First Trust S and P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Average Annual Total Returns |
12 Months Ended | 60 Months Ended | 61 Months Ended | 120 Months Ended | 148 Months Ended | |||
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| S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)[Member] | ||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | [1] | 34.27% | 10.87% | |||||
| Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend(TM) Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)[Member] | ||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 52.14% | 12.69% | 9.37% | 7.03% | ||||
| MSCI World ex USA Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)[Member] | ||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 31.85% | 9.46% | 9.79% | 8.55% | 7.10% | |||
| First Trust S and P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF | ||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 32.21% | 9.29% | 7.09% | 4.91% | ||||
| Performance Inception Date | Aug. 22, 2013 | |||||||
| First Trust S and P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF | After Taxes on Distributions | ||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 29.83% | 7.44% | 5.18% | 2.92% | ||||
| First Trust S and P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales | ||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 18.99% | 6.36% | 4.63% | 2.80% | ||||
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