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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName PIMCO ETF TRUST
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Oct. 31, 2024
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading <span style="color:#00687D;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Investment Objective</span>
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock The Fund seeks attractive tax-exempt income, consistent with preservation of capital.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading <span style="color:#00687D;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Fees and Expenses of the Fund</span>
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock This table describes the 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 table and example below.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.0pt;">Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</span>
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):</span>
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading <span style="color:#00687D;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Portfolio Turnover</span>
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 the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 29.00%
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Example.</span>
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then hold or sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading <span style="color:#00687D;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal Investment Strategies</span>
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of debt securities whose interest is, in the opinion of bond counsel for the issuer at the time of issuance, exempt from federal income tax (“Municipal Bonds”). Municipal Bonds generally are issued by or on behalf of states and local governments and their agencies, authorities and other instrumentalities.The Fund does not intend to invest in Municipal Bonds whose interest is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The Fund may only invest in U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade debt securities, rated Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), or equivalently rated by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”), or, if unrated, determined by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”) to be of comparable quality. In the event that ratings services assign different ratings to the same security, PIMCO will use the highest rating as the credit rating for that security. The Fund may invest 25% or more of its total assets in Municipal Bonds that finance similar projects, such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities, and 25% or more of its total assets in industrial development bonds. The average portfolio duration of this Fund varies based on PIMCO’s market forecasts and under normal market conditions is not expected to exceed three years. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates. The longer a security’s duration, the more sensitive it will be to changes in interest rates. The dollar- weighted average portfolio maturity of the Fund is normally not expected to exceed three years. The portfolio manager focuses on bonds with the potential to offer attractive current income, typically looking for bonds that can provide consistently attractive current yields or that are trading at competitive market prices.The Fund may invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements. The Fund may purchase and sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as buy backs or dollar rolls).
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading <span style="color:#00687D;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal Risks</span>
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading <span style="color:#00687D;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance Information</span>
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund 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 its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns compare with the returns of certain indexes. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.In addition to the Fund’s performance, the Average Annual Total Returns table includes performance of: (i) a broad-based securities market index (i.e., a regulatory index) and (ii) a supplemental index. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.Effective July 24, 2024, the Fund’s regulatory index is the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index. The Fund’s regulatory index is shown in connection with certain regulatory requirements to provide a broad measure of market performance. The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index is a rules-based, market-value-weighted index engineered for the long term tax-exempt bond market. To be included in the Index, bonds must be rated investment-grade (Baa3/ BBB- or higher) by at least two of the following ratings agencies: Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. If only two of the three agencies rate the security, the lower rating is used to determine index eligibility. If only one of the three agencies rates a security, the rating must be investment-grade. They must have an outstanding par value of at least $7 million and be issued as part of a transaction of at least $75 million. The bonds must be fixed rate, have a dated-date after December 31, 1990, and must be at least one year from their maturity date. Remarketed issues, taxable municipal bonds, bonds with floating rates, and derivatives, are excluded from the benchmark. The Bloomberg 1-Year Municipal Bond Index is a supplemental index of the Fund. The Bloomberg 1-Year Municipal Bond Index is the 1 Year (1-2) component of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained as follows: daily and quarterly updates on the net asset value and performance page at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/investments/etf.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund 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 its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns compare with the returns of certain indexes.</span>
Performance Additional Market Index [Text] rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">The Bloomberg </span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">1-Year Municipal Bond Index is a supplemental index of the Fund. The Bloomberg 1-Year Municipal Bond Index is the 1 Year (1-2) component of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.</span>
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress <span style="color:#3333FF;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">https://www.pimco.com/en-us/investments/etf</span>
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</span>
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading <span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:8pt;">Calendar Year Total Returns</span>
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock Best QuarterDecember 31, 20233.18%Worst QuarterMarch 31, 2022-2.42%Year-to-DateSeptember 30, 20242.78%
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/23)</span>
Performance Table Market Index Changed rr_PerformanceTableMarketIndexChanged <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">Effective July 24, 2024, the Fund’s regulatory index is the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index. The Fund’s regulatory index is shown in connection with certain regulatory requirements to provide a broad measure of market performance. The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index is a rules-based, </span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">market-value-weighted index engineered for the long term tax-exempt bond market.</span>
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;">After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical 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:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;">Actual after-tax </span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;">returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the 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 Explanation after Tax Higher rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;"> In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due </span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;">to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.</span>
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock 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.
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Market Trading Risk [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Market Trading Risk:  the risk that an active secondary trading market for Fund shares does not continue once developed, that the Fund may not continue to meet a listing exchange’s trading or listing requirements, that trading in Fund shares may be halted or become less liquid or that Fund shares trade at prices other than the Fund’s net asset value, and are subject to trading costs, which may be exacerbated if the creation/redemption process becomes less effective, particularly during times of market stress
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Interest Rate Risk [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Interest Rate Risk:  the risk that fixed income securities will fluctuate in value because of a change in interest rates; a fund with a longer average portfolio duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a fund with a shorter average portfolio duration
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Call Risk [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Call Risk:  the risk that an issuer may exercise its right to redeem a fixed income security earlier than expected (a call). Issuers may call outstanding securities prior to their maturity for a number of reasons (e.g., declining interest rates, changes in credit spreads and improvements in the issuer’s credit quality). If an issuer calls a security that the Fund has invested in, the Fund may not recoup the full amount of its initial investment or may not realize the full anticipated earnings from the investment and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Credit Risk [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Credit Risk:  the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, or the issuer or guarantor of collateral, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to meet its financial obligations
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Market Risk [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Market Risk:  the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Municipal Bond Risk [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Municipal Bond Risk:  the risk that by investing in Municipal Bonds the Fund may be affected significantly by the economic, regulatory or political developments affecting the ability of issuers of Municipal Bonds to pay interest or repay principal
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Issuer Risk [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Issuer Risk:  the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, changes in financial condition or credit rating, financial leverage, reputation or reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Liquidity Risk [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Liquidity Risk:  the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid investments at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Derivatives Risk:  the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as forwards, futures, swaps and structured securities) and other similar investments, including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, counterparty (including credit), operational, legal and management risks, and valuation complexity. Changes in the value of a derivative or other similar investment may not correlate perfectly with, and may be more sensitive to market events than, the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Fund could lose more than the initial amount invested. Changes in the value of a derivative or other similar instrument may also create margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund. The Fund’s use of derivatives or other similar investments may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund’s returns and/or increased volatility. Non-centrally-cleared over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives or other similar investments are also subject to the risk that a counterparty to the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations to the other party, as many of the protections afforded to centrally-cleared derivative transactions might not be available for non-centrally-cleared OTC derivatives or other similar investments. The primary credit risk on derivatives or other similar investments that are exchange-traded or traded through a central clearing counterparty resides with the Fund's clearing broker or the clearinghouse. Changes in regulation relating to a registered fund’s use of derivatives and related instruments could potentially limit or impact the Fund’s ability to invest in derivatives, limit the Fund’s ability to employ certain strategies that use derivatives or other similar investments and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives or other similar investments and the Fund’s performance
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Leveraging Risk [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Leveraging Risk:  the risk that certain transactions of the Fund, such as reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, and the use of when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment transactions, or derivative instruments, may give rise to leverage, magnifying gains and losses and causing the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged. This means that leverage entails a heightened risk of loss
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Management Risk [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Management Risk:  the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that actual or potential conflicts of interest, legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio managers in connection with managing the Fund and may cause PIMCO to restrict or prohibit participation in certain investments. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Municipal Project Specific Risk [Member]  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock Municipal Project-Specific Risk:  the risk that the Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of specific projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in bonds from issuers in a single state
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment): rr_ShareholderFeeOther
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.35%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.35%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 36
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 113
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 197
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 443
2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 0.82%
2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 0.89%
2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 (0.25%)
2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 1.99%
2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 1.38%
2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 3.43%
2020 rr_AnnualReturn2020 2.83%
2021 rr_AnnualReturn2021 0.27%
2022 rr_AnnualReturn2022 (2.40%)
2023 rr_AnnualReturn2023 4.44%
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:7.5pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Year-to-Date</span>
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Sep. 30, 2024
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 2.78%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:7.5pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Best Quarter</span>
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2023
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 3.18%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:7.5pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Worst Quarter</span>
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2022
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (2.42%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 4.44%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.68%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.32%
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 4.25% [1]
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.62% [1]
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.25% [1]
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares | PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.61% [1]
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.59% [1]
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.26% [1]
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 6.40%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.25%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 3.03%
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Bloomberg 1-Year Municipal Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.39%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.34%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.09%
[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical 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, and the 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. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.