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Limited History of Operations Risk [Member] Natural Disaster / Endemic Risk [Member] Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund Class C Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund Class N Dunham Floating Rate Bond Fund Class C Dunham Floating Rate Bond Fund Class N Dunham High Yield Bond Fund Class C Dunham High Yield Bond Fund Class N Dunham International Opportunity Bond Fund Class C Dunham International Opportunity Bond Fund Class N Dunham Large Cap Value Fund Class C Dunham Large Cap Value Fund Class N Dunham Small Cap Value Fund Class C Dunham Small Cap Value Fund Class N Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund Class C Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund Class N Dunham Small Cap Growth Fund Class C Dunham Small Cap Growth Fund Class N Dunham Emerging Markets Stock Fund Class C Dunham Emerging Markets Stock Fund Class N Dunham International Stock Fund Class C Dunham International Stock Fund Class N Dunham Dynamic Macro Fund Class C Dunham Dynamic Macro Fund Class N Dunham Long/Short Credit Fund 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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) Morningstar Small Cap Growth Category (return before taxes) MSCI All Country World ex U.S. Index Net (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) MSCI Emerging Markets Index Net (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) Morningstar Diversified Emerging Markets Category (return before taxes) Morningstar Foreign Large Cap Value Category (return before taxes) MSCI All Country World Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) Dow Jones Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) Morningstar Tactical Allocation Category (return before taxes) BofA Merrill Lynch 3-month Treasury Bill Index PLUS 300 bps. (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) Morningstar Nontraditional Bond Category (return before taxes) S&P Merger Arbitrage Total Return Local Currency Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) Credit Suisse Merger Arbitrage Liquid Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) Morningstar Event Driven Category (return before taxes) Dow Jones Global Select REIT Total Return Net Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) Morningstar Real Estate Category (return before taxes) Morningstar Global Moderately Conservative Allocation Category (return before taxes) Small Capitalization Risk [Member] [Default Label]