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Fees and Expenses
Aug. 31, 2024
Schwab Short-Term Bond Index Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fund Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
This table describes the fees and expenses 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 [Optional Text] Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees [Table]
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
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None
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Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a %
of the value of your investment)
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Management fees ​ ​
0.06
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Other expenses ​ ​
None
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Total annual fund operating expenses ​ ​
0.06
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Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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​ ​ $ 6 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 19 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 34 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 77 ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover 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, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 65% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 65.00%
Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fund Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
This table describes the fees and expenses 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 [Optional Text] Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees [Table]
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
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None
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Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a %
of the value of your investment)
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Management fees ​ ​
0.05
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Other expenses ​ ​
None
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Total annual fund operating expenses ​ ​
0.05
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Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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​ ​ $ 5 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 16 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 28 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 64 ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover 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, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 31% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 31.00%
Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fund Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
This table describes the fees and expenses 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 [Optional Text] Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees [Table]
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
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None
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Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a %
of the value of your investment)
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Management fees ​ ​
0.04
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Other expenses ​ ​
None
​
Total annual fund operating expenses ​ ​
0.04
​
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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​ ​ $ 4 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 13 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 23 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 51 ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover 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, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 60% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 60.00%
Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fund Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
This table describes the fees and expenses 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 [Optional Text] Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees [Table]
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
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None
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Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a %
of the value of your investment)
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Management fees ​ ​
0.22
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Distribution (12b-1) fees ​ ​
None
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Other expenses ​ ​
0.19
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Total annual fund operating expenses ​ ​
0.41
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Less expense reduction ​ ​
(0.03)
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Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reduction(1)
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0.38
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(1)
The investment adviser and its affiliates have agreed to limit the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and certain non-routine expenses) of the fund to 0.38% for so long as the investment adviser serves as the adviser to the fund. This agreement may only be amended or terminated with the approval of the fund’s Board of Trustees.​
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The figures are based on total annual fund operating expenses after any expense reduction. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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​ ​ $ 39 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 122 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 213 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 480 ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover 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, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 127% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 127.00%
Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fund Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
This table describes the fees and expenses 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 [Optional Text] Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees [Table]
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
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None
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Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a %
of the value of your investment)
​
Management fees ​ ​
0.22
​
Distribution (12b-1) fees ​ ​
None
​
Other expenses ​ ​
0.19
​
Total annual fund operating expenses ​ ​
0.41
​
Less expense reduction ​ ​
(0.03)
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Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reduction(1)
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0.38
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(1)
The investment adviser and its affiliates have agreed to limit the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and certain non-routine expenses) of the fund to 0.38% for so long as the investment adviser serves as the adviser to the fund. This agreement may only be amended or terminated with the approval of the fund’s Board of Trustees.​
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The figures are based on total annual fund operating expenses after any expense reduction. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
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​
1 Year
​ ​
3 Years
​ ​
5 Years
​ ​
10 Years
​
​ ​ $ 39 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 122 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 213 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 480 ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover 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, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 81% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 81.00%
Schwab Opportunistic Municipal Bond Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fund Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
This table describes the fees and expenses 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 [Optional Text] Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees [Table]
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
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None
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Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a %
of the value of your investment)
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Management fees ​ ​
0.40
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Distribution (12b-1) fees ​ ​
None
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Other expenses ​ ​
0.20
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Total annual fund operating expenses
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0.60
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Less expense reduction ​ ​
(0.10)
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Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reduction(1)
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0.50
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(1)
The investment adviser and its affiliates have agreed to limit the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and certain non-routine expenses) of the fund to 0.50% for so long as the investment adviser serves as the adviser to the fund. This agreement may only be amended or terminated with the approval of the fund’s Board of Trustees.​
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The figures are based on total annual fund operating expenses after any expense reduction. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
​
Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
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​
1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
​ ​
10 Years
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​ ​ $ 51 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 160 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 280 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 628 ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover 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, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 181% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 181.00%