S000023000 [Member] Annual Total Returns |
12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| PUTNAM EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND | Class A | ||||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 15.87% | 11.85% | (27.59%) | (4.16%) | 36.71% | 22.47% | (17.55%) | 42.30% | 5.78% | (11.21%) |