Label	Element	Value
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Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Nov. 29, 2024
PGIM Balanced Fund
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Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	<span style="color:#545454;font-family:Arial;font-size:13.58pt;">FUND SUMMARY</span>
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE</span>
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The investment objective of the Fund is to seek income and long-term growth of capital.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">FUND FEES AND EXPENSES</span>
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	The tables below describe the sales charges, fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may be required to pay commissions to a broker for transactions in Class Z shares, which are not reflected in the table or the example below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of related investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $25,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the PGIM Funds family. More information about these discounts as well as other waivers or discounts is available from your financial professional and is explained in Reducing or Waiving Class A's and Class C’s Sales Charges on page 35 of the Fund's Prospectus, Appendix A: Waivers and Discounts Available From Certain Financial Intermediaries on page 56 of the Fund's Prospectus and in Rights of Accumulation on page 61 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	rr_ShareholderFeesCaption	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)</span>
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)</span>
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	<span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;">January 31, 2026</span>
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;font-weight:bold;">Portfolio Turnover. </span>
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 Fund's most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 107% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	107.00%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]	rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock	Investors who purchase $500,000 or more of Class A shares and sell those shares within 12 months of purchase are also subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, although they are not subject to an initial sales charge. The CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans.Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;">You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of related investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;">$25,000</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;"> or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the PGIM Funds family.</span>
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount	$ 25,000
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;font-weight:bold;">Example. </span>
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (except that fee waivers or reimbursements, if any, are only reflected in the 1-Year figures) and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]	rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">If Shares Are Redeemed</span>
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">If Shares Are Not Redeemed</span>
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal Investment Strategies. </span>
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of equity, fixed income and money market securities that is actively managed to capitalize on opportunities created by perceived misvaluation. PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC (“PGIM Quantitative Solutions”), one of the Fund’s subadvisers, is responsible for allocating the Fund’s assets among equities, fixed income securities and cash. PGIM Quantitative Solutions also manages the Fund’s equity portfolio. Normally the Fund will invest 45% to 70% of its total assets in equity and equity-related securities. Equity and equity-related securities in which the Fund primarily invests are common stocks and stock index futures as well as real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in equity and equity-related securities of small companies. PGIM Quantitative Solutions considers small cap stocks to include those in the Russell 2000 Index. As of September 30, 2024, the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index was approximately $15.4 billion and the median capitalization was approximately $0.99 billion. PGIM Quantitative Solutions utilizes a quantitative approach to identify stocks that have good growth prospects, are high quality, and are reasonably priced relative to industry peers. It constructs a portfolio that favors these types of stocks and is designed to outperform market averages while maintaining a similar level of risk relative to the broad stock market. PGIM Fixed Income, the primary fixed income asset management unit of PGIM, Inc. (“PGIM”), and PGIM Limited (the “Fixed Income Subadvisers”), manage the Fund’s fixed income portfolio. Under normal circumstances, 30% to 55% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in fixed income securities. Fixed income securities include, but are not limited to, debt obligations issued by the U.S. government and its agencies, corporate debt securities, mortgage-related securities, and asset-backed securities. In managing the Fund’s assets, the Fixed Income Subadvisers use a combination of top-down economic analysis and bottom-up research in conjunction with proprietary quantitative models and risk management systems. In the top-down economic analysis, the Fixed Income Subadvisers develop views on economic, policy and market trends. In its bottom-up research, the Fixed Income Subadvisers develop an internal rating and outlook on issuers. The rating and outlook are determined based on a thorough review of the financial health and trends of the issuer. The Fixed Income Subadvisers may also consider investment factors such as expected total return, yield, spread and potential for price appreciation as well as credit quality, maturity and risk. The Fund may invest in a security based upon the expected total return rather than the yield of such security. Normally, up to 35% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in money market instruments, which include the commercial paper of U.S. and non-U.S. corporations, short-term obligations of U.S. and foreign banks and short-term obligations guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in foreign equity securities, and up to 20% of its total assets in foreign debt securities. The Fund may use derivatives to manage its duration, as well as to manage its foreign currency exposure, to hedge against losses, and to try to improve returns. At times, the Fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in the same economic sector.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal Risks. </span>
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance.</span>
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The following bar chart shows the Fund's performance for Class Z shares for each full calendar year of operations or for the last 10 calendar years, whichever is shorter. The following table shows the Fund's average annual returns and also compares the Fund’s performance with the average annual total returns of an index or other benchmark. The bar chart and table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year.Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future.Without the management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement, if any, the annual total returns would have been lower. Updated Fund performance information, including current net asset value, is available online at www.pgim.com/investments.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;">The following table shows the Fund's average annual </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;">returns and also compares the Fund’s performance with the average annual total returns of an index or other benchmark. The bar chart and table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year.</span>
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;">www.pgim.com/investments</span>
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;">Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future.</span>
Bar Chart [Heading]	rr_BarChartHeading	Annual Total Returns (Class Z Shares)1
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]	rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock	Best Quarter:Worst Quarter:15.22%2nd Quarter 2020-16.49%1st Quarter 20201 The total return of the Fund's Class Z shares from January 1, 2024 throughSeptember 30, 2024was14.60%
Performance Table Heading	rr_PerformanceTableHeading	<span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Average Annual Total Returns % (including sales charges) (as of 12-31-23)</span>
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate	rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;">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.</span>
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred	rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;">Actual after-tax </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;margin-left:0%;">returns depend on an investor's 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.</span>
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]	rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;">After-tax returns are shown only for Class Z shares. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.</span>
Performance Table Narrative	rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock	° 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. 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.After-tax returns are shown only for Class Z shares. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; and is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Asset Allocation Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Asset Allocation Risk. PGIM Quantitative Solutions may allocate assets to an asset class that underperforms other classes. For example, the Fund may be overweight in equities when the stock market is falling and the fixed income market is rising. Likewise, the Fund may be overweight in fixed income securities when fixed income markets are falling and the equity markets are rising. Allocations to underperforming or volatile asset classes or other changes in asset allocations could lead to increased volatility in the Fund’s portfolio.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Blend Style Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Blend Style Risk. The Fund's blend investment style may subject the Fund to risks of both value and growth investing. The portion of the Fund's portfolio that makes investments pursuant to a growth strategy may be subject to above-average fluctuations as a result of seeking higher than average capital growth. The portion of the Fund's portfolio that makes investments pursuant to a value strategy may be subject to the risk that the market may not recognize a security's intrinsic value for long periods of time or at all, or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced or overvalued. Issuers of value stocks may have experienced adverse business developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stock to be out of favor. If the Fund’s assessment of market conditions or a company’s value is inaccurate, the Fund could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds. Historically, growth stocks have performed best during later stages of economic expansion and value stocks have performed best during periods of economic recovery. Therefore, both styles may over time go in and out of favor with the markets. At times when a style is out of favor, that portion of the portfolio may lag the other portion of the portfolio, which may cause the Fund to underperform the market in general, its benchmark and other mutual funds. Growth and value stocks have historically produced similar long-term results, though each category has periods when it outperforms the other.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Credit Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Credit Risk. This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor, or the insurer of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a contract may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, fixed income securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer, or counterparty to pay back debt. The lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Debt Obligations Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Debt Obligations Risk. Debt obligations are fixed income investments that are subject to credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk. The Fund's holdings, share price, yield and total return may also fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed income obligations also may be subject to “call and redemption risk,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may not be able to reinvest at the same rate of interest and therefore would earn less income.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Derivatives Risk. Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Fund. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, the Fund will depend on the subadviser’s ability to analyze and manage derivatives transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” or may create economic leverage for the Fund and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Fund. The Fund's use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Fund's derivatives positions. In fact, many over-the-counter derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. Over-the-counter derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Fund. The use of derivatives also exposes the Fund to operational issues, such as documentation and settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate control and human error. Derivatives may also involve legal risks, such as insufficient documentation, the lack of capacity or authority of a counterparty to execute or settle a transaction, and the legality and enforceability of derivatives contracts. The U.S. Government and foreign governments have adopted (and may adopt further) regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements and risk exposure limitations. Regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility to the Fund, or otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Economic And Market Events Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Economic and Market Events Risk. Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, or otherwise reduce inflation, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Governmental efforts to curb inflation often have negative effects on the level of economic activity. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Equity And Equity Related Securities Risks [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risk. Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Foreign Securities Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund's performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines. In addition, the Fund's investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Increase In Expenses Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Increase in Expenses Risk. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Interest Rate Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Interest Rate Risk. The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration debt securities. Similarly, a rise in interest rates may also have a greater negative impact on the value of equity securities whose issuers expect earnings further out in the future. For example, a fixed income security with a duration of three years is expected to decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates increase by 1%. This is referred to as “duration risk.” When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” For premium bonds (bonds acquired at prices that exceed their par or principal value) purchased by the Fund, prepayment risk may be elevated. When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund's holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Large Shareholder And Large Scale Redemption Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk. Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Management Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Management Risk. Actively managed funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but the subadviser's judgments about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements may be incorrect. Additionally, the investments selected for the Fund may underperform the markets in general, the Fund's benchmark and other funds with similar investment objectives.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Market Disruption And Geopolitical Risks [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks. Market disruption can be caused by economic, financial or political events and factors, including but not limited to, international wars or conflicts (including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war), geopolitical developments (including trading and tariff arrangements, sanctions and cybersecurity attacks), instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, terrorism, natural disasters and public health epidemics (including the outbreak of COVID-19 globally). The extent and duration of such events and resulting market disruptions cannot be predicted, but could be substantial and could magnify the impact of other risks to the Fund. These and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets and lead to increased market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets, significant negative impacts on issuers and the markets for certain securities and commodities and/or government intervention. They may also cause short- or long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively impacted. Further, due to closures of certain markets and restrictions on trading certain securities, the value of certain securities held by the Fund could be significantly impacted, which could lead to such securities being valued at zero.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Market Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Market Risk. Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Model Design Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Model Design Risk. The subadviser uses certain quantitative models to help guide its investment decisions. The design of the underlying models may be flawed or incomplete. The investment models the subadviser uses are based on historical and theoretical underpinnings that it believes are sound. There can be no guarantee, however, that these underpinnings will correlate with security price behavior in the manner assumed by the subadviser’s models. Additionally, the quantitative techniques that underlie the subadviser’s portfolio construction processes may fail to fully anticipate important risks.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Model Implementation Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Model Implementation Risk. While the subadviser strives to mitigate the likelihood of material implementation errors, it is impossible to completely eliminate the risk of error in the implementation of the computer models that guide the subadviser's quantitative investment processes. Additionally, it may be difficult to implement model recommendations in volatile and rapidly changing market conditions.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Money Market Instruments Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Money Market Instruments Risk. The value of money market instruments may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in the credit ratings of those instruments. If a significant amount of the Fund's assets are invested in money market instruments, it will be more difficult for the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Mortgage Backed And Asset Backed Securities Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities tend to increase in value less than other debt securities when interest rates decline, but are subject to similar risk of decline in market value during periods of rising interest rates. The values of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities become more volatile as interest rates rise. In a period of declining interest rates, the Fund may be required to reinvest more frequent prepayments on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities in lower-yielding investments.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Portfolio Turnover Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Portfolio Turnover Risk. The length of time the Fund has held a particular security is not generally a consideration in investment decisions. Under certain market conditions, the Fund’s turnover rate may be higher than that of other mutual funds. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to the Fund, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities. These transactions may result in realization of taxable capital gains. The trading costs and tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Sector Exposure Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Sector Exposure Risk. At times, the Fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in the same economic sector which includes the information technology and financial sectors. Issuers in the same economic sector may be similarly affected by economic or market events, making the Fund more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in that economic sector than funds that invest more broadly.
PGIM Balanced Fund | Small Company Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	Small Company Risk. Small company stocks present above-average risks in comparison to larger companies. Small companies usually offer a smaller range of products and services than larger companies. Smaller companies may also have limited financial resources and may lack management expertise. As a result, stocks issued by smaller companies may be comparatively less liquid and fluctuate in value more than the stocks of larger, more established companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.
PGIM Balanced Fund | US Government and Agency Securities Risk [Member]
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Risk [Text Block]	rr_RiskTextBlock	U.S. Government and Agency Securities Risk. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or authorities and U.S. Government-sponsored instrumentalities or enterprises may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. For example, securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Banks are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government. These securities may be supported by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or only by the credit of the issuing agency, authority, instrumentality or enterprise and, as a result, are subject to greater credit risk than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. Further, the U.S. Government and its agencies, authorities, instrumentalities and enterprises do not guarantee the market value of their securities; consequently, the value of such securities will fluctuate. This may be the case especially when there is any controversy or ongoing uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Congress to increase the statutory debt ceiling. Such controversy or uncertainty could, among other things, result in the credit quality rating of the U.S. Government being downgraded and reduced prices of U.S. Treasury securities. If the U.S. Congress is unable to negotiate an adjustment to the statutory debt ceiling, there is also the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, including those held by the Fund, which could have a negative impact on the Fund. An increase in demand for U.S. Government securities resulting from an increase in demand for government money market funds may lead to lower yields on such securities.
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Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	3.25%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	1.00%	[1]
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions	rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther	none
Redemption fee	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	none
Exchange fee	rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption	none
Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	$ 15
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.65%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.30%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.17%
Total annual Fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.12%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(0.12%)
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.00%	[2],[3]
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	$ 424
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	658
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	911
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,633
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	424
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	658
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	911
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	$ 1,633
One Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	12.98%
Five Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	7.07%
Ten Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	6.09%
PGIM Balanced Fund | C
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	1.00%	[4]
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions	rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther	none
Redemption fee	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	none
Exchange fee	rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption	none
Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	$ 15
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.65%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.22%
Total annual Fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.87%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(0.06%)
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.81%	[2],[3]
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	$ 284
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	582
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,005
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,990
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	184
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	582
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,005
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	$ 1,990
One Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	14.83%
Five Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	6.94%
Ten Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	5.66%
PGIM Balanced Fund | R
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions	rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther	none
Redemption fee	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	none
Exchange fee	rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption	none
Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	none
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.65%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.75%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	26.58%
Total annual Fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	27.98%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(26.51%)
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.47%	[2],[3]
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	$ 150
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	4,688
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	7,381
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	10,243
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	150
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	4,688
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	7,381
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	$ 10,243
One Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	16.29%
Five Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	7.29%
Ten Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	6.05%
PGIM Balanced Fund | Z
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions	rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther	none
Redemption fee	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	none
Exchange fee	rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption	none
Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	none	[5]
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.65%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.19%
Total annual Fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.84%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(0.06%)
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	0.78%	[2],[3]
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	$ 80
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	262
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	460
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,032
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	80
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	262
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	460
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	$ 1,032
2014	rr_AnnualReturn2014	9.93%
2015	rr_AnnualReturn2015	1.06%
2016	rr_AnnualReturn2016	8.12%
2017	rr_AnnualReturn2017	14.35%
2018	rr_AnnualReturn2018	(5.19%)
2019	rr_AnnualReturn2019	19.62%
2020	rr_AnnualReturn2020	9.11%
2021	rr_AnnualReturn2021	14.71%
2022	rr_AnnualReturn2022	(16.06%)
2023	rr_AnnualReturn2023	17.07%
Year to Date Return, Label	rr_YearToDateReturnLabel	<span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:5pt;margin-left:0.0pt;position:relative;top:-3.25pt;">1</span><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;margin-left:0.0pt;"> The total return of the Fund's Class Z shares from January 1, 2024 through</span>
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date	rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate	Sep. 30, 2024
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return	rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn	14.60%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.00pt;">Best Quarter:</span>
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Jun. 30, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	15.22%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.70pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.00pt;">Worst Quarter:</span>
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Mar. 31, 2020
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(16.49%)
One Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	17.07%
Five Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	8.03%
Ten Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	6.72%
PGIM Balanced Fund | R6
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions	rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther	none
Redemption fee	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	none
Exchange fee	rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption	none
Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	none
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.65%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.08%
Total annual Fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.73%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(0.08%)
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	0.65%	[2],[3]
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	$ 66
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	225
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	398
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	899
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	66
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	225
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	398
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	$ 899
One Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	17.15%
Five Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	8.15%
Ten Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10
SinceInception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	5.97%
InceptionDate	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Nov. 28, 2017
PGIM Balanced Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Z
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
One Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	16.12%
Five Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	6.66%
Ten Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	5.00%
PGIM Balanced Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Z
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
One Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	10.28%
Five Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	5.97%
Ten Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	4.83%
PGIM Balanced Fund | Broad-Based Securities Market Index: Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
One Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	5.53%
Five Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	1.10%
Ten Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	1.81%
SinceInception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	0.98%	[6]
PGIM Balanced Fund | Broad-Based Securities Market Index: S&P 500 Index
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
One Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	26.29%
Five Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	15.69%
Ten Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	12.03%
SinceInception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	12.10%	[6]
PGIM Balanced Fund | Custom Blended Index
Risk Return Abstract	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
One Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	16.14%	[7]
Five Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	8.80%	[7]
Ten Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	6.97%	[7]
SinceInception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	6.65%	[6],[7]

[1] Investors who purchase $500,000 or more of Class A shares and sell those shares within 12 months of purchase are also subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, although they are not subject to an initial sales charge. The CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans.

[2] PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) has contractually agreed, through January 31, 2026, to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.00% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 1.47% of average daily net assets for Class R shares and 0.65% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual waiver excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales. Where applicable, PGIM Investments agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by PGIM Investments for the purpose of preventing the expenses from exceeding a certain expense ratio limit may be recouped by PGIM Investments within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the waiver/reimbursement and/or recoupment for that fiscal year, as applicable. This waiver may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2026 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

[3] The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed through January 31, 2026 to reduce its distribution and service (12b-1) fees for the Fund’s Class R shares to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares of the Fund. This waiver may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2026 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

[4] Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase.

[5] Direct Transfer Agent Accounts holding under $10,000 of Class Z shares are subject to the $15 fee.

[6] Since Inception returns for the Indexes are measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class R6 shares.

[7] Prior to February 3, 2020, the Custom Blended Index consisted of the S&P 500 Index (50%), the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (40%), the Russell 2000 Index (5%), and the MSCI Europe, Australasia and Far East (EAFE) Net Dividend (ND) Index (5%). Effective as of February 3, 2020, the Custom Blended Index consists of the S&P 500 Index (44%), the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (40%), the Russell 2000 Index (4%), and the MSCI All Country World Ex-US Index (12%).