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| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | PIMCO ETF TRUST | ||||||||
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Oct. 31, 2024 | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | PIMCO Active Bond 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 current income and long-term capital appreciation, consistent with prudent investment management. | ||||||||
| 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> | ||||||||
| Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination | <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;">October 31, 2025</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 351% of the average value of its portfolio. | ||||||||
| Portfolio Turnover, Rate | rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate | 351.00% | ||||||||
| Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] | rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees | <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:8pt;">Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund’s prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.</span> | ||||||||
| 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 invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, which may be represented by forwards or derivatives such as options, futures contracts, or swap agreements. “Fixed Income Instruments” include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will seek to maintain a fairly consistent level of dividend income, subject to market conditions, by investing in a broad array of fixed income sectors and utilizing income efficient implementation strategies. Long-term capital appreciation sought by the Fund generally arises from decreases in interest rates or improving credit fundamentals for a particular sector or security.The Fund generally seeks to manage capital gain distributions by, among other things, limiting portfolio turnover and attempting to use losses from sales of securities that have declined in price to offset gains that would otherwise be taxable. However, such strategy may be unsuccessful or only partially successful and the Fund may realize taxable gains. For example, the Fund may realize taxable gains in order to satisfy cash redemption requests or when PIMCO believes the benefits of a transaction resulting in the realization of taxable gains outweigh tax considerations.In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, PIMCO may emphasize investment strategies that are more strategic, or long-term in nature, with less emphasis on short-term, tactical trading strategies. In addition, PIMCO will utilize a bottom up approach to seek to identify asset classes and securities that are undervalued, and the Fund’s investment program may involve a longer investment horizon designed to minimize trading volume and distinct investment strategies as compared with other PIMCO-advised funds with names, investment objectives and policies similar to the Fund. As a result, investments made by the Fund and the results achieved by the Fund at any given time are not expected to be the same as or similar to those made by such other PIMCO-advised funds.The average portfolio duration of this Fund normally varies from two to eight years based on PIMCO’s market forecasts. 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 Fund invests primarily in investment grade debt securities, but may invest up to 30% of its total assets in high yield securities (“junk bonds”), as rated by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”), or, if unrated, as determined by PIMCO. 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 up to 15% of its total assets in securities denominated in foreign currencies, and may invest beyond this limit in U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund will normally limit its foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) to 10% of its total assets.The Fund may invest, without limitation, in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements, or in mortgage- or asset-backed securities, subject to applicable law and any other restrictions described in the Fund’s prospectus or Statement of Additional Information. The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis and may engage in short sales. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in preferred securities, convertible securities and other equity related securities.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 a broad-based securities market index (i.e., a regulatory index). 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 a regulatory index. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.Effective July 24, 2024, the Fund’s regulatory index is the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The Fund’s regulatory index is shown in connection with certain regulatory requirements to provide a broad measure of market performance. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents securities that are SEC-registered, taxable, and dollar denominated. The index covers the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. These major sectors are subdivided into more specific indices that are calculated and reported on a regular basis.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 a broad-based securities market index (i.e.,</span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;"> </span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">a regulatory 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, 20236.62%Worst QuarterMarch 31, 2022-6.38%Year-to-DateSeptember 30, 20245.71% | ||||||||
| 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 U.S. Aggregate Index. The Fund’s regulatory index is shown in connection with certain regulatory requirements to provide a broad measure of market performance. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents securities that are SEC-registered, taxable, and dollar denominated.</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 Active Bond 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 Active Bond 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 Active Bond 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 Active Bond 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 Active Bond 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 Active Bond 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 Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | High Yield Risk [Member] | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Risk [Text Block] | rr_RiskTextBlock | High Yield Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to greater levels of credit, call and liquidity risks. High yield securities are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments, and may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond 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 Active Bond 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 Active Bond 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 Active Bond 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 risksand 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 Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Equity Risk [Member] | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Risk [Text Block] | rr_RiskTextBlock | Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity or equity-related securities, including preferred securities, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company or to factors affecting a particular industry or industries. Equity or equity-related securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities. In addition, preferred securities may be subject to greater credit risk or other risks, such as risks related to deferred and omitted distributions, limited voting rights, liquidity, interest rates, regulatory changes and special redemption rights | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Mortgage Related and Other Asset Backed Securities Risk [Member] | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Risk [Text Block] | rr_RiskTextBlock | Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: the risks of investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including interest rate risk, extension risk, prepayment risk and credit risk. The Fund may invest in any tranche of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including junior and/or equity tranches (to the extent consistent with other of the Fund's guidelines), which generally carry higher levels of the foregoing risks | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Foreign Non US Investment Risk [Member] | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Risk [Text Block] | rr_RiskTextBlock | Foreign (Non-U.S.) Investment Risk: the risk that investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies, due to smaller markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, political changes, diplomatic developments or the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Emerging Markets Risk [Member] | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Risk [Text Block] | rr_RiskTextBlock | Emerging Markets Risk: the risk of investing in emerging market securities, primarily increased foreign (non-U.S.) investment risk | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Currency Risk [Member] | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Risk [Text Block] | rr_RiskTextBlock | Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect the Fund’s investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond 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 Active Bond 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 Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Short Exposure Risk [Member] | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Risk [Text Block] | rr_RiskTextBlock | Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales or other short positions, including the potential loss of more money than the actual cost of the investment, and the risk that the third party to the short sale or other short position will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Convertible Securities Risk [Member] | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Risk [Text Block] | rr_RiskTextBlock | Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Tax-Efficient Investing Risk [Member] | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Risk [Text Block] | rr_RiskTextBlock | Tax-Efficient Investing Risk: the risk that investment strategies intended to manage capital gain distributions may not succeed, and that such strategies may reduce investment returns or result in investment losses | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Distribution Rate Risk [Member] | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Risk [Text Block] | rr_RiskTextBlock | Distribution Rate Risk: the risk that the Fund’s distribution rate may change unexpectedly as a result of numerous factors, including changes in realized and projected market returns, fluctuations in market interest rates, Fund performance and other factors | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Collateralized Loan Obligations Risk [Member] | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Risk [Text Block] | rr_RiskTextBlock | Collateralized Loan Obligations Risk: the risk that investing in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and other similarly structured investments exposes the Fund to heightened credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, market risk and prepayment and extension risk, as well as the risk of default on the underlying asset. In addition, investments in CLOs carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) risks related to the capability of the servicer of the securitized assets; (iv) the risk that the Fund may invest in tranches of CLOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (v) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents may not be fully understood at the time of investment and could lead to disputes with the issuer or among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds or unexpected investment results; and (vi) the CLO's manager may perform poorly | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment): | rr_ShareholderFeeOther | |||||||||
| Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.55% | ||||||||
| Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.15% | [1] | |||||||
| Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.01% | ||||||||
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 0.71% | ||||||||
| Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.01%) | [2] | |||||||
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 0.70% | [3] | |||||||
| 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 72 | ||||||||
| 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 226 | ||||||||
| 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 394 | ||||||||
| 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | $ 882 | ||||||||
| 2014 | rr_AnnualReturn2014 | 6.87% | ||||||||
| 2015 | rr_AnnualReturn2015 | 0.73% | ||||||||
| 2016 | rr_AnnualReturn2016 | 3.11% | ||||||||
| 2017 | rr_AnnualReturn2017 | 4.76% | ||||||||
| 2018 | rr_AnnualReturn2018 | 0.16% | ||||||||
| 2019 | rr_AnnualReturn2019 | 8.69% | ||||||||
| 2020 | rr_AnnualReturn2020 | 7.64% | ||||||||
| 2021 | rr_AnnualReturn2021 | (0.59%) | ||||||||
| 2022 | rr_AnnualReturn2022 | (14.50%) | ||||||||
| 2023 | rr_AnnualReturn2023 | 6.33% | ||||||||
| 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 | 5.71% | ||||||||
| 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 | 6.62% | ||||||||
| 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 | (6.38%) | ||||||||
| 1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 6.33% | ||||||||
| 5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 1.12% | ||||||||
| 10 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 2.10% | ||||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| 1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 4.55% | [4] | |||||||
| 5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | (0.19%) | [4] | |||||||
| 10 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 0.69% | [4] | |||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares | PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| 1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 3.71% | [4] | |||||||
| 5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 0.32% | [4] | |||||||
| 10 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 1.02% | [4] | |||||||
| PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | ||||||||||
| Risk Return Abstract | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||
| 1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 5.53% | ||||||||
| 5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 1.10% | ||||||||
| 10 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 1.81% | ||||||||
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