a whole.

Leverage risk associated with financial instruments: The use of financial instruments to increase potential returns, including derivatives used for investment (non-hedging) purposes, may cause the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged. The use of leverage may also accelerate the velocity of losses and can result in losses to the Fund that exceed the amount originally invested.

Portfolio turnover risk: High portfolio turnover from frequent trading will increase the Fund's transaction costs and may increase the portion of the Fund's capital gains that are realized for tax purposes in any given year. The Fund does not restrict the frequency of trading

in order to limit expenses or the tax effect that its distributions may have on shareholders.

Derivatives risk: The value of "derivatives"—so called because their value "derives" from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index—may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. It is possible for the Fund to lose more than the amount it invested in the derivative. The risks of investing in derivative instruments also include market risk, management risk, counterparty risk (which is the risk that a counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations) and the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, index or overall market securities. Derivatives relating to fixed income markets are especially susceptible to interest rate risk and credit risk. In addition, many types of swaps and other non-exchange traded derivatives may be subject to liquidity risk, credit risk and mispricing or valuation complexity. These derivatives risks are different from, and may be greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other instruments.

Investing in other funds risk: The Fund's investment performance is affected by the investment performance of the underlying funds in which the Fund may invest, including ETFs. Through its investment in the underlying funds, the Fund is subject to the risks of the underlying funds' investments and subject to the underlying funds' expenses.

Investing in ETFs risk: The Fund's investment in ETFs may subject the Fund to additional risks than if the Fund would have invested directly in the ETF's underlying securities. These risks include the possibility that an ETF may experience a lack of liquidity that can result in greater volatility than its underlying securities; an ETF may trade at a premium or discount to its net asset value; an ETF may not replicate exactly the performance of the benchmark index it seeks to track; trading an ETF's shares may be halted if the listing exchange's officials deem such action appropriate; and a passively managed ETF would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed from the index that the ETF seeks to track. In addition, investing in an ETF may also be more costly than if a Fund had owned the underlying securities directly. The Fund, and indirectly, shareholders of the Fund, bear a proportionate share of the ETF's expenses, which include management and advisory fees and other expenses. In addition, the Fund will pay brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase and sale of shares of the ETF.

Real estate securities and REITs risk: The risk that the Fund's performance will be affected by adverse developments in the real estate industry. Real estate values may be affected by a variety of factors, including:

local, national or global economic conditions; changes in zoning or other property-related laws; environmental regulations; interest rates; tax and insurance considerations; overbuilding; property taxes and operating expenses; or declining values in a neighborhood. Similarly, a REIT's performance depends on the types, values, locations and management of the properties it owns. In addition, a REIT may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting a single project or market segment than a more diversified investment. Loss of status as a qualified REIT under the US federal tax laws could adversely affect the value of a particular REIT or the market for REITs as a whole.

Management risk: The risk that the investment strategies, techniques and risk analyses employed by the Advisor may not produce the desired results.

Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
RIsk Not Insured [Text] rr_RiskNotInsured An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and 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

Risk/return bar chart and table

The performance information that follows shows the Fund's performance information in a bar chart and an average annual total returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The MSCI All Country World Index (net) shows how the Fund's performance compares to an index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD) shows how the Fund's performance compares to an index composed of straight (i.e., not floating rate or index-linked) government bonds with a one-year minimum maturity that is hedged back to the US dollar. The Fund's secondary benchmark index is a blend of 60% MSCI All Country World Index (net)/40% FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD) and shows how the Fund's performance compares with a blend of prominent industry indices that better reflect the asset allocation of the Fund's portfolio. Indices reflect no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes, except for the MSCI All Country World Index (net) which reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes but is net of dividend tax withholding. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance for the Fund is available at www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrange-

ments, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns for the other class will vary from the Class P shares' after-tax returns shown.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.
Performance Additional Market Index [Text] rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex The MSCI All Country World Index (net) shows how the Fund's performance compares to an index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD) shows how the Fund's performance compares to an index composed of straight (i.e., not floating rate or index-linked) government bonds with a one-year minimum maturity that is hedged back to the US dollar. The Fund's secondary benchmark index is a blend of 60% MSCI All Country World Index (net)/40% FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD) and shows how the Fund's performance compares with a blend of prominent industry indices that better reflect the asset allocation of the Fund's portfolio.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Total return (Class P)
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Total return January 1 - September 30, 2021: 4.48%
Best quarter during calendar years shown—4Q 2020: 13.57%
Worst quarter during calendar years shown—1Q 2020: (14.97)%
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel Total return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Sep. 30, 2021
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 4.48%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 13.57%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2020
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (14.97%)
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes Indices reflect no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes, except for the MSCI All Country World Index (net) which reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes but is net of dividend tax withholding.
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual 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 In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrange- ments, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns for the other class will vary from the Class P shares' after-tax returns shown.
Average Annual Return, Caption rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption Average annual total returns (figures reflect sales charges) (for the periods ended December 31, 2020)
Class A & P Prospectus | UBS Global Allocation Fund | MSCI All Country World Index (net)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 16.25%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 12.26%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.13%
Class A & P Prospectus | UBS Global Allocation Fund | FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 6.11%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 4.42%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.17%
Class A & P Prospectus | UBS Global Allocation Fund | 60% MSCI All Country World Index (net)/40% FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.00%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 9.40%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.41%
Class A & P Prospectus | UBS Global Allocation Fund | CLASS A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.50%
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) (CDSC) (as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none [1]
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.36%
Acquired fund fees and expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.10%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.51% [2]
Less management fee waiver/expense reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 0.21% [3]
Total annual fund operating expenses after management fee waiver/expense reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.30% [2],[3]
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Purchases of $1 million or more that were not subject to a front-end sales charge are subject to a 1% CDSC if sold within one year of the purchase date.
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 675
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 981
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,310
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 2,236
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 7.39%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.82%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.18%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jun. 30, 1997
Class A & P Prospectus | UBS Global Allocation Fund | CLASS P  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) (CDSC) (as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.34%
Acquired fund fees and expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.10%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.24% [2]
Less management fee waiver/expense reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 0.19% [3]
Total annual fund operating expenses after management fee waiver/expense reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.05% [2],[3]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 107
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 375
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 663
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,483
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (7.37%)
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 12.69%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 10.53%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 6.55%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 (1.70%)
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 1.57%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 17.09%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 (7.56%)
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 19.03%
Annual Return 2020 rr_AnnualReturn2020 13.84%
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.84%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 8.30%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.06%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Aug. 31, 1992
Class A & P Prospectus | UBS Global Allocation Fund | CLASS P | After Taxes on Distributions  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.36%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.48%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.29%
Class A & P Prospectus | UBS Global Allocation Fund | CLASS P | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 8.53%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.29%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.58%
[1] Purchases of $1 million or more that were not subject to a front-end sales charge are subject to a 1% CDSC if sold within one year of the purchase date.
[2] Since the "Acquired fund fees and expenses" are not directly borne by the Fund, they are not reflected in the Fund's financial statements, and therefore the amounts listed in "Total annual fund operating expenses" will differ from those presented in the Financial highlights.
[3] The Trust, with respect to the Fund, and UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., the Fund's investment advisor and administrator ("UBS AM (Americas)" or the "Advisor"), have entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend expense and security loan fees for securities sold short and extraordinary expenses, such as proxy-related expenses) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend expense and security loan fees for securities sold short and extraordinary expenses, such as proxy-related expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2022, do not exceed 1.20% for Class A shares and 0.95% for Class P shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses to the extent such reimbursement can be made during the three years following the period during which such fee waivers and expense reimbursements were made, provided that the reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund (i) at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or (ii) at the time of the recoupment. The fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement may be terminated by the Fund's Board of Trustees at any time and also will terminate automatically upon the expiration or termination of the Fund's advisory contract with the Advisor. Upon termination of the fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement, however, UBS AM (Americas)'s three year recoupment rights will survive.