Annual Total Returns |
12 Months Ended | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2025 |
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 |
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| T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. - Investor Class | ||||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 16.09% | 11.84% | 17.99% | (17.26%) | 13.36% | 14.57% | 20.74% | (4.92%) | 18.01% | 5.92% |