Pimco Variable Insurance Trust N-CSRS 28 Aug 24 Certified semi-annual shareholder report (management investment company) Financial data

Form N-CSR Cover

Form N-CSR Cover	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Document Type	N-CSRS
Amendment Flag	false
Registrant Name	PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
Entity Central Index Key	0001047304
Entity Investment Company Type	N-1A
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2024

Shareholder Report

Shareholder Report	6 Months Ended	98 Months Ended	116 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) Holding	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) Holding	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) Holding	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) Holding
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Document Type	N-CSRS
Amendment Flag	false
Registrant Name	PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
Entity Central Index Key	0001047304
Entity Investment Company Type	N-1A
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2024
C000110708
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Balanced Allocation Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Balanced Allocation Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B17">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
Additional Information Website	<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">www.pimco.com/pvit</span></span>" id="sjs-B18">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">&lt;span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">www.pimco.com/pvit&lt;/span>&lt;/span>
Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $44 0.86%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 44
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.86%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Long exposure to U.S. equities contributed to performance, as U.S. equities posted positive returns. • Long exposure to Japanese equities contributed to performance, as Japanese equities posted positive returns. • Long exposure to eurozone equities contributed to performance, as eurozone equities posted positive returns. • Long exposure to U.S. duration detracted from performance, as rates rose. • Long exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from performance, as the yen depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to the euro detracted from performance, as the euro depreciated against the U.S. dollar.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class MSCI World Index 35% S&P 500 Index / 25% MSCI EAFE Index / 40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,929 $9,840 $9,893 $9,975 8/31/14 $10,092 $10,057 $10,071 $10,085 9/30/14 $9,830 $9,784 $9,897 $10,017 10/31/14 $9,912 $9,848 $9,985 $10,115 11/30/14 $10,086 $10,045 $10,141 $10,187 12/31/14 $9,915 $9,883 $10,048 $10,196 1/31/15 $10,020 $9,704 $10,039 $10,410 2/28/15 $10,396 $10,272 $10,354 $10,312 3/31/15 $10,323 $10,112 $10,276 $10,360 4/30/15 $10,512 $10,349 $10,401 $10,323 5/31/15 $10,501 $10,384 $10,424 $10,298 6/30/15 $10,302 $10,143 $10,234 $10,186 7/31/15 $10,386 $10,325 $10,391 $10,257 8/31/15 $9,842 $9,642 $9,975 $10,242 9/30/15 $9,580 $9,286 $9,789 $10,311 10/31/15 $9,999 $10,022 $10,269 $10,313 11/30/15 $9,957 $9,972 $10,229 $10,286 12/31/15 $9,810 $9,797 $10,125 $10,252 1/31/16 $9,322 $9,211 $9,822 $10,393 2/29/16 $9,130 $9,142 $9,800 $10,467 3/31/16 $9,608 $9,763 $10,228 $10,563 4/30/16 $9,757 $9,917 $10,332 $10,604 5/31/16 $9,799 $9,973 $10,375 $10,607 6/30/16 $9,724 $9,861 $10,371 $10,797 7/31/16 $10,056 $10,278 $10,663 $10,865 8/31/16 $10,077 $10,286 $10,665 $10,853 9/30/16 $10,109 $10,341 $10,696 $10,847 10/31/16 $9,970 $10,141 $10,540 $10,764 11/30/16 $9,949 $10,287 $10,525 $10,509 12/31/16 $10,099 $10,533 $10,694 $10,524 1/31/17 $10,248 $10,787 $10,850 $10,544 2/28/17 $10,452 $11,086 $11,069 $10,615 3/31/17 $10,529 $11,204 $11,148 $10,610 4/30/17 $10,668 $11,370 $11,293 $10,692 5/31/17 $10,839 $11,611 $11,487 $10,774 6/30/17 $10,861 $11,655 $11,502 $10,763 7/31/17 $11,032 $11,934 $11,688 $10,809 8/31/17 $11,075 $11,951 $11,741 $10,906 9/30/17 $11,204 $12,219 $11,877 $10,854 10/31/17 $11,333 $12,450 $12,022 $10,861 11/30/17 $11,462 $12,720 $12,176 $10,847 12/31/17 $11,560 $12,892 $12,295 $10,897 1/31/18 $11,873 $13,573 $12,638 $10,771 2/28/18 $11,528 $13,010 $12,285 $10,669 3/31/18 $11,427 $12,727 $12,152 $10,737 4/30/18 $11,438 $12,873 $12,201 $10,658 5/31/18 $11,503 $12,954 $12,270 $10,734 6/30/18 $11,484 $12,948 $12,253 $10,720 7/31/18 $11,711 $13,352 $12,489 $10,723 8/31/18 $11,798 $13,517 $12,604 $10,792 9/30/18 $11,812 $13,592 $12,624 $10,722 10/31/18 $11,247 $12,594 $12,031 $10,638 11/30/18 $11,356 $12,737 $12,141 $10,701 12/31/18 $10,915 $11,769 $11,700 $10,898 1/31/19 $11,464 $12,685 $12,270 $11,014 2/28/19 $11,664 $13,066 $12,483 $11,007 3/31/19 $11,840 $13,238 $12,683 $11,219 4/30/19 $12,104 $13,707 $12,954 $11,221 5/31/19 $11,753 $12,916 $12,602 $11,421 6/30/19 $12,250 $13,767 $13,163 $11,564 7/31/19 $12,275 $13,835 $13,199 $11,589 8/31/19 $12,225 $13,552 $13,177 $11,890 9/30/19 $12,376 $13,841 $13,330 $11,826 10/31/19 $12,579 $14,193 $13,567 $11,862 11/30/19 $12,769 $14,588 $13,774 $11,856 12/31/19 $12,989 $15,025 $14,028 $11,848 1/31/20 $13,001 $14,934 $14,061 $12,076 2/29/20 $12,427 $13,672 $13,439 $12,293 3/31/20 $11,325 $11,862 $12,378 $12,221 4/30/20 $12,082 $13,158 $13,221 $12,438 5/31/20 $12,480 $13,794 $13,610 $12,496 6/30/20 $12,728 $14,159 $13,855 $12,575 7/31/20 $13,105 $14,836 $14,292 $12,762 8/31/20 $13,579 $15,827 $14,789 $12,659 9/30/20 $13,322 $15,281 $14,493 $12,652 10/31/20 $13,042 $14,813 $14,188 $12,596 11/30/20 $14,062 $16,706 $15,337 $12,720 12/31/20 $14,433 $17,415 $15,730 $12,737 1/31/21 $14,307 $17,242 $15,587 $12,646 2/28/21 $14,447 $17,683 $15,735 $12,463 3/31/21 $14,676 $18,272 $15,988 $12,308 4/30/21 $15,096 $19,122 $16,458 $12,405 5/31/21 $15,277 $19,398 $16,654 $12,445 6/30/21 $15,394 $19,687 $16,790 $12,533 7/31/21 $15,609 $20,039 $17,036 $12,673 8/31/21 $15,824 $20,538 $17,279 $12,649 9/30/21 $15,366 $19,685 $16,813 $12,539 10/31/21 $15,827 $20,800 $17,327 $12,536 11/30/21 $15,627 $20,345 $17,104 $12,573 12/31/21 $16,015 $21,214 $17,573 $12,541 1/31/22 $15,431 $20,092 $16,891 $12,271 2/28/22 $15,047 $19,584 $16,564 $12,134 3/31/22 $15,081 $20,121 $16,622 $11,797 4/30/22 $14,113 $18,450 $15,594 $11,349 5/31/22 $14,205 $18,463 $15,673 $11,422 6/30/22 $13,366 $16,864 $14,758 $11,243 7/31/22 $14,100 $18,203 $15,563 $11,518 8/31/22 $13,502 $17,442 $14,980 $11,192 9/30/22 $12,499 $15,821 $13,888 $10,709 10/31/22 $12,978 $16,957 $14,396 $10,570 11/30/22 $13,816 $18,136 $15,295 $10,959 12/31/22 $13,433 $17,366 $14,962 $10,909 1/31/23 $14,207 $18,594 $15,778 $11,245 2/28/23 $13,846 $18,147 $15,398 $10,954 3/31/23 $14,215 $18,708 $15,847 $11,232 4/30/23 $14,405 $19,036 $16,084 $11,300 5/31/23 $14,232 $18,846 $15,869 $11,177 6/30/23 $14,699 $19,986 $16,393 $11,137 7/31/23 $14,960 $20,657 $16,706 $11,130 8/31/23 $14,682 $20,164 $16,410 $11,059 9/30/23 $14,144 $19,294 $15,829 $10,778 10/31/23 $13,811 $18,734 $15,452 $10,607 11/30/23 $14,793 $20,490 $16,585 $11,088 12/31/23 $15,460 $21,496 $17,323 $11,512 1/31/24 $15,513 $21,754 $17,430 $11,481 2/29/24 $15,814 $22,677 $17,737 $11,318 3/31/24 $16,188 $23,405 $18,149 $11,423 4/30/24 $15,633 $22,536 $17,590 $11,134 5/31/24 $16,206 $23,542 $18,184 $11,323 6/30/24 $16,393 $24,021 $18,408 $11,430
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 11.52% 6.00% 5.07% MSCI World Index 20.19% 11.78% 9.16% 35% S&P 500 Index / 25% MSCI EAFE Index / 40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 12.29% 6.94% 6.29% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 158,619,000	$ 158,619,000	$ 158,619,000	$ 158,619,000
Holdings Count | Holding	129	129	129	129
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 492,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	80%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $158,619 # of Portfolio Holdings 129 Portfolio Turnover Rate 80% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $492 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Affiliated Investments 24.6% U.S. Government Agencies 14.1% U.S. Treasury Obligations 14.1% Corporate Bonds & Notes 4.0% Asset-Backed Securities 1.8% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.3% Sovereign Issues 0.2% Short-Term Investments 43.0% Other Investments 0.2% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (2.3%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026478
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO All Asset Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO All Asset Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B43">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
Additional Information Website	<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">www.pimco.com/pvit</span></span>" id="sjs-B44">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">&lt;span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">www.pimco.com/pvit&lt;/span>&lt;/span>
Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $25 0.51%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 25
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.51%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Positions in emerging market equities, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, contributed to performance, as these exposures posted positive returns. • Positions in developed ex-U.S. equities, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, contributed to performance, as these exposures posted positive returns. • Positions in short-term bonds, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, contributed to performance, as these exposures posted positive returns. • Positions in long duration bonds, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, detracted from performance, as these exposures posted negative returns. • Positions in emerging markets local bonds, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, detracted from performance, as these exposures posted negative returns. • Positions in real estate investment trusts, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, detracted from performance, as these exposures posted negative returns.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,930 $10,022 $9,976 $10,052 8/31/14 $10,061 $10,144 $9,979 $10,091 9/30/14 $9,701 $10,114 $9,801 $10,133 10/31/14 $9,754 $10,187 $9,846 $10,172 11/30/14 $9,701 $10,283 $9,854 $10,195 12/31/14 $9,410 $10,336 $9,703 $10,206 1/31/15 $9,464 $10,529 $9,944 $10,186 2/28/15 $9,600 $10,467 $9,858 $10,252 3/31/15 $9,419 $10,527 $9,819 $10,320 4/30/15 $9,683 $10,468 $9,905 $10,372 5/31/15 $9,547 $10,425 $9,858 $10,447 6/30/15 $9,393 $10,296 $9,805 $10,518 7/31/15 $9,246 $10,398 $9,796 $10,577 8/31/15 $8,852 $10,370 $9,745 $10,620 9/30/15 $8,571 $10,431 $9,720 $10,640 10/31/15 $8,858 $10,465 $9,723 $10,693 11/30/15 $8,701 $10,470 $9,710 $10,749 12/31/15 $8,564 $10,441 $9,652 $10,782 1/31/16 $8,442 $10,594 $9,777 $10,821 2/29/16 $8,432 $10,696 $9,858 $10,851 3/31/16 $8,994 $10,784 $10,000 $10,928 4/30/16 $9,267 $10,802 $10,027 $11,013 5/31/16 $9,050 $10,848 $9,969 $11,082 6/30/16 $9,353 $11,055 $10,132 $11,157 7/31/16 $9,561 $11,121 $10,164 $11,198 8/31/16 $9,599 $11,115 $10,113 $11,263 9/30/16 $9,701 $11,114 $10,190 $11,337 10/31/16 $9,730 $11,006 $10,178 $11,408 11/30/16 $9,501 $10,824 $10,029 $11,468 12/31/16 $9,671 $10,854 $10,040 $11,542 1/31/17 $9,884 $10,814 $10,114 $11,634 2/28/17 $10,058 $10,907 $10,139 $11,699 3/31/17 $10,152 $10,902 $10,145 $11,741 4/30/17 $10,191 $10,976 $10,191 $11,803 5/31/17 $10,317 $11,040 $10,186 $11,842 6/30/17 $10,330 $11,009 $10,105 $11,898 7/31/17 $10,536 $11,045 $10,156 $11,951 8/31/17 $10,663 $11,146 $10,226 $12,043 9/30/17 $10,661 $11,094 $10,176 $12,151 10/31/17 $10,731 $11,141 $10,192 $12,209 11/30/17 $10,780 $11,158 $10,181 $12,290 12/31/17 $10,981 $11,183 $10,230 $12,365 1/31/18 $11,244 $11,103 $10,153 $12,466 2/28/18 $10,961 $11,078 $10,106 $12,549 3/31/18 $11,004 $11,170 $10,189 $12,602 4/30/18 $11,004 $11,129 $10,176 $12,685 5/31/18 $10,862 $11,170 $10,223 $12,764 6/30/18 $10,736 $11,191 $10,252 $12,827 7/31/18 $10,849 $11,194 $10,212 $12,889 8/31/18 $10,695 $11,229 $10,281 $12,964 9/30/18 $10,753 $11,186 $10,209 $13,042 10/31/18 $10,423 $11,164 $10,130 $13,124 11/30/18 $10,505 $11,218 $10,163 $13,168 12/31/18 $10,387 $11,380 $10,204 $13,231 1/31/19 $10,858 $11,501 $10,318 $13,275 2/28/19 $10,879 $11,515 $10,328 $13,367 3/31/19 $10,946 $11,721 $10,466 $13,469 4/30/19 $10,999 $11,728 $10,511 $13,573 5/31/19 $10,894 $11,897 $10,626 $13,631 6/30/19 $11,228 $12,064 $10,731 $13,683 7/31/19 $11,175 $12,158 $10,747 $13,769 8/31/19 $11,037 $12,434 $10,886 $13,837 9/30/19 $11,151 $12,377 $10,796 $13,914 10/31/19 $11,311 $12,355 $10,826 $14,008 11/30/19 $11,311 $12,341 $10,828 $14,102 12/31/19 $11,623 $12,315 $10,903 $14,199 1/31/20 $11,440 $12,538 $11,045 $14,272 2/29/20 $11,041 $12,691 $11,140 $14,348 3/31/20 $9,750 $12,494 $10,937 $14,348 4/30/20 $10,274 $12,696 $11,159 $14,299 5/31/20 $10,619 $12,732 $11,228 $14,342 6/30/20 $10,929 $12,795 $11,348 $14,463 7/31/20 $11,283 $12,935 $11,510 $14,598 8/31/20 $11,371 $12,841 $11,673 $14,709 9/30/20 $11,204 $12,888 $11,632 $14,801 10/31/20 $11,058 $12,889 $11,584 $14,877 11/30/20 $12,048 $12,963 $11,673 $14,972 12/31/20 $12,554 $13,003 $11,818 $15,095 1/31/21 $12,770 $12,933 $11,891 $15,184 2/28/21 $13,099 $12,732 $11,806 $15,305 3/31/21 $13,313 $12,682 $11,825 $15,441 4/30/21 $13,664 $12,715 $11,976 $15,607 5/31/21 $14,015 $12,743 $12,087 $15,766 6/30/21 $14,230 $12,805 $12,097 $15,955 7/31/21 $14,302 $12,964 $12,375 $16,095 8/31/21 $14,399 $12,938 $12,352 $16,206 9/30/21 $14,151 $12,816 $12,301 $16,334 10/31/21 $14,378 $12,783 $12,401 $16,546 11/30/21 $14,075 $12,874 $12,430 $16,749 12/31/21 $14,592 $12,822 $12,490 $16,932 1/31/22 $14,351 $12,620 $12,339 $17,093 2/28/22 $14,148 $12,452 $12,458 $17,287 3/31/22 $14,261 $12,184 $12,272 $17,533 4/30/22 $13,743 $11,857 $12,157 $17,675 5/31/22 $13,743 $11,840 $12,152 $17,900 6/30/22 $12,792 $11,661 $11,852 $18,187 7/31/22 $13,295 $11,958 $12,279 $18,260 8/31/22 $13,022 $11,645 $11,986 $18,348 9/30/22 $12,002 $11,272 $11,386 $18,490 10/31/22 $12,393 $11,233 $11,510 $18,656 11/30/22 $13,073 $11,519 $11,652 $18,778 12/31/22 $12,864 $11,383 $11,573 $18,865 1/31/23 $13,535 $11,645 $11,728 $19,035 2/28/23 $13,132 $11,460 $11,589 $19,183 3/31/23 $13,251 $11,714 $11,913 $19,275 4/30/23 $13,342 $11,774 $11,936 $19,432 5/31/23 $13,009 $11,728 $11,801 $19,532 6/30/23 $13,344 $11,721 $11,744 $19,652 7/31/23 $13,647 $11,725 $11,797 $19,770 8/31/23 $13,375 $11,710 $11,745 $19,947 9/30/23 $13,023 $11,508 $11,626 $20,098 10/31/23 $12,750 $11,426 $11,612 $20,194 11/30/23 $13,343 $11,819 $11,832 $20,307 12/31/23 $13,911 $12,197 $12,078 $20,435 1/31/24 $13,865 $12,173 $12,122 $20,578 2/29/24 $13,911 $12,089 $12,013 $20,749 3/31/24 $14,166 $12,198 $12,109 $20,909 4/30/24 $13,821 $12,002 $11,986 $21,056 5/31/24 $14,119 $12,108 $12,152 $21,144 6/30/24 $14,145 $12,213 $12,244 $21,219
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 6.00% 4.73% 3.53% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 2.02% Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index 4.26% 2.67% 2.05% Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points 7.98% 9.17% 7.81%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 247,563,000	$ 247,563,000	$ 247,563,000	$ 247,563,000
Holdings Count | Holding	28	28	28	28
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 131,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	17%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $247,563 # of Portfolio Holdings 28 Portfolio Turnover Rate 17% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $131 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Affiliated Investments 99.5% Short-Term Instruments 0.6% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.1%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026480
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO All Asset Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO All Asset Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B69">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
Additional Information Website	<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">www.pimco.com/pvit</span></span>" id="sjs-B70">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">&lt;span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">www.pimco.com/pvit&lt;/span>&lt;/span>
Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $30 0.61%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 30
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.61%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Positions in emerging market equities, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, contributed to performance, as these exposures posted positive returns. • Positions in developed ex-U.S. equities, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, contributed to performance, as these exposures posted positive returns. • Positions in short-term bonds, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, contributed to performance, as these exposures posted positive returns. • Positions in long duration bonds, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, detracted from performance, as these exposures posted negative returns. • Positions in emerging markets local bonds, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, detracted from performance, as these exposures posted negative returns. • Positions in real estate investment trusts, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, detracted from performance, as these exposures posted negative returns.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,939 $10,022 $9,976 $10,052 8/31/14 $10,061 $10,144 $9,979 $10,091 9/30/14 $9,702 $10,114 $9,801 $10,133 10/31/14 $9,754 $10,187 $9,846 $10,172 11/30/14 $9,702 $10,283 $9,854 $10,195 12/31/14 $9,418 $10,336 $9,703 $10,206 1/31/15 $9,463 $10,529 $9,944 $10,186 2/28/15 $9,598 $10,467 $9,858 $10,252 3/31/15 $9,417 $10,527 $9,819 $10,320 4/30/15 $9,678 $10,468 $9,905 $10,372 5/31/15 $9,543 $10,425 $9,858 $10,447 6/30/15 $9,388 $10,296 $9,805 $10,518 7/31/15 $9,242 $10,398 $9,796 $10,577 8/31/15 $8,843 $10,370 $9,745 $10,620 9/30/15 $8,563 $10,431 $9,720 $10,640 10/31/15 $8,856 $10,465 $9,723 $10,693 11/30/15 $8,691 $10,470 $9,710 $10,749 12/31/15 $8,553 $10,441 $9,652 $10,782 1/31/16 $8,441 $10,594 $9,777 $10,821 2/29/16 $8,423 $10,696 $9,858 $10,851 3/31/16 $8,985 $10,784 $10,000 $10,928 4/30/16 $9,256 $10,802 $10,027 $11,013 5/31/16 $9,041 $10,848 $9,969 $11,082 6/30/16 $9,338 $11,055 $10,132 $11,157 7/31/16 $9,554 $11,121 $10,164 $11,198 8/31/16 $9,591 $11,115 $10,113 $11,263 9/30/16 $9,690 $11,114 $10,190 $11,337 10/31/16 $9,709 $11,006 $10,178 $11,408 11/30/16 $9,483 $10,824 $10,029 $11,468 12/31/16 $9,657 $10,854 $10,040 $11,542 1/31/17 $9,867 $10,814 $10,114 $11,634 2/28/17 $10,038 $10,907 $10,139 $11,699 3/31/17 $10,129 $10,902 $10,145 $11,741 4/30/17 $10,168 $10,976 $10,191 $11,803 5/31/17 $10,292 $11,040 $10,186 $11,842 6/30/17 $10,302 $11,009 $10,105 $11,898 7/31/17 $10,515 $11,045 $10,156 $11,951 8/31/17 $10,641 $11,146 $10,226 $12,043 9/30/17 $10,636 $11,094 $10,176 $12,151 10/31/17 $10,705 $11,141 $10,192 $12,209 11/30/17 $10,754 $11,158 $10,181 $12,290 12/31/17 $10,949 $11,183 $10,230 $12,365 1/31/18 $11,208 $11,103 $10,153 $12,466 2/28/18 $10,929 $11,078 $10,106 $12,549 3/31/18 $10,969 $11,170 $10,189 $12,602 4/30/18 $10,969 $11,129 $10,176 $12,685 5/31/18 $10,829 $11,170 $10,223 $12,764 6/30/18 $10,702 $11,191 $10,252 $12,827 7/31/18 $10,813 $11,194 $10,212 $12,889 8/31/18 $10,661 $11,229 $10,281 $12,964 9/30/18 $10,716 $11,186 $10,209 $13,042 10/31/18 $10,380 $11,164 $10,130 $13,124 11/30/18 $10,472 $11,218 $10,163 $13,168 12/31/18 $10,352 $11,380 $10,204 $13,231 1/31/19 $10,816 $11,501 $10,318 $13,275 2/28/19 $10,836 $11,515 $10,328 $13,367 3/31/19 $10,901 $11,721 $10,466 $13,469 4/30/19 $10,963 $11,728 $10,511 $13,573 5/31/19 $10,849 $11,897 $10,626 $13,631 6/30/19 $11,186 $12,064 $10,731 $13,683 7/31/19 $11,123 $12,158 $10,747 $13,769 8/31/19 $10,988 $12,434 $10,886 $13,837 9/30/19 $11,097 $12,377 $10,796 $13,914 10/31/19 $11,265 $12,355 $10,826 $14,008 11/30/19 $11,265 $12,341 $10,828 $14,102 12/31/19 $11,568 $12,315 $10,903 $14,199 1/31/20 $11,388 $12,538 $11,045 $14,272 2/29/20 $10,996 $12,691 $11,140 $14,348 3/31/20 $9,692 $12,494 $10,937 $14,348 4/30/20 $10,229 $12,696 $11,159 $14,299 5/31/20 $10,565 $12,732 $11,228 $14,342 6/30/20 $10,870 $12,795 $11,348 $14,463 7/31/20 $11,229 $12,935 $11,510 $14,598 8/31/20 $11,316 $12,841 $11,673 $14,709 9/30/20 $11,138 $12,888 $11,632 $14,801 10/31/20 $10,994 $12,889 $11,584 $14,877 11/30/20 $11,977 $12,963 $11,673 $14,972 12/31/20 $12,483 $13,003 $11,818 $15,095 1/31/21 $12,694 $12,933 $11,891 $15,184 2/28/21 $13,017 $12,732 $11,806 $15,305 3/31/21 $13,237 $12,682 $11,825 $15,441 4/30/21 $13,582 $12,715 $11,976 $15,607 5/31/21 $13,937 $12,743 $12,087 $15,766 6/30/21 $14,145 $12,805 $12,097 $15,955 7/31/21 $14,216 $12,964 $12,375 $16,095 8/31/21 $14,310 $12,938 $12,352 $16,206 9/30/21 $14,057 $12,816 $12,301 $16,334 10/31/21 $14,292 $12,783 $12,401 $16,546 11/30/21 $13,983 $12,874 $12,430 $16,749 12/31/21 $14,485 $12,822 $12,490 $16,932 1/31/22 $14,261 $12,620 $12,339 $17,093 2/28/22 $14,050 $12,452 $12,458 $17,287 3/31/22 $14,158 $12,184 $12,272 $17,533 4/30/22 $13,638 $11,857 $12,157 $17,675 5/31/22 $13,638 $11,840 $12,152 $17,900 6/30/22 $12,703 $11,661 $11,852 $18,187 7/31/22 $13,195 $11,958 $12,279 $18,260 8/31/22 $12,928 $11,645 $11,986 $18,348 9/30/22 $11,913 $11,272 $11,386 $18,490 10/31/22 $12,295 $11,233 $11,510 $18,656 11/30/22 $12,974 $11,519 $11,652 $18,778 12/31/22 $12,766 $11,383 $11,573 $18,865 1/31/23 $13,436 $11,645 $11,728 $19,035 2/28/23 $13,028 $11,460 $11,589 $19,183 3/31/23 $13,141 $11,714 $11,913 $19,275 4/30/23 $13,230 $11,774 $11,936 $19,432 5/31/23 $12,905 $11,728 $11,801 $19,532 6/30/23 $13,229 $11,721 $11,744 $19,652 7/31/23 $13,540 $11,725 $11,797 $19,770 8/31/23 $13,259 $11,710 $11,745 $19,947 9/30/23 $12,912 $11,508 $11,626 $20,098 10/31/23 $12,631 $11,426 $11,612 $20,194 11/30/23 $13,239 $11,819 $11,832 $20,307 12/31/23 $13,789 $12,197 $12,078 $20,435 1/31/24 $13,744 $12,173 $12,122 $20,578 2/29/24 $13,789 $12,089 $12,013 $20,749 3/31/24 $14,035 $12,198 $12,109 $20,909 4/30/24 $13,698 $12,002 $11,986 $21,056 5/31/24 $13,989 $12,108 $12,152 $21,144 6/30/24 $14,026 $12,213 $12,244 $21,219
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 6.03% 4.63% 3.44% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 2.02% Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index 4.26% 2.67% 2.05% Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points 7.98% 9.17% 7.81%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 247,563,000	$ 247,563,000	$ 247,563,000	$ 247,563,000
Holdings Count | Holding	28	28	28	28
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 131,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	17%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $247,563 # of Portfolio Holdings 28 Portfolio Turnover Rate 17% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $131 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Affiliated Investments 99.5% Short-Term Instruments 0.6% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.1%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000030992
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO All Asset Portfolio
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO All Asset Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B95">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
Additional Information Website	<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">www.pimco.com/pvit</span></span>" id="sjs-B96">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">&lt;span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">www.pimco.com/pvit&lt;/span>&lt;/span>
Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $18 0.36%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 18
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.36%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Positions in emerging market equities, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, contributed to performance, as these exposures posted positive returns. • Positions in developed ex-U.S. equities, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, contributed to performance, as these exposures posted positive returns. • Positions in short-term bonds, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, contributed to performance, as these exposures posted positive returns. • Positions in long duration bonds, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, detracted from performance, as these exposures posted negative returns. • Positions in emerging markets local bonds, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, detracted from performance, as these exposures posted negative returns. • Positions in real estate investment trusts, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, detracted from performance, as these exposures posted negative returns.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,939 $10,022 $9,976 $10,052 8/31/14 $10,070 $10,144 $9,979 $10,091 9/30/14 $9,708 $10,114 $9,801 $10,133 10/31/14 $9,769 $10,187 $9,846 $10,172 11/30/14 $9,708 $10,283 $9,854 $10,195 12/31/14 $9,432 $10,336 $9,703 $10,206 1/31/15 $9,477 $10,529 $9,944 $10,186 2/28/15 $9,612 $10,467 $9,858 $10,252 3/31/15 $9,435 $10,527 $9,819 $10,320 4/30/15 $9,696 $10,468 $9,905 $10,372 5/31/15 $9,570 $10,425 $9,858 $10,447 6/30/15 $9,412 $10,296 $9,805 $10,518 7/31/15 $9,276 $10,398 $9,796 $10,577 8/31/15 $8,875 $10,370 $9,745 $10,620 9/30/15 $8,590 $10,431 $9,720 $10,640 10/31/15 $8,884 $10,465 $9,723 $10,693 11/30/15 $8,728 $10,470 $9,710 $10,749 12/31/15 $8,587 $10,441 $9,652 $10,782 1/31/16 $8,475 $10,594 $9,777 $10,821 2/29/16 $8,457 $10,696 $9,858 $10,851 3/31/16 $9,026 $10,784 $10,000 $10,928 4/30/16 $9,297 $10,802 $10,027 $11,013 5/31/16 $9,091 $10,848 $9,969 $11,082 6/30/16 $9,386 $11,055 $10,132 $11,157 7/31/16 $9,602 $11,121 $10,164 $11,198 8/31/16 $9,640 $11,115 $10,113 $11,263 9/30/16 $9,745 $11,114 $10,190 $11,337 10/31/16 $9,764 $11,006 $10,178 $11,408 11/30/16 $9,537 $10,824 $10,029 $11,468 12/31/16 $9,710 $10,854 $10,040 $11,542 1/31/17 $9,931 $10,814 $10,114 $11,634 2/28/17 $10,104 $10,907 $10,139 $11,699 3/31/17 $10,200 $10,902 $10,145 $11,741 4/30/17 $10,239 $10,976 $10,191 $11,803 5/31/17 $10,374 $11,040 $10,186 $11,842 6/30/17 $10,381 $11,009 $10,105 $11,898 7/31/17 $10,596 $11,045 $10,156 $11,951 8/31/17 $10,723 $11,146 $10,226 $12,043 9/30/17 $10,715 $11,094 $10,176 $12,151 10/31/17 $10,794 $11,141 $10,192 $12,209 11/30/17 $10,843 $11,158 $10,181 $12,290 12/31/17 $11,047 $11,183 $10,230 $12,365 1/31/18 $11,309 $11,103 $10,153 $12,466 2/28/18 $11,027 $11,078 $10,106 $12,549 3/31/18 $11,073 $11,170 $10,189 $12,602 4/30/18 $11,073 $11,129 $10,176 $12,685 5/31/18 $10,932 $11,170 $10,223 $12,764 6/30/18 $10,800 $11,191 $10,252 $12,827 7/31/18 $10,933 $11,194 $10,212 $12,889 8/31/18 $10,770 $11,229 $10,281 $12,964 9/30/18 $10,831 $11,186 $10,209 $13,042 10/31/18 $10,492 $11,164 $10,130 $13,124 11/30/18 $10,585 $11,218 $10,163 $13,168 12/31/18 $10,473 $11,380 $10,204 $13,231 1/31/19 $10,931 $11,501 $10,318 $13,275 2/28/19 $10,962 $11,515 $10,328 $13,367 3/31/19 $11,033 $11,721 $10,466 $13,469 4/30/19 $11,096 $11,728 $10,511 $13,573 5/31/19 $10,980 $11,897 $10,626 $13,631 6/30/19 $11,317 $12,064 $10,731 $13,683 7/31/19 $11,264 $12,158 $10,747 $13,769 8/31/19 $11,127 $12,434 $10,886 $13,837 9/30/19 $11,245 $12,377 $10,796 $13,914 10/31/19 $11,415 $12,355 $10,826 $14,008 11/30/19 $11,415 $12,341 $10,828 $14,102 12/31/19 $11,720 $12,315 $10,903 $14,199 1/31/20 $11,538 $12,538 $11,045 $14,272 2/29/20 $11,151 $12,691 $11,140 $14,348 3/31/20 $9,834 $12,494 $10,937 $14,348 4/30/20 $10,378 $12,696 $11,159 $14,299 5/31/20 $10,715 $12,732 $11,228 $14,342 6/30/20 $11,035 $12,795 $11,348 $14,463 7/31/20 $11,399 $12,935 $11,510 $14,598 8/31/20 $11,487 $12,841 $11,673 $14,709 9/30/20 $11,314 $12,888 $11,632 $14,801 10/31/20 $11,168 $12,889 $11,584 $14,877 11/30/20 $12,179 $12,963 $11,673 $14,972 12/31/20 $12,678 $13,003 $11,818 $15,095 1/31/21 $12,904 $12,933 $11,891 $15,184 2/28/21 $13,233 $12,732 $11,806 $15,305 3/31/21 $13,461 $12,682 $11,825 $15,441 4/30/21 $13,823 $12,715 $11,976 $15,607 5/31/21 $14,174 $12,743 $12,087 $15,766 6/30/21 $14,393 $12,805 $12,097 $15,955 7/31/21 $14,465 $12,964 $12,375 $16,095 8/31/21 $14,561 $12,938 $12,352 $16,206 9/30/21 $14,312 $12,816 $12,301 $16,334 10/31/21 $14,551 $12,783 $12,401 $16,546 11/30/21 $14,237 $12,874 $12,430 $16,749 12/31/21 $14,759 $12,822 $12,490 $16,932 1/31/22 $14,531 $12,620 $12,339 $17,093 2/28/22 $14,316 $12,452 $12,458 $17,287 3/31/22 $14,431 $12,184 $12,272 $17,533 4/30/22 $13,914 $11,857 $12,157 $17,675 5/31/22 $13,914 $11,840 $12,152 $17,900 6/30/22 $12,957 $11,661 $11,852 $18,187 7/31/22 $13,473 $11,958 $12,279 $18,260 8/31/22 $13,186 $11,645 $11,986 $18,348 9/30/22 $12,158 $11,272 $11,386 $18,490 10/31/22 $12,563 $11,233 $11,510 $18,656 11/30/22 $13,241 $11,519 $11,652 $18,778 12/31/22 $13,038 $11,383 $11,573 $18,865 1/31/23 $13,723 $11,645 $11,728 $19,035 2/28/23 $13,306 $11,460 $11,589 $19,183 3/31/23 $13,428 $11,714 $11,913 $19,275 4/30/23 $13,533 $11,774 $11,936 $19,432 5/31/23 $13,202 $11,728 $11,801 $19,532 6/30/23 $13,541 $11,721 $11,744 $19,652 7/31/23 $13,844 $11,725 $11,797 $19,770 8/31/23 $13,571 $11,710 $11,745 $19,947 9/30/23 $13,226 $11,508 $11,626 $20,098 10/31/23 $12,938 $11,426 $11,612 $20,194 11/30/23 $13,544 $11,819 $11,832 $20,307 12/31/23 $14,118 $12,197 $12,078 $20,435 1/31/24 $14,087 $12,173 $12,122 $20,578 2/29/24 $14,133 $12,089 $12,013 $20,749 3/31/24 $14,376 $12,198 $12,109 $20,909 4/30/24 $14,032 $12,002 $11,986 $21,056 5/31/24 $14,345 $12,108 $12,152 $21,144 6/30/24 $14,377 $12,213 $12,244 $21,219
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 6.17% 4.90% 3.70% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 2.02% Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index 4.26% 2.67% 2.05% Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points 7.98% 9.17% 7.81%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 247,563,000	$ 247,563,000	$ 247,563,000	$ 247,563,000
Holdings Count | Holding	28	28	28	28
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 131,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	17%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $247,563 # of Portfolio Holdings 28 Portfolio Turnover Rate 17% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $131 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Affiliated Investments 99.5% Short-Term Instruments 0.6% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.1%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026479
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO All Asset Portfolio
Class Name	M
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO All Asset Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B121">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Class M $40 0.81%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 40
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.81%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Positions in emerging market equities, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, contributed to performance, as these exposures posted positive returns. • Positions in developed ex-U.S. equities, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, contributed to performance, as these exposures posted positive returns. • Positions in short-term bonds, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, contributed to performance, as these exposures posted positive returns. • Positions in long duration bonds, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, detracted from performance, as these exposures posted negative returns. • Positions in emerging markets local bonds, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, detracted from performance, as these exposures posted negative returns. • Positions in real estate investment trusts, through exposure to certain Underlying PIMCO Funds, detracted from performance, as these exposures posted negative returns.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Class M Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,931 $10,022 $9,976 $10,052 8/31/14 $10,060 $10,144 $9,979 $10,091 9/30/14 $9,699 $10,114 $9,801 $10,133 10/31/14 $9,751 $10,187 $9,846 $10,172 11/30/14 $9,690 $10,283 $9,854 $10,195 12/31/14 $9,403 $10,336 $9,703 $10,206 1/31/15 $9,448 $10,529 $9,944 $10,186 2/28/15 $9,582 $10,467 $9,858 $10,252 3/31/15 $9,407 $10,527 $9,819 $10,320 4/30/15 $9,657 $10,468 $9,905 $10,372 5/31/15 $9,523 $10,425 $9,858 $10,447 6/30/15 $9,364 $10,296 $9,805 $10,518 7/31/15 $9,220 $10,398 $9,796 $10,577 8/31/15 $8,824 $10,370 $9,745 $10,620 9/30/15 $8,542 $10,431 $9,720 $10,640 10/31/15 $8,832 $10,465 $9,723 $10,693 11/30/15 $8,669 $10,470 $9,710 $10,749 12/31/15 $8,527 $10,441 $9,652 $10,782 1/31/16 $8,407 $10,594 $9,777 $10,821 2/29/16 $8,398 $10,696 $9,858 $10,851 3/31/16 $8,952 $10,784 $10,000 $10,928 4/30/16 $9,220 $10,802 $10,027 $11,013 5/31/16 $9,008 $10,848 $9,969 $11,082 6/30/16 $9,305 $11,055 $10,132 $11,157 7/31/16 $9,509 $11,121 $10,164 $11,198 8/31/16 $9,546 $11,115 $10,113 $11,263 9/30/16 $9,639 $11,114 $10,190 $11,337 10/31/16 $9,666 $11,006 $10,178 $11,408 11/30/16 $9,434 $10,824 $10,029 $11,468 12/31/16 $9,600 $10,854 $10,040 $11,542 1/31/17 $9,817 $10,814 $10,114 $11,634 2/28/17 $9,987 $10,907 $10,139 $11,699 3/31/17 $10,073 $10,902 $10,145 $11,741 4/30/17 $10,111 $10,976 $10,191 $11,803 5/31/17 $10,234 $11,040 $10,186 $11,842 6/30/17 $10,239 $11,009 $10,105 $11,898 7/31/17 $10,450 $11,045 $10,156 $11,951 8/31/17 $10,574 $11,146 $10,226 $12,043 9/30/17 $10,564 $11,094 $10,176 $12,151 10/31/17 $10,632 $11,141 $10,192 $12,209 11/30/17 $10,680 $11,158 $10,181 $12,290 12/31/17 $10,866 $11,183 $10,230 $12,365 1/31/18 $11,122 $11,103 $10,153 $12,466 2/28/18 $10,847 $11,078 $10,106 $12,549 3/31/18 $10,883 $11,170 $10,189 $12,602 4/30/18 $10,883 $11,129 $10,176 $12,685 5/31/18 $10,735 $11,170 $10,223 $12,764 6/30/18 $10,605 $11,191 $10,252 $12,827 7/31/18 $10,724 $11,194 $10,212 $12,889 8/31/18 $10,565 $11,229 $10,281 $12,964 9/30/18 $10,623 $11,186 $10,209 $13,042 10/31/18 $10,293 $11,164 $10,130 $13,124 11/30/18 $10,373 $11,218 $10,163 $13,168 12/31/18 $10,258 $11,380 $10,204 $13,231 1/31/19 $10,715 $11,501 $10,318 $13,275 2/28/19 $10,735 $11,515 $10,328 $13,367 3/31/19 $10,794 $11,721 $10,466 $13,469 4/30/19 $10,856 $11,728 $10,511 $13,573 5/31/19 $10,733 $11,897 $10,626 $13,631 6/30/19 $11,069 $12,064 $10,731 $13,683 7/31/19 $11,008 $12,158 $10,747 $13,769 8/31/19 $10,864 $12,434 $10,886 $13,837 9/30/19 $10,976 $12,377 $10,796 $13,914 10/31/19 $11,141 $12,355 $10,826 $14,008 11/30/19 $11,131 $12,341 $10,828 $14,102 12/31/19 $11,432 $12,315 $10,903 $14,199 1/31/20 $11,255 $12,538 $11,045 $14,272 2/29/20 $10,860 $12,691 $11,140 $14,348 3/31/20 $9,587 $12,494 $10,937 $14,348 4/30/20 $10,102 $12,696 $11,159 $14,299 5/31/20 $10,439 $12,732 $11,228 $14,342 6/30/20 $10,738 $12,795 $11,348 $14,463 7/31/20 $11,090 $12,935 $11,510 $14,598 8/31/20 $11,175 $12,841 $11,673 $14,709 9/30/20 $10,994 $12,888 $11,632 $14,801 10/31/20 $10,854 $12,889 $11,584 $14,877 11/30/20 $11,828 $12,963 $11,673 $14,972 12/31/20 $12,317 $13,003 $11,818 $15,095 1/31/21 $12,524 $12,933 $11,891 $15,184 2/28/21 $12,841 $12,732 $11,806 $15,305 3/31/21 $13,052 $12,682 $11,825 $15,441 4/30/21 $13,401 $12,715 $11,976 $15,607 5/31/21 $13,738 $12,743 $12,087 $15,766 6/30/21 $13,945 $12,805 $12,097 $15,955 7/31/21 $14,003 $12,964 $12,375 $16,095 8/31/21 $14,096 $12,938 $12,352 $16,206 9/30/21 $13,852 $12,816 $12,301 $16,334 10/31/21 $14,082 $12,783 $12,401 $16,546 11/30/21 $13,768 $12,874 $12,430 $16,749 12/31/21 $14,275 $12,822 $12,490 $16,932 1/31/22 $14,044 $12,620 $12,339 $17,093 2/28/22 $13,826 $12,452 $12,458 $17,287 3/31/22 $13,939 $12,184 $12,272 $17,533 4/30/22 $13,431 $11,857 $12,157 $17,675 5/31/22 $13,418 $11,840 $12,152 $17,900 6/30/22 $12,498 $11,661 $11,852 $18,187 7/31/22 $12,992 $11,958 $12,279 $18,260 8/31/22 $12,718 $11,645 $11,986 $18,348 9/30/22 $11,707 $11,272 $11,386 $18,490 10/31/22 $12,093 $11,233 $11,510 $18,656 11/30/22 $12,755 $11,519 $11,652 $18,778 12/31/22 $12,545 $11,383 $11,573 $18,865 1/31/23 $13,198 $11,645 $11,728 $19,035 2/28/23 $12,800 $11,460 $11,589 $19,183 3/31/23 $12,920 $11,714 $11,913 $19,275 4/30/23 $13,006 $11,774 $11,936 $19,432 5/31/23 $12,676 $11,728 $11,801 $19,532 6/30/23 $12,998 $11,721 $11,744 $19,652 7/31/23 $13,286 $11,725 $11,797 $19,770 8/31/23 $13,013 $11,710 $11,745 $19,947 9/30/23 $12,683 $11,508 $11,626 $20,098 10/31/23 $12,395 $11,426 $11,612 $20,194 11/30/23 $12,985 $11,819 $11,832 $20,307 12/31/23 $13,527 $12,197 $12,078 $20,435 1/31/24 $13,483 $12,173 $12,122 $20,578 2/29/24 $13,527 $12,089 $12,013 $20,749 3/31/24 $13,759 $12,198 $12,109 $20,909 4/30/24 $13,418 $12,002 $11,986 $21,056 5/31/24 $13,715 $12,108 $12,152 $21,144 6/30/24 $13,744 $12,213 $12,244 $21,219
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Class M 5.74% 4.42% 3.23% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 2.02% Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index 4.26% 2.67% 2.05% Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points 7.98% 9.17% 7.81%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 247,563,000	$ 247,563,000	$ 247,563,000	$ 247,563,000
Holdings Count | Holding	28	28	28	28
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 131,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	17%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $247,563 # of Portfolio Holdings 28 Portfolio Turnover Rate 17% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $131 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Affiliated Investments 99.5% Short-Term Instruments 0.6% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.1%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026493
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	®</sup> Strategy Portfolio" id="sjs-B142">PIMCO CommodityRealReturn&lt;sup style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; position: relative; text-align: left;">®&lt;/sup> Strategy Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO CommodityRealReturn ®
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $94 1.85%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 94
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.85%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Active commodity strategies, including overweight exposure to the petroleum subsector and underweight exposure to natural gas, contributed to relative performance, as the petroleum subsector posted positive returns and natural gas posted negative returns. • The structural allocation to short-term U.S Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS”) detracted from relative performance, as short-term TIPS, as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year TIPS Index ("BCIT9T"), underperformed Treasury Bills. • The Portfolio’s active management of the collateral portfolio contributed to relative performance against BCIT9T. The main drivers include: • Overweight exposure to U.S. breakeven inflation ("BEI") contributed to relative performance, as U.S. BEI moved higher. • Short exposure to eurozone interest rates contributed to relative performance, as eurozone interest rates broadly rose. • Overweight exposure to U.S. interest rates detracted from relative performance, as U.S. interest rates broadly rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class S&P 500 Index Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,467 $9,862 $9,502 8/31/14 $9,361 $10,257 $9,402 9/30/14 $8,655 $10,113 $8,817 10/31/14 $8,609 $10,360 $8,746 11/30/14 $8,228 $10,638 $8,390 12/31/14 $7,413 $10,612 $7,750 1/31/15 $7,276 $10,293 $7,492 2/28/15 $7,474 $10,885 $7,685 3/31/15 $7,030 $10,712 $7,290 4/30/15 $7,460 $10,815 $7,708 5/31/15 $7,237 $10,954 $7,500 6/30/15 $7,349 $10,742 $7,629 7/31/15 $6,568 $10,967 $6,819 8/31/15 $6,432 $10,306 $6,757 9/30/15 $6,161 $10,051 $6,526 10/31/15 $6,169 $10,898 $6,497 11/30/15 $5,707 $10,931 $6,025 12/31/15 $5,508 $10,758 $5,839 1/31/16 $5,420 $10,225 $5,741 2/29/16 $5,316 $10,211 $5,648 3/31/16 $5,618 $10,903 $5,864 4/30/16 $6,113 $10,946 $6,363 5/31/16 $6,081 $11,142 $6,351 6/30/16 $6,387 $11,171 $6,613 7/31/16 $6,067 $11,583 $6,275 8/31/16 $5,947 $11,599 $6,165 9/30/16 $6,189 $11,602 $6,358 10/31/16 $6,157 $11,390 $6,327 11/30/16 $6,221 $11,812 $6,411 12/31/16 $6,342 $12,045 $6,527 1/31/17 $6,383 $12,274 $6,535 2/28/17 $6,399 $12,761 $6,549 3/31/17 $6,227 $12,776 $6,375 4/30/17 $6,135 $12,907 $6,279 5/31/17 $6,034 $13,089 $6,195 6/30/17 $5,986 $13,170 $6,183 7/31/17 $6,143 $13,441 $6,323 8/31/17 $6,186 $13,482 $6,349 9/30/17 $6,171 $13,760 $6,339 10/31/17 $6,325 $14,082 $6,475 11/30/17 $6,280 $14,513 $6,445 12/31/17 $6,479 $14,675 $6,638 1/31/18 $6,597 $15,515 $6,770 2/28/18 $6,461 $14,943 $6,652 3/31/18 $6,450 $14,563 $6,611 4/30/18 $6,596 $14,619 $6,782 5/31/18 $6,687 $14,971 $6,878 6/30/18 $6,463 $15,064 $6,638 7/31/18 $6,307 $15,624 $6,496 8/31/18 $6,206 $16,133 $6,381 9/30/18 $6,315 $16,225 $6,503 10/31/18 $6,094 $15,116 $6,363 11/30/18 $5,974 $15,424 $6,327 12/31/18 $5,563 $14,031 $5,891 1/31/19 $5,933 $15,156 $6,212 2/28/19 $6,035 $15,642 $6,275 3/31/19 $6,061 $15,946 $6,264 4/30/19 $6,070 $16,592 $6,237 5/31/19 $5,847 $15,538 $6,028 6/30/19 $6,024 $16,633 $6,189 7/31/19 $5,986 $16,872 $6,148 8/31/19 $5,833 $16,605 $6,005 9/30/19 $5,869 $16,915 $6,076 10/31/19 $6,004 $17,282 $6,199 11/30/19 $5,850 $17,909 $6,040 12/31/19 $6,199 $18,449 $6,344 1/31/20 $5,754 $18,442 $5,878 2/29/20 $5,455 $16,924 $5,581 3/31/20 $4,521 $14,834 $4,866 4/30/20 $4,560 $16,735 $4,792 5/31/20 $4,838 $17,532 $5,000 6/30/20 $5,009 $17,881 $5,114 7/31/20 $5,362 $18,889 $5,406 8/31/20 $5,797 $20,247 $5,771 9/30/20 $5,580 $19,478 $5,578 10/31/20 $5,642 $18,960 $5,656 11/30/20 $5,901 $21,035 $5,855 12/31/20 $6,283 $21,844 $6,146 1/31/21 $6,501 $21,623 $6,308 2/28/21 $6,927 $22,220 $6,716 3/31/21 $6,824 $23,193 $6,572 4/30/21 $7,438 $24,431 $7,116 5/31/21 $7,720 $24,601 $7,311 6/30/21 $7,843 $25,175 $7,446 7/31/21 $8,074 $25,773 $7,583 8/31/21 $8,053 $26,557 $7,560 9/30/21 $8,419 $25,322 $7,936 10/31/21 $8,656 $27,096 $8,142 11/30/21 $8,021 $26,908 $7,546 12/31/21 $8,378 $28,114 $7,812 1/31/22 $9,006 $26,659 $8,498 2/28/22 $9,655 $25,861 $9,028 3/31/22 $10,416 $26,821 $9,808 4/30/22 $10,840 $24,483 $10,214 5/31/22 $11,040 $24,527 $10,370 6/30/22 $9,641 $22,503 $9,253 7/31/22 $10,247 $24,578 $9,647 8/31/22 $10,020 $23,575 $9,656 9/30/22 $8,825 $21,404 $8,873 10/31/22 $9,110 $23,137 $9,049 11/30/22 $9,356 $24,430 $9,297 12/31/22 $9,100 $23,023 $9,070 1/31/23 $9,100 $24,469 $9,025 2/28/23 $8,624 $23,872 $8,601 3/31/23 $8,707 $24,749 $8,583 4/30/23 $8,636 $25,135 $8,519 5/31/23 $8,034 $25,244 $8,039 6/30/23 $8,305 $26,912 $8,363 7/31/23 $8,866 $27,777 $8,887 8/31/23 $8,772 $27,334 $8,819 9/30/23 $8,663 $26,031 $8,757 10/31/23 $8,663 $25,484 $8,781 11/30/23 $8,554 $27,811 $8,583 12/31/23 $8,385 $29,075 $8,352 1/31/24 $8,448 $29,563 $8,385 2/29/24 $8,275 $31,142 $8,262 3/31/24 $8,577 $32,144 $8,535 4/30/24 $8,718 $30,831 $8,765 5/31/24 $8,906 $32,360 $8,919 6/30/24 $8,781 $33,521 $8,782
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 5.73% 7.83% (1.29%) S&P 500 Index 24.56% 15.05% 12.86% Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return 5.00% 7.25% (1.29%)
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 390,334,000	$ 390,334,000	$ 390,334,000	$ 390,334,000
Holdings Count | Holding	540	540	540	540
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,180,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	106%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $390,334 # of Portfolio Holdings 540 Portfolio Turnover Rate 106% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,180 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Treasury Obligations 80.4% U.S. Government Agencies 14.4% Asset-Backed Securities 9.6% Sovereign Issues 8.0% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.7% Affiliated Investments 0.4% Short-Term Investments 64.0% Other Investments (0.5%) Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (77.0%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000030986
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	®</sup> Strategy Portfolio" id="sjs-B168">PIMCO CommodityRealReturn&lt;sup style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; position: relative; text-align: left;">®&lt;/sup> Strategy Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO CommodityRealReturn ®
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $99 1.95%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 99
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.95%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Active commodity strategies, including overweight exposure to the petroleum subsector and underweight exposure to natural gas, contributed to relative performance, as the petroleum subsector posted positive returns and natural gas posted negative returns. • The structural allocation to short-term U.S Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS”) detracted from relative performance, as short-term TIPS, as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year TIPS Index ("BCIT9T"), underperformed Treasury Bills. • The Portfolio’s active management of the collateral portfolio contributed to relative performance against BCIT9T. The main drivers include: • Overweight exposure to U.S. breakeven inflation ("BEI") contributed to relative performance, as U.S. BEI moved higher. • Short exposure to eurozone interest rates contributed to relative performance, as eurozone interest rates broadly rose. • Overweight exposure to U.S. interest rates detracted from relative performance, as U.S. interest rates broadly rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class S&P 500 Index Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,473 $9,862 $9,502 8/31/14 $9,367 $10,257 $9,402 9/30/14 $8,667 $10,113 $8,817 10/31/14 $8,606 $10,360 $8,746 11/30/14 $8,229 $10,638 $8,390 12/31/14 $7,406 $10,612 $7,750 1/31/15 $7,271 $10,293 $7,492 2/28/15 $7,467 $10,885 $7,685 3/31/15 $7,026 $10,712 $7,290 4/30/15 $7,451 $10,815 $7,708 5/31/15 $7,231 $10,954 $7,500 6/30/15 $7,341 $10,742 $7,629 7/31/15 $6,553 $10,967 $6,819 8/31/15 $6,420 $10,306 $6,757 9/30/15 $6,160 $10,051 $6,526 10/31/15 $6,168 $10,898 $6,497 11/30/15 $5,695 $10,931 $6,025 12/31/15 $5,506 $10,758 $5,839 1/31/16 $5,419 $10,225 $5,741 2/29/16 $5,309 $10,211 $5,648 3/31/16 $5,614 $10,903 $5,864 4/30/16 $6,103 $10,946 $6,363 5/31/16 $6,072 $11,142 $6,351 6/30/16 $6,381 $11,171 $6,613 7/31/16 $6,057 $11,583 $6,275 8/31/16 $5,938 $11,599 $6,165 9/30/16 $6,175 $11,602 $6,358 10/31/16 $6,143 $11,390 $6,327 11/30/16 $6,207 $11,812 $6,411 12/31/16 $6,325 $12,045 $6,527 1/31/17 $6,372 $12,274 $6,535 2/28/17 $6,380 $12,761 $6,549 3/31/17 $6,218 $12,776 $6,375 4/30/17 $6,119 $12,907 $6,279 5/31/17 $6,020 $13,089 $6,195 6/30/17 $5,970 $13,170 $6,183 7/31/17 $6,133 $13,441 $6,323 8/31/17 $6,167 $13,482 $6,349 9/30/17 $6,151 $13,760 $6,339 10/31/17 $6,303 $14,082 $6,475 11/30/17 $6,267 $14,513 $6,445 12/31/17 $6,454 $14,675 $6,638 1/31/18 $6,579 $15,515 $6,770 2/28/18 $6,436 $14,943 $6,652 3/31/18 $6,424 $14,563 $6,611 4/30/18 $6,577 $14,619 $6,782 5/31/18 $6,667 $14,971 $6,878 6/30/18 $6,436 $15,064 $6,638 7/31/18 $6,282 $15,624 $6,496 8/31/18 $6,183 $16,133 $6,381 9/30/18 $6,289 $16,225 $6,503 10/31/18 $6,071 $15,116 $6,363 11/30/18 $5,953 $15,424 $6,327 12/31/18 $5,538 $14,031 $5,891 1/31/19 $5,910 $15,156 $6,212 2/28/19 $6,010 $15,642 $6,275 3/31/19 $6,035 $15,946 $6,264 4/30/19 $6,044 $16,592 $6,237 5/31/19 $5,815 $15,538 $6,028 6/30/19 $5,997 $16,633 $6,189 7/31/19 $5,950 $16,872 $6,148 8/31/19 $5,801 $16,605 $6,005 9/30/19 $5,844 $16,915 $6,076 10/31/19 $5,966 $17,282 $6,199 11/30/19 $5,815 $17,909 $6,040 12/31/19 $6,166 $18,449 $6,344 1/31/20 $5,720 $18,442 $5,878 2/29/20 $5,425 $16,924 $5,581 3/31/20 $4,497 $14,834 $4,866 4/30/20 $4,536 $16,735 $4,792 5/31/20 $4,809 $17,532 $5,000 6/30/20 $4,985 $17,881 $5,114 7/31/20 $5,331 $18,889 $5,406 8/31/20 $5,758 $20,247 $5,771 9/30/20 $5,545 $19,478 $5,578 10/31/20 $5,606 $18,960 $5,656 11/30/20 $5,860 $21,035 $5,855 12/31/20 $6,242 $21,844 $6,146 1/31/21 $6,456 $21,623 $6,308 2/28/21 $6,884 $22,220 $6,716 3/31/21 $6,771 $23,193 $6,572 4/30/21 $7,394 $24,431 $7,116 5/31/21 $7,670 $24,601 $7,311 6/30/21 $7,789 $25,175 $7,446 7/31/21 $8,025 $25,773 $7,583 8/31/21 $7,994 $26,557 $7,560 9/30/21 $8,362 $25,322 $7,936 10/31/21 $8,594 $27,096 $8,142 11/30/21 $7,961 $26,908 $7,546 12/31/21 $8,309 $28,114 $7,812 1/31/22 $8,945 $26,659 $8,498 2/28/22 $9,580 $25,861 $9,028 3/31/22 $10,345 $26,821 $9,808 4/30/22 $10,748 $24,483 $10,214 5/31/22 $10,955 $24,527 $10,370 6/30/22 $9,563 $22,503 $9,253 7/31/22 $10,166 $24,578 $9,647 8/31/22 $9,945 $23,575 $9,656 9/30/22 $8,763 $21,404 $8,873 10/31/22 $9,041 $23,137 $9,049 11/30/22 $9,282 $24,430 $9,297 12/31/22 $9,029 $23,023 $9,070 1/31/23 $9,029 $24,469 $9,025 2/28/23 $8,539 $23,872 $8,601 3/31/23 $8,632 $24,749 $8,583 4/30/23 $8,562 $25,135 $8,519 5/31/23 $7,963 $25,244 $8,039 6/30/23 $8,239 $26,912 $8,363 7/31/23 $8,799 $27,777 $8,887 8/31/23 $8,693 $27,334 $8,819 9/30/23 $8,587 $26,031 $8,757 10/31/23 $8,572 $25,484 $8,781 11/30/23 $8,481 $27,811 $8,583 12/31/23 $8,312 $29,075 $8,352 1/31/24 $8,373 $29,563 $8,385 2/29/24 $8,191 $31,142 $8,262 3/31/24 $8,497 $32,144 $8,535 4/30/24 $8,634 $30,831 $8,765 5/31/24 $8,817 $32,360 $8,919 6/30/24 $8,693 $33,521 $8,782
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 5.50% 7.71% (1.39%) S&P 500 Index 24.56% 15.05% 12.86% Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return 5.00% 7.25% (1.29%)
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 390,334,000	$ 390,334,000	$ 390,334,000	$ 390,334,000
Holdings Count | Holding	540	540	540	540
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,180,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	106%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $390,334 # of Portfolio Holdings 540 Portfolio Turnover Rate 106% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,180 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Treasury Obligations 80.4% U.S. Government Agencies 14.4% Asset-Backed Securities 9.6% Sovereign Issues 8.0% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.7% Affiliated Investments 0.4% Short-Term Investments 64.0% Other Investments (0.5%) Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (77.0%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000030994
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	®</sup> Strategy Portfolio" id="sjs-B194">PIMCO CommodityRealReturn&lt;sup style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; position: relative; text-align: left;">®&lt;/sup> Strategy Portfolio
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO CommodityRealReturn ®
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $87 1.70%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 87
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.70%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Active commodity strategies, including overweight exposure to the petroleum subsector and underweight exposure to natural gas, contributed to relative performance, as the petroleum subsector posted positive returns and natural gas posted negative returns. • The structural allocation to short-term U.S Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS”) detracted from relative performance, as short-term TIPS, as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year TIPS Index ("BCIT9T"), underperformed Treasury Bills. • The Portfolio’s active management of the collateral portfolio contributed to relative performance against BCIT9T. The main drivers include: • Overweight exposure to U.S. breakeven inflation ("BEI") contributed to relative performance, as U.S. BEI moved higher. • Short exposure to eurozone interest rates contributed to relative performance, as eurozone interest rates broadly rose. • Overweight exposure to U.S. interest rates detracted from relative performance, as U.S. interest rates broadly rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class S&P 500 Index Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,480 $9,862 $9,502 8/31/14 $9,373 $10,257 $9,402 9/30/14 $8,668 $10,113 $8,817 10/31/14 $8,606 $10,360 $8,746 11/30/14 $8,239 $10,638 $8,390 12/31/14 $7,424 $10,612 $7,750 1/31/15 $7,286 $10,293 $7,492 2/28/15 $7,485 $10,885 $7,685 3/31/15 $7,041 $10,712 $7,290 4/30/15 $7,474 $10,815 $7,708 5/31/15 $7,249 $10,954 $7,500 6/30/15 $7,362 $10,742 $7,629 7/31/15 $6,576 $10,967 $6,819 8/31/15 $6,439 $10,306 $6,757 9/30/15 $6,175 $10,051 $6,526 10/31/15 $6,183 $10,898 $6,497 11/30/15 $5,718 $10,931 $6,025 12/31/15 $5,525 $10,758 $5,839 1/31/16 $5,437 $10,225 $5,741 2/29/16 $5,333 $10,211 $5,648 3/31/16 $5,637 $10,903 $5,864 4/30/16 $6,136 $10,946 $6,363 5/31/16 $6,096 $11,142 $6,351 6/30/16 $6,414 $11,171 $6,613 7/31/16 $6,092 $11,583 $6,275 8/31/16 $5,971 $11,599 $6,165 9/30/16 $6,209 $11,602 $6,358 10/31/16 $6,184 $11,390 $6,327 11/30/16 $6,241 $11,812 $6,411 12/31/16 $6,366 $12,045 $6,527 1/31/17 $6,415 $12,274 $6,535 2/28/17 $6,431 $12,761 $6,549 3/31/17 $6,260 $12,776 $6,375 4/30/17 $6,167 $12,907 $6,279 5/31/17 $6,066 $13,089 $6,195 6/30/17 $6,010 $13,170 $6,183 7/31/17 $6,177 $13,441 $6,323 8/31/17 $6,221 $13,482 $6,349 9/30/17 $6,209 $13,760 $6,339 10/31/17 $6,355 $14,082 $6,475 11/30/17 $6,318 $14,513 $6,445 12/31/17 $6,519 $14,675 $6,638 1/31/18 $6,638 $15,515 $6,770 2/28/18 $6,501 $14,943 $6,652 3/31/18 $6,491 $14,563 $6,611 4/30/18 $6,639 $14,619 $6,782 5/31/18 $6,731 $14,971 $6,878 6/30/18 $6,507 $15,064 $6,638 7/31/18 $6,350 $15,624 $6,496 8/31/18 $6,248 $16,133 $6,381 9/30/18 $6,360 $16,225 $6,503 10/31/18 $6,137 $15,116 $6,363 11/30/18 $6,025 $15,424 $6,327 12/31/18 $5,603 $14,031 $5,891 1/31/19 $5,977 $15,156 $6,212 2/28/19 $6,080 $15,642 $6,275 3/31/19 $6,108 $15,946 $6,264 4/30/19 $6,117 $16,592 $6,237 5/31/19 $5,891 $15,538 $6,028 6/30/19 $6,072 $16,633 $6,189 7/31/19 $6,034 $16,872 $6,148 8/31/19 $5,880 $16,605 $6,005 9/30/19 $5,918 $16,915 $6,076 10/31/19 $6,054 $17,282 $6,199 11/30/19 $5,899 $17,909 $6,040 12/31/19 $6,255 $18,449 $6,344 1/31/20 $5,805 $18,442 $5,878 2/29/20 $5,511 $16,924 $5,581 3/31/20 $4,567 $14,834 $4,866 4/30/20 $4,608 $16,735 $4,792 5/31/20 $4,879 $17,532 $5,000 6/30/20 $5,054 $17,881 $5,114 7/31/20 $5,411 $18,889 $5,406 8/31/20 $5,852 $20,247 $5,771 9/30/20 $5,642 $19,478 $5,578 10/31/20 $5,695 $18,960 $5,656 11/30/20 $5,957 $21,035 $5,855 12/31/20 $6,349 $21,844 $6,146 1/31/21 $6,570 $21,623 $6,308 2/28/21 $7,002 $22,220 $6,716 3/31/21 $6,888 $23,193 $6,572 4/30/21 $7,522 $24,431 $7,116 5/31/21 $7,797 $24,601 $7,311 6/30/21 $7,924 $25,175 $7,446 7/31/21 $8,169 $25,773 $7,583 8/31/21 $8,148 $26,557 $7,560 9/30/21 $8,523 $25,322 $7,936 10/31/21 $8,763 $27,096 $8,142 11/30/21 $8,108 $26,908 $7,546 12/31/21 $8,474 $28,114 $7,812 1/31/22 $9,122 $26,659 $8,498 2/28/22 $9,771 $25,861 $9,028 3/31/22 $10,545 $26,821 $9,808 4/30/22 $10,975 $24,483 $10,214 5/31/22 $11,179 $24,527 $10,370 6/30/22 $9,761 $22,503 $9,253 7/31/22 $10,377 $24,578 $9,647 8/31/22 $10,146 $23,575 $9,656 9/30/22 $8,948 $21,404 $8,873 10/31/22 $9,238 $23,137 $9,049 11/30/22 $9,475 $24,430 $9,297 12/31/22 $9,219 $23,023 $9,070 1/31/23 $9,219 $24,469 $9,025 2/28/23 $8,735 $23,872 $8,601 3/31/23 $8,822 $24,749 $8,583 4/30/23 $8,749 $25,135 $8,519 5/31/23 $8,151 $25,244 $8,039 6/30/23 $8,431 $26,912 $8,363 7/31/23 $9,003 $27,777 $8,887 8/31/23 $8,907 $27,334 $8,819 9/30/23 $8,796 $26,031 $8,757 10/31/23 $8,780 $25,484 $8,781 11/30/23 $8,685 $27,811 $8,583 12/31/23 $8,505 $29,075 $8,352 1/31/24 $8,569 $29,563 $8,385 2/29/24 $8,393 $31,142 $8,262 3/31/24 $8,703 $32,144 $8,535 4/30/24 $8,847 $30,831 $8,765 5/31/24 $9,039 $32,360 $8,919 6/30/24 $8,914 $33,521 $8,782
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 5.73% 7.98% (1.14%) S&P 500 Index 24.56% 15.05% 12.86% Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return 5.00% 7.25% (1.29%)
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 390,334,000	$ 390,334,000	$ 390,334,000	$ 390,334,000
Holdings Count | Holding	540	540	540	540
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,180,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	106%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $390,334 # of Portfolio Holdings 540 Portfolio Turnover Rate 106% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,180 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Treasury Obligations 80.4% U.S. Government Agencies 14.4% Asset-Backed Securities 9.6% Sovereign Issues 8.0% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.7% Affiliated Investments 0.4% Short-Term Investments 64.0% Other Investments (0.5%) Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (77.0%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000148731
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	®</sup> Strategy Portfolio" id="sjs-B220">PIMCO CommodityRealReturn&lt;sup style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; position: relative; text-align: left;">®&lt;/sup> Strategy Portfolio
Class Name	M
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO CommodityRealReturn ®
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Class M $109 2.15%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 109
Expense Ratio, Percent	2.15%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Active commodity strategies, including overweight exposure to the petroleum subsector and underweight exposure to natural gas, contributed to relative performance, as the petroleum subsector posted positive returns and natural gas posted negative returns. • The structural allocation to short-term U.S Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS”) detracted from relative performance, as short-term TIPS, as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year TIPS Index ("BCIT9T"), underperformed Treasury Bills. • The Portfolio’s active management of the collateral portfolio contributed to relative performance against BCIT9T. The main drivers include: • Overweight exposure to U.S. breakeven inflation ("BEI") contributed to relative performance, as U.S. BEI moved higher. • Short exposure to eurozone interest rates contributed to relative performance, as eurozone interest rates broadly rose. • Overweight exposure to U.S. interest rates detracted from relative performance, as U.S. interest rates broadly rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Class M S&P 500 Index Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return 11/10/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 11/30/14 $9,660 $10,190 $9,598 12/31/14 $8,709 $10,164 $8,866 1/31/15 $8,548 $9,859 $8,570 2/28/15 $8,781 $10,426 $8,791 3/31/15 $8,242 $10,261 $8,339 4/30/15 $8,748 $10,359 $8,817 5/31/15 $8,486 $10,493 $8,580 6/30/15 $8,617 $10,290 $8,728 7/31/15 $7,699 $10,505 $7,801 8/31/15 $7,530 $9,871 $7,729 9/30/15 $7,221 $9,627 $7,465 10/31/15 $7,231 $10,439 $7,432 11/30/15 $6,678 $10,470 $6,893 12/31/15 $6,453 $10,305 $6,680 1/31/16 $6,350 $9,794 $6,568 2/29/16 $6,219 $9,781 $6,461 3/31/16 $6,570 $10,444 $6,708 4/30/16 $7,152 $10,484 $7,279 5/31/16 $7,105 $10,673 $7,265 6/30/16 $7,471 $10,700 $7,565 7/31/16 $7,095 $11,095 $7,178 8/31/16 $6,954 $11,111 $7,052 9/30/16 $7,223 $11,113 $7,273 10/31/16 $7,186 $10,910 $7,237 11/30/16 $7,261 $11,314 $7,334 12/31/16 $7,397 $11,538 $7,466 1/31/17 $7,453 $11,756 $7,476 2/28/17 $7,463 $12,223 $7,492 3/31/17 $7,267 $12,237 $7,292 4/30/17 $7,149 $12,363 $7,183 5/31/17 $7,031 $12,537 $7,087 6/30/17 $6,968 $12,615 $7,074 7/31/17 $7,162 $12,875 $7,233 8/31/17 $7,203 $12,914 $7,263 9/30/17 $7,190 $13,181 $7,252 10/31/17 $7,360 $13,488 $7,407 11/30/17 $7,317 $13,902 $7,373 12/31/17 $7,540 $14,056 $7,593 1/31/18 $7,677 $14,861 $7,744 2/28/18 $7,519 $14,313 $7,610 3/31/18 $7,502 $13,950 $7,563 4/30/18 $7,672 $14,003 $7,758 5/31/18 $7,779 $14,340 $7,868 6/30/18 $7,511 $14,429 $7,593 7/31/18 $7,329 $14,966 $7,431 8/31/18 $7,200 $15,453 $7,299 9/30/18 $7,333 $15,541 $7,439 10/31/18 $7,075 $14,479 $7,279 11/30/18 $6,935 $14,774 $7,238 12/31/18 $6,460 $13,440 $6,739 1/31/19 $6,891 $14,517 $7,106 2/28/19 $6,999 $14,983 $7,178 3/31/19 $7,026 $15,274 $7,166 4/30/19 $7,037 $15,893 $7,135 5/31/19 $6,765 $14,883 $6,895 6/30/19 $6,987 $15,932 $7,080 7/31/19 $6,931 $16,161 $7,033 8/31/19 $6,754 $15,905 $6,870 9/30/19 $6,791 $16,202 $6,950 10/31/19 $6,947 $16,553 $7,091 11/30/19 $6,768 $17,154 $6,909 12/31/19 $7,169 $17,672 $7,258 1/31/20 $6,651 $17,665 $6,724 2/29/20 $6,314 $16,211 $6,385 3/31/20 $5,224 $14,209 $5,567 4/30/20 $5,270 $16,030 $5,481 5/31/20 $5,593 $16,794 $5,719 6/30/20 $5,787 $17,128 $5,850 7/31/20 $6,185 $18,093 $6,184 8/31/20 $6,692 $19,394 $6,602 9/30/20 $6,438 $18,657 $6,381 10/31/20 $6,511 $18,161 $6,471 11/30/20 $6,800 $20,149 $6,698 12/31/20 $7,246 $20,923 $7,031 1/31/21 $7,499 $20,712 $7,216 2/28/21 $7,994 $21,283 $7,682 3/31/21 $7,858 $22,215 $7,518 4/30/21 $8,571 $23,401 $8,141 5/31/21 $8,886 $23,564 $8,363 6/30/21 $9,035 $24,115 $8,518 7/31/21 $9,302 $24,687 $8,674 8/31/21 $9,266 $25,438 $8,649 9/30/21 $9,685 $24,255 $9,079 10/31/21 $9,960 $25,954 $9,314 11/30/21 $9,211 $25,774 $8,633 12/31/21 $9,619 $26,930 $8,937 1/31/22 $10,359 $25,536 $9,722 2/28/22 $11,086 $24,771 $10,327 3/31/22 $11,962 $25,691 $11,220 4/30/22 $12,440 $23,451 $11,685 5/31/22 $12,672 $23,494 $11,863 6/30/22 $11,059 $21,555 $10,585 7/31/22 $11,747 $23,542 $11,036 8/31/22 $11,498 $22,582 $11,046 9/30/22 $10,119 $20,502 $10,150 10/31/22 $10,450 $22,162 $10,352 11/30/22 $10,720 $23,401 $10,636 12/31/22 $10,429 $22,052 $10,375 1/31/23 $10,429 $23,438 $10,324 2/28/23 $9,863 $22,866 $9,839 3/31/23 $9,969 $23,706 $9,819 4/30/23 $9,886 $24,076 $9,745 5/31/23 $9,190 $24,180 $9,196 6/30/23 $9,513 $25,778 $9,567 7/31/23 $10,145 $26,606 $10,166 8/31/23 $10,037 $26,183 $10,088 9/30/23 $9,910 $24,934 $10,018 10/31/23 $9,892 $24,410 $10,045 11/30/23 $9,784 $26,639 $9,818 12/31/23 $9,583 $27,849 $9,554 1/31/24 $9,656 $28,317 $9,592 2/29/24 $9,439 $29,829 $9,451 3/31/24 $9,801 $30,789 $9,764 4/30/24 $9,946 $29,532 $10,027 5/31/24 $10,163 $30,996 $10,203 6/30/24 $10,029 $32,108 $10,046
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years Since Inception 11/10/14 Class M 5.42% 7.50% 0.03% S&P 500 Index 24.56% 15.05% 12.83% Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return 5.00% 7.25% 0.15%
Performance Inception Date				Nov. 10, 2014
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 390,334,000	$ 390,334,000	$ 390,334,000	$ 390,334,000
Holdings Count | Holding	540	540	540	540
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,180,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	106%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $390,334 # of Portfolio Holdings 540 Portfolio Turnover Rate 106% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,180 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Treasury Obligations 80.4% U.S. Government Agencies 14.4% Asset-Backed Securities 9.6% Sovereign Issues 8.0% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.7% Affiliated Investments 0.4% Short-Term Investments 64.0% Other Investments (0.5%) Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (77.0%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000098623
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $55 1.09%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 55
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.09%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Exposure to the cash interest rate in the U.S. contributed to performance, as U.S. cash rates remained positive. • Long exposure to investment grade corporate credit contributed to performance, as investment grade credit spreads tightened. • Long exposure to non-agency mortgage-backed securities contributed to performance, as spreads on those securities tightened. • Long exposure to U.S. duration detracted from performance, as U.S. interest rates rose. • Long exposure to Australian duration detracted from performance, as Australian interest rates rose. • Tactical exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from performance, as the yen depreciated versus the U.S. dollar.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,971 $10,022 $10,002 8/31/14 $10,051 $10,144 $10,004 9/30/14 $10,032 $10,114 $10,006 10/31/14 $10,053 $10,187 $10,008 11/30/14 $10,093 $10,283 $10,010 12/31/14 $10,040 $10,336 $10,012 1/31/15 $10,044 $10,529 $10,014 2/28/15 $10,142 $10,467 $10,016 3/31/15 $10,096 $10,527 $10,018 4/30/15 $10,128 $10,468 $10,020 5/31/15 $10,157 $10,425 $10,023 6/30/15 $10,127 $10,296 $10,025 7/31/15 $10,125 $10,398 $10,027 8/31/15 $9,991 $10,370 $10,030 9/30/15 $9,776 $10,431 $10,032 10/31/15 $9,862 $10,465 $10,035 11/30/15 $9,878 $10,470 $10,037 12/31/15 $9,871 $10,441 $10,040 1/31/16 $9,741 $10,594 $10,045 2/29/16 $9,613 $10,696 $10,050 3/31/16 $9,829 $10,784 $10,055 4/30/16 $9,975 $10,802 $10,061 5/31/16 $9,986 $10,848 $10,066 6/30/16 $9,985 $11,055 $10,071 7/31/16 $10,093 $11,121 $10,077 8/31/16 $10,130 $11,115 $10,082 9/30/16 $10,210 $11,114 $10,087 10/31/16 $10,281 $11,006 $10,094 11/30/16 $10,244 $10,824 $10,101 12/31/16 $10,338 $10,854 $10,108 1/31/17 $10,397 $10,814 $10,117 2/28/17 $10,488 $10,907 $10,125 3/31/17 $10,543 $10,902 $10,134 4/30/17 $10,587 $10,976 $10,143 5/31/17 $10,642 $11,040 $10,153 6/30/17 $10,660 $11,009 $10,163 7/31/17 $10,716 $11,045 $10,174 8/31/17 $10,784 $11,146 $10,185 9/30/17 $10,822 $11,094 $10,196 10/31/17 $10,849 $11,141 $10,207 11/30/17 $10,858 $11,158 $10,218 12/31/17 $10,856 $11,183 $10,230 1/31/18 $10,873 $11,103 $10,244 2/28/18 $10,871 $11,078 $10,259 3/31/18 $10,874 $11,170 $10,273 4/30/18 $10,867 $11,129 $10,293 5/31/18 $10,922 $11,170 $10,312 6/30/18 $10,908 $11,191 $10,332 7/31/18 $10,966 $11,194 $10,352 8/31/18 $10,962 $11,229 $10,373 9/30/18 $10,984 $11,186 $10,393 10/31/18 $11,009 $11,164 $10,413 11/30/18 $10,953 $11,218 $10,434 12/31/18 $10,968 $11,380 $10,455 1/31/19 $11,113 $11,501 $10,479 2/28/19 $11,165 $11,515 $10,504 3/31/19 $11,236 $11,721 $10,528 4/30/19 $11,309 $11,728 $10,551 5/31/19 $11,332 $11,897 $10,574 6/30/19 $11,398 $12,064 $10,597 7/31/19 $11,393 $12,158 $10,617 8/31/19 $11,245 $12,434 $10,638 9/30/19 $11,268 $12,377 $10,659 10/31/19 $11,337 $12,355 $10,677 11/30/19 $11,384 $12,341 $10,696 12/31/19 $11,509 $12,315 $10,715 1/31/20 $11,498 $12,538 $10,732 2/29/20 $11,484 $12,691 $10,750 3/31/20 $10,899 $12,494 $10,767 4/30/20 $11,146 $12,696 $10,780 5/31/20 $11,329 $12,732 $10,793 6/30/20 $11,495 $12,795 $10,806 7/31/20 $11,614 $12,935 $10,809 8/31/20 $11,736 $12,841 $10,812 9/30/20 $11,747 $12,888 $10,814 10/31/20 $11,804 $12,889 $10,816 11/30/20 $11,939 $12,963 $10,818 12/31/20 $12,062 $13,003 $10,820 1/31/21 $12,135 $12,933 $10,823 2/28/21 $12,165 $12,732 $10,825 3/31/21 $12,177 $12,682 $10,827 4/30/21 $12,212 $12,715 $10,829 5/31/21 $12,244 $12,743 $10,831 6/30/21 $12,229 $12,805 $10,833 7/31/21 $12,264 $12,964 $10,834 8/31/21 $12,260 $12,938 $10,835 9/30/21 $12,266 $12,816 $10,837 10/31/21 $12,190 $12,783 $10,838 11/30/21 $12,209 $12,874 $10,839 12/31/21 $12,217 $12,822 $10,840 1/31/22 $12,173 $12,620 $10,842 2/28/22 $12,080 $12,452 $10,844 3/31/22 $11,881 $12,184 $10,846 4/30/22 $11,717 $11,857 $10,855 5/31/22 $11,744 $11,840 $10,865 6/30/22 $11,575 $11,661 $10,874 7/31/22 $11,743 $11,958 $10,888 8/31/22 $11,576 $11,645 $10,910 9/30/22 $11,344 $11,272 $10,932 10/31/22 $11,343 $11,233 $10,961 11/30/22 $11,450 $11,519 $10,994 12/31/22 $11,441 $11,383 $11,033 1/31/23 $11,589 $11,645 $11,074 2/28/23 $11,521 $11,460 $11,113 3/31/23 $11,663 $11,714 $11,157 4/30/23 $11,707 $11,774 $11,202 5/31/23 $11,717 $11,728 $11,250 6/30/23 $11,728 $11,721 $11,298 7/31/23 $11,804 $11,725 $11,348 8/31/23 $11,829 $11,710 $11,399 9/30/23 $11,744 $11,508 $11,450 10/31/23 $11,643 $11,426 $11,502 11/30/23 $12,009 $11,819 $11,553 12/31/23 $12,253 $12,197 $11,607 1/31/24 $12,296 $12,173 $11,660 2/29/24 $12,280 $12,089 $11,710 3/31/24 $12,389 $12,198 $11,764 4/30/24 $12,327 $12,002 $11,816 5/31/24 $12,456 $12,108 $11,870 6/30/24 $12,490 $12,213 $11,923
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 6.50% 1.85% 2.25% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 2.02% ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index Footnote Reference Footnote Reference 5.53% 2.19% -%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 81,070,000	$ 81,070,000	$ 81,070,000	$ 81,070,000
Holdings Count | Holding	516	516	516	516
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 220,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	484%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $81,070 # of Portfolio Holdings 516 Portfolio Turnover Rate 484% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $220 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 51.0% Affiliated Investments 17.0% Corporate Bonds & Notes 16.2% Asset-Backed Securities 9.4% Sovereign Issues 7.4% U.S. Treasury Obligations 7.3% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 6.4% Loan Participations and Assignments 1.3% Preferred Securities 0.3% Municipal Bonds & Notes 0.1% Short-Term Investments 33.7% Other Investments 0.6% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (50.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000098625
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $60 1.19%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 60
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.19%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Exposure to the cash interest rate in the U.S. contributed to performance, as U.S. cash rates remained positive. • Long exposure to investment grade corporate credit contributed to performance, as investment grade credit spreads tightened. • Long exposure to non-agency mortgage-backed securities contributed to performance, as spreads on those securities tightened. • Long exposure to U.S. duration detracted from performance, as U.S. interest rates rose. • Long exposure to Australian duration detracted from performance, as Australian interest rates rose. • Tactical exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from performance, as the yen depreciated versus the U.S. dollar.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,970 $10,022 $10,002 8/31/14 $10,049 $10,144 $10,004 9/30/14 $10,030 $10,114 $10,006 10/31/14 $10,050 $10,187 $10,008 11/30/14 $10,089 $10,283 $10,010 12/31/14 $10,035 $10,336 $10,012 1/31/15 $10,038 $10,529 $10,014 2/28/15 $10,135 $10,467 $10,016 3/31/15 $10,089 $10,527 $10,018 4/30/15 $10,120 $10,468 $10,020 5/31/15 $10,148 $10,425 $10,023 6/30/15 $10,117 $10,296 $10,025 7/31/15 $10,114 $10,398 $10,027 8/31/15 $9,979 $10,370 $10,030 9/30/15 $9,764 $10,431 $10,032 10/31/15 $9,849 $10,465 $10,035 11/30/15 $9,864 $10,470 $10,037 12/31/15 $9,856 $10,441 $10,040 1/31/16 $9,726 $10,594 $10,045 2/29/16 $9,598 $10,696 $10,050 3/31/16 $9,812 $10,784 $10,055 4/30/16 $9,957 $10,802 $10,061 5/31/16 $9,967 $10,848 $10,066 6/30/16 $9,966 $11,055 $10,071 7/31/16 $10,073 $11,121 $10,077 8/31/16 $10,108 $11,115 $10,082 9/30/16 $10,188 $11,114 $10,087 10/31/16 $10,258 $11,006 $10,094 11/30/16 $10,220 $10,824 $10,101 12/31/16 $10,312 $10,854 $10,108 1/31/17 $10,370 $10,814 $10,117 2/28/17 $10,460 $10,907 $10,125 3/31/17 $10,515 $10,902 $10,134 4/30/17 $10,558 $10,976 $10,143 5/31/17 $10,612 $11,040 $10,153 6/30/17 $10,628 $11,009 $10,163 7/31/17 $10,683 $11,045 $10,174 8/31/17 $10,750 $11,146 $10,185 9/30/17 $10,787 $11,094 $10,196 10/31/17 $10,813 $11,141 $10,207 11/30/17 $10,821 $11,158 $10,218 12/31/17 $10,818 $11,183 $10,230 1/31/18 $10,835 $11,103 $10,244 2/28/18 $10,831 $11,078 $10,259 3/31/18 $10,833 $11,170 $10,273 4/30/18 $10,826 $11,129 $10,293 5/31/18 $10,880 $11,170 $10,312 6/30/18 $10,865 $11,191 $10,332 7/31/18 $10,921 $11,194 $10,352 8/31/18 $10,916 $11,229 $10,373 9/30/18 $10,937 $11,186 $10,393 10/31/18 $10,962 $11,164 $10,413 11/30/18 $10,905 $11,218 $10,434 12/31/18 $10,919 $11,380 $10,455 1/31/19 $11,062 $11,501 $10,479 2/28/19 $11,113 $11,515 $10,504 3/31/19 $11,183 $11,721 $10,528 4/30/19 $11,255 $11,728 $10,551 5/31/19 $11,277 $11,897 $10,574 6/30/19 $11,341 $12,064 $10,597 7/31/19 $11,336 $12,158 $10,617 8/31/19 $11,187 $12,434 $10,638 9/30/19 $11,209 $12,377 $10,659 10/31/19 $11,277 $12,355 $10,677 11/30/19 $11,323 $12,341 $10,696 12/31/19 $11,446 $12,315 $10,715 1/31/20 $11,434 $12,538 $10,732 2/29/20 $11,420 $12,691 $10,750 3/31/20 $10,837 $12,494 $10,767 4/30/20 $11,081 $12,696 $10,780 5/31/20 $11,263 $12,732 $10,793 6/30/20 $11,427 $12,795 $10,806 7/31/20 $11,544 $12,935 $10,809 8/31/20 $11,664 $12,841 $10,812 9/30/20 $11,674 $12,888 $10,814 10/31/20 $11,730 $12,889 $10,816 11/30/20 $11,863 $12,963 $10,818 12/31/20 $11,984 $13,003 $10,820 1/31/21 $12,056 $12,933 $10,823 2/28/21 $12,085 $12,732 $10,825 3/31/21 $12,095 $12,682 $10,827 4/30/21 $12,129 $12,715 $10,829 5/31/21 $12,160 $12,743 $10,831 6/30/21 $12,144 $12,805 $10,833 7/31/21 $12,178 $12,964 $10,834 8/31/21 $12,173 $12,938 $10,835 9/30/21 $12,178 $12,816 $10,837 10/31/21 $12,101 $12,783 $10,838 11/30/21 $12,119 $12,874 $10,839 12/31/21 $12,126 $12,822 $10,840 1/31/22 $12,081 $12,620 $10,842 2/28/22 $11,989 $12,452 $10,844 3/31/22 $11,790 $12,184 $10,846 4/30/22 $11,626 $11,857 $10,855 5/31/22 $11,652 $11,840 $10,865 6/30/22 $11,483 $11,661 $10,874 7/31/22 $11,648 $11,958 $10,888 8/31/22 $11,482 $11,645 $10,910 9/30/22 $11,251 $11,272 $10,932 10/31/22 $11,249 $11,233 $10,961 11/30/22 $11,354 $11,519 $10,994 12/31/22 $11,344 $11,383 $11,033 1/31/23 $11,490 $11,645 $11,074 2/28/23 $11,422 $11,460 $11,113 3/31/23 $11,561 $11,714 $11,157 4/30/23 $11,605 $11,774 $11,202 5/31/23 $11,613 $11,728 $11,250 6/30/23 $11,623 $11,721 $11,298 7/31/23 $11,697 $11,725 $11,348 8/31/23 $11,721 $11,710 $11,399 9/30/23 $11,636 $11,508 $11,450 10/31/23 $11,535 $11,426 $11,502 11/30/23 $11,897 $11,819 $11,553 12/31/23 $12,137 $12,197 $11,607 1/31/24 $12,179 $12,173 $11,660 2/29/24 $12,163 $12,089 $11,710 3/31/24 $12,270 $12,198 $11,764 4/30/24 $12,207 $12,002 $11,816 5/31/24 $12,334 $12,108 $11,870 6/30/24 $12,366 $12,213 $11,923
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 6.40% 1.75% 2.15% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 2.02% ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index Footnote Reference Footnote Reference 5.53% 2.19% -%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 81,070,000	$ 81,070,000	$ 81,070,000	$ 81,070,000
Holdings Count | Holding	516	516	516	516
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 220,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	484%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $81,070 # of Portfolio Holdings 516 Portfolio Turnover Rate 484% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $220 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 51.0% Affiliated Investments 17.0% Corporate Bonds & Notes 16.2% Asset-Backed Securities 9.4% Sovereign Issues 7.4% U.S. Treasury Obligations 7.3% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 6.4% Loan Participations and Assignments 1.3% Preferred Securities 0.3% Municipal Bonds & Notes 0.1% Short-Term Investments 33.7% Other Investments 0.6% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (50.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000098624
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $47 0.94%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 47
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.94%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Exposure to the cash interest rate in the U.S. contributed to performance, as U.S. cash rates remained positive. • Long exposure to investment grade corporate credit contributed to performance, as investment grade credit spreads tightened. • Long exposure to non-agency mortgage-backed securities contributed to performance, as spreads on those securities tightened. • Long exposure to U.S. duration detracted from performance, as U.S. interest rates rose. • Long exposure to Australian duration detracted from performance, as Australian interest rates rose. • Tactical exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from performance, as the yen depreciated versus the U.S. dollar.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,973 $10,022 $10,002 8/31/14 $10,053 $10,144 $10,004 9/30/14 $10,036 $10,114 $10,006 10/31/14 $10,058 $10,187 $10,008 11/30/14 $10,100 $10,283 $10,010 12/31/14 $10,048 $10,336 $10,012 1/31/15 $10,053 $10,529 $10,014 2/28/15 $10,152 $10,467 $10,016 3/31/15 $10,108 $10,527 $10,018 4/30/15 $10,141 $10,468 $10,020 5/31/15 $10,171 $10,425 $10,023 6/30/15 $10,142 $10,296 $10,025 7/31/15 $10,141 $10,398 $10,027 8/31/15 $10,008 $10,370 $10,030 9/30/15 $9,795 $10,431 $10,032 10/31/15 $9,882 $10,465 $10,035 11/30/15 $9,899 $10,470 $10,037 12/31/15 $9,893 $10,441 $10,040 1/31/16 $9,764 $10,594 $10,045 2/29/16 $9,637 $10,696 $10,050 3/31/16 $9,855 $10,784 $10,055 4/30/16 $10,003 $10,802 $10,061 5/31/16 $10,015 $10,848 $10,066 6/30/16 $10,015 $11,055 $10,071 7/31/16 $10,125 $11,121 $10,077 8/31/16 $10,163 $11,115 $10,082 9/30/16 $10,245 $11,114 $10,087 10/31/16 $10,317 $11,006 $10,094 11/30/16 $10,281 $10,824 $10,101 12/31/16 $10,377 $10,854 $10,108 1/31/17 $10,437 $10,814 $10,117 2/28/17 $10,530 $10,907 $10,125 3/31/17 $10,587 $10,902 $10,134 4/30/17 $10,632 $10,976 $10,143 5/31/17 $10,689 $11,040 $10,153 6/30/17 $10,708 $11,009 $10,163 7/31/17 $10,766 $11,045 $10,174 8/31/17 $10,836 $11,146 $10,185 9/30/17 $10,874 $11,094 $10,196 10/31/17 $10,904 $11,141 $10,207 11/30/17 $10,913 $11,158 $10,218 12/31/17 $10,913 $11,183 $10,230 1/31/18 $10,932 $11,103 $10,244 2/28/18 $10,930 $11,078 $10,259 3/31/18 $10,935 $11,170 $10,273 4/30/18 $10,930 $11,129 $10,293 5/31/18 $10,987 $11,170 $10,312 6/30/18 $10,973 $11,191 $10,332 7/31/18 $11,033 $11,194 $10,352 8/31/18 $11,031 $11,229 $10,373 9/30/18 $11,054 $11,186 $10,393 10/31/18 $11,081 $11,164 $10,413 11/30/18 $11,026 $11,218 $10,434 12/31/18 $11,042 $11,380 $10,455 1/31/19 $11,189 $11,501 $10,479 2/28/19 $11,243 $11,515 $10,504 3/31/19 $11,316 $11,721 $10,528 4/30/19 $11,391 $11,728 $10,551 5/31/19 $11,416 $11,897 $10,574 6/30/19 $11,483 $12,064 $10,597 7/31/19 $11,480 $12,158 $10,617 8/31/19 $11,332 $12,434 $10,638 9/30/19 $11,357 $12,377 $10,659 10/31/19 $11,428 $12,355 $10,677 11/30/19 $11,477 $12,341 $10,696 12/31/19 $11,604 $12,315 $10,715 1/31/20 $11,594 $12,538 $10,732 2/29/20 $11,582 $12,691 $10,750 3/31/20 $10,994 $12,494 $10,767 4/30/20 $11,243 $12,696 $10,780 5/31/20 $11,430 $12,732 $10,793 6/30/20 $11,599 $12,795 $10,806 7/31/20 $11,721 $12,935 $10,809 8/31/20 $11,845 $12,841 $10,812 9/30/20 $11,857 $12,888 $10,814 10/31/20 $11,917 $12,889 $10,816 11/30/20 $12,054 $12,963 $10,818 12/31/20 $12,180 $13,003 $10,820 1/31/21 $12,256 $12,933 $10,823 2/28/21 $12,287 $12,732 $10,825 3/31/21 $12,300 $12,682 $10,827 4/30/21 $12,338 $12,715 $10,829 5/31/21 $12,372 $12,743 $10,831 6/30/21 $12,358 $12,805 $10,833 7/31/21 $12,395 $12,964 $10,834 8/31/21 $12,392 $12,938 $10,835 9/30/21 $12,400 $12,816 $10,837 10/31/21 $12,325 $12,783 $10,838 11/30/21 $12,345 $12,874 $10,839 12/31/21 $12,355 $12,822 $10,840 1/31/22 $12,312 $12,620 $10,842 2/28/22 $12,220 $12,452 $10,844 3/31/22 $12,020 $12,184 $10,846 4/30/22 $11,855 $11,857 $10,855 5/31/22 $11,884 $11,840 $10,865 6/30/22 $11,714 $11,661 $10,874 7/31/22 $11,886 $11,958 $10,888 8/31/22 $11,719 $11,645 $10,910 9/30/22 $11,485 $11,272 $10,932 10/31/22 $11,485 $11,233 $10,961 11/30/22 $11,595 $11,519 $10,994 12/31/22 $11,587 $11,383 $11,033 1/31/23 $11,739 $11,645 $11,074 2/28/23 $11,672 $11,460 $11,113 3/31/23 $11,817 $11,714 $11,157 4/30/23 $11,863 $11,774 $11,202 5/31/23 $11,875 $11,728 $11,250 6/30/23 $11,887 $11,721 $11,298 7/31/23 $11,965 $11,725 $11,348 8/31/23 $11,992 $11,710 $11,399 9/30/23 $11,907 $11,508 $11,450 10/31/23 $11,807 $11,426 $11,502 11/30/23 $12,180 $11,819 $11,553 12/31/23 $12,428 $12,197 $11,607 1/31/24 $12,473 $12,173 $11,660 2/29/24 $12,459 $12,089 $11,710 3/31/24 $12,572 $12,198 $11,764 4/30/24 $12,510 $12,002 $11,816 5/31/24 $12,643 $12,108 $11,870 6/30/24 $12,678 $12,213 $11,923
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 6.66% 2.00% 2.40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 2.02% ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index Footnote Reference Footnote Reference 5.53% 2.19% -%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 81,070,000	$ 81,070,000	$ 81,070,000	$ 81,070,000
Holdings Count | Holding	516	516	516	516
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 220,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	484%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $81,070 # of Portfolio Holdings 516 Portfolio Turnover Rate 484% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $220 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 51.0% Affiliated Investments 17.0% Corporate Bonds & Notes 16.2% Asset-Backed Securities 9.4% Sovereign Issues 7.4% U.S. Treasury Obligations 7.3% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 6.4% Loan Participations and Assignments 1.3% Preferred Securities 0.3% Municipal Bonds & Notes 0.1% Short-Term Investments 33.7% Other Investments 0.6% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (50.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000139587
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio
Class Name	M
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Class M $70 1.39%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 70
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.39%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Exposure to the cash interest rate in the U.S. contributed to performance, as U.S. cash rates remained positive. • Long exposure to investment grade corporate credit contributed to performance, as investment grade credit spreads tightened. • Long exposure to non-agency mortgage-backed securities contributed to performance, as spreads on those securities tightened. • Long exposure to U.S. duration detracted from performance, as U.S. interest rates rose. • Long exposure to Australian duration detracted from performance, as Australian interest rates rose. • Tactical exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from performance, as the yen depreciated versus the U.S. dollar.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Class M Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index 10/31/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 11/30/14 $10,038 $10,096 $10,002 12/31/14 $9,983 $10,148 $10,004 1/31/15 $9,984 $10,338 $10,006 2/28/15 $10,080 $10,276 $10,008 3/31/15 $10,032 $10,335 $10,010 4/30/15 $10,062 $10,278 $10,013 5/31/15 $10,088 $10,235 $10,015 6/30/15 $10,055 $10,108 $10,017 7/31/15 $10,050 $10,209 $10,020 8/31/15 $9,915 $10,181 $10,022 9/30/15 $9,700 $10,241 $10,024 10/31/15 $9,782 $10,275 $10,027 11/30/15 $9,796 $10,279 $10,030 12/31/15 $9,786 $10,251 $10,032 1/31/16 $9,655 $10,401 $10,038 2/29/16 $9,526 $10,501 $10,043 3/31/16 $9,738 $10,588 $10,048 4/30/16 $9,880 $10,606 $10,053 5/31/16 $9,889 $10,651 $10,058 6/30/16 $9,885 $10,853 $10,064 7/31/16 $9,990 $10,918 $10,069 8/31/16 $10,023 $10,913 $10,074 9/30/16 $10,100 $10,911 $10,079 10/31/16 $10,168 $10,806 $10,086 11/30/16 $10,129 $10,627 $10,094 12/31/16 $10,219 $10,656 $10,101 1/31/17 $10,275 $10,617 $10,109 2/28/17 $10,362 $10,708 $10,117 3/31/17 $10,414 $10,703 $10,126 4/30/17 $10,455 $10,776 $10,135 5/31/17 $10,507 $10,839 $10,145 6/30/17 $10,521 $10,809 $10,155 7/31/17 $10,574 $10,844 $10,166 8/31/17 $10,639 $10,943 $10,177 9/30/17 $10,673 $10,892 $10,188 10/31/17 $10,698 $10,938 $10,199 11/30/17 $10,703 $10,955 $10,210 12/31/17 $10,699 $10,980 $10,222 1/31/18 $10,713 $10,901 $10,236 2/28/18 $10,708 $10,877 $10,251 3/31/18 $10,709 $10,967 $10,265 4/30/18 $10,699 $10,926 $10,285 5/31/18 $10,751 $10,967 $10,305 6/30/18 $10,734 $10,987 $10,324 7/31/18 $10,788 $10,990 $10,344 8/31/18 $10,782 $11,024 $10,364 9/30/18 $10,801 $10,982 $10,385 10/31/18 $10,823 $10,961 $10,405 11/30/18 $10,765 $11,014 $10,426 12/31/18 $10,776 $11,173 $10,447 1/31/19 $10,916 $11,292 $10,471 2/28/19 $10,965 $11,305 $10,496 3/31/19 $11,033 $11,508 $10,520 4/30/19 $11,101 $11,515 $10,543 5/31/19 $11,121 $11,680 $10,566 6/30/19 $11,183 $11,844 $10,589 7/31/19 $11,175 $11,937 $10,609 8/31/19 $11,027 $12,208 $10,630 9/30/19 $11,047 $12,151 $10,650 10/31/19 $11,112 $12,130 $10,669 11/30/19 $11,155 $12,116 $10,688 12/31/19 $11,275 $12,091 $10,707 1/31/20 $11,261 $12,310 $10,724 2/29/20 $11,245 $12,460 $10,741 3/31/20 $10,670 $12,266 $10,759 4/30/20 $10,908 $12,465 $10,772 5/31/20 $11,085 $12,500 $10,785 6/30/20 $11,244 $12,563 $10,798 7/31/20 $11,358 $12,700 $10,801 8/31/20 $11,474 $12,608 $10,803 9/30/20 $11,482 $12,654 $10,806 10/31/20 $11,535 $12,655 $10,808 11/30/20 $11,664 $12,727 $10,810 12/31/20 $11,781 $12,766 $10,812 1/31/21 $11,850 $12,698 $10,814 2/28/21 $11,876 $12,500 $10,817 3/31/21 $11,885 $12,451 $10,819 4/30/21 $11,916 $12,483 $10,821 5/31/21 $11,944 $12,511 $10,823 6/30/21 $11,927 $12,572 $10,824 7/31/21 $11,958 $12,729 $10,826 8/31/21 $11,951 $12,703 $10,827 9/30/21 $11,954 $12,583 $10,828 10/31/21 $11,877 $12,550 $10,830 11/30/21 $11,892 $12,640 $10,831 12/31/21 $11,897 $12,588 $10,832 1/31/22 $11,851 $12,391 $10,834 2/28/22 $11,758 $12,226 $10,836 3/31/22 $11,561 $11,962 $10,838 4/30/22 $11,398 $11,641 $10,847 5/31/22 $11,422 $11,625 $10,856 6/30/22 $11,255 $11,448 $10,865 7/31/22 $11,415 $11,740 $10,880 8/31/22 $11,250 $11,434 $10,901 9/30/22 $11,021 $11,066 $10,924 10/31/22 $11,018 $11,029 $10,952 11/30/22 $11,119 $11,310 $10,986 12/31/22 $11,107 $11,176 $11,024 1/31/23 $11,249 $11,434 $11,065 2/28/23 $11,180 $11,251 $11,104 3/31/23 $11,315 $11,501 $11,148 4/30/23 $11,355 $11,560 $11,193 5/31/23 $11,362 $11,514 $11,242 6/30/23 $11,369 $11,508 $11,289 7/31/23 $11,440 $11,511 $11,339 8/31/23 $11,462 $11,497 $11,391 9/30/23 $11,376 $11,299 $11,441 10/31/23 $11,275 $11,218 $11,493 11/30/23 $11,628 $11,604 $11,544 12/31/23 $11,860 $11,975 $11,598 1/31/24 $11,899 $11,951 $11,651 2/29/24 $11,881 $11,869 $11,701 3/31/24 $11,984 $11,976 $11,755 4/30/24 $11,921 $11,784 $11,807 5/31/24 $12,042 $11,888 $11,861 6/30/24 $12,072 $11,991 $11,914
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years Since Inception 10/31/14 Class M 6.19% 1.54% 1.97% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 1.90% ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index Footnote Reference Footnote Reference 5.53% 2.19% -%
Performance Inception Date			Oct. 31, 2014
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 81,070,000	$ 81,070,000	$ 81,070,000	$ 81,070,000
Holdings Count | Holding	516	516	516	516
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 220,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	484%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $81,070 # of Portfolio Holdings 516 Portfolio Turnover Rate 484% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $220 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 51.0% Affiliated Investments 17.0% Corporate Bonds & Notes 16.2% Asset-Backed Securities 9.4% Sovereign Issues 7.4% U.S. Treasury Obligations 7.3% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 6.4% Loan Participations and Assignments 1.3% Preferred Securities 0.3% Municipal Bonds & Notes 0.1% Short-Term Investments 33.7% Other Investments 0.6% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (50.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026494
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $66 1.31%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 66
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.31%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to Ecuadorian external sovereign debt contributed to relative performance, as the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Ecuador sub-index outperformed the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global. • Overweight exposure to Egyptian external sovereign debt contributed to relative performance, as the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Egypt sub-index outperformed the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global. • Exposure to Argentinian sovereign external debt detracted from absolute returns, as credit default swaps underperformed physical bonds. • Security selection within Israeli external sovereign debt detracted from relative performance, as select holdings depreciated in price.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,930 $10,022 $10,012 8/31/14 $10,003 $10,144 $10,078 9/30/14 $9,760 $10,114 $9,835 10/31/14 $9,905 $10,187 $9,997 11/30/14 $9,779 $10,283 $9,958 12/31/14 $9,362 $10,336 $9,673 1/31/15 $9,323 $10,529 $9,706 2/28/15 $9,491 $10,467 $9,827 3/31/15 $9,531 $10,527 $9,872 4/30/15 $9,801 $10,468 $10,067 5/31/15 $9,780 $10,425 $10,013 6/30/15 $9,587 $10,296 $9,843 7/31/15 $9,577 $10,398 $9,884 8/31/15 $9,330 $10,370 $9,777 9/30/15 $9,020 $10,431 $9,642 10/31/15 $9,409 $10,465 $9,947 11/30/15 $9,396 $10,470 $9,941 12/31/15 $9,151 $10,441 $9,792 1/31/16 $9,047 $10,594 $9,772 2/29/16 $9,214 $10,696 $9,970 3/31/16 $9,594 $10,784 $10,302 4/30/16 $9,845 $10,802 $10,500 5/31/16 $9,823 $10,848 $10,468 6/30/16 $10,234 $11,055 $10,859 7/31/16 $10,422 $11,121 $11,028 8/31/16 $10,635 $11,115 $11,226 9/30/16 $10,692 $11,114 $11,264 10/31/16 $10,573 $11,006 $11,099 11/30/16 $10,155 $10,824 $10,637 12/31/16 $10,368 $10,854 $10,790 1/31/17 $10,518 $10,814 $10,945 2/28/17 $10,748 $10,907 $11,172 3/31/17 $10,796 $10,902 $11,211 4/30/17 $10,975 $10,976 $11,394 5/31/17 $11,046 $11,040 $11,488 6/30/17 $10,996 $11,009 $11,459 7/31/17 $11,090 $11,045 $11,534 8/31/17 $11,282 $11,146 $11,733 9/30/17 $11,313 $11,094 $11,732 10/31/17 $11,367 $11,141 $11,753 11/30/17 $11,328 $11,158 $11,722 12/31/17 $11,392 $11,183 $11,795 1/31/18 $11,394 $11,103 $11,772 2/28/18 $11,196 $11,078 $11,542 3/31/18 $11,224 $11,170 $11,585 4/30/18 $11,084 $11,129 $11,416 5/31/18 $10,953 $11,170 $11,292 6/30/18 $10,831 $11,191 $11,178 7/31/18 $11,043 $11,194 $11,409 8/31/18 $10,790 $11,229 $11,189 9/30/18 $11,004 $11,186 $11,387 10/31/18 $10,759 $11,164 $11,133 11/30/18 $10,705 $11,218 $11,090 12/31/18 $10,853 $11,380 $11,252 1/31/19 $11,364 $11,501 $11,749 2/28/19 $11,444 $11,515 $11,822 3/31/19 $11,586 $11,721 $11,993 4/30/19 $11,602 $11,728 $12,008 5/31/19 $11,639 $11,897 $12,077 6/30/19 $12,030 $12,064 $12,444 7/31/19 $12,164 $12,158 $12,587 8/31/19 $12,166 $12,434 $12,656 9/30/19 $12,133 $12,377 $12,611 10/31/19 $12,205 $12,355 $12,658 11/30/19 $12,185 $12,341 $12,637 12/31/19 $12,456 $12,315 $12,874 1/31/20 $12,681 $12,538 $13,098 2/29/20 $12,603 $12,691 $12,991 3/31/20 $10,848 $12,494 $11,361 4/30/20 $11,084 $12,696 $11,610 5/31/20 $11,768 $12,732 $12,276 6/30/20 $12,140 $12,795 $12,634 7/31/20 $12,605 $12,935 $13,101 8/31/20 $12,668 $12,841 $13,140 9/30/20 $12,452 $12,888 $12,922 10/31/20 $12,452 $12,889 $12,907 11/30/20 $13,017 $12,963 $13,391 12/31/20 $13,291 $13,003 $13,631 1/31/21 $13,125 $12,933 $13,465 2/28/21 $12,811 $12,732 $13,120 3/31/21 $12,638 $12,682 $12,984 4/30/21 $12,945 $12,715 $13,232 5/31/21 $13,096 $12,743 $13,376 6/30/21 $13,184 $12,805 $13,495 7/31/21 $13,260 $12,964 $13,568 8/31/21 $13,396 $12,938 $13,692 9/30/21 $13,108 $12,816 $13,423 10/31/21 $13,034 $12,783 $13,431 11/30/21 $12,770 $12,874 $13,236 12/31/21 $12,951 $12,822 $13,425 1/31/22 $12,599 $12,620 $13,037 2/28/22 $11,948 $12,452 $12,319 3/31/22 $11,950 $12,184 $12,182 4/30/22 $11,293 $11,857 $11,514 5/31/22 $11,280 $11,840 $11,536 6/30/22 $10,587 $11,661 $10,897 7/31/22 $10,877 $11,958 $11,246 8/31/22 $10,787 $11,645 $11,114 9/30/22 $10,101 $11,272 $10,439 10/31/22 $10,056 $11,233 $10,448 11/30/22 $10,870 $11,519 $11,174 12/31/22 $10,916 $11,383 $11,216 1/31/23 $11,324 $11,645 $11,565 2/28/23 $11,052 $11,460 $11,310 3/31/23 $11,171 $11,714 $11,468 4/30/23 $11,218 $11,774 $11,526 5/31/23 $11,093 $11,728 $11,423 6/30/23 $11,326 $11,721 $11,644 7/31/23 $11,520 $11,725 $11,831 8/31/23 $11,350 $11,710 $11,666 9/30/23 $11,027 $11,508 $11,338 10/31/23 $10,937 $11,426 $11,173 11/30/23 $11,565 $11,819 $11,820 12/31/23 $12,140 $12,197 $12,388 1/31/24 $12,029 $12,173 $12,242 2/29/24 $12,113 $12,089 $12,327 3/31/24 $12,371 $12,198 $12,561 4/30/24 $12,129 $12,002 $12,309 5/31/24 $12,359 $12,108 $12,533 6/30/24 $12,428 $12,213 $12,616
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 9.73% 0.65% 2.20% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 2.02% J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global 8.35% 0.27% 2.35%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 194,965,000	$ 194,965,000	$ 194,965,000	$ 194,965,000
Holdings Count | Holding	825	825	825	825
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 433,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	32%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $194,965 # of Portfolio Holdings 825 Portfolio Turnover Rate 32% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $433 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 9.5% Mexico 8.9% Brazil 8.4% Turkey 5.4% Indonesia 4.0% Dominican Republic 3.8% Saudi Arabia 3.8% Colombia 3.4% United Arab Emirates 3.3% Qatar 3.0% South Africa 3.0% Chile 3.0% Argentina 2.5% Cayman Islands 2.4% Other Countries 40.1% Other Investments 1.2% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (5.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000030987
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $71 1.41%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 71
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.41%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to Ecuadorian external sovereign debt contributed to relative performance, as the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Ecuador sub-index outperformed the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global. • Overweight exposure to Egyptian external sovereign debt contributed to relative performance, as the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Egypt sub-index outperformed the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global. • Exposure to Argentinian sovereign external debt detracted from absolute returns, as credit default swaps underperformed physical bonds. • Security selection within Israeli external sovereign debt detracted from relative performance, as select holdings depreciated in price.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,929 $10,022 $10,012 8/31/14 $10,001 $10,144 $10,078 9/30/14 $9,757 $10,114 $9,835 10/31/14 $9,901 $10,187 $9,997 11/30/14 $9,775 $10,283 $9,958 12/31/14 $9,357 $10,336 $9,673 1/31/15 $9,318 $10,529 $9,706 2/28/15 $9,485 $10,467 $9,827 3/31/15 $9,524 $10,527 $9,872 4/30/15 $9,793 $10,468 $10,067 5/31/15 $9,771 $10,425 $10,013 6/30/15 $9,577 $10,296 $9,843 7/31/15 $9,566 $10,398 $9,884 8/31/15 $9,319 $10,370 $9,777 9/30/15 $9,009 $10,431 $9,642 10/31/15 $9,396 $10,465 $9,947 11/30/15 $9,383 $10,470 $9,941 12/31/15 $9,137 $10,441 $9,792 1/31/16 $9,033 $10,594 $9,772 2/29/16 $9,199 $10,696 $9,970 3/31/16 $9,578 $10,784 $10,302 4/30/16 $9,827 $10,802 $10,500 5/31/16 $9,804 $10,848 $10,468 6/30/16 $10,214 $11,055 $10,859 7/31/16 $10,400 $11,121 $11,028 8/31/16 $10,612 $11,115 $11,226 9/30/16 $10,668 $11,114 $11,264 10/31/16 $10,549 $11,006 $11,099 11/30/16 $10,131 $10,824 $10,637 12/31/16 $10,343 $10,854 $10,790 1/31/17 $10,491 $10,814 $10,945 2/28/17 $10,719 $10,907 $11,172 3/31/17 $10,767 $10,902 $11,211 4/30/17 $10,944 $10,976 $11,394 5/31/17 $11,014 $11,040 $11,488 6/30/17 $10,963 $11,009 $11,459 7/31/17 $11,057 $11,045 $11,534 8/31/17 $11,247 $11,146 $11,733 9/30/17 $11,277 $11,094 $11,732 10/31/17 $11,329 $11,141 $11,753 11/30/17 $11,290 $11,158 $11,722 12/31/17 $11,352 $11,183 $11,795 1/31/18 $11,354 $11,103 $11,772 2/28/18 $11,155 $11,078 $11,542 3/31/18 $11,183 $11,170 $11,585 4/30/18 $11,042 $11,129 $11,416 5/31/18 $10,911 $11,170 $11,292 6/30/18 $10,788 $11,191 $11,178 7/31/18 $10,998 $11,194 $11,409 8/31/18 $10,746 $11,229 $11,189 9/30/18 $10,957 $11,186 $11,387 10/31/18 $10,713 $11,164 $11,133 11/30/18 $10,658 $11,218 $11,090 12/31/18 $10,805 $11,380 $11,252 1/31/19 $11,312 $11,501 $11,749 2/28/19 $11,391 $11,515 $11,822 3/31/19 $11,531 $11,721 $11,993 4/30/19 $11,546 $11,728 $12,008 5/31/19 $11,582 $11,897 $12,077 6/30/19 $11,970 $12,064 $12,444 7/31/19 $12,103 $12,158 $12,587 8/31/19 $12,104 $12,434 $12,656 9/30/19 $12,069 $12,377 $12,611 10/31/19 $12,140 $12,355 $12,658 11/30/19 $12,120 $12,341 $12,637 12/31/19 $12,388 $12,315 $12,874 1/31/20 $12,610 $12,538 $13,098 2/29/20 $12,532 $12,691 $12,991 3/31/20 $10,786 $12,494 $11,361 4/30/20 $11,020 $12,696 $11,610 5/31/20 $11,699 $12,732 $12,276 6/30/20 $12,068 $12,795 $12,634 7/31/20 $12,528 $12,935 $13,101 8/31/20 $12,591 $12,841 $13,140 9/30/20 $12,374 $12,888 $12,922 10/31/20 $12,374 $12,889 $12,907 11/30/20 $12,934 $12,963 $13,391 12/31/20 $13,205 $13,003 $13,631 1/31/21 $13,039 $12,933 $13,465 2/28/21 $12,727 $12,732 $13,120 3/31/21 $12,554 $12,682 $12,984 4/30/21 $12,857 $12,715 $13,232 5/31/21 $13,006 $12,743 $13,376 6/30/21 $13,093 $12,805 $13,495 7/31/21 $13,167 $12,964 $13,568 8/31/21 $13,301 $12,938 $13,692 9/30/21 $13,014 $12,816 $13,423 10/31/21 $12,939 $12,783 $13,431 11/30/21 $12,676 $12,874 $13,236 12/31/21 $12,854 $12,822 $13,425 1/31/22 $12,504 $12,620 $13,037 2/28/22 $11,857 $12,452 $12,319 3/31/22 $11,858 $12,184 $12,182 4/30/22 $11,206 $11,857 $11,514 5/31/22 $11,191 $11,840 $11,536 6/30/22 $10,502 $11,661 $10,897 7/31/22 $10,789 $11,958 $11,246 8/31/22 $10,699 $11,645 $11,114 9/30/22 $10,017 $11,272 $10,439 10/31/22 $9,973 $11,233 $10,448 11/30/22 $10,778 $11,519 $11,174 12/31/22 $10,823 $11,383 $11,216 1/31/23 $11,227 $11,645 $11,565 2/28/23 $10,957 $11,460 $11,310 3/31/23 $11,074 $11,714 $11,468 4/30/23 $11,119 $11,774 $11,526 5/31/23 $10,994 $11,728 $11,423 6/30/23 $11,225 $11,721 $11,644 7/31/23 $11,416 $11,725 $11,831 8/31/23 $11,246 $11,710 $11,666 9/30/23 $10,925 $11,508 $11,338 10/31/23 $10,836 $11,426 $11,173 11/30/23 $11,457 $11,819 $11,820 12/31/23 $12,025 $12,197 $12,388 1/31/24 $11,914 $12,173 $12,242 2/29/24 $11,997 $12,089 $12,327 3/31/24 $12,251 $12,198 $12,561 4/30/24 $12,011 $12,002 $12,309 5/31/24 $12,237 $12,108 $12,533 6/30/24 $12,304 $12,213 $12,616
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 9.62% 0.55% 2.10% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 2.02% J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global 8.35% 0.27% 2.35%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 194,965,000	$ 194,965,000	$ 194,965,000	$ 194,965,000
Holdings Count | Holding	825	825	825	825
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 433,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	32%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $194,965 # of Portfolio Holdings 825 Portfolio Turnover Rate 32% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $433 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 9.5% Mexico 8.9% Brazil 8.4% Turkey 5.4% Indonesia 4.0% Dominican Republic 3.8% Saudi Arabia 3.8% Colombia 3.4% United Arab Emirates 3.3% Qatar 3.0% South Africa 3.0% Chile 3.0% Argentina 2.5% Cayman Islands 2.4% Other Countries 40.1% Other Investments 1.2% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (5.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000030995
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $58 1.16%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 58
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.16%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to Ecuadorian external sovereign debt contributed to relative performance, as the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Ecuador sub-index outperformed the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global. • Overweight exposure to Egyptian external sovereign debt contributed to relative performance, as the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Egypt sub-index outperformed the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global. • Exposure to Argentinian sovereign external debt detracted from absolute returns, as credit default swaps underperformed physical bonds. • Security selection within Israeli external sovereign debt detracted from relative performance, as select holdings depreciated in price.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,931 $10,022 $10,012 8/31/14 $10,005 $10,144 $10,078 9/30/14 $9,763 $10,114 $9,835 10/31/14 $9,910 $10,187 $9,997 11/30/14 $9,786 $10,283 $9,958 12/31/14 $9,369 $10,336 $9,673 1/31/15 $9,332 $10,529 $9,706 2/28/15 $9,501 $10,467 $9,827 3/31/15 $9,542 $10,527 $9,872 4/30/15 $9,814 $10,468 $10,067 5/31/15 $9,793 $10,425 $10,013 6/30/15 $9,601 $10,296 $9,843 7/31/15 $9,592 $10,398 $9,884 8/31/15 $9,346 $10,370 $9,777 9/30/15 $9,037 $10,431 $9,642 10/31/15 $9,428 $10,465 $9,947 11/30/15 $9,416 $10,470 $9,941 12/31/15 $9,171 $10,441 $9,792 1/31/16 $9,069 $10,594 $9,772 2/29/16 $9,237 $10,696 $9,970 3/31/16 $9,620 $10,784 $10,302 4/30/16 $9,872 $10,802 $10,500 5/31/16 $9,851 $10,848 $10,468 6/30/16 $10,264 $11,055 $10,859 7/31/16 $10,454 $11,121 $11,028 8/31/16 $10,670 $11,115 $11,226 9/30/16 $10,728 $11,114 $11,264 10/31/16 $10,610 $11,006 $11,099 11/30/16 $10,192 $10,824 $10,637 12/31/16 $10,407 $10,854 $10,790 1/31/17 $10,559 $10,814 $10,945 2/28/17 $10,790 $10,907 $11,172 3/31/17 $10,841 $10,902 $11,211 4/30/17 $11,021 $10,976 $11,394 5/31/17 $11,094 $11,040 $11,488 6/30/17 $11,045 $11,009 $11,459 7/31/17 $11,142 $11,045 $11,534 8/31/17 $11,336 $11,146 $11,733 9/30/17 $11,368 $11,094 $11,732 10/31/17 $11,424 $11,141 $11,753 11/30/17 $11,386 $11,158 $11,722 12/31/17 $11,452 $11,183 $11,795 1/31/18 $11,455 $11,103 $11,772 2/28/18 $11,257 $11,078 $11,542 3/31/18 $11,287 $11,170 $11,585 4/30/18 $11,148 $11,129 $11,416 5/31/18 $11,018 $11,170 $11,292 6/30/18 $10,896 $11,191 $11,178 7/31/18 $11,110 $11,194 $11,409 8/31/18 $10,858 $11,229 $11,189 9/30/18 $11,074 $11,186 $11,387 10/31/18 $10,829 $11,164 $11,133 11/30/18 $10,776 $11,218 $11,090 12/31/18 $10,926 $11,380 $11,252 1/31/19 $11,442 $11,501 $11,749 2/28/19 $11,524 $11,515 $11,822 3/31/19 $11,668 $11,721 $11,993 4/30/19 $11,686 $11,728 $12,008 5/31/19 $11,725 $11,897 $12,077 6/30/19 $12,120 $12,064 $12,444 7/31/19 $12,257 $12,158 $12,587 8/31/19 $12,261 $12,434 $12,656 9/30/19 $12,228 $12,377 $12,611 10/31/19 $12,303 $12,355 $12,658 11/30/19 $12,285 $12,341 $12,637 12/31/19 $12,559 $12,315 $12,874 1/31/20 $12,787 $12,538 $13,098 2/29/20 $12,710 $12,691 $12,991 3/31/20 $10,942 $12,494 $11,361 4/30/20 $11,181 $12,696 $11,610 5/31/20 $11,873 $12,732 $12,276 6/30/20 $12,249 $12,795 $12,634 7/31/20 $12,720 $12,935 $13,101 8/31/20 $12,786 $12,841 $13,140 9/30/20 $12,569 $12,888 $12,922 10/31/20 $12,571 $12,889 $12,907 11/30/20 $13,143 $12,963 $13,391 12/31/20 $13,421 $13,003 $13,631 1/31/21 $13,255 $12,933 $13,465 2/28/21 $12,939 $12,732 $13,120 3/31/21 $12,766 $12,682 $12,984 4/30/21 $13,078 $12,715 $13,232 5/31/21 $13,232 $12,743 $13,376 6/30/21 $13,323 $12,805 $13,495 7/31/21 $13,401 $12,964 $13,568 8/31/21 $13,541 $12,938 $13,692 9/30/21 $13,251 $12,816 $13,423 10/31/21 $13,178 $12,783 $13,431 11/30/21 $12,912 $12,874 $13,236 12/31/21 $13,097 $12,822 $13,425 1/31/22 $12,743 $12,620 $13,037 2/28/22 $12,085 $12,452 $12,319 3/31/22 $12,089 $12,184 $12,182 4/30/22 $11,427 $11,857 $11,514 5/31/22 $11,414 $11,840 $11,536 6/30/22 $10,714 $11,661 $10,897 7/31/22 $11,009 $11,958 $11,246 8/31/22 $10,919 $11,645 $11,114 9/30/22 $10,226 $11,272 $10,439 10/31/22 $10,182 $11,233 $10,448 11/30/22 $11,007 $11,519 $11,174 12/31/22 $11,056 $11,383 $11,216 1/31/23 $11,470 $11,645 $11,565 2/28/23 $11,196 $11,460 $11,310 3/31/23 $11,319 $11,714 $11,468 4/30/23 $11,367 $11,774 $11,526 5/31/23 $11,242 $11,728 $11,423 6/30/23 $11,480 $11,721 $11,644 7/31/23 $11,678 $11,725 $11,831 8/31/23 $11,507 $11,710 $11,666 9/30/23 $11,181 $11,508 $11,338 10/31/23 $11,091 $11,426 $11,173 11/30/23 $11,729 $11,819 $11,820 12/31/23 $12,314 $12,197 $12,388 1/31/24 $12,203 $12,173 $12,242 2/29/24 $12,290 $12,089 $12,327 3/31/24 $12,553 $12,198 $12,561 4/30/24 $12,309 $12,002 $12,309 5/31/24 $12,543 $12,108 $12,533 6/30/24 $12,615 $12,213 $12,616
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 9.89% 0.80% 2.35% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 2.02% J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global 8.35% 0.27% 2.35%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 194,965,000	$ 194,965,000	$ 194,965,000	$ 194,965,000
Holdings Count | Holding	825	825	825	825
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 433,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	32%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $194,965 # of Portfolio Holdings 825 Portfolio Turnover Rate 32% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $433 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 9.5% Mexico 8.9% Brazil 8.4% Turkey 5.4% Indonesia 4.0% Dominican Republic 3.8% Saudi Arabia 3.8% Colombia 3.4% United Arab Emirates 3.3% Qatar 3.0% South Africa 3.0% Chile 3.0% Argentina 2.5% Cayman Islands 2.4% Other Countries 40.1% Other Investments 1.2% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (5.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000148732
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio
Class Name	M
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Class M $81 1.61%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 81
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.61%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to Ecuadorian external sovereign debt contributed to relative performance, as the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Ecuador sub-index outperformed the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global. • Overweight exposure to Egyptian external sovereign debt contributed to relative performance, as the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Egypt sub-index outperformed the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global. • Exposure to Argentinian sovereign external debt detracted from absolute returns, as credit default swaps underperformed physical bonds. • Security selection within Israeli external sovereign debt detracted from relative performance, as select holdings depreciated in price.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Class M Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global 11/10/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 11/30/14 $9,997 $10,086 $10,067 12/31/14 $9,568 $10,138 $9,778 1/31/15 $9,526 $10,327 $9,812 2/28/15 $9,696 $10,266 $9,934 3/31/15 $9,734 $10,325 $9,980 4/30/15 $10,008 $10,267 $10,176 5/31/15 $9,983 $10,224 $10,122 6/30/15 $9,783 $10,098 $9,951 7/31/15 $9,771 $10,198 $9,991 8/31/15 $9,516 $10,171 $9,884 9/30/15 $9,199 $10,231 $9,747 10/31/15 $9,593 $10,264 $10,055 11/30/15 $9,577 $10,269 $10,050 12/31/15 $9,324 $10,241 $9,899 1/31/16 $9,217 $10,391 $9,879 2/29/16 $9,385 $10,491 $10,079 3/31/16 $9,770 $10,577 $10,415 4/30/16 $10,022 $10,595 $10,614 5/31/16 $9,997 $10,640 $10,582 6/30/16 $10,413 $10,842 $10,977 7/31/16 $10,602 $10,907 $11,148 8/31/16 $10,816 $10,902 $11,349 9/30/16 $10,871 $10,900 $11,387 10/31/16 $10,748 $10,795 $11,220 11/30/16 $10,320 $10,616 $10,753 12/31/16 $10,534 $10,645 $10,907 1/31/17 $10,684 $10,607 $11,064 2/28/17 $10,914 $10,697 $11,294 3/31/17 $10,961 $10,692 $11,333 4/30/17 $11,140 $10,765 $11,518 5/31/17 $11,209 $10,828 $11,613 6/30/17 $11,155 $10,797 $11,584 7/31/17 $11,248 $10,833 $11,660 8/31/17 $11,440 $10,932 $11,861 9/30/17 $11,469 $10,881 $11,860 10/31/17 $11,520 $10,927 $11,881 11/30/17 $11,478 $10,944 $11,849 12/31/17 $11,540 $10,968 $11,924 1/31/18 $11,539 $10,890 $11,901 2/28/18 $11,336 $10,866 $11,667 3/31/18 $11,362 $10,956 $11,711 4/30/18 $11,217 $10,915 $11,540 5/31/18 $11,082 $10,956 $11,415 6/30/18 $10,955 $10,976 $11,300 7/31/18 $11,167 $10,979 $11,533 8/31/18 $10,908 $11,013 $11,311 9/30/18 $11,121 $10,971 $11,511 10/31/18 $10,871 $10,949 $11,255 11/30/18 $10,814 $11,003 $11,210 12/31/18 $10,961 $11,162 $11,374 1/31/19 $11,474 $11,280 $11,877 2/28/19 $11,552 $11,294 $11,951 3/31/19 $11,693 $11,496 $12,124 4/30/19 $11,706 $11,503 $12,139 5/31/19 $11,740 $11,668 $12,208 6/30/19 $12,132 $11,832 $12,580 7/31/19 $12,264 $11,925 $12,725 8/31/19 $12,263 $12,195 $12,794 9/30/19 $12,226 $12,139 $12,748 10/31/19 $12,296 $12,118 $12,796 11/30/19 $12,273 $12,104 $12,774 12/31/19 $12,542 $12,079 $13,014 1/31/20 $12,765 $12,297 $13,241 2/29/20 $12,684 $12,447 $13,133 3/31/20 $10,915 $12,254 $11,484 4/30/20 $11,150 $12,452 $11,737 5/31/20 $11,835 $12,487 $12,410 6/30/20 $12,206 $12,550 $12,771 7/31/20 $12,670 $12,687 $13,243 8/31/20 $12,731 $12,595 $13,283 9/30/20 $12,510 $12,641 $13,063 10/31/20 $12,507 $12,642 $13,047 11/30/20 $13,072 $12,714 $13,536 12/31/20 $13,343 $12,753 $13,779 1/31/21 $13,173 $12,685 $13,612 2/28/21 $12,855 $12,487 $13,263 3/31/21 $12,679 $12,438 $13,126 4/30/21 $12,982 $12,471 $13,377 5/31/21 $13,131 $12,498 $13,521 6/30/21 $13,217 $12,559 $13,642 7/31/21 $13,289 $12,715 $13,716 8/31/21 $13,422 $12,690 $13,841 9/30/21 $13,130 $12,570 $13,569 10/31/21 $13,053 $12,537 $13,577 11/30/21 $12,785 $12,627 $13,380 12/31/21 $12,962 $12,576 $13,571 1/31/22 $12,607 $12,378 $13,179 2/28/22 $11,953 $12,213 $12,454 3/31/22 $11,952 $11,950 $12,315 4/30/22 $11,292 $11,629 $11,640 5/31/22 $11,276 $11,613 $11,662 6/30/22 $10,580 $11,437 $11,016 7/31/22 $10,868 $11,728 $11,368 8/31/22 $10,775 $11,422 $11,235 9/30/22 $10,087 $11,055 $10,553 10/31/22 $10,040 $11,017 $10,561 11/30/22 $10,850 $11,298 $11,295 12/31/22 $10,893 $11,165 $11,338 1/31/23 $11,297 $11,422 $11,691 2/28/23 $11,023 $11,240 $11,433 3/31/23 $11,139 $11,489 $11,593 4/30/23 $11,184 $11,548 $11,652 5/31/23 $11,056 $11,503 $11,548 6/30/23 $11,285 $11,496 $11,770 7/31/23 $11,476 $11,499 $11,960 8/31/23 $11,304 $11,485 $11,793 9/30/23 $10,979 $11,287 $11,461 10/31/23 $10,887 $11,207 $11,295 11/30/23 $11,509 $11,592 $11,949 12/31/23 $12,079 $11,963 $12,523 1/31/24 $11,965 $11,939 $12,376 2/29/24 $12,046 $11,857 $12,461 3/31/24 $12,300 $11,964 $12,698 4/30/24 $12,056 $11,771 $12,443 5/31/24 $12,280 $11,876 $12,670 6/30/24 $12,347 $11,979 $12,754
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years Since Inception 11/10/14 Class M 9.40% 0.35% 2.21% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 1.89% J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global 8.35% 0.27% 2.56%
Performance Inception Date				Nov. 10, 2014
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 194,965,000	$ 194,965,000	$ 194,965,000	$ 194,965,000
Holdings Count | Holding	825	825	825	825
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 433,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	32%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $194,965 # of Portfolio Holdings 825 Portfolio Turnover Rate 32% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $433 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 9.5% Mexico 8.9% Brazil 8.4% Turkey 5.4% Indonesia 4.0% Dominican Republic 3.8% Saudi Arabia 3.8% Colombia 3.4% United Arab Emirates 3.3% Qatar 3.0% South Africa 3.0% Chile 3.0% Argentina 2.5% Cayman Islands 2.4% Other Countries 40.1% Other Investments 1.2% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (5.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026497
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Global Bond Opportunities Portfolio (Unhedged)
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Global Bond Opportunities Portfolio (Unhedged) (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $57 1.15%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 57
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.15%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Exposure to the U.S. cash rate contributed to absolute performance, as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate remained elevated. • Long exposure to non-financial investment grade corporate credit, particularly an emphasis on index-linked credit instruments, contributed to absolute performance, as spreads tightened. • Long exposure to select emerging market currencies in the Middle East and Africa, primarily the Turkish lira and South African rand, contributed to absolute performance, as those currencies benefitted from elevated local yields. • Long exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from relative performance, as the currency depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to duration in the U.S. detracted from absolute performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to duration in the U.K. detracted from absolute performance, as yields rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,956 $9,910 8/31/14 $10,023 $9,964 9/30/14 $9,714 $9,686 10/31/14 $9,707 $9,687 11/30/14 $9,670 $9,652 12/31/14 $9,635 $9,586 1/31/15 $9,709 $9,570 2/28/15 $9,595 $9,493 3/31/15 $9,510 $9,401 4/30/15 $9,560 $9,501 5/31/15 $9,318 $9,332 6/30/15 $9,260 $9,291 7/31/15 $9,325 $9,312 8/31/15 $9,346 $9,322 9/30/15 $9,390 $9,370 10/31/15 $9,392 $9,390 11/30/15 $9,247 $9,234 12/31/15 $9,246 $9,283 1/31/16 $9,313 $9,364 2/29/16 $9,452 $9,572 3/31/16 $9,727 $9,831 4/30/16 $9,882 $9,962 5/31/16 $9,742 $9,828 6/30/16 $10,055 $10,115 7/31/16 $10,211 $10,191 8/31/16 $10,174 $10,142 9/30/16 $10,251 $10,198 10/31/16 $10,021 $9,915 11/30/16 $9,618 $9,521 12/31/16 $9,620 $9,477 1/31/17 $9,742 $9,584 2/28/17 $9,823 $9,629 3/31/17 $9,857 $9,644 4/30/17 $9,956 $9,753 5/31/17 $10,123 $9,904 6/30/17 $10,125 $9,895 7/31/17 $10,328 $10,061 8/31/17 $10,431 $10,161 9/30/17 $10,358 $10,069 10/31/17 $10,327 $10,031 11/30/17 $10,415 $10,143 12/31/17 $10,450 $10,178 1/31/18 $10,659 $10,299 2/28/18 $10,485 $10,208 3/31/18 $10,543 $10,316 4/30/18 $10,372 $10,151 5/31/18 $10,244 $10,074 6/30/18 $10,195 $10,029 7/31/18 $10,257 $10,013 8/31/18 $10,158 $10,023 9/30/18 $10,190 $9,937 10/31/18 $10,019 $9,826 11/30/18 $10,013 $9,856 12/31/18 $10,012 $10,056 1/31/19 $10,240 $10,209 2/28/19 $10,240 $10,150 3/31/19 $10,244 $10,277 4/30/19 $10,276 $10,247 5/31/19 $10,302 $10,385 6/30/19 $10,485 $10,616 7/31/19 $10,397 $10,586 8/31/19 $10,420 $10,801 9/30/19 $10,381 $10,692 10/31/19 $10,489 $10,763 11/30/19 $10,417 $10,681 12/31/19 $10,625 $10,743 1/31/20 $10,654 $10,881 2/29/20 $10,576 $10,954 3/31/20 $9,993 $10,708 4/30/20 $10,264 $10,919 5/31/20 $10,474 $10,966 6/30/20 $10,646 $11,064 7/31/20 $11,012 $11,417 8/31/20 $11,198 $11,399 9/30/20 $11,096 $11,358 10/31/20 $11,135 $11,369 11/30/20 $11,422 $11,576 12/31/20 $11,700 $11,731 1/31/21 $11,668 $11,628 2/28/21 $11,571 $11,428 3/31/21 $11,408 $11,208 4/30/21 $11,563 $11,350 5/31/21 $11,649 $11,456 6/30/21 $11,464 $11,355 7/31/21 $11,507 $11,506 8/31/21 $11,478 $11,458 9/30/21 $11,365 $11,255 10/31/21 $11,261 $11,228 11/30/21 $11,167 $11,195 12/31/21 $11,213 $11,179 1/31/22 $11,111 $10,950 2/28/22 $11,008 $10,820 3/31/22 $10,773 $10,490 4/30/22 $10,282 $9,916 5/31/22 $10,325 $9,943 6/30/22 $9,980 $9,624 7/31/22 $10,078 $9,828 8/31/22 $9,819 $9,440 9/30/22 $9,401 $8,955 10/31/22 $9,358 $8,894 11/30/22 $9,853 $9,312 12/31/22 $9,979 $9,363 1/31/23 $10,278 $9,670 2/28/23 $9,965 $9,349 3/31/23 $10,164 $9,644 4/30/23 $10,223 $9,687 5/31/23 $10,021 $9,497 6/30/23 $10,017 $9,497 7/31/23 $10,121 $9,562 8/31/23 $9,968 $9,432 9/30/23 $9,748 $9,156 10/31/23 $9,627 $9,047 11/30/23 $10,070 $9,503 12/31/23 $10,504 $9,898 1/31/24 $10,357 $9,761 2/29/24 $10,267 $9,639 3/31/24 $10,375 $9,692 4/30/24 $10,166 $9,447 5/31/24 $10,357 $9,571 6/30/24 $10,335 $9,585
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 3.17% (0.29%) 0.33% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index 0.93% (2.02%) (0.42%)
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 127,521,000	$ 127,521,000	$ 127,521,000	$ 127,521,000
Holdings Count | Holding	974	974	974	974
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 153,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	341%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $127,521 # of Portfolio Holdings 974 Portfolio Turnover Rate 341% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $153 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 77.4% Japan 11.0% Cayman Islands 4.7% Luxembourg 4.3% United Kingdom 3.6% France 2.9% Ireland 2.7% Italy 2.0% Denmark 1.7% Germany 1.6% Supranational 1.5% South Korea 1.5% Canada 1.5% Switzerland 1.2% Other Countries 7.8% Other Investments (0.2%) Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (25.2%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000030988
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Global Bond Opportunities Portfolio (Unhedged)
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Global Bond Opportunities Portfolio (Unhedged) (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B488">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $62 1.25%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 62
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.25%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Exposure to the U.S. cash rate contributed to absolute performance, as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate remained elevated. • Long exposure to non-financial investment grade corporate credit, particularly an emphasis on index-linked credit instruments, contributed to absolute performance, as spreads tightened. • Long exposure to select emerging market currencies in the Middle East and Africa, primarily the Turkish lira and South African rand, contributed to absolute performance, as those currencies benefitted from elevated local yields. • Long exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from relative performance, as the currency depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to duration in the U.S. detracted from absolute performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to duration in the U.K. detracted from absolute performance, as yields rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,955 $9,910 8/31/14 $10,021 $9,964 9/30/14 $9,712 $9,686 10/31/14 $9,703 $9,687 11/30/14 $9,666 $9,652 12/31/14 $9,630 $9,586 1/31/15 $9,704 $9,570 2/28/15 $9,589 $9,493 3/31/15 $9,503 $9,401 4/30/15 $9,552 $9,501 5/31/15 $9,309 $9,332 6/30/15 $9,251 $9,291 7/31/15 $9,315 $9,312 8/31/15 $9,335 $9,322 9/30/15 $9,378 $9,370 10/31/15 $9,380 $9,390 11/30/15 $9,234 $9,234 12/31/15 $9,232 $9,283 1/31/16 $9,298 $9,364 2/29/16 $9,437 $9,572 3/31/16 $9,710 $9,831 4/30/16 $9,864 $9,962 5/31/16 $9,723 $9,828 6/30/16 $10,035 $10,115 7/31/16 $10,189 $10,191 8/31/16 $10,152 $10,142 9/30/16 $10,228 $10,198 10/31/16 $9,998 $9,915 11/30/16 $9,594 $9,521 12/31/16 $9,596 $9,477 1/31/17 $9,717 $9,584 2/28/17 $9,797 $9,629 3/31/17 $9,829 $9,644 4/30/17 $9,928 $9,753 5/31/17 $10,093 $9,904 6/30/17 $10,095 $9,895 7/31/17 $10,296 $10,061 8/31/17 $10,398 $10,161 9/30/17 $10,324 $10,069 10/31/17 $10,293 $10,031 11/30/17 $10,380 $10,143 12/31/17 $10,413 $10,178 1/31/18 $10,621 $10,299 2/28/18 $10,447 $10,208 3/31/18 $10,504 $10,316 4/30/18 $10,332 $10,151 5/31/18 $10,204 $10,074 6/30/18 $10,155 $10,029 7/31/18 $10,216 $10,013 8/31/18 $10,115 $10,023 9/30/18 $10,147 $9,937 10/31/18 $9,976 $9,826 11/30/18 $9,969 $9,856 12/31/18 $9,967 $10,056 1/31/19 $10,193 $10,209 2/28/19 $10,193 $10,150 3/31/19 $10,195 $10,277 4/30/19 $10,226 $10,247 5/31/19 $10,251 $10,385 6/30/19 $10,432 $10,616 7/31/19 $10,345 $10,586 8/31/19 $10,366 $10,801 9/30/19 $10,327 $10,692 10/31/19 $10,434 $10,763 11/30/19 $10,360 $10,681 12/31/19 $10,567 $10,743 1/31/20 $10,594 $10,881 2/29/20 $10,516 $10,954 3/31/20 $9,936 $10,708 4/30/20 $10,204 $10,919 5/31/20 $10,412 $10,966 6/30/20 $10,582 $11,064 7/31/20 $10,945 $11,417 8/31/20 $11,129 $11,399 9/30/20 $11,027 $11,358 10/31/20 $11,065 $11,369 11/30/20 $11,349 $11,576 12/31/20 $11,624 $11,731 1/31/21 $11,592 $11,628 2/28/21 $11,494 $11,428 3/31/21 $11,331 $11,208 4/30/21 $11,484 $11,350 5/31/21 $11,569 $11,456 6/30/21 $11,385 $11,355 7/31/21 $11,426 $11,506 8/31/21 $11,396 $11,458 9/30/21 $11,283 $11,255 10/31/21 $11,179 $11,228 11/30/21 $11,084 $11,195 12/31/21 $11,130 $11,179 1/31/22 $11,027 $10,950 2/28/22 $10,924 $10,820 3/31/22 $10,690 $10,490 4/30/22 $10,202 $9,916 5/31/22 $10,244 $9,943 6/30/22 $9,901 $9,624 7/31/22 $9,997 $9,828 8/31/22 $9,740 $9,440 9/30/22 $9,324 $8,955 10/31/22 $9,281 $8,894 11/30/22 $9,770 $9,312 12/31/22 $9,895 $9,363 1/31/23 $10,191 $9,670 2/28/23 $9,879 $9,349 3/31/23 $10,075 $9,644 4/30/23 $10,134 $9,687 5/31/23 $9,932 $9,497 6/30/23 $9,927 $9,497 7/31/23 $10,030 $9,562 8/31/23 $9,877 $9,432 9/30/23 $9,658 $9,156 10/31/23 $9,537 $9,047 11/30/23 $9,976 $9,503 12/31/23 $10,405 $9,898 1/31/24 $10,258 $9,761 2/29/24 $10,168 $9,639 3/31/24 $10,274 $9,692 4/30/24 $10,067 $9,447 5/31/24 $10,255 $9,571 6/30/24 $10,232 $9,585
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 3.07% (0.39%) 0.23% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index 0.93% (2.02%) (0.42%)
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 127,521,000	$ 127,521,000	$ 127,521,000	$ 127,521,000
Holdings Count | Holding	974	974	974	974
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 153,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	341%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $127,521 # of Portfolio Holdings 974 Portfolio Turnover Rate 341% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $153 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 77.4% Japan 11.0% Cayman Islands 4.7% Luxembourg 4.3% United Kingdom 3.6% France 2.9% Ireland 2.7% Italy 2.0% Denmark 1.7% Germany 1.6% Supranational 1.5% South Korea 1.5% Canada 1.5% Switzerland 1.2% Other Countries 7.8% Other Investments (0.2%) Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (25.2%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000030996
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Global Bond Opportunities Portfolio (Unhedged)
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Global Bond Opportunities Portfolio (Unhedged) (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B514">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $49 1.00%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 49
Expense Ratio, Percent	1%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Exposure to the U.S. cash rate contributed to absolute performance, as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate remained elevated. • Long exposure to non-financial investment grade corporate credit, particularly an emphasis on index-linked credit instruments, contributed to absolute performance, as spreads tightened. • Long exposure to select emerging market currencies in the Middle East and Africa, primarily the Turkish lira and South African rand, contributed to absolute performance, as those currencies benefitted from elevated local yields. • Long exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from relative performance, as the currency depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to duration in the U.S. detracted from absolute performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to duration in the U.K. detracted from absolute performance, as yields rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,958 $9,910 8/31/14 $10,025 $9,964 9/30/14 $9,718 $9,686 10/31/14 $9,712 $9,687 11/30/14 $9,676 $9,652 12/31/14 $9,643 $9,586 1/31/15 $9,718 $9,570 2/28/15 $9,605 $9,493 3/31/15 $9,521 $9,401 4/30/15 $9,572 $9,501 5/31/15 $9,331 $9,332 6/30/15 $9,274 $9,291 7/31/15 $9,340 $9,312 8/31/15 $9,363 $9,322 9/30/15 $9,408 $9,370 10/31/15 $9,411 $9,390 11/30/15 $9,266 $9,234 12/31/15 $9,267 $9,283 1/31/16 $9,335 $9,364 2/29/16 $9,476 $9,572 3/31/16 $9,752 $9,831 4/30/16 $9,909 $9,962 5/31/16 $9,770 $9,828 6/30/16 $10,085 $10,115 7/31/16 $10,242 $10,191 8/31/16 $10,207 $10,142 9/30/16 $10,286 $10,198 10/31/16 $10,056 $9,915 11/30/16 $9,653 $9,521 12/31/16 $9,656 $9,477 1/31/17 $9,780 $9,584 2/28/17 $9,863 $9,629 3/31/17 $9,897 $9,644 4/30/17 $9,998 $9,753 5/31/17 $10,167 $9,904 6/30/17 $10,171 $9,895 7/31/17 $10,376 $10,061 8/31/17 $10,481 $10,161 9/30/17 $10,408 $10,069 10/31/17 $10,379 $10,031 11/30/17 $10,469 $10,143 12/31/17 $10,505 $10,178 1/31/18 $10,717 $10,299 2/28/18 $10,543 $10,208 3/31/18 $10,603 $10,316 4/30/18 $10,432 $10,151 5/31/18 $10,304 $10,074 6/30/18 $10,257 $10,029 7/31/18 $10,320 $10,013 8/31/18 $10,221 $10,023 9/30/18 $10,255 $9,937 10/31/18 $10,084 $9,826 11/30/18 $10,079 $9,856 12/31/18 $10,079 $10,056 1/31/19 $10,310 $10,209 2/28/19 $10,312 $10,150 3/31/19 $10,317 $10,277 4/30/19 $10,350 $10,247 5/31/19 $10,378 $10,385 6/30/19 $10,563 $10,616 7/31/19 $10,477 $10,586 8/31/19 $10,501 $10,801 9/30/19 $10,463 $10,692 10/31/19 $10,574 $10,763 11/30/19 $10,501 $10,681 12/31/19 $10,713 $10,743 1/31/20 $10,743 $10,881 2/29/20 $10,666 $10,954 3/31/20 $10,080 $10,708 4/30/20 $10,354 $10,919 5/31/20 $10,567 $10,966 6/30/20 $10,742 $11,064 7/31/20 $11,113 $11,417 8/31/20 $11,302 $11,399 9/30/20 $11,200 $11,358 10/31/20 $11,242 $11,369 11/30/20 $11,532 $11,576 12/31/20 $11,814 $11,731 1/31/21 $11,784 $11,628 2/28/21 $11,687 $11,428 3/31/21 $11,524 $11,208 4/30/21 $11,682 $11,350 5/31/21 $11,771 $11,456 6/30/21 $11,585 $11,355 7/31/21 $11,630 $11,506 8/31/21 $11,602 $11,458 9/30/21 $11,489 $11,255 10/31/21 $11,385 $11,228 11/30/21 $11,291 $11,195 12/31/21 $11,340 $11,179 1/31/22 $11,238 $10,950 2/28/22 $11,135 $10,820 3/31/22 $10,899 $10,490 4/30/22 $10,403 $9,916 5/31/22 $10,449 $9,943 6/30/22 $10,101 $9,624 7/31/22 $10,201 $9,828 8/31/22 $9,940 $9,440 9/30/22 $9,518 $8,955 10/31/22 $9,476 $8,894 11/30/22 $9,978 $9,312 12/31/22 $10,107 $9,363 1/31/23 $10,412 $9,670 2/28/23 $10,095 $9,349 3/31/23 $10,298 $9,644 4/30/23 $10,360 $9,687 5/31/23 $10,156 $9,497 6/30/23 $10,153 $9,497 7/31/23 $10,260 $9,562 8/31/23 $10,105 $9,432 9/30/23 $9,884 $9,156 10/31/23 $9,762 $9,047 11/30/23 $10,213 $9,503 12/31/23 $10,655 $9,898 1/31/24 $10,506 $9,761 2/29/24 $10,417 $9,639 3/31/24 $10,527 $9,692 4/30/24 $10,317 $9,447 5/31/24 $10,512 $9,571 6/30/24 $10,491 $9,585
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 3.32% (0.14%) 0.48% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index 0.93% (2.02%) (0.42%)
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 127,521,000	$ 127,521,000	$ 127,521,000	$ 127,521,000
Holdings Count | Holding	974	974	974	974
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 153,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	341%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $127,521 # of Portfolio Holdings 974 Portfolio Turnover Rate 341% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $153 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 77.4% Japan 11.0% Cayman Islands 4.7% Luxembourg 4.3% United Kingdom 3.6% France 2.9% Ireland 2.7% Italy 2.0% Denmark 1.7% Germany 1.6% Supranational 1.5% South Korea 1.5% Canada 1.5% Switzerland 1.2% Other Countries 7.8% Other Investments (0.2%) Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (25.2%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000098620
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Global Core Bond (Hedged) Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Global Core Bond (Hedged) Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $55 1.11%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 55
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.11%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Underweight exposure to duration in the U.S. contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to senior securitized assets, particularly non-agency mortgage-backed securities and high-quality collateralized loan obligations, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Selection across the coupon stack within agency mortgage-backed securities contributed to relative performance, as higher coupons outperformed lower coupons. • Overweight exposure to duration in the U.K. detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Overweight exposure to duration in the eurozone, particularly in April 2024, detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Underweight exposure to duration in China detracted from relative performance, as yields fell.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,869 $10,022 8/31/14 $9,896 $10,144 9/30/14 $9,575 $10,114 10/31/14 $9,589 $10,187 11/30/14 $9,496 $10,283 12/31/14 $9,287 $10,336 1/31/15 $9,258 $10,529 2/28/15 $9,277 $10,467 3/31/15 $9,132 $10,527 4/30/15 $9,270 $10,468 5/31/15 $9,094 $10,425 6/30/15 $9,034 $10,296 7/31/15 $8,976 $10,398 8/31/15 $8,863 $10,370 9/30/15 $8,775 $10,431 10/31/15 $8,920 $10,465 11/30/15 $8,915 $10,470 12/31/15 $8,819 $10,441 1/31/16 $8,836 $10,594 2/29/16 $8,811 $10,696 3/31/16 $9,056 $10,784 4/30/16 $9,131 $10,802 5/31/16 $9,041 $10,848 6/30/16 $9,262 $11,055 7/31/16 $9,405 $11,121 8/31/16 $9,452 $11,115 9/30/16 $9,515 $11,114 10/31/16 $9,489 $11,006 11/30/16 $9,357 $10,824 12/31/16 $9,417 $10,854 1/31/17 $9,404 $10,814 2/28/17 $9,533 $10,907 3/31/17 $9,524 $10,902 4/30/17 $9,574 $10,976 5/31/17 $9,636 $11,040 6/30/17 $9,606 $11,009 7/31/17 $9,658 $11,045 8/31/17 $9,773 $11,146 9/30/17 $9,762 $11,094 10/31/17 $9,804 $11,141 11/30/17 $9,817 $11,158 12/31/17 $9,821 $11,183 1/31/18 $9,812 $11,103 2/28/18 $9,773 $11,078 3/31/18 $9,848 $11,170 4/30/18 $9,818 $11,129 5/31/18 $9,841 $11,170 6/30/18 $9,866 $11,191 7/31/18 $9,892 $11,194 8/31/18 $9,908 $11,229 9/30/18 $9,878 $11,186 10/31/18 $9,850 $11,164 11/30/18 $9,845 $11,218 12/31/18 $9,924 $11,380 1/31/19 $10,054 $11,501 2/28/19 $10,079 $11,515 3/31/19 $10,225 $11,721 4/30/19 $10,256 $11,728 5/31/19 $10,386 $11,897 6/30/19 $10,525 $12,064 7/31/19 $10,599 $12,158 8/31/19 $10,780 $12,434 9/30/19 $10,723 $12,377 10/31/19 $10,717 $12,355 11/30/19 $10,685 $12,341 12/31/19 $10,706 $12,315 1/31/20 $10,897 $12,538 2/29/20 $10,969 $12,691 3/31/20 $10,608 $12,494 4/30/20 $10,842 $12,696 5/31/20 $10,955 $12,732 6/30/20 $11,067 $12,795 7/31/20 $11,253 $12,935 8/31/20 $11,280 $12,841 9/30/20 $11,330 $12,888 10/31/20 $11,358 $12,889 11/30/20 $11,476 $12,963 12/31/20 $11,574 $13,003 1/31/21 $11,540 $12,933 2/28/21 $11,393 $12,732 3/31/21 $11,351 $12,682 4/30/21 $11,403 $12,715 5/31/21 $11,417 $12,743 6/30/21 $11,442 $12,805 7/31/21 $11,559 $12,964 8/31/21 $11,547 $12,938 9/30/21 $11,441 $12,816 10/31/21 $11,381 $12,783 11/30/21 $11,415 $12,874 12/31/21 $11,398 $12,822 1/31/22 $11,256 $12,620 2/28/22 $11,091 $12,452 3/31/22 $10,879 $12,184 4/30/22 $10,560 $11,857 5/31/22 $10,526 $11,840 6/30/22 $10,294 $11,661 7/31/22 $10,561 $11,958 8/31/22 $10,313 $11,645 9/30/22 $9,928 $11,272 10/31/22 $9,903 $11,233 11/30/22 $10,171 $11,519 12/31/22 $10,083 $11,383 1/31/23 $10,364 $11,645 2/28/23 $10,210 $11,460 3/31/23 $10,352 $11,714 4/30/23 $10,405 $11,774 5/31/23 $10,351 $11,728 6/30/23 $10,350 $11,721 7/31/23 $10,394 $11,725 8/31/23 $10,370 $11,710 9/30/23 $10,233 $11,508 10/31/23 $10,131 $11,426 11/30/23 $10,508 $11,819 12/31/23 $10,887 $12,197 1/31/24 $10,867 $12,173 2/29/24 $10,800 $12,089 3/31/24 $10,955 $12,198 4/30/24 $10,778 $12,002 5/31/24 $10,893 $12,108 6/30/24 $10,966 $12,213
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 5.95% 0.82% 0.93% Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index 4.20% 0.25% 2.02%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 86,381,000	$ 86,381,000	$ 86,381,000	$ 86,381,000
Holdings Count | Holding	849	849	849	849
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 111,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	303%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $86,381 # of Portfolio Holdings 849 Portfolio Turnover Rate 303% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $111 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 79.0% United Kingdom 6.4% Cayman Islands 5.1% Japan 5.0% South Korea 3.5% Canada 2.8% Denmark 2.6% Ireland 2.4% France 1.9% Italy 1.7% Switzerland 1.4% Netherlands 1.3% Malaysia 1.2% Other Countries 8.8% Other Investments 2.1% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (25.2%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000112709
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Global Diversified Allocation Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Global Diversified Allocation Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $24 0.47%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 24
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.47%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Exposure to equities and fixed income contributed to absolute performance, as equity-focused Underlying PIMCO Funds, S&P 500 Index futures and bond-focused Underlying PIMCO Funds posted positive returns. • Active management in Underlying PIMCO Funds contributed to performance, as the majority of these funds outperformed. • The Portfolio’s volatility management strategy, implemented using S&P 500 Index futures, contributed to performance, due to overweight exposure to equities. • Overweight exposure to emerging markets stocks through an Underlying PIMCO Fund detracted from relative performance, as emerging markets stocks underperformed developed markets. • Overweight exposure to value stocks through certain Underlying PIMCO Funds detracted from relative performance, as value stocks underperformed the broader market. • Put options on the S&P 500 Index, used for tail risk hedging, detracted from performance, as the S&P 500 Index posted positive returns.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class MSCI World Index 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,881 $9,840 $9,894 $9,975 8/31/14 $10,128 $10,057 $10,069 $10,085 9/30/14 $9,882 $9,784 $9,877 $10,017 10/31/14 $10,019 $9,848 $9,955 $10,115 11/30/14 $10,166 $10,045 $10,103 $10,187 12/31/14 $10,025 $9,883 $10,009 $10,196 1/31/15 $9,900 $9,704 $9,984 $10,410 2/28/15 $10,255 $10,272 $10,297 $10,312 3/31/15 $10,134 $10,112 $10,220 $10,360 4/30/15 $10,259 $10,349 $10,349 $10,323 5/31/15 $10,259 $10,384 $10,360 $10,298 6/30/15 $10,019 $10,143 $10,170 $10,186 7/31/15 $10,076 $10,325 $10,308 $10,257 8/31/15 $9,575 $9,642 $9,893 $10,242 9/30/15 $9,271 $9,286 $9,701 $10,311 10/31/15 $9,727 $10,022 $10,163 $10,313 11/30/15 $9,698 $9,972 $10,122 $10,286 12/31/15 $9,467 $9,797 $10,002 $10,252 1/31/16 $9,114 $9,211 $9,698 $10,393 2/29/16 $9,010 $9,142 $9,682 $10,467 3/31/16 $9,462 $9,763 $10,112 $10,563 4/30/16 $9,617 $9,917 $10,223 $10,604 5/31/16 $9,628 $9,973 $10,259 $10,607 6/30/16 $9,638 $9,861 $10,264 $10,797 7/31/16 $9,940 $10,278 $10,550 $10,865 8/31/16 $9,982 $10,286 $10,550 $10,853 9/30/16 $10,013 $10,341 $10,581 $10,847 10/31/16 $9,908 $10,141 $10,426 $10,764 11/30/16 $9,961 $10,287 $10,417 $10,509 12/31/16 $10,206 $10,533 $10,573 $10,524 1/31/17 $10,375 $10,787 $10,734 $10,544 2/28/17 $10,639 $11,086 $10,942 $10,615 3/31/17 $10,682 $11,204 $11,009 $10,610 4/30/17 $10,809 $11,370 $11,141 $10,692 5/31/17 $10,947 $11,611 $11,317 $10,774 6/30/17 $10,990 $11,655 $11,338 $10,763 7/31/17 $11,171 $11,934 $11,521 $10,809 8/31/17 $11,256 $11,951 $11,572 $10,906 9/30/17 $11,426 $12,219 $11,706 $10,854 10/31/17 $11,619 $12,450 $11,841 $10,861 11/30/17 $11,802 $12,720 $11,989 $10,847 12/31/17 $11,927 $12,892 $12,108 $10,897 1/31/18 $12,373 $13,573 $12,436 $10,771 2/28/18 $11,927 $13,010 $12,080 $10,669 3/31/18 $11,757 $12,727 $11,953 $10,737 4/30/18 $11,779 $12,873 $12,000 $10,658 5/31/18 $11,845 $12,954 $12,079 $10,734 6/30/18 $11,826 $12,948 $12,070 $10,720 7/31/18 $12,100 $13,352 $12,297 $10,723 8/31/18 $12,199 $13,517 $12,420 $10,792 9/30/18 $12,236 $13,592 $12,429 $10,722 10/31/18 $11,532 $12,594 $11,842 $10,638 11/30/18 $11,554 $12,737 $11,951 $10,701 12/31/18 $10,861 $11,769 $11,494 $10,898 1/31/19 $11,519 $12,685 $12,079 $11,014 2/28/19 $11,768 $13,066 $12,295 $11,007 3/31/19 $11,930 $13,238 $12,486 $11,219 4/30/19 $12,261 $13,707 $12,753 $11,221 5/31/19 $11,748 $12,916 $12,402 $11,421 6/30/19 $12,400 $13,767 $12,954 $11,564 7/31/19 $12,468 $13,835 $13,004 $11,589 8/31/19 $12,206 $13,552 $12,980 $11,890 9/30/19 $12,388 $13,841 $13,118 $11,826 10/31/19 $12,630 $14,193 $13,334 $11,862 11/30/19 $12,883 $14,588 $13,554 $11,856 12/31/19 $13,220 $15,025 $13,794 $11,848 1/31/20 $13,196 $14,934 $13,850 $12,076 2/29/20 $12,673 $13,672 $13,247 $12,293 3/31/20 $11,553 $11,862 $12,164 $12,221 4/30/20 $11,904 $13,158 $13,048 $12,438 5/31/20 $12,103 $13,794 $13,450 $12,496 6/30/20 $12,352 $14,159 $13,697 $12,575 7/31/20 $12,581 $14,836 $14,172 $12,762 8/31/20 $12,886 $15,827 $14,695 $12,659 9/30/20 $12,716 $15,281 $14,387 $12,652 10/31/20 $12,639 $14,813 $14,097 $12,596 11/30/20 $13,398 $16,706 $15,234 $12,720 12/31/20 $13,768 $17,415 $15,630 $12,737 1/31/21 $13,820 $17,242 $15,492 $12,646 2/28/21 $13,937 $17,683 $15,640 $12,463 3/31/21 $14,061 $18,272 $15,874 $12,308 4/30/21 $14,442 $19,122 $16,368 $12,405 5/31/21 $14,639 $19,398 $16,531 $12,445 6/30/21 $14,780 $19,687 $16,725 $12,533 7/31/21 $14,861 $20,039 $16,980 $12,673 8/31/21 $15,022 $20,538 $17,220 $12,649 9/30/21 $14,525 $19,685 $16,732 $12,539 10/31/21 $14,874 $20,800 $17,298 $12,536 11/30/21 $14,646 $20,345 $17,091 $12,573 12/31/21 $14,952 $21,214 $17,512 $12,541 1/31/22 $14,342 $20,092 $16,805 $12,271 2/28/22 $13,990 $19,584 $16,475 $12,134 3/31/22 $13,940 $20,121 $16,563 $11,797 4/30/22 $13,211 $18,450 $15,486 $11,349 5/31/22 $13,266 $18,463 $15,533 $11,422 6/30/22 $12,464 $16,864 $14,629 $11,243 7/31/22 $13,003 $18,203 $15,468 $11,518 8/31/22 $12,664 $17,442 $14,906 $11,192 9/30/22 $11,822 $15,821 $13,817 $10,709 10/31/22 $12,102 $16,957 $14,340 $10,570 11/30/22 $12,723 $18,136 $15,150 $10,959 12/31/22 $12,476 $17,366 $14,736 $10,909 1/31/23 $13,085 $18,594 $15,543 $11,245 2/28/23 $12,801 $18,147 $15,158 $10,954 3/31/23 $12,948 $18,708 $15,593 $11,232 4/30/23 $13,091 $19,036 $15,795 $11,300 5/31/23 $12,927 $18,846 $15,632 $11,177 6/30/23 $13,439 $19,986 $16,177 $11,137 7/31/23 $13,849 $20,657 $16,498 $11,130 8/31/23 $13,480 $20,164 $16,220 $11,059 9/30/23 $12,979 $19,294 $15,635 $10,778 10/31/23 $12,649 $18,734 $15,264 $10,607 11/30/23 $13,495 $20,490 $16,399 $11,088 12/31/23 $14,181 $21,496 $17,133 $11,512 1/31/24 $14,243 $21,754 $17,238 $11,481 2/29/24 $14,577 $22,677 $17,579 $11,318 3/31/24 $14,958 $23,405 $17,983 $11,423 4/30/24 $14,513 $22,536 $17,400 $11,134 5/31/24 $15,043 $23,542 $17,985 $11,323 6/30/24 $15,242 $24,021 $18,272 $11,430
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 13.41% 4.21% 4.30% MSCI World Index 20.19% 11.78% 9.16% 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 12.95% 7.12% 6.21% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 185,442,000	$ 185,442,000	$ 185,442,000	$ 185,442,000
Holdings Count | Holding	20	20	20	20
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 0
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	5%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $185,442 # of Portfolio Holdings 20 Portfolio Turnover Rate 5% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $0 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Affiliated Investments 90.6% Short-Term Instruments 7.3% Other Investments 0.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 1.7% Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000123329
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Global Diversified Allocation Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Global Diversified Allocation Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $29 0.57%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 29
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.57%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Exposure to equities and fixed income contributed to absolute performance, as equity-focused Underlying PIMCO Funds, S&P 500 Index futures and bond-focused Underlying PIMCO Funds posted positive returns. • Active management in Underlying PIMCO Funds contributed to performance, as the majority of these funds outperformed. • The Portfolio’s volatility management strategy, implemented using S&P 500 Index futures, contributed to performance, due to overweight exposure to equities. • Overweight exposure to emerging markets stocks through an Underlying PIMCO Fund detracted from relative performance, as emerging markets stocks underperformed developed markets. • Overweight exposure to value stocks through certain Underlying PIMCO Funds detracted from relative performance, as value stocks underperformed the broader market. • Put options on the S&P 500 Index, used for tail risk hedging, detracted from performance, as the S&P 500 Index posted positive returns.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class MSCI World Index 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,881 $9,840 $9,894 $9,975 8/31/14 $10,128 $10,057 $10,069 $10,085 9/30/14 $9,881 $9,784 $9,877 $10,017 10/31/14 $10,018 $9,848 $9,955 $10,115 11/30/14 $10,165 $10,045 $10,103 $10,187 12/31/14 $10,014 $9,883 $10,009 $10,196 1/31/15 $9,898 $9,704 $9,984 $10,410 2/28/15 $10,255 $10,272 $10,297 $10,312 3/31/15 $10,122 $10,112 $10,220 $10,360 4/30/15 $10,247 $10,349 $10,349 $10,323 5/31/15 $10,247 $10,384 $10,360 $10,298 6/30/15 $10,015 $10,143 $10,170 $10,186 7/31/15 $10,063 $10,325 $10,308 $10,257 8/31/15 $9,569 $9,642 $9,893 $10,242 9/30/15 $9,263 $9,286 $9,701 $10,311 10/31/15 $9,721 $10,022 $10,163 $10,313 11/30/15 $9,682 $9,972 $10,122 $10,286 12/31/15 $9,458 $9,797 $10,002 $10,252 1/31/16 $9,094 $9,211 $9,698 $10,393 2/29/16 $9,000 $9,142 $9,682 $10,467 3/31/16 $9,451 $9,763 $10,112 $10,563 4/30/16 $9,597 $9,917 $10,223 $10,604 5/31/16 $9,618 $9,973 $10,259 $10,607 6/30/16 $9,627 $9,861 $10,264 $10,797 7/31/16 $9,919 $10,278 $10,550 $10,865 8/31/16 $9,961 $10,286 $10,550 $10,853 9/30/16 $10,000 $10,341 $10,581 $10,847 10/31/16 $9,885 $10,141 $10,426 $10,764 11/30/16 $9,937 $10,287 $10,417 $10,509 12/31/16 $10,180 $10,533 $10,573 $10,524 1/31/17 $10,350 $10,787 $10,734 $10,544 2/28/17 $10,614 $11,086 $10,942 $10,615 3/31/17 $10,656 $11,204 $11,009 $10,610 4/30/17 $10,773 $11,370 $11,141 $10,692 5/31/17 $10,921 $11,611 $11,317 $10,774 6/30/17 $10,951 $11,655 $11,338 $10,763 7/31/17 $11,144 $11,934 $11,521 $10,809 8/31/17 $11,218 $11,951 $11,572 $10,906 9/30/17 $11,396 $12,219 $11,706 $10,854 10/31/17 $11,590 $12,450 $11,841 $10,861 11/30/17 $11,773 $12,720 $11,989 $10,847 12/31/17 $11,896 $12,892 $12,108 $10,897 1/31/18 $12,332 $13,573 $12,436 $10,771 2/28/18 $11,885 $13,010 $12,080 $10,669 3/31/18 $11,713 $12,727 $11,953 $10,737 4/30/18 $11,745 $12,873 $12,000 $10,658 5/31/18 $11,800 $12,954 $12,079 $10,734 6/30/18 $11,779 $12,948 $12,070 $10,720 7/31/18 $12,054 $13,352 $12,297 $10,723 8/31/18 $12,153 $13,517 $12,420 $10,792 9/30/18 $12,187 $13,592 $12,429 $10,722 10/31/18 $11,482 $12,594 $11,842 $10,638 11/30/18 $11,504 $12,737 $11,951 $10,701 12/31/18 $10,818 $11,769 $11,494 $10,898 1/31/19 $11,477 $12,685 $12,079 $11,014 2/28/19 $11,715 $13,066 $12,295 $11,007 3/31/19 $11,875 $13,238 $12,486 $11,219 4/30/19 $12,206 $13,707 $12,753 $11,221 5/31/19 $11,693 $12,916 $12,402 $11,421 6/30/19 $12,342 $13,767 $12,954 $11,564 7/31/19 $12,411 $13,835 $13,004 $11,589 8/31/19 $12,148 $13,552 $12,980 $11,890 9/30/19 $12,327 $13,841 $13,118 $11,826 10/31/19 $12,570 $14,193 $13,334 $11,862 11/30/19 $12,823 $14,588 $13,554 $11,856 12/31/19 $13,157 $15,025 $13,794 $11,848 1/31/20 $13,133 $14,934 $13,850 $12,076 2/29/20 $12,609 $13,672 $13,247 $12,293 3/31/20 $11,487 $11,862 $12,164 $12,221 4/30/20 $11,838 $13,158 $13,048 $12,438 5/31/20 $12,037 $13,794 $13,450 $12,496 6/30/20 $12,284 $14,159 $13,697 $12,575 7/31/20 $12,500 $14,836 $14,172 $12,762 8/31/20 $12,806 $15,827 $14,695 $12,659 9/30/20 $12,633 $15,281 $14,387 $12,652 10/31/20 $12,556 $14,813 $14,097 $12,596 11/30/20 $13,315 $16,706 $15,234 $12,720 12/31/20 $13,682 $17,415 $15,630 $12,737 1/31/21 $13,734 $17,242 $15,492 $12,646 2/28/21 $13,850 $17,683 $15,640 $12,463 3/31/21 $13,972 $18,272 $15,874 $12,308 4/30/21 $14,340 $19,122 $16,368 $12,405 5/31/21 $14,537 $19,398 $16,531 $12,445 6/30/21 $14,689 $19,687 $16,725 $12,533 7/31/21 $14,756 $20,039 $16,980 $12,673 8/31/21 $14,917 $20,538 $17,220 $12,649 9/30/21 $14,428 $19,685 $16,732 $12,539 10/31/21 $14,768 $20,800 $17,298 $12,536 11/30/21 $14,541 $20,345 $17,091 $12,573 12/31/21 $14,847 $21,214 $17,512 $12,541 1/31/22 $14,245 $20,092 $16,805 $12,271 2/28/22 $13,902 $19,584 $16,475 $12,134 3/31/22 $13,847 $20,121 $16,563 $11,797 4/30/22 $13,121 $18,450 $15,486 $11,349 5/31/22 $13,164 $18,463 $15,533 $11,422 6/30/22 $12,367 $16,864 $14,629 $11,243 7/31/22 $12,911 $18,203 $15,468 $11,518 8/31/22 $12,584 $17,442 $14,906 $11,192 9/30/22 $11,756 $15,821 $13,817 $10,709 10/31/22 $12,018 $16,957 $14,340 $10,570 11/30/22 $12,630 $18,136 $15,150 $10,959 12/31/22 $12,381 $17,366 $14,736 $10,909 1/31/23 $12,979 $18,594 $15,543 $11,245 2/28/23 $12,713 $18,147 $15,158 $10,954 3/31/23 $12,852 $18,708 $15,593 $11,232 4/30/23 $12,986 $19,036 $15,795 $11,300 5/31/23 $12,830 $18,846 $15,632 $11,177 6/30/23 $13,345 $19,986 $16,177 $11,137 7/31/23 $13,748 $20,657 $16,498 $11,130 8/31/23 $13,389 $20,164 $16,220 $11,059 9/30/23 $12,890 $19,294 $15,635 $10,778 10/31/23 $12,551 $18,734 $15,264 $10,607 11/30/23 $13,409 $20,490 $16,399 $11,088 12/31/23 $14,070 $21,496 $17,133 $11,512 1/31/24 $14,162 $21,754 $17,238 $11,481 2/29/24 $14,482 $22,677 $17,579 $11,318 3/31/24 $14,877 $23,405 $17,983 $11,423 4/30/24 $14,435 $22,536 $17,400 $11,134 5/31/24 $14,970 $23,542 $17,985 $11,323 6/30/24 $15,142 $24,021 $18,272 $11,430
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 13.47% 4.17% 4.24% MSCI World Index 20.19% 11.78% 9.16% 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 12.95% 7.12% 6.21% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 185,442,000	$ 185,442,000	$ 185,442,000	$ 185,442,000
Holdings Count | Holding	20	20	20	20
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 0
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	5%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $185,442 # of Portfolio Holdings 20 Portfolio Turnover Rate 5% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $0 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Affiliated Investments 90.6% Short-Term Instruments 7.3% Other Investments 0.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 1.7% Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000072063
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Global Managed Asset Allocation Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Global Managed Asset Allocation Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $60 1.17%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 60
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.17%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Long exposure to U.S. equities contributed to returns, as prices rose. • Long exposure to Japanese equities contributed to returns, as prices rose. • Long exposure to eurozone equities contributed to returns, as prices rose. • Long exposure to U.S. duration detracted from performance, as U.S. yields rose. • Long exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from returns, as the yen depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities detracted from returns, as U.S. yields rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class MSCI World Index 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,933 $9,840 $9,894 $9,975 8/31/14 $10,101 $10,057 $10,069 $10,085 9/30/14 $9,815 $9,784 $9,877 $10,017 10/31/14 $9,882 $9,848 $9,955 $10,115 11/30/14 $10,042 $10,045 $10,103 $10,187 12/31/14 $9,871 $9,883 $10,009 $10,196 1/31/15 $9,990 $9,704 $9,984 $10,410 2/28/15 $10,366 $10,272 $10,297 $10,312 3/31/15 $10,315 $10,112 $10,220 $10,360 4/30/15 $10,511 $10,349 $10,349 $10,323 5/31/15 $10,503 $10,384 $10,360 $10,298 6/30/15 $10,289 $10,143 $10,170 $10,186 7/31/15 $10,400 $10,325 $10,308 $10,257 8/31/15 $9,862 $9,642 $9,893 $10,242 9/30/15 $9,555 $9,286 $9,701 $10,311 10/31/15 $10,050 $10,022 $10,163 $10,313 11/30/15 $10,007 $9,972 $10,122 $10,286 12/31/15 $9,857 $9,797 $10,002 $10,252 1/31/16 $9,387 $9,211 $9,698 $10,393 2/29/16 $9,169 $9,142 $9,682 $10,467 3/31/16 $9,674 $9,763 $10,112 $10,563 4/30/16 $9,822 $9,917 $10,223 $10,604 5/31/16 $9,857 $9,973 $10,259 $10,607 6/30/16 $9,797 $9,861 $10,264 $10,797 7/31/16 $10,131 $10,278 $10,550 $10,865 8/31/16 $10,166 $10,286 $10,550 $10,853 9/30/16 $10,189 $10,341 $10,581 $10,847 10/31/16 $10,101 $10,141 $10,426 $10,764 11/30/16 $10,056 $10,287 $10,417 $10,509 12/31/16 $10,255 $10,533 $10,573 $10,524 1/31/17 $10,424 $10,787 $10,734 $10,544 2/28/17 $10,612 $11,086 $10,942 $10,615 3/31/17 $10,708 $11,204 $11,009 $10,610 4/30/17 $10,843 $11,370 $11,141 $10,692 5/31/17 $10,986 $11,611 $11,317 $10,774 6/30/17 $11,013 $11,655 $11,338 $10,763 7/31/17 $11,157 $11,934 $11,521 $10,809 8/31/17 $11,193 $11,951 $11,572 $10,906 9/30/17 $11,359 $12,219 $11,706 $10,854 10/31/17 $11,486 $12,450 $11,841 $10,861 11/30/17 $11,622 $12,720 $11,989 $10,847 12/31/17 $11,699 $12,892 $12,108 $10,897 1/31/18 $12,036 $13,573 $12,436 $10,771 2/28/18 $11,608 $13,010 $12,080 $10,669 3/31/18 $11,519 $12,727 $11,953 $10,737 4/30/18 $11,601 $12,873 $12,000 $10,658 5/31/18 $11,638 $12,954 $12,079 $10,734 6/30/18 $11,627 $12,948 $12,070 $10,720 7/31/18 $11,857 $13,352 $12,297 $10,723 8/31/18 $11,894 $13,517 $12,420 $10,792 9/30/18 $11,960 $13,592 $12,429 $10,722 10/31/18 $11,397 $12,594 $11,842 $10,638 11/30/18 $11,452 $12,737 $11,951 $10,701 12/31/18 $11,061 $11,769 $11,494 $10,898 1/31/19 $11,647 $12,685 $12,079 $11,014 2/28/19 $11,839 $13,066 $12,295 $11,007 3/31/19 $12,011 $13,238 $12,486 $11,219 4/30/19 $12,244 $13,707 $12,753 $11,221 5/31/19 $11,889 $12,916 $12,402 $11,421 6/30/19 $12,288 $13,767 $12,954 $11,564 7/31/19 $12,328 $13,835 $13,004 $11,589 8/31/19 $12,166 $13,552 $12,980 $11,890 9/30/19 $12,304 $13,841 $13,118 $11,826 10/31/19 $12,500 $14,193 $13,334 $11,862 11/30/19 $12,696 $14,588 $13,554 $11,856 12/31/19 $12,948 $15,025 $13,794 $11,848 1/31/20 $12,989 $14,934 $13,850 $12,076 2/29/20 $12,276 $13,672 $13,247 $12,293 3/31/20 $11,137 $11,862 $12,164 $12,221 4/30/20 $12,086 $13,158 $13,048 $12,438 5/31/20 $12,598 $13,794 $13,450 $12,496 6/30/20 $12,895 $14,159 $13,697 $12,575 7/31/20 $13,426 $14,836 $14,172 $12,762 8/31/20 $14,003 $15,827 $14,695 $12,659 9/30/20 $13,674 $15,281 $14,387 $12,652 10/31/20 $13,343 $14,813 $14,097 $12,596 11/30/20 $14,600 $16,706 $15,234 $12,720 12/31/20 $15,127 $17,415 $15,630 $12,737 1/31/21 $14,955 $17,242 $15,492 $12,646 2/28/21 $15,162 $17,683 $15,640 $12,463 3/31/21 $15,389 $18,272 $15,874 $12,308 4/30/21 $15,889 $19,122 $16,368 $12,405 5/31/21 $16,110 $19,398 $16,531 $12,445 6/30/21 $16,243 $19,687 $16,725 $12,533 7/31/21 $16,440 $20,039 $16,980 $12,673 8/31/21 $16,703 $20,538 $17,220 $12,649 9/30/21 $16,243 $19,685 $16,732 $12,539 10/31/21 $16,690 $20,800 $17,298 $12,536 11/30/21 $16,519 $20,345 $17,091 $12,573 12/31/21 $17,038 $21,214 $17,512 $12,541 1/31/22 $16,249 $20,092 $16,805 $12,271 2/28/22 $15,775 $19,584 $16,475 $12,134 3/31/22 $15,884 $20,121 $16,563 $11,797 4/30/22 $14,775 $18,450 $15,486 $11,349 5/31/22 $14,828 $18,463 $15,533 $11,422 6/30/22 $13,765 $16,864 $14,629 $11,243 7/31/22 $14,609 $18,203 $15,468 $11,518 8/31/22 $14,138 $17,442 $14,906 $11,192 9/30/22 $13,132 $15,821 $13,817 $10,709 10/31/22 $13,570 $16,957 $14,340 $10,570 11/30/22 $14,317 $18,136 $15,150 $10,959 12/31/22 $13,910 $17,366 $14,736 $10,909 1/31/23 $14,633 $18,594 $15,543 $11,245 2/28/23 $14,156 $18,147 $15,158 $10,954 3/31/23 $14,480 $18,708 $15,593 $11,232 4/30/23 $14,628 $19,036 $15,795 $11,300 5/31/23 $14,414 $18,846 $15,632 $11,177 6/30/23 $14,907 $19,986 $16,177 $11,137 7/31/23 $15,253 $20,657 $16,498 $11,130 8/31/23 $14,924 $20,164 $16,220 $11,059 9/30/23 $14,303 $19,294 $15,635 $10,778 10/31/23 $13,854 $18,734 $15,264 $10,607 11/30/23 $14,985 $20,490 $16,399 $11,088 12/31/23 $15,721 $21,496 $17,133 $11,512 1/31/24 $15,839 $21,754 $17,238 $11,481 2/29/24 $16,141 $22,677 $17,579 $11,318 3/31/24 $16,595 $23,405 $17,983 $11,423 4/30/24 $15,918 $22,536 $17,400 $11,134 5/31/24 $16,561 $23,542 $17,985 $11,323 6/30/24 $16,818 $24,021 $18,272 $11,430
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 12.82% 6.48% 5.34% MSCI World Index 20.19% 11.78% 9.16% 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 12.95% 7.12% 6.21% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 307,236,000	$ 307,236,000	$ 307,236,000	$ 307,236,000
Holdings Count | Holding	601	601	601	601
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,324,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	306%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $307,236 # of Portfolio Holdings 601 Portfolio Turnover Rate 306% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,324 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Affiliated Investments 48.4% U.S. Government Agencies 19.7% Asset-Backed Securities 11.4% Sovereign Issues 6.0% U.S. Treasury Obligations 5.2% Common Stocks 2.3% Corporate Bonds & Notes 1.4% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.8% Convertible Bonds & Notes 0.3% Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.1% Preferred Securities 0.1% Short-Term Investments 31.1% Other Investments 1.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (28.2%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000072064
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Global Managed Asset Allocation Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Global Managed Asset Allocation Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $65 1.27%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 65
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.27%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Long exposure to U.S. equities contributed to returns, as prices rose. • Long exposure to Japanese equities contributed to returns, as prices rose. • Long exposure to eurozone equities contributed to returns, as prices rose. • Long exposure to U.S. duration detracted from performance, as U.S. yields rose. • Long exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from returns, as the yen depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities detracted from returns, as U.S. yields rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class MSCI World Index 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,925 $9,840 $9,894 $9,975 8/31/14 $10,100 $10,057 $10,069 $10,085 9/30/14 $9,814 $9,784 $9,877 $10,017 10/31/14 $9,881 $9,848 $9,955 $10,115 11/30/14 $10,040 $10,045 $10,103 $10,187 12/31/14 $9,866 $9,883 $10,009 $10,196 1/31/15 $9,976 $9,704 $9,984 $10,410 2/28/15 $10,359 $10,272 $10,297 $10,312 3/31/15 $10,308 $10,112 $10,220 $10,360 4/30/15 $10,503 $10,349 $10,349 $10,323 5/31/15 $10,486 $10,384 $10,360 $10,298 6/30/15 $10,274 $10,143 $10,170 $10,186 7/31/15 $10,384 $10,325 $10,308 $10,257 8/31/15 $9,840 $9,642 $9,893 $10,242 9/30/15 $9,543 $9,286 $9,701 $10,311 10/31/15 $10,036 $10,022 $10,163 $10,313 11/30/15 $9,993 $9,972 $10,122 $10,286 12/31/15 $9,840 $9,797 $10,002 $10,252 1/31/16 $9,373 $9,211 $9,698 $10,393 2/29/16 $9,157 $9,142 $9,682 $10,467 3/31/16 $9,659 $9,763 $10,112 $10,563 4/30/16 $9,797 $9,917 $10,223 $10,604 5/31/16 $9,840 $9,973 $10,259 $10,607 6/30/16 $9,768 $9,861 $10,264 $10,797 7/31/16 $10,108 $10,278 $10,550 $10,865 8/31/16 $10,143 $10,286 $10,550 $10,853 9/30/16 $10,164 $10,341 $10,581 $10,847 10/31/16 $10,076 $10,141 $10,426 $10,764 11/30/16 $10,023 $10,287 $10,417 $10,509 12/31/16 $10,226 $10,533 $10,573 $10,524 1/31/17 $10,394 $10,787 $10,734 $10,544 2/28/17 $10,580 $11,086 $10,942 $10,615 3/31/17 $10,683 $11,204 $11,009 $10,610 4/30/17 $10,808 $11,370 $11,141 $10,692 5/31/17 $10,950 $11,611 $11,317 $10,774 6/30/17 $10,977 $11,655 $11,338 $10,763 7/31/17 $11,120 $11,934 $11,521 $10,809 8/31/17 $11,156 $11,951 $11,572 $10,906 9/30/17 $11,324 $12,219 $11,706 $10,854 10/31/17 $11,440 $12,450 $11,841 $10,861 11/30/17 $11,584 $12,720 $11,989 $10,847 12/31/17 $11,657 $12,892 $12,108 $10,897 1/31/18 $11,983 $13,573 $12,436 $10,771 2/28/18 $11,558 $13,010 $12,080 $10,669 3/31/18 $11,467 $12,727 $11,953 $10,737 4/30/18 $11,558 $12,873 $12,000 $10,658 5/31/18 $11,586 $12,954 $12,079 $10,734 6/30/18 $11,580 $12,948 $12,070 $10,720 7/31/18 $11,809 $13,352 $12,297 $10,723 8/31/18 $11,836 $13,517 $12,420 $10,792 9/30/18 $11,899 $13,592 $12,429 $10,722 10/31/18 $11,340 $12,594 $11,842 $10,638 11/30/18 $11,404 $12,737 $11,951 $10,701 12/31/18 $11,003 $11,769 $11,494 $10,898 1/31/19 $11,594 $12,685 $12,079 $11,014 2/28/19 $11,774 $13,066 $12,295 $11,007 3/31/19 $11,952 $13,238 $12,486 $11,219 4/30/19 $12,183 $13,707 $12,753 $11,221 5/31/19 $11,822 $12,916 $12,402 $11,421 6/30/19 $12,223 $13,767 $12,954 $11,564 7/31/19 $12,253 $13,835 $13,004 $11,589 8/31/19 $12,102 $13,552 $12,980 $11,890 9/30/19 $12,236 $13,841 $13,118 $11,826 10/31/19 $12,430 $14,193 $13,334 $11,862 11/30/19 $12,624 $14,588 $13,554 $11,856 12/31/19 $12,869 $15,025 $13,794 $11,848 1/31/20 $12,920 $14,934 $13,850 $12,076 2/29/20 $12,205 $13,672 $13,247 $12,293 3/31/20 $11,076 $11,862 $12,164 $12,221 4/30/20 $12,014 $13,158 $13,048 $12,438 5/31/20 $12,521 $13,794 $13,450 $12,496 6/30/20 $12,811 $14,159 $13,697 $12,575 7/31/20 $13,347 $14,836 $14,172 $12,762 8/31/20 $13,905 $15,827 $14,695 $12,659 9/30/20 $13,577 $15,281 $14,387 $12,652 10/31/20 $13,250 $14,813 $14,097 $12,596 11/30/20 $14,503 $16,706 $15,234 $12,720 12/31/20 $15,020 $17,415 $15,630 $12,737 1/31/21 $14,850 $17,242 $15,492 $12,646 2/28/21 $15,054 $17,683 $15,640 $12,463 3/31/21 $15,287 $18,272 $15,874 $12,308 4/30/21 $15,769 $19,122 $16,368 $12,405 5/31/21 $15,999 $19,398 $16,531 $12,445 6/30/21 $16,115 $19,687 $16,725 $12,533 7/31/21 $16,323 $20,039 $16,980 $12,673 8/31/21 $16,582 $20,538 $17,220 $12,649 9/30/21 $16,115 $19,685 $16,732 $12,539 10/31/21 $16,556 $20,800 $17,298 $12,536 11/30/21 $16,388 $20,345 $17,091 $12,573 12/31/21 $16,913 $21,214 $17,512 $12,541 1/31/22 $16,119 $20,092 $16,805 $12,271 2/28/22 $15,637 $19,584 $16,475 $12,134 3/31/22 $15,755 $20,121 $16,563 $11,797 4/30/22 $14,658 $18,450 $15,486 $11,349 5/31/22 $14,710 $18,463 $15,533 $11,422 6/30/22 $13,656 $16,864 $14,629 $11,243 7/31/22 $14,491 $18,203 $15,468 $11,518 8/31/22 $14,009 $17,442 $14,906 $11,192 9/30/22 $13,014 $15,821 $13,817 $10,709 10/31/22 $13,448 $16,957 $14,340 $10,570 11/30/22 $14,186 $18,136 $15,150 $10,959 12/31/22 $13,801 $17,366 $14,736 $10,909 1/31/23 $14,515 $18,594 $15,543 $11,245 2/28/23 $14,028 $18,147 $15,158 $10,954 3/31/23 $14,345 $18,708 $15,593 $11,232 4/30/23 $14,508 $19,036 $15,795 $11,300 5/31/23 $14,281 $18,846 $15,632 $11,177 6/30/23 $14,767 $19,986 $16,177 $11,137 7/31/23 $15,108 $20,657 $16,498 $11,130 8/31/23 $14,784 $20,164 $16,220 $11,059 9/30/23 $14,179 $19,294 $15,635 $10,778 10/31/23 $13,736 $18,734 $15,264 $10,607 11/30/23 $14,835 $20,490 $16,399 $11,088 12/31/23 $15,575 $21,496 $17,133 $11,512 1/31/24 $15,691 $21,754 $17,238 $11,481 2/29/24 $15,989 $22,677 $17,579 $11,318 3/31/24 $16,433 $23,405 $17,983 $11,423 4/30/24 $15,765 $22,536 $17,400 $11,134 5/31/24 $16,400 $23,542 $17,985 $11,323 6/30/24 $16,649 $24,021 $18,272 $11,430
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 12.74% 6.38% 5.23% MSCI World Index 20.19% 11.78% 9.16% 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 12.95% 7.12% 6.21% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 307,236,000	$ 307,236,000	$ 307,236,000	$ 307,236,000
Holdings Count | Holding	601	601	601	601
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,324,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	306%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $307,236 # of Portfolio Holdings 601 Portfolio Turnover Rate 306% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,324 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Affiliated Investments 48.4% U.S. Government Agencies 19.7% Asset-Backed Securities 11.4% Sovereign Issues 6.0% U.S. Treasury Obligations 5.2% Common Stocks 2.3% Corporate Bonds & Notes 1.4% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.8% Convertible Bonds & Notes 0.3% Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.1% Preferred Securities 0.1% Short-Term Investments 31.1% Other Investments 1.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (28.2%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
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Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Global Managed Asset Allocation Portfolio
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Global Managed Asset Allocation Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B670">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $53 1.02%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 53
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.02%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Long exposure to U.S. equities contributed to returns, as prices rose. • Long exposure to Japanese equities contributed to returns, as prices rose. • Long exposure to eurozone equities contributed to returns, as prices rose. • Long exposure to U.S. duration detracted from performance, as U.S. yields rose. • Long exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from returns, as the yen depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities detracted from returns, as U.S. yields rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class MSCI World Index 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,933 $9,840 $9,894 $9,975 8/31/14 $10,109 $10,057 $10,069 $10,085 9/30/14 $9,819 $9,784 $9,877 $10,017 10/31/14 $9,894 $9,848 $9,955 $10,115 11/30/14 $10,054 $10,045 $10,103 $10,187 12/31/14 $9,888 $9,883 $10,009 $10,196 1/31/15 $9,999 $9,704 $9,984 $10,410 2/28/15 $10,383 $10,272 $10,297 $10,312 3/31/15 $10,332 $10,112 $10,220 $10,360 4/30/15 $10,529 $10,349 $10,349 $10,323 5/31/15 $10,520 $10,384 $10,360 $10,298 6/30/15 $10,306 $10,143 $10,170 $10,186 7/31/15 $10,417 $10,325 $10,308 $10,257 8/31/15 $9,879 $9,642 $9,893 $10,242 9/30/15 $9,580 $9,286 $9,701 $10,311 10/31/15 $10,076 $10,022 $10,163 $10,313 11/30/15 $10,033 $9,972 $10,122 $10,286 12/31/15 $9,882 $9,797 $10,002 $10,252 1/31/16 $9,411 $9,211 $9,698 $10,393 2/29/16 $9,193 $9,142 $9,682 $10,467 3/31/16 $9,699 $9,763 $10,112 $10,563 4/30/16 $9,847 $9,917 $10,223 $10,604 5/31/16 $9,891 $9,973 $10,259 $10,607 6/30/16 $9,829 $9,861 $10,264 $10,797 7/31/16 $10,164 $10,278 $10,550 $10,865 8/31/16 $10,199 $10,286 $10,550 $10,853 9/30/16 $10,226 $10,341 $10,581 $10,847 10/31/16 $10,137 $10,141 $10,426 $10,764 11/30/16 $10,093 $10,287 $10,417 $10,509 12/31/16 $10,297 $10,533 $10,573 $10,524 1/31/17 $10,467 $10,787 $10,734 $10,544 2/28/17 $10,655 $11,086 $10,942 $10,615 3/31/17 $10,755 $11,204 $11,009 $10,610 4/30/17 $10,890 $11,370 $11,141 $10,692 5/31/17 $11,035 $11,611 $11,317 $10,774 6/30/17 $11,062 $11,655 $11,338 $10,763 7/31/17 $11,215 $11,934 $11,521 $10,809 8/31/17 $11,251 $11,951 $11,572 $10,906 9/30/17 $11,418 $12,219 $11,706 $10,854 10/31/17 $11,545 $12,450 $11,841 $10,861 11/30/17 $11,682 $12,720 $11,989 $10,847 12/31/17 $11,764 $12,892 $12,108 $10,897 1/31/18 $12,103 $13,573 $12,436 $10,771 2/28/18 $11,672 $13,010 $12,080 $10,669 3/31/18 $11,586 $12,727 $11,953 $10,737 4/30/18 $11,678 $12,873 $12,000 $10,658 5/31/18 $11,706 $12,954 $12,079 $10,734 6/30/18 $11,699 $12,948 $12,070 $10,720 7/31/18 $11,931 $13,352 $12,297 $10,723 8/31/18 $11,968 $13,517 $12,420 $10,792 9/30/18 $12,039 $13,592 $12,429 $10,722 10/31/18 $11,472 $12,594 $11,842 $10,638 11/30/18 $11,537 $12,737 $11,951 $10,701 12/31/18 $11,138 $11,769 $11,494 $10,898 1/31/19 $11,729 $12,685 $12,079 $11,014 2/28/19 $11,922 $13,066 $12,295 $11,007 3/31/19 $12,099 $13,238 $12,486 $11,219 4/30/19 $12,334 $13,707 $12,753 $11,221 5/31/19 $11,976 $12,916 $12,402 $11,421 6/30/19 $12,382 $13,767 $12,954 $11,564 7/31/19 $12,423 $13,835 $13,004 $11,589 8/31/19 $12,269 $13,552 $12,980 $11,890 9/30/19 $12,403 $13,841 $13,118 $11,826 10/31/19 $12,600 $14,193 $13,334 $11,862 11/30/19 $12,798 $14,588 $13,554 $11,856 12/31/19 $13,058 $15,025 $13,794 $11,848 1/31/20 $13,110 $14,934 $13,850 $12,076 2/29/20 $12,391 $13,672 $13,247 $12,293 3/31/20 $11,235 $11,862 $12,164 $12,221 4/30/20 $12,204 $13,158 $13,048 $12,438 5/31/20 $12,720 $13,794 $13,450 $12,496 6/30/20 $13,013 $14,159 $13,697 $12,575 7/31/20 $13,561 $14,836 $14,172 $12,762 8/31/20 $14,131 $15,827 $14,695 $12,659 9/30/20 $13,805 $15,281 $14,387 $12,652 10/31/20 $13,470 $14,813 $14,097 $12,596 11/30/20 $14,739 $16,706 $15,234 $12,720 12/31/20 $15,278 $17,415 $15,630 $12,737 1/31/21 $15,104 $17,242 $15,492 $12,646 2/28/21 $15,325 $17,683 $15,640 $12,463 3/31/21 $15,546 $18,272 $15,874 $12,308 4/30/21 $16,051 $19,122 $16,368 $12,405 5/31/21 $16,286 $19,398 $16,531 $12,445 6/30/21 $16,415 $19,687 $16,725 $12,533 7/31/21 $16,614 $20,039 $16,980 $12,673 8/31/21 $16,880 $20,538 $17,220 $12,649 9/30/21 $16,415 $19,685 $16,732 $12,539 10/31/21 $16,880 $20,800 $17,298 $12,536 11/30/21 $16,707 $20,345 $17,091 $12,573 12/31/21 $17,229 $21,214 $17,512 $12,541 1/31/22 $16,428 $20,092 $16,805 $12,271 2/28/22 $15,947 $19,584 $16,475 $12,134 3/31/22 $16,075 $20,121 $16,563 $11,797 4/30/22 $14,949 $18,450 $15,486 $11,349 5/31/22 $15,002 $18,463 $15,533 $11,422 6/30/22 $13,946 $16,864 $14,629 $11,243 7/31/22 $14,788 $18,203 $15,468 $11,518 8/31/22 $14,309 $17,442 $14,906 $11,192 9/30/22 $13,302 $15,821 $13,817 $10,709 10/31/22 $13,731 $16,957 $14,340 $10,570 11/30/22 $14,507 $18,136 $15,150 $10,959 12/31/22 $14,098 $17,366 $14,736 $10,909 1/31/23 $14,833 $18,594 $15,543 $11,245 2/28/23 $14,349 $18,147 $15,158 $10,954 3/31/23 $14,682 $18,708 $15,593 $11,232 4/30/23 $14,832 $19,036 $15,795 $11,300 5/31/23 $14,615 $18,846 $15,632 $11,177 6/30/23 $15,117 $19,986 $16,177 $11,137 7/31/23 $15,468 $20,657 $16,498 $11,130 8/31/23 $15,133 $20,164 $16,220 $11,059 9/30/23 $14,513 $19,294 $15,635 $10,778 10/31/23 $14,055 $18,734 $15,264 $10,607 11/30/23 $15,207 $20,490 $16,399 $11,088 12/31/23 $15,947 $21,496 $17,133 $11,512 1/31/24 $16,084 $21,754 $17,238 $11,481 2/29/24 $16,392 $22,677 $17,579 $11,318 3/31/24 $16,842 $23,405 $17,983 $11,423 4/30/24 $16,169 $22,536 $17,400 $11,134 5/31/24 $16,808 $23,542 $17,985 $11,323 6/30/24 $17,076 $24,021 $18,272 $11,430
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 12.96% 6.64% 5.50% MSCI World Index 20.19% 11.78% 9.16% 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 12.95% 7.12% 6.21% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 307,236,000	$ 307,236,000	$ 307,236,000	$ 307,236,000
Holdings Count | Holding	601	601	601	601
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,324,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	306%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $307,236 # of Portfolio Holdings 601 Portfolio Turnover Rate 306% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,324 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Affiliated Investments 48.4% U.S. Government Agencies 19.7% Asset-Backed Securities 11.4% Sovereign Issues 6.0% U.S. Treasury Obligations 5.2% Common Stocks 2.3% Corporate Bonds & Notes 1.4% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.8% Convertible Bonds & Notes 0.3% Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.1% Preferred Securities 0.1% Short-Term Investments 31.1% Other Investments 1.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (28.2%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026498
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO High Yield Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO High Yield Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B696">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $40 0.79%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 40
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.79%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Underweight exposure to the cable and satellite sector contributed to performance, as the sector underperformed. • Underweight exposure to duration contributed to performance, as interest rates rose. • Overweight exposure to the lodging and leisure sector contributed to performance, as the sector outperformed. • Security selection within the healthcare sector, specifically overweight exposure to a healthcare claims renegotiation provider, detracted from performance, as spreads widened amid litigation concerns. • Security selection within the wirelines sector, specifically overweight exposure to an internet provider focused on rural and suburban communities, detracted from performance, as spreads widened amid secular headwinds. • Underweight exposure to the energy exploration and production sector detracted from performance, as the sector outperformed.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,849 $9,975 $9,873 8/31/14 $10,028 $10,085 $10,036 9/30/14 $9,813 $10,017 $9,841 10/31/14 $10,019 $10,115 $9,987 11/30/14 $9,961 $10,187 $9,920 12/31/14 $9,862 $10,196 $9,806 1/31/15 $9,954 $10,410 $9,893 2/28/15 $10,160 $10,312 $10,117 3/31/15 $10,101 $10,360 $10,068 4/30/15 $10,195 $10,323 $10,180 5/31/15 $10,226 $10,298 $10,216 6/30/15 $10,066 $10,186 $10,070 7/31/15 $10,113 $10,257 $10,038 8/31/15 $10,000 $10,242 $9,880 9/30/15 $9,732 $10,311 $9,641 10/31/15 $10,049 $10,313 $9,927 11/30/15 $9,857 $10,286 $9,748 12/31/15 $9,698 $10,252 $9,532 1/31/16 $9,631 $10,393 $9,414 2/29/16 $9,688 $10,467 $9,490 3/31/16 $9,973 $10,563 $9,832 4/30/16 $10,220 $10,604 $10,161 5/31/16 $10,249 $10,607 $10,195 6/30/16 $10,294 $10,797 $10,285 7/31/16 $10,546 $10,865 $10,536 8/31/16 $10,743 $10,853 $10,748 9/30/16 $10,778 $10,847 $10,799 10/31/16 $10,752 $10,764 $10,813 11/30/16 $10,716 $10,509 $10,755 12/31/16 $10,905 $10,524 $10,935 1/31/17 $11,005 $10,544 $11,060 2/28/17 $11,163 $10,615 $11,201 3/31/17 $11,141 $10,610 $11,184 4/30/17 $11,270 $10,692 $11,321 5/31/17 $11,373 $10,774 $11,414 6/30/17 $11,393 $10,763 $11,431 7/31/17 $11,522 $10,809 $11,552 8/31/17 $11,525 $10,906 $11,563 9/30/17 $11,601 $10,854 $11,653 10/31/17 $11,646 $10,861 $11,705 11/30/17 $11,607 $10,847 $11,675 12/31/17 $11,626 $10,897 $11,698 1/31/18 $11,657 $10,771 $11,748 2/28/18 $11,527 $10,669 $11,633 3/31/18 $11,457 $10,737 $11,568 4/30/18 $11,519 $10,658 $11,631 5/31/18 $11,494 $10,734 $11,617 6/30/18 $11,513 $10,720 $11,643 7/31/18 $11,652 $10,723 $11,768 8/31/18 $11,753 $10,792 $11,860 9/30/18 $11,812 $10,722 $11,920 10/31/18 $11,602 $10,638 $11,745 11/30/18 $11,549 $10,701 $11,680 12/31/18 $11,318 $10,898 $11,459 1/31/19 $11,850 $11,014 $11,966 2/28/19 $12,043 $11,007 $12,164 3/31/19 $12,171 $11,219 $12,300 4/30/19 $12,332 $11,221 $12,458 5/31/19 $12,182 $11,421 $12,327 6/30/19 $12,482 $11,564 $12,647 7/31/19 $12,550 $11,589 $12,720 8/31/19 $12,622 $11,890 $12,814 9/30/19 $12,668 $11,826 $12,858 10/31/19 $12,719 $11,862 $12,901 11/30/19 $12,772 $11,856 $12,979 12/31/19 $12,984 $11,848 $13,190 1/31/20 $12,955 $12,076 $13,199 2/29/20 $12,744 $12,293 $13,009 3/31/20 $11,525 $12,221 $11,616 4/30/20 $12,007 $12,438 $12,101 5/31/20 $12,489 $12,496 $12,631 6/30/20 $12,490 $12,575 $12,713 7/31/20 $13,045 $12,762 $13,323 8/31/20 $13,144 $12,659 $13,425 9/30/20 $12,994 $12,652 $13,263 10/31/20 $13,047 $12,596 $13,326 11/30/20 $13,521 $12,720 $13,798 12/31/20 $13,730 $12,737 $14,018 1/31/21 $13,707 $12,646 $14,033 2/28/21 $13,722 $12,463 $14,055 3/31/21 $13,720 $12,308 $14,061 4/30/21 $13,861 $12,405 $14,209 5/31/21 $13,873 $12,445 $14,240 6/30/21 $14,046 $12,533 $14,422 7/31/21 $14,098 $12,673 $14,485 8/31/21 $14,165 $12,649 $14,563 9/30/21 $14,145 $12,539 $14,557 10/31/21 $14,108 $12,536 $14,532 11/30/21 $13,947 $12,573 $14,389 12/31/21 $14,229 $12,541 $14,663 1/31/22 $13,810 $12,271 $14,247 2/28/22 $13,700 $12,134 $14,119 3/31/22 $13,555 $11,797 $13,992 4/30/22 $13,083 $11,349 $13,491 5/31/22 $13,188 $11,422 $13,579 6/30/22 $12,309 $11,243 $12,662 7/31/22 $13,078 $11,518 $13,442 8/31/22 $12,674 $11,192 $13,076 9/30/22 $12,216 $10,709 $12,568 10/31/22 $12,568 $10,570 $12,943 11/30/22 $12,871 $10,959 $13,210 12/31/22 $12,766 $10,909 $13,111 1/31/23 $13,219 $11,245 $13,585 2/28/23 $13,013 $10,954 $13,386 3/31/23 $13,233 $11,232 $13,577 4/30/23 $13,349 $11,300 $13,694 5/31/23 $13,201 $11,177 $13,559 6/30/23 $13,364 $11,137 $13,748 7/31/23 $13,522 $11,130 $13,926 8/31/23 $13,530 $11,059 $13,955 9/30/23 $13,359 $10,778 $13,780 10/31/23 $13,207 $10,607 $13,646 11/30/23 $13,829 $11,088 $14,273 12/31/23 $14,326 $11,512 $14,761 1/31/24 $14,314 $11,481 $14,772 2/29/24 $14,325 $11,318 $14,779 3/31/24 $14,487 $11,423 $14,953 4/30/24 $14,359 $11,134 $14,815 5/31/24 $14,538 $11,323 $14,981 6/30/24 $14,668 $11,430 $15,134
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 9.76% 3.28% 3.91% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index 10.08% 3.66% 4.23%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 501,329,000	$ 501,329,000	$ 501,329,000	$ 501,329,000
Holdings Count | Holding	562	562	562	562
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 629,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	39%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $501,329 # of Portfolio Holdings 562 Portfolio Turnover Rate 39% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $629 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Corporate Bonds & Notes 80.4% Loan Participations and Assignments 8.6% Affiliated Investments 6.9% U.S. Treasury Obligations 2.1% Convertible Bonds & Notes 0.2% Short-Term Investments 0.2% Other Investments 0.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 1.2% Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000030989
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO High Yield Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO High Yield Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B722">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $45 0.89%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 45
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.89%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Underweight exposure to the cable and satellite sector contributed to performance, as the sector underperformed. • Underweight exposure to duration contributed to performance, as interest rates rose. • Overweight exposure to the lodging and leisure sector contributed to performance, as the sector outperformed. • Security selection within the healthcare sector, specifically overweight exposure to a healthcare claims renegotiation provider, detracted from performance, as spreads widened amid litigation concerns. • Security selection within the wirelines sector, specifically overweight exposure to an internet provider focused on rural and suburban communities, detracted from performance, as spreads widened amid secular headwinds. • Underweight exposure to the energy exploration and production sector detracted from performance, as the sector outperformed.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,848 $9,975 $9,873 8/31/14 $10,026 $10,085 $10,036 9/30/14 $9,810 $10,017 $9,841 10/31/14 $10,016 $10,115 $9,987 11/30/14 $9,956 $10,187 $9,920 12/31/14 $9,856 $10,196 $9,806 1/31/15 $9,948 $10,410 $9,893 2/28/15 $10,153 $10,312 $10,117 3/31/15 $10,093 $10,360 $10,068 4/30/15 $10,186 $10,323 $10,180 5/31/15 $10,216 $10,298 $10,216 6/30/15 $10,056 $10,186 $10,070 7/31/15 $10,102 $10,257 $10,038 8/31/15 $9,988 $10,242 $9,880 9/30/15 $9,720 $10,311 $9,641 10/31/15 $10,035 $10,313 $9,927 11/30/15 $9,843 $10,286 $9,748 12/31/15 $9,683 $10,252 $9,532 1/31/16 $9,615 $10,393 $9,414 2/29/16 $9,672 $10,467 $9,490 3/31/16 $9,955 $10,563 $9,832 4/30/16 $10,201 $10,604 $10,161 5/31/16 $10,229 $10,607 $10,195 6/30/16 $10,273 $10,797 $10,285 7/31/16 $10,524 $10,865 $10,536 8/31/16 $10,720 $10,853 $10,748 9/30/16 $10,754 $10,847 $10,799 10/31/16 $10,727 $10,764 $10,813 11/30/16 $10,690 $10,509 $10,755 12/31/16 $10,878 $10,524 $10,935 1/31/17 $10,976 $10,544 $11,060 2/28/17 $11,133 $10,615 $11,201 3/31/17 $11,110 $10,610 $11,184 4/30/17 $11,238 $10,692 $11,321 5/31/17 $11,340 $10,774 $11,414 6/30/17 $11,359 $10,763 $11,431 7/31/17 $11,487 $10,809 $11,552 8/31/17 $11,488 $10,906 $11,563 9/30/17 $11,564 $10,854 $11,653 10/31/17 $11,607 $10,861 $11,705 11/30/17 $11,567 $10,847 $11,675 12/31/17 $11,585 $10,897 $11,698 1/31/18 $11,615 $10,771 $11,748 2/28/18 $11,484 $10,669 $11,633 3/31/18 $11,413 $10,737 $11,568 4/30/18 $11,475 $10,658 $11,631 5/31/18 $11,449 $10,734 $11,617 6/30/18 $11,467 $10,720 $11,643 7/31/18 $11,604 $10,723 $11,768 8/31/18 $11,703 $10,792 $11,860 9/30/18 $11,761 $10,722 $11,920 10/31/18 $11,551 $10,638 $11,745 11/30/18 $11,497 $10,701 $11,680 12/31/18 $11,266 $10,898 $11,459 1/31/19 $11,795 $11,014 $11,966 2/28/19 $11,986 $11,007 $12,164 3/31/19 $12,113 $11,219 $12,300 4/30/19 $12,272 $11,221 $12,458 5/31/19 $12,121 $11,421 $12,327 6/30/19 $12,419 $11,564 $12,647 7/31/19 $12,486 $11,589 $12,720 8/31/19 $12,556 $11,890 $12,814 9/30/19 $12,601 $11,826 $12,858 10/31/19 $12,651 $11,862 $12,901 11/30/19 $12,702 $11,856 $12,979 12/31/19 $12,912 $11,848 $13,190 1/31/20 $12,882 $12,076 $13,199 2/29/20 $12,671 $12,293 $13,009 3/31/20 $11,458 $12,221 $11,616 4/30/20 $11,936 $12,438 $12,101 5/31/20 $12,415 $12,496 $12,631 6/30/20 $12,414 $12,575 $12,713 7/31/20 $12,965 $12,762 $13,323 8/31/20 $13,062 $12,659 $13,425 9/30/20 $12,912 $12,652 $13,263 10/31/20 $12,964 $12,596 $13,326 11/30/20 $13,434 $12,720 $13,798 12/31/20 $13,641 $12,737 $14,018 1/31/21 $13,616 $12,646 $14,033 2/28/21 $13,630 $12,463 $14,055 3/31/21 $13,627 $12,308 $14,061 4/30/21 $13,765 $12,405 $14,209 5/31/21 $13,777 $12,445 $14,240 6/30/21 $13,947 $12,533 $14,422 7/31/21 $13,998 $12,673 $14,485 8/31/21 $14,063 $12,649 $14,563 9/30/21 $14,042 $12,539 $14,557 10/31/21 $14,004 $12,536 $14,532 11/30/21 $13,843 $12,573 $14,389 12/31/21 $14,122 $12,541 $14,663 1/31/22 $13,704 $12,271 $14,247 2/28/22 $13,595 $12,134 $14,119 3/31/22 $13,449 $11,797 $13,992 4/30/22 $12,980 $11,349 $13,491 5/31/22 $13,083 $11,422 $13,579 6/30/22 $12,210 $11,243 $12,662 7/31/22 $12,972 $11,518 $13,442 8/31/22 $12,569 $11,192 $13,076 9/30/22 $12,114 $10,709 $12,568 10/31/22 $12,462 $10,570 $12,943 11/30/22 $12,762 $10,959 $13,210 12/31/22 $12,656 $10,909 $13,111 1/31/23 $13,104 $11,245 $13,585 2/28/23 $12,900 $10,954 $13,386 3/31/23 $13,116 $11,232 $13,577 4/30/23 $13,230 $11,300 $13,694 5/31/23 $13,083 $11,177 $13,559 6/30/23 $13,243 $11,137 $13,748 7/31/23 $13,399 $11,130 $13,926 8/31/23 $13,405 $11,059 $13,955 9/30/23 $13,235 $10,778 $13,780 10/31/23 $13,083 $10,607 $13,646 11/30/23 $13,698 $11,088 $14,273 12/31/23 $14,189 $11,512 $14,761 1/31/24 $14,176 $11,481 $14,772 2/29/24 $14,186 $11,318 $14,779 3/31/24 $14,345 $11,423 $14,953 4/30/24 $14,217 $11,134 $14,815 5/31/24 $14,393 $11,323 $14,981 6/30/24 $14,521 $11,430 $15,134
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 9.65% 3.18% 3.80% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index 10.08% 3.66% 4.23%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 501,329,000	$ 501,329,000	$ 501,329,000	$ 501,329,000
Holdings Count | Holding	562	562	562	562
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 629,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	39%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $501,329 # of Portfolio Holdings 562 Portfolio Turnover Rate 39% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $629 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Corporate Bonds & Notes 80.4% Loan Participations and Assignments 8.6% Affiliated Investments 6.9% U.S. Treasury Obligations 2.1% Convertible Bonds & Notes 0.2% Short-Term Investments 0.2% Other Investments 0.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 1.2% Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026499
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO High Yield Portfolio
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO High Yield Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B748">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $32 0.64%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 32
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.64%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Underweight exposure to the cable and satellite sector contributed to performance, as the sector underperformed. • Underweight exposure to duration contributed to performance, as interest rates rose. • Overweight exposure to the lodging and leisure sector contributed to performance, as the sector outperformed. • Security selection within the healthcare sector, specifically overweight exposure to a healthcare claims renegotiation provider, detracted from performance, as spreads widened amid litigation concerns. • Security selection within the wirelines sector, specifically overweight exposure to an internet provider focused on rural and suburban communities, detracted from performance, as spreads widened amid secular headwinds. • Underweight exposure to the energy exploration and production sector detracted from performance, as the sector outperformed.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,850 $9,975 $9,873 8/31/14 $10,030 $10,085 $10,036 9/30/14 $9,816 $10,017 $9,841 10/31/14 $10,025 $10,115 $9,987 11/30/14 $9,967 $10,187 $9,920 12/31/14 $9,869 $10,196 $9,806 1/31/15 $9,963 $10,410 $9,893 2/28/15 $10,170 $10,312 $10,117 3/31/15 $10,112 $10,360 $10,068 4/30/15 $10,208 $10,323 $10,180 5/31/15 $10,240 $10,298 $10,216 6/30/15 $10,081 $10,186 $10,070 7/31/15 $10,130 $10,257 $10,038 8/31/15 $10,017 $10,242 $9,880 9/30/15 $9,751 $10,311 $9,641 10/31/15 $10,069 $10,313 $9,927 11/30/15 $9,878 $10,286 $9,748 12/31/15 $9,720 $10,252 $9,532 1/31/16 $9,654 $10,393 $9,414 2/29/16 $9,712 $10,467 $9,490 3/31/16 $9,999 $10,563 $9,832 4/30/16 $10,248 $10,604 $10,161 5/31/16 $10,278 $10,607 $10,195 6/30/16 $10,325 $10,797 $10,285 7/31/16 $10,579 $10,865 $10,536 8/31/16 $10,778 $10,853 $10,748 9/30/16 $10,815 $10,847 $10,799 10/31/16 $10,790 $10,764 $10,813 11/30/16 $10,755 $10,509 $10,755 12/31/16 $10,946 $10,524 $10,935 1/31/17 $11,047 $10,544 $11,060 2/28/17 $11,208 $10,615 $11,201 3/31/17 $11,187 $10,610 $11,184 4/30/17 $11,318 $10,692 $11,321 5/31/17 $11,423 $10,774 $11,414 6/30/17 $11,445 $10,763 $11,431 7/31/17 $11,576 $10,809 $11,552 8/31/17 $11,580 $10,906 $11,563 9/30/17 $11,658 $10,854 $11,653 10/31/17 $11,704 $10,861 $11,705 11/30/17 $11,667 $10,847 $11,675 12/31/17 $11,687 $10,897 $11,698 1/31/18 $11,720 $10,771 $11,748 2/28/18 $11,590 $10,669 $11,633 3/31/18 $11,521 $10,737 $11,568 4/30/18 $11,585 $10,658 $11,631 5/31/18 $11,562 $10,734 $11,617 6/30/18 $11,582 $10,720 $11,643 7/31/18 $11,724 $10,723 $11,768 8/31/18 $11,826 $10,792 $11,860 9/30/18 $11,887 $10,722 $11,920 10/31/18 $11,678 $10,638 $11,745 11/30/18 $11,626 $10,701 $11,680 12/31/18 $11,395 $10,898 $11,459 1/31/19 $11,932 $11,014 $11,966 2/28/19 $12,127 $11,007 $12,164 3/31/19 $12,258 $11,219 $12,300 4/30/19 $12,422 $11,221 $12,458 5/31/19 $12,272 $11,421 $12,327 6/30/19 $12,576 $11,564 $12,647 7/31/19 $12,646 $11,589 $12,720 8/31/19 $12,720 $11,890 $12,814 9/30/19 $12,768 $11,826 $12,858 10/31/19 $12,821 $11,862 $12,901 11/30/19 $12,876 $11,856 $12,979 12/31/19 $13,092 $11,848 $13,190 1/31/20 $13,064 $12,076 $13,199 2/29/20 $12,852 $12,293 $13,009 3/31/20 $11,625 $12,221 $11,616 4/30/20 $12,112 $12,438 $12,101 5/31/20 $12,600 $12,496 $12,631 6/30/20 $12,603 $12,575 $12,713 7/31/20 $13,164 $12,762 $13,323 8/31/20 $13,266 $12,659 $13,425 9/30/20 $13,116 $12,652 $13,263 10/31/20 $13,171 $12,596 $13,326 11/30/20 $13,652 $12,720 $13,798 12/31/20 $13,865 $12,737 $14,018 1/31/21 $13,843 $12,646 $14,033 2/28/21 $13,860 $12,463 $14,055 3/31/21 $13,859 $12,308 $14,061 4/30/21 $14,003 $12,405 $14,209 5/31/21 $14,017 $12,445 $14,240 6/30/21 $14,194 $12,533 $14,422 7/31/21 $14,249 $12,673 $14,485 8/31/21 $14,318 $12,649 $14,563 9/30/21 $14,299 $12,539 $14,557 10/31/21 $14,263 $12,536 $14,532 11/30/21 $14,102 $12,573 $14,389 12/31/21 $14,390 $12,541 $14,663 1/31/22 $13,967 $12,271 $14,247 2/28/22 $13,858 $12,134 $14,119 3/31/22 $13,713 $11,797 $13,992 4/30/22 $13,237 $11,349 $13,491 5/31/22 $13,345 $11,422 $13,579 6/30/22 $12,458 $11,243 $12,662 7/31/22 $13,237 $11,518 $13,442 8/31/22 $12,829 $11,192 $13,076 9/30/22 $12,368 $10,709 $12,568 10/31/22 $12,726 $10,570 $12,943 11/30/22 $13,034 $10,959 $13,210 12/31/22 $12,929 $10,909 $13,111 1/31/23 $13,390 $11,245 $13,585 2/28/23 $13,183 $10,954 $13,386 3/31/23 $13,407 $11,232 $13,577 4/30/23 $13,526 $11,300 $13,694 5/31/23 $13,379 $11,177 $13,559 6/30/23 $13,545 $11,137 $13,748 7/31/23 $13,707 $11,130 $13,926 8/31/23 $13,716 $11,059 $13,955 9/30/23 $13,545 $10,778 $13,780 10/31/23 $13,392 $10,607 $13,646 11/30/23 $14,025 $11,088 $14,273 12/31/23 $14,530 $11,512 $14,761 1/31/24 $14,521 $11,481 $14,772 2/29/24 $14,533 $11,318 $14,779 3/31/24 $14,700 $11,423 $14,953 4/30/24 $14,571 $11,134 $14,815 5/31/24 $14,755 $11,323 $14,981 6/30/24 $14,889 $11,430 $15,134
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 9.92% 3.43% 4.06% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index 10.08% 3.66% 4.23%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 501,329,000	$ 501,329,000	$ 501,329,000	$ 501,329,000
Holdings Count | Holding	562	562	562	562
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 629,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	39%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $501,329 # of Portfolio Holdings 562 Portfolio Turnover Rate 39% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $629 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Corporate Bonds & Notes 80.4% Loan Participations and Assignments 8.6% Affiliated Investments 6.9% U.S. Treasury Obligations 2.1% Convertible Bonds & Notes 0.2% Short-Term Investments 0.2% Other Investments 0.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 1.2% Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000166584
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Income Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Income Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $60 1.20%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 60
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.20%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Long exposure to the U.S. cash rate contributed to performance, as the 3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate remained elevated. • Holdings of non-agency mortgage-backed securities contributed to performance, as the majority of non-agency spread sectors tightened. • Holdings of high yield corporate credit contributed to performance, as the sector posted positive total returns. • Long exposure to U.S. duration detracted from performance, as interest rates rose across most tenors of the U.S. yield curve. • Long exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from performance, as the currency depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to the Brazilian real detracted from performance, as the currency depreciated against the U.S. dollar.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 4/29/16 $10,000 $10,000 4/30/16 $10,000 $10,013 5/31/16 $10,113 $10,016 6/30/16 $10,123 $10,196 7/31/16 $10,297 $10,260 8/31/16 $10,401 $10,249 9/30/16 $10,466 $10,243 10/31/16 $10,549 $10,164 11/30/16 $10,501 $9,924 12/31/16 $10,581 $9,938 1/31/17 $10,643 $9,957 2/28/17 $10,767 $10,024 3/31/17 $10,842 $10,019 4/30/17 $10,914 $10,096 5/31/17 $11,102 $10,174 6/30/17 $11,135 $10,164 7/31/17 $11,220 $10,208 8/31/17 $11,306 $10,299 9/30/17 $11,352 $10,250 10/31/17 $11,401 $10,256 11/30/17 $11,407 $10,243 12/31/17 $11,436 $10,290 1/31/18 $11,420 $10,171 2/28/18 $11,372 $10,075 3/31/18 $11,435 $10,140 4/30/18 $11,385 $10,064 5/31/18 $11,391 $10,136 6/30/18 $11,379 $10,124 7/31/18 $11,452 $10,126 8/31/18 $11,399 $10,191 9/30/18 $11,448 $10,125 10/31/18 $11,426 $10,045 11/30/18 $11,385 $10,105 12/31/18 $11,480 $10,291 1/31/19 $11,701 $10,400 2/28/19 $11,753 $10,394 3/31/19 $11,863 $10,594 4/30/19 $11,966 $10,597 5/31/19 $12,008 $10,785 6/30/19 $12,190 $10,920 7/31/19 $12,216 $10,944 8/31/19 $12,109 $11,228 9/30/19 $12,176 $11,168 10/31/19 $12,247 $11,202 11/30/19 $12,283 $11,196 12/31/19 $12,464 $11,188 1/31/20 $12,519 $11,403 2/29/20 $12,458 $11,609 3/31/20 $11,480 $11,540 4/30/20 $11,862 $11,745 5/31/20 $12,193 $11,800 6/30/20 $12,376 $11,874 7/31/20 $12,601 $12,052 8/31/20 $12,764 $11,955 9/30/20 $12,714 $11,948 10/31/20 $12,723 $11,895 11/30/20 $13,063 $12,011 12/31/20 $13,276 $12,028 1/31/21 $13,302 $11,942 2/28/21 $13,284 $11,769 3/31/21 $13,246 $11,622 4/30/21 $13,365 $11,714 5/31/21 $13,420 $11,752 6/30/21 $13,466 $11,835 7/31/21 $13,489 $11,967 8/31/21 $13,544 $11,944 9/30/21 $13,523 $11,841 10/31/21 $13,489 $11,838 11/30/21 $13,392 $11,873 12/31/21 $13,540 $11,842 1/31/22 $13,403 $11,587 2/28/22 $13,061 $11,458 3/31/22 $12,957 $11,140 4/30/22 $12,630 $10,717 5/31/22 $12,630 $10,786 6/30/22 $12,214 $10,617 7/31/22 $12,586 $10,876 8/31/22 $12,480 $10,569 9/30/22 $12,068 $10,112 10/31/22 $12,099 $9,981 11/30/22 $12,478 $10,348 12/31/22 $12,487 $10,302 1/31/23 $12,878 $10,619 2/28/23 $12,637 $10,344 3/31/23 $12,703 $10,607 4/30/23 $12,758 $10,671 5/31/23 $12,749 $10,555 6/30/23 $12,890 $10,517 7/31/23 $13,010 $10,510 8/31/23 $13,002 $10,443 9/30/23 $12,848 $10,177 10/31/23 $12,695 $10,017 11/30/23 $13,160 $10,470 12/31/23 $13,518 $10,871 1/31/24 $13,578 $10,841 2/29/24 $13,556 $10,688 3/31/24 $13,724 $10,787 4/30/24 $13,535 $10,515 5/31/24 $13,752 $10,693 6/30/24 $13,790 $10,780
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years Since Inception 4/29/16 Administrative Class 6.98% 2.50% 4.01% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 0.94%
Performance Inception Date		Apr. 29, 2016
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 658,320,000	$ 658,320,000	$ 658,320,000	$ 658,320,000
Holdings Count | Holding	1,079	1,079	1,079	1,079
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 742,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	264%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $658,320 # of Portfolio Holdings 1,079 Portfolio Turnover Rate 264% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $742 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 55.8% Asset-Backed Securities 33.0% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 18.0% U.S. Treasury Obligations 15.5% Corporate Bonds & Notes 13.2% Sovereign Issues 4.9% Loan Participations and Assignments 2.2% Common Stocks 0.5% Affiliated Investments 0.4% Preferred Securities 0.3% Short-Term Investments 0.4% Other Investments 2.5% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (46.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000166585
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Income Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Income Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $65 1.30%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 65
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.30%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Long exposure to the U.S. cash rate contributed to performance, as the 3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate remained elevated. • Holdings of non-agency mortgage-backed securities contributed to performance, as the majority of non-agency spread sectors tightened. • Holdings of high yield corporate credit contributed to performance, as the sector posted positive total returns. • Long exposure to U.S. duration detracted from performance, as interest rates rose across most tenors of the U.S. yield curve. • Long exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from performance, as the currency depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to the Brazilian real detracted from performance, as the currency depreciated against the U.S. dollar.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 4/29/16 $10,000 $10,000 4/30/16 $10,000 $10,013 5/31/16 $10,112 $10,016 6/30/16 $10,121 $10,196 7/31/16 $10,294 $10,260 8/31/16 $10,397 $10,249 9/30/16 $10,461 $10,243 10/31/16 $10,544 $10,164 11/30/16 $10,494 $9,924 12/31/16 $10,574 $9,938 1/31/17 $10,635 $9,957 2/28/17 $10,758 $10,024 3/31/17 $10,832 $10,019 4/30/17 $10,903 $10,096 5/31/17 $11,090 $10,174 6/30/17 $11,122 $10,164 7/31/17 $11,206 $10,208 8/31/17 $11,291 $10,299 9/30/17 $11,336 $10,250 10/31/17 $11,383 $10,256 11/30/17 $11,389 $10,243 12/31/17 $11,417 $10,290 1/31/18 $11,400 $10,171 2/28/18 $11,352 $10,075 3/31/18 $11,413 $10,140 4/30/18 $11,363 $10,064 5/31/18 $11,368 $10,136 6/30/18 $11,354 $10,124 7/31/18 $11,426 $10,126 8/31/18 $11,372 $10,191 9/30/18 $11,420 $10,125 10/31/18 $11,397 $10,045 11/30/18 $11,355 $10,105 12/31/18 $11,450 $10,291 1/31/19 $11,669 $10,400 2/28/19 $11,719 $10,394 3/31/19 $11,829 $10,594 4/30/19 $11,930 $10,597 5/31/19 $11,971 $10,785 6/30/19 $12,151 $10,920 7/31/19 $12,177 $10,944 8/31/19 $12,068 $11,228 9/30/19 $12,135 $11,168 10/31/19 $12,205 $11,202 11/30/19 $12,239 $11,196 12/31/19 $12,418 $11,188 1/31/20 $12,472 $11,403 2/29/20 $12,410 $11,609 3/31/20 $11,435 $11,540 4/30/20 $11,814 $11,745 5/31/20 $12,143 $11,800 6/30/20 $12,325 $11,874 7/31/20 $12,548 $12,052 8/31/20 $12,709 $11,955 9/30/20 $12,658 $11,948 10/31/20 $12,665 $11,895 11/30/20 $13,003 $12,011 12/31/20 $13,214 $12,028 1/31/21 $13,239 $11,942 2/28/21 $13,220 $11,769 3/31/21 $13,181 $11,622 4/30/21 $13,299 $11,714 5/31/21 $13,352 $11,752 6/30/21 $13,397 $11,835 7/31/21 $13,418 $11,967 8/31/21 $13,472 $11,944 9/30/21 $13,450 $11,841 10/31/21 $13,416 $11,838 11/30/21 $13,317 $11,873 12/31/21 $13,464 $11,842 1/31/22 $13,326 $11,587 2/28/22 $12,985 $11,458 3/31/22 $12,881 $11,140 4/30/22 $12,554 $10,717 5/31/22 $12,554 $10,786 6/30/22 $12,138 $10,617 7/31/22 $12,508 $10,876 8/31/22 $12,401 $10,569 9/30/22 $11,990 $10,112 10/31/22 $12,020 $9,981 11/30/22 $12,396 $10,348 12/31/22 $12,404 $10,302 1/31/23 $12,792 $10,619 2/28/23 $12,551 $10,344 3/31/23 $12,615 $10,607 4/30/23 $12,669 $10,671 5/31/23 $12,659 $10,555 6/30/23 $12,798 $10,517 7/31/23 $12,916 $10,510 8/31/23 $12,907 $10,443 9/30/23 $12,753 $10,177 10/31/23 $12,600 $10,017 11/30/23 $13,060 $10,470 12/31/23 $13,414 $10,871 1/31/24 $13,473 $10,841 2/29/24 $13,450 $10,688 3/31/24 $13,616 $10,787 4/30/24 $13,427 $10,515 5/31/24 $13,641 $10,693 6/30/24 $13,678 $10,780
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years Since Inception 4/29/16 Advisor Class 6.87% 2.40% 3.91% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 0.94%
Performance Inception Date		Apr. 29, 2016
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 658,320,000	$ 658,320,000	$ 658,320,000	$ 658,320,000
Holdings Count | Holding	1,079	1,079	1,079	1,079
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 742,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	264%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $658,320 # of Portfolio Holdings 1,079 Portfolio Turnover Rate 264% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $742 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 55.8% Asset-Backed Securities 33.0% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 18.0% U.S. Treasury Obligations 15.5% Corporate Bonds & Notes 13.2% Sovereign Issues 4.9% Loan Participations and Assignments 2.2% Common Stocks 0.5% Affiliated Investments 0.4% Preferred Securities 0.3% Short-Term Investments 0.4% Other Investments 2.5% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (46.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000166586
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Income Portfolio
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Income Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $53 1.05%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 53
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.05%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Long exposure to the U.S. cash rate contributed to performance, as the 3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate remained elevated. • Holdings of non-agency mortgage-backed securities contributed to performance, as the majority of non-agency spread sectors tightened. • Holdings of high yield corporate credit contributed to performance, as the sector posted positive total returns. • Long exposure to U.S. duration detracted from performance, as interest rates rose across most tenors of the U.S. yield curve. • Long exposure to the Japanese yen detracted from performance, as the currency depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to the Brazilian real detracted from performance, as the currency depreciated against the U.S. dollar.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 4/29/16 $10,000 $10,000 4/30/16 $10,000 $10,013 5/31/16 $10,114 $10,016 6/30/16 $10,125 $10,196 7/31/16 $10,300 $10,260 8/31/16 $10,406 $10,249 9/30/16 $10,473 $10,243 10/31/16 $10,557 $10,164 11/30/16 $10,510 $9,924 12/31/16 $10,592 $9,938 1/31/17 $10,655 $9,957 2/28/17 $10,780 $10,024 3/31/17 $10,857 $10,019 4/30/17 $10,930 $10,096 5/31/17 $11,120 $10,174 6/30/17 $11,155 $10,164 7/31/17 $11,241 $10,208 8/31/17 $11,328 $10,299 9/30/17 $11,376 $10,250 10/31/17 $11,426 $10,256 11/30/17 $11,434 $10,243 12/31/17 $11,465 $10,290 1/31/18 $11,450 $10,171 2/28/18 $11,404 $10,075 3/31/18 $11,468 $10,140 4/30/18 $11,420 $10,064 5/31/18 $11,427 $10,136 6/30/18 $11,416 $10,124 7/31/18 $11,491 $10,126 8/31/18 $11,439 $10,191 9/30/18 $11,490 $10,125 10/31/18 $11,469 $10,045 11/30/18 $11,429 $10,105 12/31/18 $11,527 $10,291 1/31/19 $11,749 $10,400 2/28/19 $11,803 $10,394 3/31/19 $11,915 $10,594 4/30/19 $12,020 $10,597 5/31/19 $12,064 $10,785 6/30/19 $12,248 $10,920 7/31/19 $12,276 $10,944 8/31/19 $12,170 $11,228 9/30/19 $12,239 $11,168 10/31/19 $12,312 $11,202 11/30/19 $12,349 $11,196 12/31/19 $12,533 $11,188 1/31/20 $12,590 $11,403 2/29/20 $12,530 $11,609 3/31/20 $11,547 $11,540 4/30/20 $11,933 $11,745 5/31/20 $12,268 $11,800 6/30/20 $12,454 $11,874 7/31/20 $12,682 $12,052 8/31/20 $12,847 $11,955 9/30/20 $12,799 $11,948 10/31/20 $12,809 $11,895 11/30/20 $13,153 $12,011 12/31/20 $13,369 $12,028 1/31/21 $13,397 $11,942 2/28/21 $13,381 $11,769 3/31/21 $13,344 $11,622 4/30/21 $13,466 $11,714 5/31/21 $13,523 $11,752 6/30/21 $13,571 $11,835 7/31/21 $13,596 $11,967 8/31/21 $13,653 $11,944 9/30/21 $13,634 $11,841 10/31/21 $13,601 $11,838 11/30/21 $13,505 $11,873 12/31/21 $13,656 $11,842 1/31/22 $13,519 $11,587 2/28/22 $13,176 $11,458 3/31/22 $13,073 $11,140 4/30/22 $12,744 $10,717 5/31/22 $12,746 $10,786 6/30/22 $12,327 $10,617 7/31/22 $12,705 $10,876 8/31/22 $12,599 $10,569 9/30/22 $12,184 $10,112 10/31/22 $12,217 $9,981 11/30/22 $12,601 $10,348 12/31/22 $12,613 $10,302 1/31/23 $13,009 $10,619 2/28/23 $12,767 $10,344 3/31/23 $12,836 $10,607 4/30/23 $12,893 $10,671 5/31/23 $12,885 $10,555 6/30/23 $13,030 $10,517 7/31/23 $13,152 $10,510 8/31/23 $13,146 $10,443 9/30/23 $12,992 $10,177 10/31/23 $12,838 $10,017 11/30/23 $13,310 $10,470 12/31/23 $13,674 $10,871 1/31/24 $13,737 $10,841 2/29/24 $13,716 $10,688 3/31/24 $13,888 $10,787 4/30/24 $13,698 $10,515 5/31/24 $13,919 $10,693 6/30/24 $13,960 $10,780
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years Since Inception 4/29/16 Institutional Class 7.14% 2.65% 4.17% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 0.94%
Performance Inception Date		Apr. 29, 2016
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 658,320,000	$ 658,320,000	$ 658,320,000	$ 658,320,000
Holdings Count | Holding	1,079	1,079	1,079	1,079
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 742,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	264%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $658,320 # of Portfolio Holdings 1,079 Portfolio Turnover Rate 264% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $742 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 55.8% Asset-Backed Securities 33.0% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 18.0% U.S. Treasury Obligations 15.5% Corporate Bonds & Notes 13.2% Sovereign Issues 4.9% Loan Participations and Assignments 2.2% Common Stocks 0.5% Affiliated Investments 0.4% Preferred Securities 0.3% Short-Term Investments 0.4% Other Investments 2.5% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (46.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026495
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged) (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B855">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $59 1.17%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 59
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.17%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Underweight exposure to duration in the U.S. contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Underweight exposure to duration in Japan contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to senior securitized assets, particularly non-agency mortgage-backed securities and high-quality collateralized loan obligations, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Overweight exposure to duration in the U.K. detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Overweight exposure to duration in the eurozone, particularly in April 2024, detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Underweight exposure to duration in China detracted from relative performance, as yields fell.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $10,091 $10,053 8/31/14 $10,248 $10,185 9/30/14 $10,243 $10,182 10/31/14 $10,322 $10,238 11/30/14 $10,457 $10,353 12/31/14 $10,569 $10,446 1/31/15 $10,779 $10,627 2/28/15 $10,794 $10,586 3/31/15 $10,846 $10,656 4/30/15 $10,720 $10,575 5/31/15 $10,576 $10,515 6/30/15 $10,390 $10,372 7/31/15 $10,568 $10,501 8/31/15 $10,481 $10,465 9/30/15 $10,530 $10,525 10/31/15 $10,608 $10,580 11/30/15 $10,676 $10,612 12/31/15 $10,600 $10,588 1/31/16 $10,706 $10,756 2/29/16 $10,761 $10,883 3/31/16 $10,870 $10,960 4/30/16 $10,881 $10,957 5/31/16 $10,953 $11,037 6/30/16 $11,195 $11,258 7/31/16 $11,315 $11,320 8/31/16 $11,351 $11,315 9/30/16 $11,384 $11,317 10/31/16 $11,296 $11,187 11/30/16 $11,191 $11,065 12/31/16 $11,286 $11,107 1/31/17 $11,206 $11,011 2/28/17 $11,353 $11,120 3/31/17 $11,340 $11,113 4/30/17 $11,378 $11,180 5/31/17 $11,415 $11,228 6/30/17 $11,373 $11,178 7/31/17 $11,421 $11,204 8/31/17 $11,521 $11,308 9/30/17 $11,498 $11,255 10/31/17 $11,579 $11,333 11/30/17 $11,620 $11,377 12/31/17 $11,598 $11,382 1/31/18 $11,605 $11,337 2/28/18 $11,635 $11,373 3/31/18 $11,742 $11,489 4/30/18 $11,731 $11,478 5/31/18 $11,744 $11,494 6/30/18 $11,781 $11,544 7/31/18 $11,807 $11,542 8/31/18 $11,791 $11,548 9/30/18 $11,781 $11,525 10/31/18 $11,806 $11,558 11/30/18 $11,800 $11,608 12/31/18 $11,844 $11,743 1/31/19 $12,000 $11,862 2/28/19 $12,038 $11,889 3/31/19 $12,187 $12,090 4/30/19 $12,207 $12,095 5/31/19 $12,329 $12,240 6/30/19 $12,512 $12,422 7/31/19 $12,631 $12,574 8/31/19 $12,818 $12,827 9/30/19 $12,758 $12,774 10/31/19 $12,704 $12,700 11/30/19 $12,656 $12,676 12/31/19 $12,674 $12,632 1/31/20 $12,870 $12,849 2/29/20 $12,886 $12,951 3/31/20 $12,363 $12,696 4/30/20 $12,634 $12,876 5/31/20 $12,733 $12,878 6/30/20 $12,832 $12,919 7/31/20 $12,996 $13,012 8/31/20 $13,005 $12,919 9/30/20 $13,109 $13,007 10/31/20 $13,190 $13,047 11/30/20 $13,260 $13,077 12/31/20 $13,378 $13,130 1/31/21 $13,351 $13,072 2/28/21 $13,182 $12,855 3/31/21 $13,204 $12,880 4/30/21 $13,179 $12,867 5/31/21 $13,202 $12,883 6/30/21 $13,196 $12,925 7/31/21 $13,329 $13,100 8/31/21 $13,302 $13,069 9/30/21 $13,177 $12,937 10/31/21 $13,088 $12,882 11/30/21 $13,169 $13,017 12/31/21 $13,116 $12,946 1/31/22 $13,015 $12,802 2/28/22 $12,806 $12,628 3/31/22 $12,611 $12,422 4/30/22 $12,356 $12,188 5/31/22 $12,235 $12,099 6/30/22 $11,998 $11,924 7/31/22 $12,296 $12,245 8/31/22 $12,018 $11,934 9/30/22 $11,689 $11,661 10/31/22 $11,768 $11,719 11/30/22 $11,970 $11,903 12/31/22 $11,784 $11,682 1/31/23 $12,038 $11,880 2/28/23 $11,934 $11,779 3/31/23 $12,102 $12,016 4/30/23 $12,137 $12,066 5/31/23 $12,138 $12,084 6/30/23 $12,161 $12,104 7/31/23 $12,210 $12,113 8/31/23 $12,237 $12,147 9/30/23 $12,126 $12,010 10/31/23 $12,100 $12,006 11/30/23 $12,437 $12,318 12/31/23 $12,847 $12,653 1/31/24 $12,817 $12,634 2/29/24 $12,815 $12,616 3/31/24 $13,001 $12,727 4/30/24 $12,885 $12,610 5/31/24 $12,934 $12,638 6/30/24 $13,006 $12,741
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 6.95% 0.78% 2.66% Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index 5.26% 0.51% 2.45%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 525,231,000	$ 525,231,000	$ 525,231,000	$ 525,231,000
Holdings Count | Holding	1,083	1,083	1,083	1,083
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 689,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	315%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $525,231 # of Portfolio Holdings 1,083 Portfolio Turnover Rate 315% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $689 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 74.7% Japan 13.9% United Kingdom 6.8% Cayman Islands 5.3% Canada 3.9% South Korea 3.4% Ireland 2.3% France 2.0% Saudi Arabia 1.6% Spain 1.4% Malaysia 1.3% Switzerland 1.2% China 1.2% Other Countries 7.1% Other Investments 1.6% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (27.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000139585
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged) (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B881">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $64 1.27%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 64
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.27%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Underweight exposure to duration in the U.S. contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Underweight exposure to duration in Japan contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to senior securitized assets, particularly non-agency mortgage-backed securities and high-quality collateralized loan obligations, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Overweight exposure to duration in the U.K. detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Overweight exposure to duration in the eurozone, particularly in April 2024, detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Underweight exposure to duration in China detracted from relative performance, as yields fell.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $10,090 $10,053 8/31/14 $10,247 $10,185 9/30/14 $10,240 $10,182 10/31/14 $10,318 $10,238 11/30/14 $10,452 $10,353 12/31/14 $10,564 $10,446 1/31/15 $10,773 $10,627 2/28/15 $10,787 $10,586 3/31/15 $10,838 $10,656 4/30/15 $10,712 $10,575 5/31/15 $10,566 $10,515 6/30/15 $10,380 $10,372 7/31/15 $10,557 $10,501 8/31/15 $10,470 $10,465 9/30/15 $10,517 $10,525 10/31/15 $10,595 $10,580 11/30/15 $10,661 $10,612 12/31/15 $10,584 $10,588 1/31/16 $10,689 $10,756 2/29/16 $10,743 $10,883 3/31/16 $10,852 $10,960 4/30/16 $10,861 $10,957 5/31/16 $10,933 $11,037 6/30/16 $11,174 $11,258 7/31/16 $11,292 $11,320 8/31/16 $11,327 $11,315 9/30/16 $11,359 $11,317 10/31/16 $11,270 $11,187 11/30/16 $11,164 $11,065 12/31/16 $11,258 $11,107 1/31/17 $11,177 $11,011 2/28/17 $11,324 $11,120 3/31/17 $11,309 $11,113 4/30/17 $11,346 $11,180 5/31/17 $11,383 $11,228 6/30/17 $11,339 $11,178 7/31/17 $11,386 $11,204 8/31/17 $11,486 $11,308 9/30/17 $11,461 $11,255 10/31/17 $11,541 $11,333 11/30/17 $11,581 $11,377 12/31/17 $11,558 $11,382 1/31/18 $11,564 $11,337 2/28/18 $11,593 $11,373 3/31/18 $11,698 $11,489 4/30/18 $11,687 $11,478 5/31/18 $11,698 $11,494 6/30/18 $11,734 $11,544 7/31/18 $11,760 $11,542 8/31/18 $11,742 $11,548 9/30/18 $11,732 $11,525 10/31/18 $11,756 $11,558 11/30/18 $11,749 $11,608 12/31/18 $11,791 $11,743 1/31/19 $11,946 $11,862 2/28/19 $11,982 $11,889 3/31/19 $12,130 $12,090 4/30/19 $12,149 $12,095 5/31/19 $12,269 $12,240 6/30/19 $12,450 $12,422 7/31/19 $12,568 $12,574 8/31/19 $12,753 $12,827 9/30/19 $12,692 $12,774 10/31/19 $12,638 $12,700 11/30/19 $12,588 $12,676 12/31/19 $12,605 $12,632 1/31/20 $12,799 $12,849 2/29/20 $12,814 $12,951 3/31/20 $12,293 $12,696 4/30/20 $12,562 $12,876 5/31/20 $12,659 $12,878 6/30/20 $12,756 $12,919 7/31/20 $12,918 $13,012 8/31/20 $12,926 $12,919 9/30/20 $13,028 $13,007 10/31/20 $13,108 $13,047 11/30/20 $13,176 $13,077 12/31/20 $13,292 $13,130 1/31/21 $13,264 $13,072 2/28/21 $13,095 $12,855 3/31/21 $13,116 $12,880 4/30/21 $13,090 $12,867 5/31/21 $13,112 $12,883 6/30/21 $13,105 $12,925 7/31/21 $13,235 $13,100 8/31/21 $13,208 $13,069 9/30/21 $13,082 $12,937 10/31/21 $12,993 $12,882 11/30/21 $13,073 $13,017 12/31/21 $13,019 $12,946 1/31/22 $12,918 $12,802 2/28/22 $12,709 $12,628 3/31/22 $12,515 $12,422 4/30/22 $12,260 $12,188 5/31/22 $12,140 $12,099 6/30/22 $11,903 $11,924 7/31/22 $12,198 $12,245 8/31/22 $11,921 $11,934 9/30/22 $11,594 $11,661 10/31/22 $11,671 $11,719 11/30/22 $11,871 $11,903 12/31/22 $11,685 $11,682 1/31/23 $11,935 $11,880 2/28/23 $11,831 $11,779 3/31/23 $11,997 $12,016 4/30/23 $12,031 $12,066 5/31/23 $12,030 $12,084 6/30/23 $12,053 $12,104 7/31/23 $12,100 $12,113 8/31/23 $12,126 $12,147 9/30/23 $12,015 $12,010 10/31/23 $11,988 $12,006 11/30/23 $12,321 $12,318 12/31/23 $12,726 $12,653 1/31/24 $12,695 $12,634 2/29/24 $12,692 $12,616 3/31/24 $12,876 $12,727 4/30/24 $12,759 $12,610 5/31/24 $12,807 $12,638 6/30/24 $12,878 $12,741
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 6.85% 0.68% 2.56% Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index 5.26% 0.51% 2.45%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 525,231,000	$ 525,231,000	$ 525,231,000	$ 525,231,000
Holdings Count | Holding	1,083	1,083	1,083	1,083
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 689,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	315%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $525,231 # of Portfolio Holdings 1,083 Portfolio Turnover Rate 315% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $689 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 74.7% Japan 13.9% United Kingdom 6.8% Cayman Islands 5.3% Canada 3.9% South Korea 3.4% Ireland 2.3% France 2.0% Saudi Arabia 1.6% Spain 1.4% Malaysia 1.3% Switzerland 1.2% China 1.2% Other Countries 7.1% Other Investments 1.6% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (27.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026496
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged) (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B907">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $51 1.02%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 51
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.02%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Underweight exposure to duration in the U.S. contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Underweight exposure to duration in Japan contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to senior securitized assets, particularly non-agency mortgage-backed securities and high-quality collateralized loan obligations, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Overweight exposure to duration in the U.K. detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Overweight exposure to duration in the eurozone, particularly in April 2024, detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Underweight exposure to duration in China detracted from relative performance, as yields fell.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $10,092 $10,053 8/31/14 $10,251 $10,185 9/30/14 $10,246 $10,182 10/31/14 $10,327 $10,238 11/30/14 $10,463 $10,353 12/31/14 $10,577 $10,446 1/31/15 $10,789 $10,627 2/28/15 $10,805 $10,586 3/31/15 $10,858 $10,656 4/30/15 $10,733 $10,575 5/31/15 $10,590 $10,515 6/30/15 $10,406 $10,372 7/31/15 $10,586 $10,501 8/31/15 $10,500 $10,465 9/30/15 $10,550 $10,525 10/31/15 $10,630 $10,580 11/30/15 $10,699 $10,612 12/31/15 $10,624 $10,588 1/31/16 $10,731 $10,756 2/29/16 $10,788 $10,883 3/31/16 $10,899 $10,960 4/30/16 $10,911 $10,957 5/31/16 $10,985 $11,037 6/30/16 $11,229 $11,258 7/31/16 $11,350 $11,320 8/31/16 $11,388 $11,315 9/30/16 $11,423 $11,317 10/31/16 $11,336 $11,187 11/30/16 $11,231 $11,065 12/31/16 $11,328 $11,107 1/31/17 $11,249 $11,011 2/28/17 $11,399 $11,120 3/31/17 $11,386 $11,113 4/30/17 $11,426 $11,180 5/31/17 $11,465 $11,228 6/30/17 $11,424 $11,178 7/31/17 $11,474 $11,204 8/31/17 $11,576 $11,308 9/30/17 $11,554 $11,255 10/31/17 $11,637 $11,333 11/30/17 $11,679 $11,377 12/31/17 $11,659 $11,382 1/31/18 $11,668 $11,337 2/28/18 $11,699 $11,373 3/31/18 $11,808 $11,489 4/30/18 $11,798 $11,478 5/31/18 $11,813 $11,494 6/30/18 $11,851 $11,544 7/31/18 $11,879 $11,542 8/31/18 $11,865 $11,548 9/30/18 $11,856 $11,525 10/31/18 $11,883 $11,558 11/30/18 $11,878 $11,608 12/31/18 $11,924 $11,743 1/31/19 $12,083 $11,862 2/28/19 $12,122 $11,889 3/31/19 $12,274 $12,090 4/30/19 $12,295 $12,095 5/31/19 $12,420 $12,240 6/30/19 $12,606 $12,422 7/31/19 $12,727 $12,574 8/31/19 $12,918 $12,827 9/30/19 $12,859 $12,774 10/31/19 $12,806 $12,700 11/30/19 $12,759 $12,676 12/31/19 $12,778 $12,632 1/31/20 $12,978 $12,849 2/29/20 $12,996 $12,951 3/31/20 $12,470 $12,696 4/30/20 $12,745 $12,876 5/31/20 $12,847 $12,878 6/30/20 $12,947 $12,919 7/31/20 $13,115 $13,012 8/31/20 $13,126 $12,919 9/30/20 $13,232 $13,007 10/31/20 $13,316 $13,047 11/30/20 $13,388 $13,077 12/31/20 $13,509 $13,130 1/31/21 $13,483 $13,072 2/28/21 $13,314 $12,855 3/31/21 $13,338 $12,880 4/30/21 $13,315 $12,867 5/31/21 $13,339 $12,883 6/30/21 $13,335 $12,925 7/31/21 $13,471 $13,100 8/31/21 $13,446 $13,069 9/30/21 $13,320 $12,937 10/31/21 $13,232 $12,882 11/30/21 $13,316 $13,017 12/31/21 $13,264 $12,946 1/31/22 $13,164 $12,802 2/28/22 $12,954 $12,628 3/31/22 $12,758 $12,422 4/30/22 $12,501 $12,188 5/31/22 $12,381 $12,099 6/30/22 $12,142 $11,924 7/31/22 $12,446 $12,245 8/31/22 $12,166 $11,934 9/30/22 $11,835 $11,661 10/31/22 $11,916 $11,719 11/30/22 $12,122 $11,903 12/31/22 $11,935 $11,682 1/31/23 $12,193 $11,880 2/28/23 $12,089 $11,779 3/31/23 $12,261 $12,016 4/30/23 $12,298 $12,066 5/31/23 $12,301 $12,084 6/30/23 $12,326 $12,104 7/31/23 $12,377 $12,113 8/31/23 $12,406 $12,147 9/30/23 $12,295 $12,010 10/31/23 $12,270 $12,006 11/30/23 $12,614 $12,318 12/31/23 $13,031 $12,653 1/31/24 $13,002 $12,634 2/29/24 $13,001 $12,616 3/31/24 $13,192 $12,727 4/30/24 $13,076 $12,610 5/31/24 $13,127 $12,638 6/30/24 $13,202 $12,741
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 7.11% 0.93% 2.82% Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index 5.26% 0.51% 2.45%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 525,231,000	$ 525,231,000	$ 525,231,000	$ 525,231,000
Holdings Count | Holding	1,083	1,083	1,083	1,083
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 689,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	315%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $525,231 # of Portfolio Holdings 1,083 Portfolio Turnover Rate 315% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $689 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 74.7% Japan 13.9% United Kingdom 6.8% Cayman Islands 5.3% Canada 3.9% South Korea 3.4% Ireland 2.3% France 2.0% Saudi Arabia 1.6% Spain 1.4% Malaysia 1.3% Switzerland 1.2% China 1.2% Other Countries 7.1% Other Investments 1.6% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (27.7%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000028252
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (Unhedged)
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (Unhedged) (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B933">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $54 1.12%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 54
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.12%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Underweight exposure to duration in the U.S. contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to senior securitized assets, particularly high-quality collateralized loan obligations and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Underweight exposure to duration in Japan contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Overweight exposure to duration in the U.K. detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Overweight exposure to duration in the eurozone, particularly in April 2024, detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Underweight exposure to duration in China detracted from relative performance, as yields fell.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,910 $9,865 8/31/14 $10,025 $9,882 9/30/14 $9,602 $9,462 10/31/14 $9,549 $9,397 11/30/14 $9,447 $9,291 12/31/14 $9,366 $9,179 1/31/15 $9,298 $9,010 2/28/15 $9,280 $8,940 3/31/15 $9,125 $8,754 4/30/15 $9,325 $8,943 5/31/15 $8,955 $8,673 6/30/15 $8,843 $8,681 7/31/15 $8,769 $8,668 8/31/15 $8,691 $8,699 9/30/15 $8,701 $8,736 10/31/15 $8,818 $8,764 11/30/15 $8,683 $8,521 12/31/15 $8,703 $8,626 1/31/16 $8,656 $8,669 2/29/16 $8,888 $8,972 3/31/16 $9,295 $9,339 4/30/16 $9,517 $9,529 5/31/16 $9,277 $9,302 6/30/16 $9,609 $9,657 7/31/16 $9,730 $9,736 8/31/16 $9,693 $9,658 9/30/16 $9,790 $9,756 10/31/16 $9,403 $9,331 11/30/16 $8,999 $8,840 12/31/16 $8,965 $8,755 1/31/17 $9,179 $8,919 2/28/17 $9,237 $8,945 3/31/17 $9,268 $8,972 4/30/17 $9,336 $9,100 5/31/17 $9,487 $9,299 6/30/17 $9,576 $9,290 7/31/17 $9,886 $9,539 8/31/17 $9,957 $9,641 9/30/17 $9,863 $9,520 10/31/17 $9,762 $9,449 11/30/17 $9,883 $9,649 12/31/17 $9,936 $9,675 1/31/18 $10,336 $9,969 2/28/18 $10,158 $9,884 3/31/18 $10,262 $10,026 4/30/18 $9,993 $9,798 5/31/18 $9,854 $9,615 6/30/18 $9,793 $9,548 7/31/18 $9,835 $9,513 8/31/18 $9,691 $9,484 9/30/18 $9,712 $9,382 10/31/18 $9,501 $9,252 11/30/18 $9,544 $9,262 12/31/18 $9,541 $9,467 1/31/19 $9,844 $9,644 2/28/19 $9,769 $9,543 3/31/19 $9,816 $9,611 4/30/19 $9,783 $9,553 5/31/19 $9,814 $9,652 6/30/19 $10,114 $9,940 7/31/19 $9,971 $9,869 8/31/19 $10,020 $10,025 9/30/19 $9,953 $9,883 10/31/19 $10,065 $9,977 11/30/19 $9,941 $9,842 12/31/19 $10,211 $9,949 1/31/20 $10,187 $10,024 2/29/20 $10,069 $10,004 3/31/20 $9,258 $9,682 4/30/20 $9,554 $9,880 5/31/20 $9,769 $9,910 6/30/20 $9,978 $10,010 7/31/20 $10,479 $10,455 8/31/20 $10,661 $10,485 9/30/20 $10,521 $10,424 10/31/20 $10,574 $10,472 11/30/20 $10,937 $10,722 12/31/20 $11,311 $10,955 1/31/21 $11,200 $10,842 2/28/21 $10,951 $10,632 3/31/21 $10,757 $10,375 4/30/21 $10,941 $10,543 5/31/21 $11,069 $10,686 6/30/21 $10,835 $10,471 7/31/21 $10,958 $10,628 8/31/21 $10,888 $10,563 9/30/21 $10,635 $10,304 10/31/21 $10,552 $10,264 11/30/21 $10,491 $10,190 12/31/21 $10,461 $10,182 1/31/22 $10,297 $9,983 2/28/22 $10,135 $9,873 3/31/22 $9,791 $9,556 4/30/22 $9,117 $8,904 5/31/22 $9,118 $8,904 6/30/22 $8,658 $8,504 7/31/22 $8,821 $8,667 8/31/22 $8,376 $8,234 9/30/22 $7,846 $7,751 10/31/22 $7,858 $7,740 11/30/22 $8,413 $8,172 12/31/22 $8,476 $8,279 1/31/23 $8,789 $8,567 2/28/23 $8,418 $8,225 3/31/23 $8,707 $8,532 4/30/23 $8,722 $8,556 5/31/23 $8,481 $8,326 6/30/23 $8,508 $8,348 7/31/23 $8,631 $8,454 8/31/23 $8,463 $8,288 9/30/23 $8,189 $8,014 10/31/23 $8,114 $7,941 11/30/23 $8,557 $8,379 12/31/23 $9,002 $8,752 1/31/24 $8,777 $8,552 2/29/24 $8,708 $8,451 3/31/24 $8,782 $8,471 4/30/24 $8,546 $8,252 5/31/24 $8,673 $8,334 6/30/24 $8,607 $8,292
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 1.17% (3.18%) (1.49%) Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index (0.66%) (3.56%) (1.86%)
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 22,511,000	$ 22,511,000	$ 22,511,000	$ 22,511,000
Holdings Count | Holding	691	691	691	691
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 29,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	343%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $22,511 # of Portfolio Holdings 691 Portfolio Turnover Rate 343% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $29 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 78.7% Japan 11.0% Cayman Islands 6.0% United Kingdom 5.3% Canada 3.2% South Korea 3.1% Italy 2.0% Spain 2.0% France 1.9% Saudi Arabia 1.7% Ireland 1.3% Malaysia 1.3% China 1.1% Singapore 1.0% Other Countries 6.0% Other Investments 0.0% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (25.6%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000030991
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (Unhedged)
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (Unhedged) (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B959">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
Additional Information Website	<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">www.pimco.com/pvit</span></span>" id="sjs-B960">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">&lt;span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">www.pimco.com/pvit&lt;/span>&lt;/span>
Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $59 1.22%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 59
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.22%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Underweight exposure to duration in the U.S. contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to senior securitized assets, particularly high-quality collateralized loan obligations and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Underweight exposure to duration in Japan contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Overweight exposure to duration in the U.K. detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Overweight exposure to duration in the eurozone, particularly in April 2024, detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Underweight exposure to duration in China detracted from relative performance, as yields fell.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,909 $9,865 8/31/14 $10,024 $9,882 9/30/14 $9,600 $9,462 10/31/14 $9,545 $9,397 11/30/14 $9,443 $9,291 12/31/14 $9,361 $9,179 1/31/15 $9,293 $9,010 2/28/15 $9,274 $8,940 3/31/15 $9,118 $8,754 4/30/15 $9,317 $8,943 5/31/15 $8,947 $8,673 6/30/15 $8,835 $8,681 7/31/15 $8,759 $8,668 8/31/15 $8,681 $8,699 9/30/15 $8,690 $8,736 10/31/15 $8,806 $8,764 11/30/15 $8,671 $8,521 12/31/15 $8,690 $8,626 1/31/16 $8,642 $8,669 2/29/16 $8,873 $8,972 3/31/16 $9,279 $9,339 4/30/16 $9,500 $9,529 5/31/16 $9,259 $9,302 6/30/16 $9,589 $9,657 7/31/16 $9,709 $9,736 8/31/16 $9,672 $9,658 9/30/16 $9,768 $9,756 10/31/16 $9,381 $9,331 11/30/16 $8,978 $8,840 12/31/16 $8,942 $8,755 1/31/17 $9,155 $8,919 2/28/17 $9,213 $8,945 3/31/17 $9,242 $8,972 4/30/17 $9,310 $9,100 5/31/17 $9,459 $9,299 6/30/17 $9,548 $9,290 7/31/17 $9,856 $9,539 8/31/17 $9,925 $9,641 9/30/17 $9,831 $9,520 10/31/17 $9,730 $9,449 11/30/17 $9,849 $9,649 12/31/17 $9,901 $9,675 1/31/18 $10,299 $9,969 2/28/18 $10,121 $9,884 3/31/18 $10,224 $10,026 4/30/18 $9,954 $9,798 5/31/18 $9,816 $9,615 6/30/18 $9,754 $9,548 7/31/18 $9,795 $9,513 8/31/18 $9,650 $9,484 9/30/18 $9,671 $9,382 10/31/18 $9,459 $9,252 11/30/18 $9,502 $9,262 12/31/18 $9,498 $9,467 1/31/19 $9,799 $9,644 2/28/19 $9,724 $9,543 3/31/19 $9,769 $9,611 4/30/19 $9,736 $9,553 5/31/19 $9,765 $9,652 6/30/19 $10,064 $9,940 7/31/19 $9,920 $9,869 8/31/19 $9,968 $10,025 9/30/19 $9,900 $9,883 10/31/19 $10,012 $9,977 11/30/19 $9,887 $9,842 12/31/19 $10,155 $9,949 1/31/20 $10,130 $10,024 2/29/20 $10,012 $10,004 3/31/20 $9,205 $9,682 4/30/20 $9,499 $9,880 5/31/20 $9,712 $9,910 6/30/20 $9,918 $10,010 7/31/20 $10,416 $10,455 8/31/20 $10,596 $10,485 9/30/20 $10,455 $10,424 10/31/20 $10,507 $10,472 11/30/20 $10,867 $10,722 12/31/20 $11,238 $10,955 1/31/21 $11,126 $10,842 2/28/21 $10,878 $10,632 3/31/21 $10,685 $10,375 4/30/21 $10,866 $10,543 5/31/21 $10,992 $10,686 6/30/21 $10,760 $10,471 7/31/21 $10,881 $10,628 8/31/21 $10,810 $10,563 9/30/21 $10,558 $10,304 10/31/21 $10,474 $10,264 11/30/21 $10,413 $10,190 12/31/21 $10,382 $10,182 1/31/22 $10,219 $9,983 2/28/22 $10,057 $9,873 3/31/22 $9,715 $9,556 4/30/22 $9,045 $8,904 5/31/22 $9,045 $8,904 6/30/22 $8,589 $8,504 7/31/22 $8,749 $8,667 8/31/22 $8,307 $8,234 9/30/22 $7,781 $7,751 10/31/22 $7,792 $7,740 11/30/22 $8,342 $8,172 12/31/22 $8,403 $8,279 1/31/23 $8,713 $8,567 2/28/23 $8,345 $8,225 3/31/23 $8,630 $8,532 4/30/23 $8,645 $8,556 5/31/23 $8,405 $8,326 6/30/23 $8,431 $8,348 7/31/23 $8,552 $8,454 8/31/23 $8,385 $8,288 9/30/23 $8,113 $8,014 10/31/23 $8,038 $7,941 11/30/23 $8,476 $8,379 12/31/23 $8,916 $8,752 1/31/24 $8,693 $8,552 2/29/24 $8,624 $8,451 3/31/24 $8,697 $8,471 4/30/24 $8,462 $8,252 5/31/24 $8,587 $8,334 6/30/24 $8,521 $8,292
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 1.07% (3.27%) (1.59%) Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index (0.66%) (3.56%) (1.86%)
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 22,511,000	$ 22,511,000	$ 22,511,000	$ 22,511,000
Holdings Count | Holding	691	691	691	691
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 29,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	343%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $22,511 # of Portfolio Holdings 691 Portfolio Turnover Rate 343% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $29 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 78.7% Japan 11.0% Cayman Islands 6.0% United Kingdom 5.3% Canada 3.2% South Korea 3.1% Italy 2.0% Spain 2.0% France 1.9% Saudi Arabia 1.7% Ireland 1.3% Malaysia 1.3% China 1.1% Singapore 1.0% Other Countries 6.0% Other Investments 0.0% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (25.6%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000109754
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (Unhedged)
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (Unhedged) (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B985">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
Additional Information Website	<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">www.pimco.com/pvit</span></span>" id="sjs-B986">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">&lt;span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">www.pimco.com/pvit&lt;/span>&lt;/span>
Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $47 0.97%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 47
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.97%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Underweight exposure to duration in the U.S. contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to senior securitized assets, particularly high-quality collateralized loan obligations and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Underweight exposure to duration in Japan contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Overweight exposure to duration in the U.K. detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Overweight exposure to duration in the eurozone, particularly in April 2024, detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Underweight exposure to duration in China detracted from relative performance, as yields fell.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,911 $9,865 8/31/14 $10,028 $9,882 9/30/14 $9,606 $9,462 10/31/14 $9,554 $9,397 11/30/14 $9,454 $9,291 12/31/14 $9,374 $9,179 1/31/15 $9,308 $9,010 2/28/15 $9,291 $8,940 3/31/15 $9,138 $8,754 4/30/15 $9,339 $8,943 5/31/15 $8,971 $8,673 6/30/15 $8,860 $8,681 7/31/15 $8,787 $8,668 8/31/15 $8,710 $8,699 9/30/15 $8,721 $8,736 10/31/15 $8,840 $8,764 11/30/15 $8,706 $8,521 12/31/15 $8,727 $8,626 1/31/16 $8,681 $8,669 2/29/16 $8,914 $8,972 3/31/16 $9,324 $9,339 4/30/16 $9,547 $9,529 5/31/16 $9,307 $9,302 6/30/16 $9,641 $9,657 7/31/16 $9,764 $9,736 8/31/16 $9,728 $9,658 9/30/16 $9,827 $9,756 10/31/16 $9,440 $9,331 11/30/16 $9,036 $8,840 12/31/16 $9,003 $8,755 1/31/17 $9,219 $8,919 2/28/17 $9,278 $8,945 3/31/17 $9,310 $8,972 4/30/17 $9,380 $9,100 5/31/17 $9,533 $9,299 6/30/17 $9,623 $9,290 7/31/17 $9,935 $9,539 8/31/17 $10,007 $9,641 9/30/17 $9,914 $9,520 10/31/17 $9,814 $9,449 11/30/17 $9,936 $9,649 12/31/17 $9,989 $9,675 1/31/18 $10,392 $9,969 2/28/18 $10,215 $9,884 3/31/18 $10,321 $10,026 4/30/18 $10,051 $9,798 5/31/18 $9,913 $9,615 6/30/18 $9,853 $9,548 7/31/18 $9,896 $9,513 8/31/18 $9,751 $9,484 9/30/18 $9,774 $9,382 10/31/18 $9,562 $9,252 11/30/18 $9,606 $9,262 12/31/18 $9,605 $9,467 1/31/19 $9,911 $9,644 2/28/19 $9,836 $9,543 3/31/19 $9,885 $9,611 4/30/19 $9,852 $9,553 5/31/19 $9,884 $9,652 6/30/19 $10,188 $9,940 7/31/19 $10,045 $9,869 8/31/19 $10,096 $10,025 9/30/19 $10,029 $9,883 10/31/19 $10,144 $9,977 11/30/19 $10,020 $9,842 12/31/19 $10,294 $9,949 1/31/20 $10,271 $10,024 2/29/20 $10,153 $10,004 3/31/20 $9,336 $9,682 4/30/20 $9,636 $9,880 5/31/20 $9,854 $9,910 6/30/20 $10,066 $10,010 7/31/20 $10,573 $10,455 8/31/20 $10,758 $10,485 9/30/20 $10,618 $10,424 10/31/20 $10,672 $10,472 11/30/20 $11,040 $10,722 12/31/20 $11,419 $10,955 1/31/21 $11,307 $10,842 2/28/21 $11,057 $10,632 3/31/21 $10,863 $10,375 4/30/21 $11,049 $10,543 5/31/21 $11,180 $10,686 6/30/21 $10,946 $10,471 7/31/21 $11,071 $10,628 8/31/21 $11,002 $10,563 9/30/21 $10,747 $10,304 10/31/21 $10,665 $10,264 11/30/21 $10,604 $10,190 12/31/21 $10,576 $10,182 1/31/22 $10,412 $9,983 2/28/22 $10,248 $9,873 3/31/22 $9,902 $9,556 4/30/22 $9,221 $8,904 5/31/22 $9,223 $8,904 6/30/22 $8,760 $8,504 7/31/22 $8,925 $8,667 8/31/22 $8,477 $8,234 9/30/22 $7,941 $7,751 10/31/22 $7,954 $7,740 11/30/22 $8,517 $8,172 12/31/22 $8,582 $8,279 1/31/23 $8,900 $8,567 2/28/23 $8,526 $8,225 3/31/23 $8,819 $8,532 4/30/23 $8,836 $8,556 5/31/23 $8,593 $8,326 6/30/23 $8,621 $8,348 7/31/23 $8,747 $8,454 8/31/23 $8,578 $8,288 9/30/23 $8,301 $8,014 10/31/23 $8,226 $7,941 11/30/23 $8,676 $8,379 12/31/23 $9,129 $8,752 1/31/24 $8,902 $8,552 2/29/24 $8,833 $8,451 3/31/24 $8,909 $8,471 4/30/24 $8,670 $8,252 5/31/24 $8,801 $8,334 6/30/24 $8,735 $8,292
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 1.33% (3.03%) (1.34%) Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index (0.66%) (3.56%) (1.86%)
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 22,511,000	$ 22,511,000	$ 22,511,000	$ 22,511,000
Holdings Count | Holding	691	691	691	691
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 29,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	343%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $22,511 # of Portfolio Holdings 691 Portfolio Turnover Rate 343% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $29 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Geographic Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference United States 78.7% Japan 11.0% Cayman Islands 6.0% United Kingdom 5.3% Canada 3.2% South Korea 3.1% Italy 2.0% Spain 2.0% France 1.9% Saudi Arabia 1.7% Ireland 1.3% Malaysia 1.3% China 1.1% Singapore 1.0% Other Countries 6.0% Other Investments 0.0% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (25.6%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any,valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026500
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Long-Term U.S. Government Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Long-Term U.S. Government Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B1011">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $127 2.62%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 127
Expense Ratio, Percent	2.62%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • U.S. interest rate strategies overall, including duration, curve positioning and instrument selection, contributed to performance due to underweight exposure to duration, as U.S. Treasury yields rose. • Out-of-benchmark exposure to U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities contributed to performance, as breakeven inflation rates rose. • Out-of-benchmark exposure to agency residential mortgage-backed securities slightly detracted from performance, as the strategy underperformed like-duration treasuries. • There were no other material contributors or detractors for this Portfolio.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $10,052 $9,975 $10,055 8/31/14 $10,464 $10,085 $10,463 9/30/14 $10,261 $10,017 $10,269 10/31/14 $10,518 $10,115 $10,551 11/30/14 $10,812 $10,187 $10,843 12/31/14 $11,073 $10,196 $11,154 1/31/15 $12,036 $10,410 $12,108 2/28/15 $11,381 $10,312 $11,461 3/31/15 $11,508 $10,360 $11,595 4/30/15 $11,164 $10,323 $11,235 5/31/15 $10,934 $10,298 $11,056 6/30/15 $10,546 $10,186 $10,633 7/31/15 $10,984 $10,257 $11,005 8/31/15 $10,903 $10,242 $11,003 9/30/15 $11,091 $10,311 $11,172 10/31/15 $11,054 $10,313 $11,111 11/30/15 $10,962 $10,286 $11,020 12/31/15 $10,919 $10,252 $11,018 1/31/16 $11,479 $10,393 $11,572 2/29/16 $11,798 $10,467 $11,917 3/31/16 $11,799 $10,563 $11,917 4/30/16 $11,744 $10,604 $11,857 5/31/16 $11,804 $10,607 $11,951 6/30/16 $12,562 $10,797 $12,685 7/31/16 $12,809 $10,865 $12,969 8/31/16 $12,658 $10,853 $12,846 9/30/16 $12,515 $10,847 $12,639 10/31/16 $12,000 $10,764 $12,124 11/30/16 $11,038 $10,509 $11,224 12/31/16 $10,992 $10,524 $11,165 1/31/17 $11,068 $10,544 $11,208 2/28/17 $11,250 $10,615 $11,383 3/31/17 $11,187 $10,610 $11,320 4/30/17 $11,380 $10,692 $11,495 5/31/17 $11,584 $10,774 $11,722 6/30/17 $11,655 $10,763 $11,769 7/31/17 $11,597 $10,809 $11,696 8/31/17 $11,976 $10,906 $12,098 9/30/17 $11,705 $10,854 $11,837 10/31/17 $11,697 $10,861 $11,828 11/30/17 $11,778 $10,847 $11,913 12/31/17 $11,977 $10,897 $12,117 1/31/18 $11,588 $10,771 $11,726 2/28/18 $11,236 $10,669 $11,374 3/31/18 $11,555 $10,737 $11,718 4/30/18 $11,302 $10,658 $11,490 5/31/18 $11,523 $10,734 $11,733 6/30/18 $11,566 $10,720 $11,754 7/31/18 $11,411 $10,723 $11,581 8/31/18 $11,565 $10,792 $11,764 9/30/18 $11,248 $10,722 $11,415 10/31/18 $10,941 $10,638 $11,068 11/30/18 $11,134 $10,701 $11,277 12/31/18 $11,692 $10,898 $11,894 1/31/19 $11,762 $11,014 $11,974 2/28/19 $11,610 $11,007 $11,828 3/31/19 $12,230 $11,219 $12,449 4/30/19 $11,991 $11,221 $12,226 5/31/19 $12,746 $11,421 $13,026 6/30/19 $12,860 $11,564 $13,200 7/31/19 $12,892 $11,589 $13,221 8/31/19 $14,219 $11,890 $14,609 9/30/19 $13,861 $11,826 $14,245 10/31/19 $13,718 $11,862 $14,123 11/30/19 $13,667 $11,856 $14,050 12/31/19 $13,249 $11,848 $13,658 1/31/20 $14,197 $12,076 $14,592 2/29/20 $15,113 $12,293 $15,570 3/31/20 $16,002 $12,221 $16,513 4/30/20 $16,235 $12,438 $16,847 5/31/20 $15,936 $12,496 $16,532 6/30/20 $16,004 $12,575 $16,554 7/31/20 $16,674 $12,762 $17,253 8/31/20 $15,920 $12,659 $16,509 9/30/20 $16,013 $12,652 $16,573 10/31/20 $15,469 $12,596 $16,074 11/30/20 $15,720 $12,720 $16,267 12/31/20 $15,553 $12,737 $16,075 1/31/21 $15,087 $12,646 $15,495 2/28/21 $14,284 $12,463 $14,633 3/31/21 $13,537 $12,308 $13,903 4/30/21 $13,865 $12,405 $14,227 5/31/21 $13,861 $12,445 $14,291 6/30/21 $14,400 $12,533 $14,802 7/31/21 $14,902 $12,673 $15,342 8/31/21 $14,866 $12,649 $15,309 9/30/21 $14,450 $12,539 $14,871 10/31/21 $14,704 $12,536 $15,148 11/30/21 $15,089 $12,573 $15,550 12/31/21 $14,809 $12,541 $15,328 1/31/22 $14,288 $12,271 $14,694 2/28/22 $14,085 $12,134 $14,479 3/31/22 $13,395 $11,797 $13,706 4/30/22 $12,253 $11,349 $12,488 5/31/22 $12,009 $11,422 $12,251 6/30/22 $11,815 $11,243 $12,071 7/31/22 $12,141 $11,518 $12,393 8/31/22 $11,586 $11,192 $11,844 9/30/22 $10,657 $10,709 $10,908 10/31/22 $10,058 $10,570 $10,303 11/30/22 $10,786 $10,959 $11,032 12/31/22 $10,533 $10,909 $10,844 1/31/23 $11,279 $11,245 $11,539 2/28/23 $10,759 $10,954 $10,992 3/31/23 $11,269 $11,232 $11,513 4/30/23 $11,329 $11,300 $11,573 5/31/23 $11,012 $11,177 $11,249 6/30/23 $11,036 $11,137 $11,247 7/31/23 $10,796 $11,130 $11,004 8/31/23 $10,506 $11,059 $10,697 9/30/23 $9,736 $10,778 $9,917 10/31/23 $9,252 $10,607 $9,427 11/30/23 $10,109 $11,088 $10,290 12/31/23 $10,953 $11,512 $11,176 1/31/24 $10,764 $11,481 $10,930 2/29/24 $10,522 $11,318 $10,681 3/31/24 $10,658 $11,423 $10,812 4/30/24 $10,019 $11,134 $10,154 5/31/24 $10,311 $11,323 $10,444 6/30/24 $10,459 $11,430 $10,616
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class (5.23%) (4.05%) 0.45% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index (5.61%) (4.26%) 0.60%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 449,000,000	$ 449,000,000	$ 449,000,000	$ 449,000,000
Holdings Count | Holding	302	302	302	302
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 500,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	79%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $449,000 # of Portfolio Holdings 302 Portfolio Turnover Rate 79% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $500 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Treasury Obligations 122.5% U.S. Government Agencies 17.7% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 4.4% Affiliated Investments 3.2% Asset-Backed Securities 0.6% Short-Term Investments 31.2% Other Investments 0.7% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (80.3%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000081129
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Long-Term U.S. Government Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Long-Term U.S. Government Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $132 2.72%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 132
Expense Ratio, Percent	2.72%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • U.S. interest rate strategies overall, including duration, curve positioning and instrument selection, contributed to performance due to underweight exposure to duration, as U.S. Treasury yields rose. • Out-of-benchmark exposure to U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities contributed to performance, as breakeven inflation rates rose. • Out-of-benchmark exposure to agency residential mortgage-backed securities slightly detracted from performance, as the strategy underperformed like-duration treasuries. • There were no other material contributors or detractors for this Portfolio.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $10,051 $9,975 $10,055 8/31/14 $10,462 $10,085 $10,463 9/30/14 $10,258 $10,017 $10,269 10/31/14 $10,513 $10,115 $10,551 11/30/14 $10,806 $10,187 $10,843 12/31/14 $11,066 $10,196 $11,154 1/31/15 $12,031 $10,410 $12,108 2/28/15 $11,379 $10,312 $11,461 3/31/15 $11,505 $10,360 $11,595 4/30/15 $11,160 $10,323 $11,235 5/31/15 $10,928 $10,298 $11,056 6/30/15 $10,540 $10,186 $10,633 7/31/15 $10,977 $10,257 $11,005 8/31/15 $10,895 $10,242 $11,003 9/30/15 $11,082 $10,311 $11,172 10/31/15 $11,043 $10,313 $11,111 11/30/15 $10,949 $10,286 $11,020 12/31/15 $10,906 $10,252 $11,018 1/31/16 $11,465 $10,393 $11,572 2/29/16 $11,782 $10,467 $11,917 3/31/16 $11,783 $10,563 $11,917 4/30/16 $11,723 $10,604 $11,857 5/31/16 $11,782 $10,607 $11,951 6/30/16 $12,539 $10,797 $12,685 7/31/16 $12,783 $10,865 $12,969 8/31/16 $12,630 $10,853 $12,846 9/30/16 $12,487 $10,847 $12,639 10/31/16 $11,972 $10,764 $12,124 11/30/16 $11,011 $10,509 $11,224 12/31/16 $10,965 $10,524 $11,165 1/31/17 $11,040 $10,544 $11,208 2/28/17 $11,220 $10,615 $11,383 3/31/17 $11,156 $10,610 $11,320 4/30/17 $11,348 $10,692 $11,495 5/31/17 $11,550 $10,774 $11,722 6/30/17 $11,620 $10,763 $11,769 7/31/17 $11,561 $10,809 $11,696 8/31/17 $11,938 $10,906 $12,098 9/30/17 $11,667 $10,854 $11,837 10/31/17 $11,658 $10,861 $11,828 11/30/17 $11,738 $10,847 $11,913 12/31/17 $11,935 $10,897 $12,117 1/31/18 $11,547 $10,771 $11,726 2/28/18 $11,195 $10,669 $11,374 3/31/18 $11,512 $10,737 $11,718 4/30/18 $11,259 $10,658 $11,490 5/31/18 $11,478 $10,734 $11,733 6/30/18 $11,520 $10,720 $11,754 7/31/18 $11,365 $10,723 $11,581 8/31/18 $11,517 $10,792 $11,764 9/30/18 $11,200 $10,722 $11,415 10/31/18 $10,894 $10,638 $11,068 11/30/18 $11,085 $10,701 $11,277 12/31/18 $11,639 $10,898 $11,894 1/31/19 $11,709 $11,014 $11,974 2/28/19 $11,556 $11,007 $11,828 3/31/19 $12,172 $11,219 $12,449 4/30/19 $11,933 $11,221 $12,226 5/31/19 $12,684 $11,421 $13,026 6/30/19 $12,796 $11,564 $13,200 7/31/19 $12,827 $11,589 $13,221 8/31/19 $14,146 $11,890 $14,609 9/30/19 $13,789 $11,826 $14,245 10/31/19 $13,646 $11,862 $14,123 11/30/19 $13,594 $11,856 $14,050 12/31/19 $13,177 $11,848 $13,658 1/31/20 $14,119 $12,076 $14,592 2/29/20 $15,028 $12,293 $15,570 3/31/20 $15,911 $12,221 $16,513 4/30/20 $16,142 $12,438 $16,847 5/31/20 $15,843 $12,496 $16,532 6/30/20 $15,909 $12,575 $16,554 7/31/20 $16,574 $12,762 $17,253 8/31/20 $15,823 $12,659 $16,509 9/30/20 $15,914 $12,652 $16,573 10/31/20 $15,372 $12,596 $16,074 11/30/20 $15,620 $12,720 $16,267 12/31/20 $15,453 $12,737 $16,075 1/31/21 $14,989 $12,646 $15,495 2/28/21 $14,190 $12,463 $14,633 3/31/21 $13,447 $12,308 $13,903 4/30/21 $13,771 $12,405 $14,227 5/31/21 $13,766 $12,445 $14,291 6/30/21 $14,300 $12,533 $14,802 7/31/21 $14,798 $12,673 $15,342 8/31/21 $14,761 $12,649 $15,309 9/30/21 $14,347 $12,539 $14,871 10/31/21 $14,597 $12,536 $15,148 11/30/21 $14,978 $12,573 $15,550 12/31/21 $14,699 $12,541 $15,328 1/31/22 $14,181 $12,271 $14,694 2/28/22 $13,978 $12,134 $14,479 3/31/22 $13,292 $11,797 $13,706 4/30/22 $12,158 $11,349 $12,488 5/31/22 $11,915 $11,422 $12,251 6/30/22 $11,722 $11,243 $12,071 7/31/22 $12,044 $11,518 $12,393 8/31/22 $11,492 $11,192 $11,844 9/30/22 $10,570 $10,709 $10,908 10/31/22 $9,975 $10,570 $10,303 11/30/22 $10,696 $10,959 $11,032 12/31/22 $10,444 $10,909 $10,844 1/31/23 $11,183 $11,245 $11,539 2/28/23 $10,666 $10,954 $10,992 3/31/23 $11,171 $11,232 $11,513 4/30/23 $11,230 $11,300 $11,573 5/31/23 $10,914 $11,177 $11,249 6/30/23 $10,938 $11,137 $11,247 7/31/23 $10,699 $11,130 $11,004 8/31/23 $10,410 $11,059 $10,697 9/30/23 $9,647 $10,778 $9,917 10/31/23 $9,166 $10,607 $9,427 11/30/23 $10,015 $11,088 $10,290 12/31/23 $10,850 $11,512 $11,176 1/31/24 $10,662 $11,481 $10,930 2/29/24 $10,421 $11,318 $10,681 3/31/24 $10,555 $11,423 $10,812 4/30/24 $9,921 $11,134 $10,154 5/31/24 $10,210 $11,323 $10,444 6/30/24 $10,355 $11,430 $10,616
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class (5.32%) (4.14%) 0.35% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index (5.61%) (4.26%) 0.60%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 449,000,000	$ 449,000,000	$ 449,000,000	$ 449,000,000
Holdings Count | Holding	302	302	302	302
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 500,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	79%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $449,000 # of Portfolio Holdings 302 Portfolio Turnover Rate 79% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $500 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Treasury Obligations 122.5% U.S. Government Agencies 17.7% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 4.4% Affiliated Investments 3.2% Asset-Backed Securities 0.6% Short-Term Investments 31.2% Other Investments 0.7% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (80.3%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026501
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Long-Term U.S. Government Portfolio
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Long-Term U.S. Government Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B1063">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $120 2.47%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 120
Expense Ratio, Percent	2.47%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • U.S. interest rate strategies overall, including duration, curve positioning and instrument selection, contributed to performance due to underweight exposure to duration, as U.S. Treasury yields rose. • Out-of-benchmark exposure to U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities contributed to performance, as breakeven inflation rates rose. • Out-of-benchmark exposure to agency residential mortgage-backed securities slightly detracted from performance, as the strategy underperformed like-duration treasuries. • There were no other material contributors or detractors for this Portfolio.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $10,053 $9,975 $10,055 8/31/14 $10,467 $10,085 $10,463 9/30/14 $10,265 $10,017 $10,269 10/31/14 $10,523 $10,115 $10,551 11/30/14 $10,819 $10,187 $10,843 12/31/14 $11,082 $10,196 $11,154 1/31/15 $12,047 $10,410 $12,108 2/28/15 $11,392 $10,312 $11,461 3/31/15 $11,521 $10,360 $11,595 4/30/15 $11,178 $10,323 $11,235 5/31/15 $10,949 $10,298 $11,056 6/30/15 $10,562 $10,186 $10,633 7/31/15 $11,002 $10,257 $11,005 8/31/15 $10,922 $10,242 $11,003 9/30/15 $11,112 $10,311 $11,172 10/31/15 $11,076 $10,313 $11,111 11/30/15 $10,985 $10,286 $11,020 12/31/15 $10,943 $10,252 $11,018 1/31/16 $11,506 $10,393 $11,572 2/29/16 $11,827 $10,467 $11,917 3/31/16 $11,830 $10,563 $11,917 4/30/16 $11,776 $10,604 $11,857 5/31/16 $11,837 $10,607 $11,951 6/30/16 $12,600 $10,797 $12,685 7/31/16 $12,849 $10,865 $12,969 8/31/16 $12,698 $10,853 $12,846 9/30/16 $12,557 $10,847 $12,639 10/31/16 $12,041 $10,764 $12,124 11/30/16 $11,077 $10,509 $11,224 12/31/16 $11,033 $10,524 $11,165 1/31/17 $11,111 $10,544 $11,208 2/28/17 $11,294 $10,615 $11,383 3/31/17 $11,233 $10,610 $11,320 4/30/17 $11,428 $10,692 $11,495 5/31/17 $11,634 $10,774 $11,722 6/30/17 $11,707 $10,763 $11,769 7/31/17 $11,650 $10,809 $11,696 8/31/17 $12,032 $10,906 $12,098 9/30/17 $11,762 $10,854 $11,837 10/31/17 $11,755 $10,861 $11,828 11/30/17 $11,838 $10,847 $11,913 12/31/17 $12,039 $10,897 $12,117 1/31/18 $11,650 $10,771 $11,726 2/28/18 $11,297 $10,669 $11,374 3/31/18 $11,620 $10,737 $11,718 4/30/18 $11,367 $10,658 $11,490 5/31/18 $11,590 $10,734 $11,733 6/30/18 $11,635 $10,720 $11,754 7/31/18 $11,481 $10,723 $11,581 8/31/18 $11,637 $10,792 $11,764 9/30/18 $11,319 $10,722 $11,415 10/31/18 $11,012 $10,638 $11,068 11/30/18 $11,207 $10,701 $11,277 12/31/18 $11,770 $10,898 $11,894 1/31/19 $11,843 $11,014 $11,974 2/28/19 $11,691 $11,007 $11,828 3/31/19 $12,316 $11,219 $12,449 4/30/19 $12,077 $11,221 $12,226 5/31/19 $12,840 $11,421 $13,026 6/30/19 $12,956 $11,564 $13,200 7/31/19 $12,990 $11,589 $13,221 8/31/19 $14,329 $11,890 $14,609 9/30/19 $13,970 $11,826 $14,245 10/31/19 $13,827 $11,862 $14,123 11/30/19 $13,778 $11,856 $14,050 12/31/19 $13,358 $11,848 $13,658 1/31/20 $14,316 $12,076 $14,592 2/29/20 $15,240 $12,293 $15,570 3/31/20 $16,139 $12,221 $16,513 4/30/20 $16,377 $12,438 $16,847 5/31/20 $16,077 $12,496 $16,532 6/30/20 $16,148 $12,575 $16,554 7/31/20 $16,826 $12,762 $17,253 8/31/20 $16,066 $12,659 $16,509 9/30/20 $16,163 $12,652 $16,573 10/31/20 $15,615 $12,596 $16,074 11/30/20 $15,871 $12,720 $16,267 12/31/20 $15,704 $12,737 $16,075 1/31/21 $15,235 $12,646 $15,495 2/28/21 $14,426 $12,463 $14,633 3/31/21 $13,674 $12,308 $13,903 4/30/21 $14,006 $12,405 $14,227 5/31/21 $14,004 $12,445 $14,291 6/30/21 $14,550 $12,533 $14,802 7/31/21 $15,060 $12,673 $15,342 8/31/21 $15,025 $12,649 $15,309 9/30/21 $14,607 $12,539 $14,871 10/31/21 $14,865 $12,536 $15,148 11/30/21 $15,256 $12,573 $15,550 12/31/21 $14,975 $12,541 $15,328 1/31/22 $14,450 $12,271 $14,694 2/28/22 $14,246 $12,134 $14,479 3/31/22 $13,550 $11,797 $13,706 4/30/22 $12,397 $11,349 $12,488 5/31/22 $12,151 $11,422 $12,251 6/30/22 $11,957 $11,243 $12,071 7/31/22 $12,288 $11,518 $12,393 8/31/22 $11,727 $11,192 $11,844 9/30/22 $10,789 $10,709 $10,908 10/31/22 $10,183 $10,570 $10,303 11/30/22 $10,922 $10,959 $11,032 12/31/22 $10,667 $10,909 $10,844 1/31/23 $11,424 $11,245 $11,539 2/28/23 $10,898 $10,954 $10,992 3/31/23 $11,416 $11,232 $11,513 4/30/23 $11,479 $11,300 $11,573 5/31/23 $11,159 $11,177 $11,249 6/30/23 $11,185 $11,137 $11,247 7/31/23 $10,943 $11,130 $11,004 8/31/23 $10,650 $11,059 $10,697 9/30/23 $9,871 $10,778 $9,917 10/31/23 $9,381 $10,607 $9,427 11/30/23 $10,252 $11,088 $10,290 12/31/23 $11,109 $11,512 $11,176 1/31/24 $10,919 $11,481 $10,930 2/29/24 $10,674 $11,318 $10,681 3/31/24 $10,814 $11,423 $10,812 4/30/24 $10,166 $11,134 $10,154 5/31/24 $10,465 $11,323 $10,444 6/30/24 $10,616 $11,430 $10,616
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class (5.09%) (3.91%) 0.60% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index (5.61%) (4.26%) 0.60%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 449,000,000	$ 449,000,000	$ 449,000,000	$ 449,000,000
Holdings Count | Holding	302	302	302	302
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 500,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	79%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $449,000 # of Portfolio Holdings 302 Portfolio Turnover Rate 79% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $500 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Treasury Obligations 122.5% U.S. Government Agencies 17.7% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 4.4% Affiliated Investments 3.2% Asset-Backed Securities 0.6% Short-Term Investments 31.2% Other Investments 0.7% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (80.3%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026502
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Low Duration Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Low Duration Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $34 0.67%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 34
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.67%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to collateralized loan obligations contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Overweight exposure to investment grade corporate credit, specifically financials, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Selection within agency mortgage-backed securities contributed to relative performance, as contributions from income offset detractions due to spreads widening. • A long bias to the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar detracted from relative performance, as the Japanese yen depreciated. • A long bias to the Brazilian real versus the U.S. dollar detracted from relative performance, as the Brazilian real depreciated. • There were no other material detractors for this Portfolio.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,954 $9,975 $9,992 8/31/14 $9,991 $10,085 $10,009 9/30/14 $9,972 $10,017 $10,003 10/31/14 $9,999 $10,115 $10,031 11/30/14 $10,030 $10,187 $10,045 12/31/14 $9,961 $10,196 $10,021 1/31/15 $10,004 $10,410 $10,071 2/28/15 $10,047 $10,312 $10,050 3/31/15 $10,044 $10,360 $10,073 4/30/15 $10,037 $10,323 $10,078 5/31/15 $10,042 $10,298 $10,085 6/30/15 $10,032 $10,186 $10,088 7/31/15 $10,037 $10,257 $10,093 8/31/15 $10,000 $10,242 $10,089 9/30/15 $9,968 $10,311 $10,119 10/31/15 $10,019 $10,313 $10,109 11/30/15 $10,020 $10,286 $10,084 12/31/15 $9,992 $10,252 $10,075 1/31/16 $10,009 $10,393 $10,136 2/29/16 $9,960 $10,467 $10,148 3/31/16 $10,033 $10,563 $10,166 4/30/16 $10,064 $10,604 $10,169 5/31/16 $10,070 $10,607 $10,158 6/30/16 $10,087 $10,797 $10,219 7/31/16 $10,094 $10,865 $10,213 8/31/16 $10,108 $10,853 $10,197 9/30/16 $10,142 $10,847 $10,208 10/31/16 $10,143 $10,764 $10,202 11/30/16 $10,079 $10,509 $10,161 12/31/16 $10,132 $10,524 $10,164 1/31/17 $10,141 $10,544 $10,177 2/28/17 $10,164 $10,615 $10,187 3/31/17 $10,160 $10,610 $10,191 4/30/17 $10,183 $10,692 $10,205 5/31/17 $10,195 $10,774 $10,217 6/30/17 $10,196 $10,763 $10,208 7/31/17 $10,236 $10,809 $10,230 8/31/17 $10,277 $10,906 $10,249 9/30/17 $10,278 $10,854 $10,233 10/31/17 $10,268 $10,861 $10,226 11/30/17 $10,258 $10,847 $10,206 12/31/17 $10,268 $10,897 $10,207 1/31/18 $10,248 $10,771 $10,178 2/28/18 $10,238 $10,669 $10,174 3/31/18 $10,251 $10,737 $10,194 4/30/18 $10,215 $10,658 $10,178 5/31/18 $10,231 $10,734 $10,215 6/30/18 $10,227 $10,720 $10,216 7/31/18 $10,253 $10,723 $10,216 8/31/18 $10,241 $10,792 $10,248 9/30/18 $10,257 $10,722 $10,236 10/31/18 $10,264 $10,638 $10,252 11/30/18 $10,277 $10,701 $10,287 12/31/18 $10,304 $10,898 $10,369 1/31/19 $10,368 $11,014 $10,396 2/28/19 $10,402 $11,007 $10,407 3/31/19 $10,437 $11,219 $10,471 4/30/19 $10,464 $11,221 $10,492 5/31/19 $10,546 $11,421 $10,566 6/30/19 $10,596 $11,564 $10,621 7/31/19 $10,580 $11,589 $10,609 8/31/19 $10,686 $11,890 $10,694 9/30/19 $10,697 $11,826 $10,682 10/31/19 $10,717 $11,862 $10,717 11/30/19 $10,696 $11,856 $10,714 12/31/19 $10,718 $11,848 $10,737 1/31/20 $10,810 $12,076 $10,795 2/29/20 $10,856 $12,293 $10,889 3/31/20 $10,719 $12,221 $11,038 4/30/20 $10,828 $12,438 $11,043 5/31/20 $10,892 $12,496 $11,050 6/30/20 $10,945 $12,575 $11,053 7/31/20 $10,963 $12,762 $11,064 8/31/20 $11,002 $12,659 $11,061 9/30/20 $10,999 $12,652 $11,064 10/31/20 $10,996 $12,596 $11,060 11/30/20 $11,022 $12,720 $11,065 12/31/20 $11,039 $12,737 $11,070 1/31/21 $11,054 $12,646 $11,072 2/28/21 $11,047 $12,463 $11,063 3/31/21 $11,030 $12,308 $11,065 4/30/21 $11,045 $12,405 $11,070 5/31/21 $11,059 $12,445 $11,078 6/30/21 $11,020 $12,533 $11,061 7/31/21 $11,035 $12,673 $11,079 8/31/21 $11,029 $12,649 $11,079 9/30/21 $11,035 $12,539 $11,068 10/31/21 $10,977 $12,536 $11,034 11/30/21 $10,952 $12,573 $11,036 12/31/21 $10,937 $12,541 $11,009 1/31/22 $10,846 $12,271 $10,936 2/28/22 $10,777 $12,134 $10,896 3/31/22 $10,581 $11,797 $10,751 4/30/22 $10,483 $11,349 $10,700 5/31/22 $10,547 $11,422 $10,759 6/30/22 $10,408 $11,243 $10,696 7/31/22 $10,453 $11,518 $10,732 8/31/22 $10,394 $11,192 $10,655 9/30/22 $10,251 $10,709 $10,530 10/31/22 $10,185 $10,570 $10,519 11/30/22 $10,273 $10,959 $10,585 12/31/22 $10,309 $10,909 $10,607 1/31/23 $10,422 $11,245 $10,680 2/28/23 $10,329 $10,954 $10,603 3/31/23 $10,469 $11,232 $10,772 4/30/23 $10,498 $11,300 $10,800 5/31/23 $10,464 $11,177 $10,762 6/30/23 $10,408 $11,137 $10,710 7/31/23 $10,469 $11,130 $10,748 8/31/23 $10,525 $11,059 $10,790 9/30/23 $10,516 $10,778 $10,789 10/31/23 $10,548 $10,607 $10,826 11/30/23 $10,685 $11,088 $10,936 12/31/23 $10,821 $11,512 $11,058 1/31/24 $10,877 $11,481 $11,101 2/29/24 $10,843 $11,318 $11,055 3/31/24 $10,880 $11,423 $11,091 4/30/24 $10,836 $11,134 $11,055 5/31/24 $10,921 $11,323 $11,131 6/30/24 $10,979 $11,430 $11,195
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 5.49% 0.71% 0.94% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index 4.53% 1.06% 1.14%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 1,397,484,000	$ 1,397,484,000	$ 1,397,484,000	$ 1,397,484,000
Holdings Count | Holding	546	546	546	546
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,745,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	161%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $1,397,484 # of Portfolio Holdings 546 Portfolio Turnover Rate 161% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,745 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 30.7% U.S. Treasury Obligations 18.5% Corporate Bonds & Notes 17.6% Asset-Backed Securities 14.7% Affiliated Investments 7.8% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 7.1% Sovereign Issues 2.2% Short-Term Investments 21.5% Other Investments 0.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (20.5%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000030990
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Low Duration Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Low Duration Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $39 0.77%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 39
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.77%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to collateralized loan obligations contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Overweight exposure to investment grade corporate credit, specifically financials, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Selection within agency mortgage-backed securities contributed to relative performance, as contributions from income offset detractions due to spreads widening. • A long bias to the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar detracted from relative performance, as the Japanese yen depreciated. • A long bias to the Brazilian real versus the U.S. dollar detracted from relative performance, as the Brazilian real depreciated. • There were no other material detractors for this Portfolio.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,953 $9,975 $9,992 8/31/14 $9,990 $10,085 $10,009 9/30/14 $9,969 $10,017 $10,003 10/31/14 $9,996 $10,115 $10,031 11/30/14 $10,025 $10,187 $10,045 12/31/14 $9,956 $10,196 $10,021 1/31/15 $9,999 $10,410 $10,071 2/28/15 $10,040 $10,312 $10,050 3/31/15 $10,036 $10,360 $10,073 4/30/15 $10,028 $10,323 $10,078 5/31/15 $10,033 $10,298 $10,085 6/30/15 $10,022 $10,186 $10,088 7/31/15 $10,026 $10,257 $10,093 8/31/15 $9,989 $10,242 $10,089 9/30/15 $9,956 $10,311 $10,119 10/31/15 $10,006 $10,313 $10,109 11/30/15 $10,005 $10,286 $10,084 12/31/15 $9,977 $10,252 $10,075 1/31/16 $9,993 $10,393 $10,136 2/29/16 $9,943 $10,467 $10,148 3/31/16 $10,015 $10,563 $10,166 4/30/16 $10,045 $10,604 $10,169 5/31/16 $10,051 $10,607 $10,158 6/30/16 $10,067 $10,797 $10,219 7/31/16 $10,073 $10,865 $10,213 8/31/16 $10,086 $10,853 $10,197 9/30/16 $10,119 $10,847 $10,208 10/31/16 $10,119 $10,764 $10,202 11/30/16 $10,055 $10,509 $10,161 12/31/16 $10,107 $10,524 $10,164 1/31/17 $10,115 $10,544 $10,177 2/28/17 $10,137 $10,615 $10,187 3/31/17 $10,132 $10,610 $10,191 4/30/17 $10,154 $10,692 $10,205 5/31/17 $10,165 $10,774 $10,217 6/30/17 $10,166 $10,763 $10,208 7/31/17 $10,204 $10,809 $10,230 8/31/17 $10,244 $10,906 $10,249 9/30/17 $10,245 $10,854 $10,233 10/31/17 $10,234 $10,861 $10,226 11/30/17 $10,224 $10,847 $10,206 12/31/17 $10,233 $10,897 $10,207 1/31/18 $10,211 $10,771 $10,178 2/28/18 $10,201 $10,669 $10,174 3/31/18 $10,213 $10,737 $10,194 4/30/18 $10,176 $10,658 $10,178 5/31/18 $10,191 $10,734 $10,215 6/30/18 $10,186 $10,720 $10,216 7/31/18 $10,212 $10,723 $10,216 8/31/18 $10,198 $10,792 $10,248 9/30/18 $10,214 $10,722 $10,236 10/31/18 $10,220 $10,638 $10,252 11/30/18 $10,232 $10,701 $10,287 12/31/18 $10,257 $10,898 $10,369 1/31/19 $10,321 $11,014 $10,396 2/28/19 $10,353 $11,007 $10,407 3/31/19 $10,388 $11,219 $10,471 4/30/19 $10,413 $11,221 $10,492 5/31/19 $10,494 $11,421 $10,566 6/30/19 $10,543 $11,564 $10,621 7/31/19 $10,527 $11,589 $10,609 8/31/19 $10,631 $11,890 $10,694 9/30/19 $10,641 $11,826 $10,682 10/31/19 $10,660 $11,862 $10,717 11/30/19 $10,638 $11,856 $10,714 12/31/19 $10,660 $11,848 $10,737 1/31/20 $10,749 $12,076 $10,795 2/29/20 $10,795 $12,293 $10,889 3/31/20 $10,658 $12,221 $11,038 4/30/20 $10,765 $12,438 $11,043 5/31/20 $10,828 $12,496 $11,050 6/30/20 $10,879 $12,575 $11,053 7/31/20 $10,897 $12,762 $11,064 8/31/20 $10,935 $12,659 $11,061 9/30/20 $10,931 $12,652 $11,064 10/31/20 $10,926 $12,596 $11,060 11/30/20 $10,952 $12,720 $11,065 12/31/20 $10,968 $12,737 $11,070 1/31/21 $10,981 $12,646 $11,072 2/28/21 $10,974 $12,463 $11,063 3/31/21 $10,956 $12,308 $11,065 4/30/21 $10,970 $12,405 $11,070 5/31/21 $10,983 $12,445 $11,078 6/30/21 $10,944 $12,533 $11,061 7/31/21 $10,957 $12,673 $11,079 8/31/21 $10,951 $12,649 $11,079 9/30/21 $10,956 $12,539 $11,068 10/31/21 $10,897 $12,536 $11,034 11/30/21 $10,871 $12,573 $11,036 12/31/21 $10,855 $12,541 $11,009 1/31/22 $10,764 $12,271 $10,936 2/28/22 $10,695 $12,134 $10,896 3/31/22 $10,499 $11,797 $10,751 4/30/22 $10,401 $11,349 $10,700 5/31/22 $10,464 $11,422 $10,759 6/30/22 $10,325 $11,243 $10,696 7/31/22 $10,369 $11,518 $10,732 8/31/22 $10,309 $11,192 $10,655 9/30/22 $10,167 $10,709 $10,530 10/31/22 $10,100 $10,570 $10,519 11/30/22 $10,187 $10,959 $10,585 12/31/22 $10,222 $10,909 $10,607 1/31/23 $10,333 $11,245 $10,680 2/28/23 $10,240 $10,954 $10,603 3/31/23 $10,378 $11,232 $10,772 4/30/23 $10,406 $11,300 $10,800 5/31/23 $10,371 $11,177 $10,762 6/30/23 $10,314 $11,137 $10,710 7/31/23 $10,375 $11,130 $10,748 8/31/23 $10,429 $11,059 $10,790 9/30/23 $10,419 $10,778 $10,789 10/31/23 $10,451 $10,607 $10,826 11/30/23 $10,585 $11,088 $10,936 12/31/23 $10,719 $11,512 $11,058 1/31/24 $10,774 $11,481 $11,101 2/29/24 $10,739 $11,318 $11,055 3/31/24 $10,774 $11,423 $11,091 4/30/24 $10,731 $11,134 $11,055 5/31/24 $10,813 $11,323 $11,131 6/30/24 $10,870 $11,430 $11,195
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 5.38% 0.61% 0.84% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index 4.53% 1.06% 1.14%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 1,397,484,000	$ 1,397,484,000	$ 1,397,484,000	$ 1,397,484,000
Holdings Count | Holding	546	546	546	546
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,745,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	161%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $1,397,484 # of Portfolio Holdings 546 Portfolio Turnover Rate 161% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,745 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 30.7% U.S. Treasury Obligations 18.5% Corporate Bonds & Notes 17.6% Asset-Backed Securities 14.7% Affiliated Investments 7.8% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 7.1% Sovereign Issues 2.2% Short-Term Investments 21.5% Other Investments 0.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (20.5%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026503
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Low Duration Portfolio
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Low Duration Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $26 0.52%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 26
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.52%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to collateralized loan obligations contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Overweight exposure to investment grade corporate credit, specifically financials, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Selection within agency mortgage-backed securities contributed to relative performance, as contributions from income offset detractions due to spreads widening. • A long bias to the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar detracted from relative performance, as the Japanese yen depreciated. • A long bias to the Brazilian real versus the U.S. dollar detracted from relative performance, as the Brazilian real depreciated. • There were no other material detractors for this Portfolio.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,955 $9,975 $9,992 8/31/14 $9,994 $10,085 $10,009 9/30/14 $9,976 $10,017 $10,003 10/31/14 $10,004 $10,115 $10,031 11/30/14 $10,036 $10,187 $10,045 12/31/14 $9,968 $10,196 $10,021 1/31/15 $10,013 $10,410 $10,071 2/28/15 $10,057 $10,312 $10,050 3/31/15 $10,055 $10,360 $10,073 4/30/15 $10,049 $10,323 $10,078 5/31/15 $10,056 $10,298 $10,085 6/30/15 $10,047 $10,186 $10,088 7/31/15 $10,054 $10,257 $10,093 8/31/15 $10,018 $10,242 $10,089 9/30/15 $9,987 $10,311 $10,119 10/31/15 $10,039 $10,313 $10,109 11/30/15 $10,041 $10,286 $10,084 12/31/15 $10,014 $10,252 $10,075 1/31/16 $10,033 $10,393 $10,136 2/29/16 $9,985 $10,467 $10,148 3/31/16 $10,059 $10,563 $10,166 4/30/16 $10,092 $10,604 $10,169 5/31/16 $10,099 $10,607 $10,158 6/30/16 $10,118 $10,797 $10,219 7/31/16 $10,126 $10,865 $10,213 8/31/16 $10,141 $10,853 $10,197 9/30/16 $10,176 $10,847 $10,208 10/31/16 $10,178 $10,764 $10,202 11/30/16 $10,116 $10,509 $10,161 12/31/16 $10,170 $10,524 $10,164 1/31/17 $10,181 $10,544 $10,177 2/28/17 $10,204 $10,615 $10,187 3/31/17 $10,202 $10,610 $10,191 4/30/17 $10,226 $10,692 $10,205 5/31/17 $10,239 $10,774 $10,217 6/30/17 $10,242 $10,763 $10,208 7/31/17 $10,283 $10,809 $10,230 8/31/17 $10,326 $10,906 $10,249 9/30/17 $10,328 $10,854 $10,233 10/31/17 $10,320 $10,861 $10,226 11/30/17 $10,311 $10,847 $10,206 12/31/17 $10,323 $10,897 $10,207 1/31/18 $10,303 $10,771 $10,178 2/28/18 $10,295 $10,669 $10,174 3/31/18 $10,309 $10,737 $10,194 4/30/18 $10,274 $10,658 $10,178 5/31/18 $10,291 $10,734 $10,215 6/30/18 $10,288 $10,720 $10,216 7/31/18 $10,316 $10,723 $10,216 8/31/18 $10,305 $10,792 $10,248 9/30/18 $10,323 $10,722 $10,236 10/31/18 $10,331 $10,638 $10,252 11/30/18 $10,345 $10,701 $10,287 12/31/18 $10,373 $10,898 $10,369 1/31/19 $10,440 $11,014 $10,396 2/28/19 $10,474 $11,007 $10,407 3/31/19 $10,512 $11,219 $10,471 4/30/19 $10,540 $11,221 $10,492 5/31/19 $10,624 $11,421 $10,566 6/30/19 $10,676 $11,564 $10,621 7/31/19 $10,661 $11,589 $10,609 8/31/19 $10,770 $11,890 $10,694 9/30/19 $10,782 $11,826 $10,682 10/31/19 $10,803 $11,862 $10,717 11/30/19 $10,783 $11,856 $10,714 12/31/19 $10,807 $11,848 $10,737 1/31/20 $10,900 $12,076 $10,795 2/29/20 $10,948 $12,293 $10,889 3/31/20 $10,812 $12,221 $11,038 4/30/20 $10,923 $12,438 $11,043 5/31/20 $10,989 $12,496 $11,050 6/30/20 $11,043 $12,575 $11,053 7/31/20 $11,064 $12,762 $11,064 8/31/20 $11,104 $12,659 $11,061 9/30/20 $11,102 $12,652 $11,064 10/31/20 $11,100 $12,596 $11,060 11/30/20 $11,129 $12,720 $11,065 12/31/20 $11,147 $12,737 $11,070 1/31/21 $11,163 $12,646 $11,072 2/28/21 $11,158 $12,463 $11,063 3/31/21 $11,142 $12,308 $11,065 4/30/21 $11,158 $12,405 $11,070 5/31/21 $11,174 $12,445 $11,078 6/30/21 $11,136 $12,533 $11,061 7/31/21 $11,153 $12,673 $11,079 8/31/21 $11,148 $12,649 $11,079 9/30/21 $11,156 $12,539 $11,068 10/31/21 $11,099 $12,536 $11,034 11/30/21 $11,074 $12,573 $11,036 12/31/21 $11,060 $12,541 $11,009 1/31/22 $10,970 $12,271 $10,936 2/28/22 $10,902 $12,134 $10,896 3/31/22 $10,704 $11,797 $10,751 4/30/22 $10,607 $11,349 $10,700 5/31/22 $10,673 $11,422 $10,759 6/30/22 $10,533 $11,243 $10,696 7/31/22 $10,580 $11,518 $10,732 8/31/22 $10,521 $11,192 $10,655 9/30/22 $10,379 $10,709 $10,530 10/31/22 $10,313 $10,570 $10,519 11/30/22 $10,404 $10,959 $10,585 12/31/22 $10,441 $10,909 $10,607 1/31/23 $10,557 $11,245 $10,680 2/28/23 $10,464 $10,954 $10,603 3/31/23 $10,607 $11,232 $10,772 4/30/23 $10,638 $11,300 $10,800 5/31/23 $10,605 $11,177 $10,762 6/30/23 $10,549 $11,137 $10,710 7/31/23 $10,613 $11,130 $10,748 8/31/23 $10,670 $11,059 $10,790 9/30/23 $10,663 $10,778 $10,789 10/31/23 $10,697 $10,607 $10,826 11/30/23 $10,837 $11,088 $10,936 12/31/23 $10,977 $11,512 $11,058 1/31/24 $11,035 $11,481 $11,101 2/29/24 $11,001 $11,318 $11,055 3/31/24 $11,040 $11,423 $11,091 4/30/24 $10,997 $11,134 $11,055 5/31/24 $11,084 $11,323 $11,131 6/30/24 $11,144 $11,430 $11,195
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 5.64% 0.86% 1.09% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index 4.53% 1.06% 1.14%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 1,397,484,000	$ 1,397,484,000	$ 1,397,484,000	$ 1,397,484,000
Holdings Count | Holding	546	546	546	546
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,745,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	161%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $1,397,484 # of Portfolio Holdings 546 Portfolio Turnover Rate 161% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,745 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 30.7% U.S. Treasury Obligations 18.5% Corporate Bonds & Notes 17.6% Asset-Backed Securities 14.7% Affiliated Investments 7.8% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 7.1% Sovereign Issues 2.2% Short-Term Investments 21.5% Other Investments 0.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (20.5%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026482
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Real Return Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Real Return Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $51 1.03%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 51
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.03%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to U.S. breakeven inflation ("BEI"), the yield differential between nominal government bonds and like-maturity inflation-linked bonds, contributed to relative performance, as U.S. BEI moved higher. • Short exposure to eurozone interest rates contributed to relative performance, as eurozone interest rates broadly rose. • Exposure to securitized assets, including collateralized loan obligations and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, contributed to relative performance, as spreads broadly tightened across these sectors. • Overweight exposure to U.S. interest rates detracted from relative performance, as U.S. interest rates broadly rose. • There were no other material detractors for this Portfolio.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $10,000 $9,975 $10,003 8/31/14 $10,045 $10,085 $10,047 9/30/14 $9,767 $10,017 $9,796 10/31/14 $9,851 $10,115 $9,879 11/30/14 $9,882 $10,187 $9,905 12/31/14 $9,679 $10,196 $9,793 1/31/15 $10,019 $10,410 $10,101 2/28/15 $9,937 $10,312 $9,980 3/31/15 $9,847 $10,360 $9,933 4/30/15 $9,886 $10,323 $10,006 5/31/15 $9,766 $10,298 $9,923 6/30/15 $9,683 $10,186 $9,827 7/31/15 $9,739 $10,257 $9,847 8/31/15 $9,596 $10,242 $9,772 9/30/15 $9,492 $10,311 $9,714 10/31/15 $9,554 $10,313 $9,739 11/30/15 $9,525 $10,286 $9,729 12/31/15 $9,417 $10,252 $9,652 1/31/16 $9,528 $10,393 $9,796 2/29/16 $9,568 $10,467 $9,905 3/31/16 $9,814 $10,563 $10,083 4/30/16 $9,863 $10,604 $10,117 5/31/16 $9,781 $10,607 $10,046 6/30/16 $9,995 $10,797 $10,255 7/31/16 $10,080 $10,865 $10,344 8/31/16 $10,045 $10,853 $10,297 9/30/16 $10,135 $10,847 $10,354 10/31/16 $10,098 $10,764 $10,312 11/30/16 $9,906 $10,509 $10,114 12/31/16 $9,906 $10,524 $10,104 1/31/17 $10,012 $10,544 $10,189 2/28/17 $10,061 $10,615 $10,237 3/31/17 $10,082 $10,610 $10,232 4/30/17 $10,129 $10,692 $10,292 5/31/17 $10,126 $10,774 $10,288 6/30/17 $10,037 $10,763 $10,190 7/31/17 $10,089 $10,809 $10,236 8/31/17 $10,183 $10,906 $10,345 9/30/17 $10,134 $10,854 $10,278 10/31/17 $10,162 $10,861 $10,300 11/30/17 $10,175 $10,847 $10,314 12/31/17 $10,268 $10,897 $10,408 1/31/18 $10,186 $10,771 $10,319 2/28/18 $10,088 $10,669 $10,219 3/31/18 $10,165 $10,737 $10,326 4/30/18 $10,167 $10,658 $10,320 5/31/18 $10,175 $10,734 $10,364 6/30/18 $10,232 $10,720 $10,406 7/31/18 $10,205 $10,723 $10,356 8/31/18 $10,240 $10,792 $10,430 9/30/18 $10,156 $10,722 $10,320 10/31/18 $9,986 $10,638 $10,172 11/30/18 $10,016 $10,701 $10,221 12/31/18 $10,041 $10,898 $10,277 1/31/19 $10,220 $11,014 $10,415 2/28/19 $10,212 $11,007 $10,414 3/31/19 $10,400 $11,219 $10,605 4/30/19 $10,434 $11,221 $10,640 5/31/19 $10,610 $11,421 $10,816 6/30/19 $10,678 $11,564 $10,909 7/31/19 $10,709 $11,589 $10,948 8/31/19 $10,901 $11,890 $11,208 9/30/19 $10,796 $11,826 $11,056 10/31/19 $10,798 $11,862 $11,084 11/30/19 $10,831 $11,856 $11,101 12/31/19 $10,888 $11,848 $11,143 1/31/20 $11,132 $12,076 $11,377 2/29/20 $11,219 $12,293 $11,534 3/31/20 $10,955 $12,221 $11,332 4/30/20 $11,305 $12,438 $11,647 5/31/20 $11,375 $12,496 $11,682 6/30/20 $11,535 $12,575 $11,812 7/31/20 $11,831 $12,762 $12,084 8/31/20 $11,963 $12,659 $12,216 9/30/20 $11,919 $12,652 $12,171 10/31/20 $11,849 $12,596 $12,092 11/30/20 $12,002 $12,720 $12,228 12/31/20 $12,164 $12,737 $12,368 1/31/21 $12,226 $12,646 $12,409 2/28/21 $12,009 $12,463 $12,209 3/31/21 $11,993 $12,308 $12,186 4/30/21 $12,175 $12,405 $12,356 5/31/21 $12,324 $12,445 $12,506 6/30/21 $12,380 $12,533 $12,582 7/31/21 $12,695 $12,673 $12,917 8/31/21 $12,669 $12,649 $12,894 9/30/21 $12,573 $12,539 $12,802 10/31/21 $12,667 $12,536 $12,947 11/30/21 $12,779 $12,573 $13,063 12/31/21 $12,843 $12,541 $13,105 1/31/22 $12,551 $12,271 $12,839 2/28/22 $12,656 $12,134 $12,949 3/31/22 $12,462 $11,797 $12,708 4/30/22 $12,202 $11,349 $12,449 5/31/22 $12,068 $11,422 $12,325 6/30/22 $11,654 $11,243 $11,935 7/31/22 $12,178 $11,518 $12,455 8/31/22 $11,856 $11,192 $12,123 9/30/22 $11,051 $10,709 $11,321 10/31/22 $11,208 $10,570 $11,462 11/30/22 $11,406 $10,959 $11,671 12/31/22 $11,314 $10,909 $11,552 1/31/23 $11,522 $11,245 $11,764 2/28/23 $11,355 $10,954 $11,603 3/31/23 $11,660 $11,232 $11,938 4/30/23 $11,672 $11,300 $11,951 5/31/23 $11,517 $11,177 $11,808 6/30/23 $11,494 $11,137 $11,768 7/31/23 $11,523 $11,130 $11,783 8/31/23 $11,426 $11,059 $11,678 9/30/23 $11,227 $10,778 $11,462 10/31/23 $11,133 $10,607 $11,379 11/30/23 $11,444 $11,088 $11,688 12/31/23 $11,730 $11,512 $12,002 1/31/24 $11,782 $11,481 $12,023 2/29/24 $11,662 $11,318 $11,894 3/31/24 $11,748 $11,423 $11,992 4/30/24 $11,559 $11,134 $11,790 5/31/24 $11,762 $11,323 $11,993 6/30/24 $11,846 $11,430 $12,087
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 3.06% 2.10% 1.71% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index 2.71% 2.07% 1.91%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 1,420,274,000	$ 1,420,274,000	$ 1,420,274,000	$ 1,420,274,000
Holdings Count | Holding	515	515	515	515
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,774,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	102%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $1,420,274 # of Portfolio Holdings 515 Portfolio Turnover Rate 102% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,774 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Treasury Obligations 85.2% U.S. Government Agencies 14.4% Asset-Backed Securities 8.9% Sovereign Issues 7.8% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 1.1% Corporate Bonds & Notes 0.1% Short-Term Investments 49.3% Other Investments 0.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (67.2%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000030983
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Real Return Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Real Return Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $56 1.13%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 56
Expense Ratio, Percent	1.13%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to U.S. breakeven inflation ("BEI"), the yield differential between nominal government bonds and like-maturity inflation-linked bonds, contributed to relative performance, as U.S. BEI moved higher. • Short exposure to eurozone interest rates contributed to relative performance, as eurozone interest rates broadly rose. • Exposure to securitized assets, including collateralized loan obligations and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, contributed to relative performance, as spreads broadly tightened across these sectors. • Overweight exposure to U.S. interest rates detracted from relative performance, as U.S. interest rates broadly rose. • There were no other material detractors for this Portfolio.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,999 $9,975 $10,003 8/31/14 $10,044 $10,085 $10,047 9/30/14 $9,764 $10,017 $9,796 10/31/14 $9,847 $10,115 $9,879 11/30/14 $9,878 $10,187 $9,905 12/31/14 $9,674 $10,196 $9,793 1/31/15 $10,013 $10,410 $10,101 2/28/15 $9,930 $10,312 $9,980 3/31/15 $9,840 $10,360 $9,933 4/30/15 $9,878 $10,323 $10,006 5/31/15 $9,757 $10,298 $9,923 6/30/15 $9,674 $10,186 $9,827 7/31/15 $9,729 $10,257 $9,847 8/31/15 $9,584 $10,242 $9,772 9/30/15 $9,481 $10,311 $9,714 10/31/15 $9,542 $10,313 $9,739 11/30/15 $9,511 $10,286 $9,729 12/31/15 $9,403 $10,252 $9,652 1/31/16 $9,513 $10,393 $9,796 2/29/16 $9,552 $10,467 $9,905 3/31/16 $9,797 $10,563 $10,083 4/30/16 $9,845 $10,604 $10,117 5/31/16 $9,762 $10,607 $10,046 6/30/16 $9,975 $10,797 $10,255 7/31/16 $10,059 $10,865 $10,344 8/31/16 $10,023 $10,853 $10,297 9/30/16 $10,112 $10,847 $10,354 10/31/16 $10,074 $10,764 $10,312 11/30/16 $9,883 $10,509 $10,114 12/31/16 $9,881 $10,524 $10,104 1/31/17 $9,986 $10,544 $10,189 2/28/17 $10,035 $10,615 $10,237 3/31/17 $10,054 $10,610 $10,232 4/30/17 $10,100 $10,692 $10,292 5/31/17 $10,096 $10,774 $10,288 6/30/17 $10,007 $10,763 $10,190 7/31/17 $10,058 $10,809 $10,236 8/31/17 $10,150 $10,906 $10,345 9/30/17 $10,101 $10,854 $10,278 10/31/17 $10,129 $10,861 $10,300 11/30/17 $10,140 $10,847 $10,314 12/31/17 $10,232 $10,897 $10,408 1/31/18 $10,150 $10,771 $10,319 2/28/18 $10,051 $10,669 $10,219 3/31/18 $10,128 $10,737 $10,326 4/30/18 $10,129 $10,658 $10,320 5/31/18 $10,135 $10,734 $10,364 6/30/18 $10,191 $10,720 $10,406 7/31/18 $10,164 $10,723 $10,356 8/31/18 $10,197 $10,792 $10,430 9/30/18 $10,113 $10,722 $10,320 10/31/18 $9,943 $10,638 $10,172 11/30/18 $9,972 $10,701 $10,221 12/31/18 $9,996 $10,898 $10,277 1/31/19 $10,173 $11,014 $10,415 2/28/19 $10,165 $11,007 $10,414 3/31/19 $10,350 $11,219 $10,605 4/30/19 $10,384 $11,221 $10,640 5/31/19 $10,558 $11,421 $10,816 6/30/19 $10,625 $11,564 $10,909 7/31/19 $10,655 $11,589 $10,948 8/31/19 $10,845 $11,890 $11,208 9/30/19 $10,739 $11,826 $11,056 10/31/19 $10,741 $11,862 $11,084 11/30/19 $10,772 $11,856 $11,101 12/31/19 $10,829 $11,848 $11,143 1/31/20 $11,071 $12,076 $11,377 2/29/20 $11,156 $12,293 $11,534 3/31/20 $10,893 $12,221 $11,332 4/30/20 $11,239 $12,438 $11,647 5/31/20 $11,308 $12,496 $11,682 6/30/20 $11,466 $12,575 $11,812 7/31/20 $11,760 $12,762 $12,084 8/31/20 $11,889 $12,659 $12,216 9/30/20 $11,845 $12,652 $12,171 10/31/20 $11,774 $12,596 $12,092 11/30/20 $11,925 $12,720 $12,228 12/31/20 $12,085 $12,737 $12,368 1/31/21 $12,146 $12,646 $12,409 2/28/21 $11,929 $12,463 $12,209 3/31/21 $11,913 $12,308 $12,186 4/30/21 $12,092 $12,405 $12,356 5/31/21 $12,240 $12,445 $12,506 6/30/21 $12,294 $12,533 $12,582 7/31/21 $12,606 $12,673 $12,917 8/31/21 $12,579 $12,649 $12,894 9/30/21 $12,483 $12,539 $12,802 10/31/21 $12,575 $12,536 $12,947 11/30/21 $12,685 $12,573 $13,063 12/31/21 $12,747 $12,541 $13,105 1/31/22 $12,456 $12,271 $12,839 2/28/22 $12,560 $12,134 $12,949 3/31/22 $12,366 $11,797 $12,708 4/30/22 $12,107 $11,349 $12,449 5/31/22 $11,973 $11,422 $12,325 6/30/22 $11,561 $11,243 $11,935 7/31/22 $12,080 $11,518 $12,455 8/31/22 $11,760 $11,192 $12,123 9/30/22 $10,960 $10,709 $11,321 10/31/22 $11,116 $10,570 $11,462 11/30/22 $11,311 $10,959 $11,671 12/31/22 $11,219 $10,909 $11,552 1/31/23 $11,424 $11,245 $11,764 2/28/23 $11,258 $10,954 $11,603 3/31/23 $11,559 $11,232 $11,938 4/30/23 $11,570 $11,300 $11,951 5/31/23 $11,415 $11,177 $11,808 6/30/23 $11,392 $11,137 $11,768 7/31/23 $11,419 $11,130 $11,783 8/31/23 $11,322 $11,059 $11,678 9/30/23 $11,123 $10,778 $11,462 10/31/23 $11,030 $10,607 $11,379 11/30/23 $11,337 $11,088 $11,688 12/31/23 $11,619 $11,512 $12,002 1/31/24 $11,670 $11,481 $12,023 2/29/24 $11,550 $11,318 $11,894 3/31/24 $11,634 $11,423 $11,992 4/30/24 $11,446 $11,134 $11,790 5/31/24 $11,646 $11,323 $11,993 6/30/24 $11,729 $11,430 $12,087
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 2.96% 2.00% 1.61% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index 2.71% 2.07% 1.91%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 1,420,274,000	$ 1,420,274,000	$ 1,420,274,000	$ 1,420,274,000
Holdings Count | Holding	515	515	515	515
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,774,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	102%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $1,420,274 # of Portfolio Holdings 515 Portfolio Turnover Rate 102% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,774 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Treasury Obligations 85.2% U.S. Government Agencies 14.4% Asset-Backed Securities 8.9% Sovereign Issues 7.8% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 1.1% Corporate Bonds & Notes 0.1% Short-Term Investments 49.3% Other Investments 0.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (67.2%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026483
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Real Return Portfolio
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Real Return Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $44 0.88%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 44
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.88%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to U.S. breakeven inflation ("BEI"), the yield differential between nominal government bonds and like-maturity inflation-linked bonds, contributed to relative performance, as U.S. BEI moved higher. • Short exposure to eurozone interest rates contributed to relative performance, as eurozone interest rates broadly rose. • Exposure to securitized assets, including collateralized loan obligations and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, contributed to relative performance, as spreads broadly tightened across these sectors. • Overweight exposure to U.S. interest rates detracted from relative performance, as U.S. interest rates broadly rose. • There were no other material detractors for this Portfolio.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $10,001 $9,975 $10,003 8/31/14 $10,048 $10,085 $10,047 9/30/14 $9,770 $10,017 $9,796 10/31/14 $9,856 $10,115 $9,879 11/30/14 $9,888 $10,187 $9,905 12/31/14 $9,686 $10,196 $9,793 1/31/15 $10,028 $10,410 $10,101 2/28/15 $9,947 $10,312 $9,980 3/31/15 $9,858 $10,360 $9,933 4/30/15 $9,898 $10,323 $10,006 5/31/15 $9,779 $10,298 $9,923 6/30/15 $9,698 $10,186 $9,827 7/31/15 $9,755 $10,257 $9,847 8/31/15 $9,612 $10,242 $9,772 9/30/15 $9,510 $10,311 $9,714 10/31/15 $9,574 $10,313 $9,739 11/30/15 $9,545 $10,286 $9,729 12/31/15 $9,438 $10,252 $9,652 1/31/16 $9,551 $10,393 $9,796 2/29/16 $9,592 $10,467 $9,905 3/31/16 $9,840 $10,563 $10,083 4/30/16 $9,890 $10,604 $10,117 5/31/16 $9,809 $10,607 $10,046 6/30/16 $10,025 $10,797 $10,255 7/31/16 $10,111 $10,865 $10,344 8/31/16 $10,077 $10,853 $10,297 9/30/16 $10,169 $10,847 $10,354 10/31/16 $10,133 $10,764 $10,312 11/30/16 $9,942 $10,509 $10,114 12/31/16 $9,943 $10,524 $10,104 1/31/17 $10,051 $10,544 $10,189 2/28/17 $10,101 $10,615 $10,237 3/31/17 $10,123 $10,610 $10,232 4/30/17 $10,171 $10,692 $10,292 5/31/17 $10,170 $10,774 $10,288 6/30/17 $10,082 $10,763 $10,190 7/31/17 $10,136 $10,809 $10,236 8/31/17 $10,231 $10,906 $10,345 9/30/17 $10,184 $10,854 $10,278 10/31/17 $10,213 $10,861 $10,300 11/30/17 $10,227 $10,847 $10,314 12/31/17 $10,322 $10,897 $10,408 1/31/18 $10,241 $10,771 $10,319 2/28/18 $10,143 $10,669 $10,219 3/31/18 $10,223 $10,737 $10,326 4/30/18 $10,226 $10,658 $10,320 5/31/18 $10,235 $10,734 $10,364 6/30/18 $10,293 $10,720 $10,406 7/31/18 $10,268 $10,723 $10,356 8/31/18 $10,304 $10,792 $10,430 9/30/18 $10,221 $10,722 $10,320 10/31/18 $10,051 $10,638 $10,172 11/30/18 $10,083 $10,701 $10,221 12/31/18 $10,109 $10,898 $10,277 1/31/19 $10,290 $11,014 $10,415 2/28/19 $10,284 $11,007 $10,414 3/31/19 $10,474 $11,219 $10,605 4/30/19 $10,510 $11,221 $10,640 5/31/19 $10,688 $11,421 $10,816 6/30/19 $10,758 $11,564 $10,909 7/31/19 $10,791 $11,589 $10,948 8/31/19 $10,986 $11,890 $11,208 9/30/19 $10,881 $11,826 $11,056 10/31/19 $10,885 $11,862 $11,084 11/30/19 $10,919 $11,856 $11,101 12/31/19 $10,978 $11,848 $11,143 1/31/20 $11,226 $12,076 $11,377 2/29/20 $11,315 $12,293 $11,534 3/31/20 $11,050 $12,221 $11,332 4/30/20 $11,404 $12,438 $11,647 5/31/20 $11,476 $12,496 $11,682 6/30/20 $11,639 $12,575 $11,812 7/31/20 $11,940 $12,762 $12,084 8/31/20 $12,073 $12,659 $12,216 9/30/20 $12,030 $12,652 $12,171 10/31/20 $11,961 $12,596 $12,092 11/30/20 $12,117 $12,720 $12,228 12/31/20 $12,283 $12,737 $12,368 1/31/21 $12,347 $12,646 $12,409 2/28/21 $12,129 $12,463 $12,209 3/31/21 $12,115 $12,308 $12,186 4/30/21 $12,300 $12,405 $12,356 5/31/21 $12,452 $12,445 $12,506 6/30/21 $12,511 $12,533 $12,582 7/31/21 $12,830 $12,673 $12,917 8/31/21 $12,805 $12,649 $12,894 9/30/21 $12,710 $12,539 $12,802 10/31/21 $12,807 $12,536 $12,947 11/30/21 $12,922 $12,573 $13,063 12/31/21 $12,988 $12,541 $13,105 1/31/22 $12,694 $12,271 $12,839 2/28/22 $12,802 $12,134 $12,949 3/31/22 $12,607 $11,797 $12,708 4/30/22 $12,345 $11,349 $12,449 5/31/22 $12,212 $11,422 $12,325 6/30/22 $11,794 $11,243 $11,935 7/31/22 $12,326 $11,518 $12,455 8/31/22 $12,002 $11,192 $12,123 9/30/22 $11,188 $10,709 $11,321 10/31/22 $11,349 $10,570 $11,462 11/30/22 $11,551 $10,959 $11,671 12/31/22 $11,459 $10,909 $11,552 1/31/23 $11,671 $11,245 $11,764 2/28/23 $11,503 $10,954 $11,603 3/31/23 $11,814 $11,232 $11,938 4/30/23 $11,827 $11,300 $11,951 5/31/23 $11,672 $11,177 $11,808 6/30/23 $11,650 $11,137 $11,768 7/31/23 $11,680 $11,130 $11,783 8/31/23 $11,584 $11,059 $11,678 9/30/23 $11,383 $10,778 $11,462 10/31/23 $11,289 $10,607 $11,379 11/30/23 $11,607 $11,088 $11,688 12/31/23 $11,897 $11,512 $12,002 1/31/24 $11,952 $11,481 $12,023 2/29/24 $11,831 $11,318 $11,894 3/31/24 $11,920 $11,423 $11,992 4/30/24 $11,730 $11,134 $11,790 5/31/24 $11,938 $11,323 $11,993 6/30/24 $12,025 $11,430 $12,087
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 3.22% 2.25% 1.86% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index 2.71% 2.07% 1.91%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 1,420,274,000	$ 1,420,274,000	$ 1,420,274,000	$ 1,420,274,000
Holdings Count | Holding	515	515	515	515
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 1,774,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	102%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $1,420,274 # of Portfolio Holdings 515 Portfolio Turnover Rate 102% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $1,774 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Treasury Obligations 85.2% U.S. Government Agencies 14.4% Asset-Backed Securities 8.9% Sovereign Issues 7.8% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 1.1% Corporate Bonds & Notes 0.1% Short-Term Investments 49.3% Other Investments 0.4% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (67.2%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026484
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Short-Term Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Short-Term Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $31 0.62%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 31
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.62%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to select securitized credit, particularly asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • U.S. duration positioning in the 3-year part of the curve contributed to relative performance, as underweight exposure in the first quarter of 2024 provided positive total return as interest rates rose. • Overweight exposure to investment grade corporate credit, particularly financials, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • There were no material detractors for this Portfolio.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $10,006 $9,975 $10,000 8/31/14 $10,021 $10,085 $10,001 9/30/14 $10,037 $10,017 $10,001 10/31/14 $10,044 $10,115 $10,001 11/30/14 $10,021 $10,187 $10,001 12/31/14 $9,999 $10,196 $10,001 1/31/15 $9,974 $10,410 $10,001 2/28/15 $10,056 $10,312 $10,002 3/31/15 $10,070 $10,360 $10,002 4/30/15 $10,087 $10,323 $10,002 5/31/15 $10,113 $10,298 $10,002 6/30/15 $10,110 $10,186 $10,002 7/31/15 $10,119 $10,257 $10,002 8/31/15 $10,099 $10,242 $10,003 9/30/15 $10,049 $10,311 $10,003 10/31/15 $10,098 $10,313 $10,003 11/30/15 $10,118 $10,286 $10,003 12/31/15 $10,110 $10,252 $10,004 1/31/16 $10,070 $10,393 $10,005 2/29/16 $10,041 $10,467 $10,007 3/31/16 $10,083 $10,563 $10,009 4/30/16 $10,136 $10,604 $10,012 5/31/16 $10,198 $10,607 $10,014 6/30/16 $10,173 $10,797 $10,016 7/31/16 $10,208 $10,865 $10,018 8/31/16 $10,254 $10,853 $10,021 9/30/16 $10,267 $10,847 $10,023 10/31/16 $10,310 $10,764 $10,025 11/30/16 $10,336 $10,509 $10,028 12/31/16 $10,349 $10,524 $10,031 1/31/17 $10,370 $10,544 $10,035 2/28/17 $10,404 $10,615 $10,039 3/31/17 $10,418 $10,610 $10,043 4/30/17 $10,443 $10,692 $10,048 5/31/17 $10,448 $10,774 $10,054 6/30/17 $10,495 $10,763 $10,062 7/31/17 $10,489 $10,809 $10,070 8/31/17 $10,494 $10,906 $10,079 9/30/17 $10,540 $10,854 $10,087 10/31/17 $10,586 $10,861 $10,096 11/30/17 $10,603 $10,847 $10,105 12/31/17 $10,598 $10,897 $10,116 1/31/18 $10,622 $10,771 $10,127 2/28/18 $10,637 $10,669 $10,138 3/31/18 $10,623 $10,737 $10,151 4/30/18 $10,671 $10,658 $10,164 5/31/18 $10,681 $10,734 $10,180 6/30/18 $10,702 $10,720 $10,195 7/31/18 $10,732 $10,723 $10,212 8/31/18 $10,756 $10,792 $10,229 9/30/18 $10,795 $10,722 $10,246 10/31/18 $10,805 $10,638 $10,265 11/30/18 $10,798 $10,701 $10,284 12/31/18 $10,760 $10,898 $10,304 1/31/19 $10,802 $11,014 $10,325 2/28/19 $10,853 $11,007 $10,344 3/31/19 $10,868 $11,219 $10,365 4/30/19 $10,905 $11,221 $10,386 5/31/19 $10,913 $11,421 $10,408 6/30/19 $10,926 $11,564 $10,429 7/31/19 $10,981 $11,589 $10,450 8/31/19 $10,972 $11,890 $10,470 9/30/19 $11,002 $11,826 $10,488 10/31/19 $11,023 $11,862 $10,505 11/30/19 $11,042 $11,856 $10,521 12/31/19 $11,061 $11,848 $10,536 1/31/20 $11,132 $12,076 $10,550 2/29/20 $11,156 $12,293 $10,564 3/31/20 $10,816 $12,221 $10,577 4/30/20 $11,003 $12,438 $10,586 5/31/20 $11,090 $12,496 $10,590 6/30/20 $11,214 $12,575 $10,591 7/31/20 $11,232 $12,762 $10,592 8/31/20 $11,251 $12,659 $10,594 9/30/20 $11,280 $12,652 $10,595 10/31/20 $11,308 $12,596 $10,596 11/30/20 $11,292 $12,720 $10,596 12/31/20 $11,309 $12,737 $10,597 1/31/21 $11,336 $12,646 $10,598 2/28/21 $11,320 $12,463 $10,599 3/31/21 $11,339 $12,308 $10,599 4/30/21 $11,336 $12,405 $10,600 5/31/21 $11,341 $12,445 $10,600 6/30/21 $11,339 $12,533 $10,600 7/31/21 $11,322 $12,673 $10,600 8/31/21 $11,327 $12,649 $10,600 9/30/21 $11,332 $12,539 $10,601 10/31/21 $11,304 $12,536 $10,601 11/30/21 $11,287 $12,573 $10,602 12/31/21 $11,303 $12,541 $10,602 1/31/22 $11,285 $12,271 $10,603 2/28/22 $11,247 $12,134 $10,603 3/31/22 $11,176 $11,797 $10,605 4/30/22 $11,162 $11,349 $10,608 5/31/22 $11,171 $11,422 $10,613 6/30/22 $11,126 $11,243 $10,620 7/31/22 $11,119 $11,518 $10,631 8/31/22 $11,181 $11,192 $10,647 9/30/22 $11,190 $10,709 $10,668 10/31/22 $11,180 $10,570 $10,694 11/30/22 $11,208 $10,959 $10,725 12/31/22 $11,286 $10,909 $10,761 1/31/23 $11,329 $11,245 $10,801 2/28/23 $11,396 $10,954 $10,839 3/31/23 $11,402 $11,232 $10,882 4/30/23 $11,462 $11,300 $10,925 5/31/23 $11,516 $11,177 $10,972 6/30/23 $11,585 $11,137 $11,018 7/31/23 $11,662 $11,130 $11,069 8/31/23 $11,721 $11,059 $11,120 9/30/23 $11,792 $10,778 $11,170 10/31/23 $11,852 $10,607 $11,223 11/30/23 $11,901 $11,088 $11,274 12/31/23 $11,952 $11,512 $11,327 1/31/24 $12,024 $11,481 $11,380 2/29/24 $12,097 $11,318 $11,430 3/31/24 $12,161 $11,423 $11,482 4/30/24 $12,225 $11,134 $11,534 5/31/24 $12,281 $11,323 $11,588 6/30/24 $12,330 $11,430 $11,640
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 6.43% 2.45% 2.12% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index 5.64% 2.22% 1.53%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 605,424,000	$ 605,424,000	$ 605,424,000	$ 605,424,000
Holdings Count | Holding	570	570	570	570
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 739,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	32%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $605,424 # of Portfolio Holdings 570 Portfolio Turnover Rate 32% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $739 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Corporate Bonds & Notes 47.0% Asset-Backed Securities 32.5% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 8.5% U.S. Government Agencies 5.1% U.S. Treasury Obligations 2.8% Municipal Bonds & Notes 0.3% Short-Term Investments 26.4% Other Investments 0.0% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (22.6%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000081128
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Short-Term Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Short-Term Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $36 0.72%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 36
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.72%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to select securitized credit, particularly asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • U.S. duration positioning in the 3-year part of the curve contributed to relative performance, as underweight exposure in the first quarter of 2024 provided positive total return as interest rates rose. • Overweight exposure to investment grade corporate credit, particularly financials, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • There were no material detractors for this Portfolio.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $10,005 $9,975 $10,000 8/31/14 $10,019 $10,085 $10,001 9/30/14 $10,034 $10,017 $10,001 10/31/14 $10,040 $10,115 $10,001 11/30/14 $10,016 $10,187 $10,001 12/31/14 $9,994 $10,196 $10,001 1/31/15 $9,968 $10,410 $10,001 2/28/15 $10,049 $10,312 $10,002 3/31/15 $10,062 $10,360 $10,002 4/30/15 $10,078 $10,323 $10,002 5/31/15 $10,103 $10,298 $10,002 6/30/15 $10,099 $10,186 $10,002 7/31/15 $10,107 $10,257 $10,002 8/31/15 $10,086 $10,242 $10,003 9/30/15 $10,036 $10,311 $10,003 10/31/15 $10,083 $10,313 $10,003 11/30/15 $10,102 $10,286 $10,003 12/31/15 $10,094 $10,252 $10,004 1/31/16 $10,053 $10,393 $10,005 2/29/16 $10,023 $10,467 $10,007 3/31/16 $10,064 $10,563 $10,009 4/30/16 $10,113 $10,604 $10,012 5/31/16 $10,175 $10,607 $10,014 6/30/16 $10,149 $10,797 $10,016 7/31/16 $10,182 $10,865 $10,018 8/31/16 $10,226 $10,853 $10,021 9/30/16 $10,238 $10,847 $10,023 10/31/16 $10,281 $10,764 $10,025 11/30/16 $10,305 $10,509 $10,028 12/31/16 $10,318 $10,524 $10,031 1/31/17 $10,338 $10,544 $10,035 2/28/17 $10,371 $10,615 $10,039 3/31/17 $10,384 $10,610 $10,043 4/30/17 $10,408 $10,692 $10,048 5/31/17 $10,413 $10,774 $10,054 6/30/17 $10,458 $10,763 $10,062 7/31/17 $10,451 $10,809 $10,070 8/31/17 $10,456 $10,906 $10,079 9/30/17 $10,500 $10,854 $10,087 10/31/17 $10,545 $10,861 $10,096 11/30/17 $10,561 $10,847 $10,105 12/31/17 $10,556 $10,897 $10,116 1/31/18 $10,579 $10,771 $10,127 2/28/18 $10,593 $10,669 $10,138 3/31/18 $10,578 $10,737 $10,151 4/30/18 $10,625 $10,658 $10,164 5/31/18 $10,634 $10,734 $10,180 6/30/18 $10,654 $10,720 $10,195 7/31/18 $10,683 $10,723 $10,212 8/31/18 $10,705 $10,792 $10,229 9/30/18 $10,744 $10,722 $10,246 10/31/18 $10,753 $10,638 $10,265 11/30/18 $10,744 $10,701 $10,284 12/31/18 $10,707 $10,898 $10,304 1/31/19 $10,747 $11,014 $10,325 2/28/19 $10,797 $11,007 $10,344 3/31/19 $10,811 $11,219 $10,365 4/30/19 $10,847 $11,221 $10,386 5/31/19 $10,854 $11,421 $10,408 6/30/19 $10,866 $11,564 $10,429 7/31/19 $10,920 $11,589 $10,450 8/31/19 $10,909 $11,890 $10,470 9/30/19 $10,939 $11,826 $10,488 10/31/19 $10,958 $11,862 $10,505 11/30/19 $10,977 $11,856 $10,521 12/31/19 $10,995 $11,848 $10,536 1/31/20 $11,064 $12,076 $10,550 2/29/20 $11,088 $12,293 $10,564 3/31/20 $10,749 $12,221 $10,577 4/30/20 $10,933 $12,438 $10,586 5/31/20 $11,019 $12,496 $10,590 6/30/20 $11,141 $12,575 $10,591 7/31/20 $11,158 $12,762 $10,592 8/31/20 $11,176 $12,659 $10,594 9/30/20 $11,204 $12,652 $10,595 10/31/20 $11,231 $12,596 $10,596 11/30/20 $11,214 $12,720 $10,596 12/31/20 $11,230 $12,737 $10,597 1/31/21 $11,256 $12,646 $10,598 2/28/21 $11,240 $12,463 $10,599 3/31/21 $11,257 $12,308 $10,599 4/30/21 $11,253 $12,405 $10,600 5/31/21 $11,257 $12,445 $10,600 6/30/21 $11,254 $12,533 $10,600 7/31/21 $11,237 $12,673 $10,600 8/31/21 $11,241 $12,649 $10,600 9/30/21 $11,245 $12,539 $10,601 10/31/21 $11,216 $12,536 $10,601 11/30/21 $11,198 $12,573 $10,602 12/31/21 $11,213 $12,541 $10,602 1/31/22 $11,194 $12,271 $10,603 2/28/22 $11,155 $12,134 $10,603 3/31/22 $11,084 $11,797 $10,605 4/30/22 $11,069 $11,349 $10,608 5/31/22 $11,078 $11,422 $10,613 6/30/22 $11,031 $11,243 $10,620 7/31/22 $11,024 $11,518 $10,631 8/31/22 $11,084 $11,192 $10,647 9/30/22 $11,093 $10,709 $10,668 10/31/22 $11,081 $10,570 $10,694 11/30/22 $11,108 $10,959 $10,725 12/31/22 $11,185 $10,909 $10,761 1/31/23 $11,226 $11,245 $10,801 2/28/23 $11,292 $10,954 $10,839 3/31/23 $11,297 $11,232 $10,882 4/30/23 $11,355 $11,300 $10,925 5/31/23 $11,408 $11,177 $10,972 6/30/23 $11,475 $11,137 $11,018 7/31/23 $11,551 $11,130 $11,069 8/31/23 $11,608 $11,059 $11,120 9/30/23 $11,678 $10,778 $11,170 10/31/23 $11,736 $10,607 $11,223 11/30/23 $11,784 $11,088 $11,274 12/31/23 $11,833 $11,512 $11,327 1/31/24 $11,904 $11,481 $11,380 2/29/24 $11,975 $11,318 $11,430 3/31/24 $12,037 $11,423 $11,482 4/30/24 $12,099 $11,134 $11,534 5/31/24 $12,154 $11,323 $11,588 6/30/24 $12,201 $11,430 $11,640
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 6.33% 2.35% 2.01% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index 5.64% 2.22% 1.53%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 605,424,000	$ 605,424,000	$ 605,424,000	$ 605,424,000
Holdings Count | Holding	570	570	570	570
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 739,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	32%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $605,424 # of Portfolio Holdings 570 Portfolio Turnover Rate 32% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $739 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Corporate Bonds & Notes 47.0% Asset-Backed Securities 32.5% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 8.5% U.S. Government Agencies 5.1% U.S. Treasury Obligations 2.8% Municipal Bonds & Notes 0.3% Short-Term Investments 26.4% Other Investments 0.0% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (22.6%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026485
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Short-Term Portfolio
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Short-Term Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $24 0.47%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 24
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.47%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Overweight exposure to select securitized credit, particularly asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • U.S. duration positioning in the 3-year part of the curve contributed to relative performance, as underweight exposure in the first quarter of 2024 provided positive total return as interest rates rose. • Overweight exposure to investment grade corporate credit, particularly financials, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • There were no material detractors for this Portfolio.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $10,007 $9,975 $10,000 8/31/14 $10,024 $10,085 $10,001 9/30/14 $10,041 $10,017 $10,001 10/31/14 $10,049 $10,115 $10,001 11/30/14 $10,027 $10,187 $10,001 12/31/14 $10,007 $10,196 $10,001 1/31/15 $9,983 $10,410 $10,001 2/28/15 $10,066 $10,312 $10,002 3/31/15 $10,082 $10,360 $10,002 4/30/15 $10,099 $10,323 $10,002 5/31/15 $10,127 $10,298 $10,002 6/30/15 $10,126 $10,186 $10,002 7/31/15 $10,136 $10,257 $10,002 8/31/15 $10,117 $10,242 $10,003 9/30/15 $10,068 $10,311 $10,003 10/31/15 $10,118 $10,313 $10,003 11/30/15 $10,139 $10,286 $10,003 12/31/15 $10,133 $10,252 $10,004 1/31/16 $10,094 $10,393 $10,005 2/29/16 $10,066 $10,467 $10,007 3/31/16 $10,109 $10,563 $10,009 4/30/16 $10,163 $10,604 $10,012 5/31/16 $10,227 $10,607 $10,014 6/30/16 $10,204 $10,797 $10,016 7/31/16 $10,240 $10,865 $10,018 8/31/16 $10,287 $10,853 $10,021 9/30/16 $10,301 $10,847 $10,023 10/31/16 $10,346 $10,764 $10,025 11/30/16 $10,373 $10,509 $10,028 12/31/16 $10,388 $10,524 $10,031 1/31/17 $10,411 $10,544 $10,035 2/28/17 $10,445 $10,615 $10,039 3/31/17 $10,461 $10,610 $10,043 4/30/17 $10,487 $10,692 $10,048 5/31/17 $10,494 $10,774 $10,054 6/30/17 $10,542 $10,763 $10,062 7/31/17 $10,537 $10,809 $10,070 8/31/17 $10,544 $10,906 $10,079 9/30/17 $10,591 $10,854 $10,087 10/31/17 $10,639 $10,861 $10,096 11/30/17 $10,657 $10,847 $10,105 12/31/17 $10,654 $10,897 $10,116 1/31/18 $10,680 $10,771 $10,127 2/28/18 $10,696 $10,669 $10,138 3/31/18 $10,683 $10,737 $10,151 4/30/18 $10,733 $10,658 $10,164 5/31/18 $10,744 $10,734 $10,180 6/30/18 $10,767 $10,720 $10,195 7/31/18 $10,798 $10,723 $10,212 8/31/18 $10,823 $10,792 $10,229 9/30/18 $10,864 $10,722 $10,246 10/31/18 $10,876 $10,638 $10,265 11/30/18 $10,869 $10,701 $10,284 12/31/18 $10,833 $10,898 $10,304 1/31/19 $10,876 $11,014 $10,325 2/28/19 $10,929 $11,007 $10,344 3/31/19 $10,945 $11,219 $10,365 4/30/19 $10,984 $11,221 $10,386 5/31/19 $10,993 $11,421 $10,408 6/30/19 $11,008 $11,564 $10,429 7/31/19 $11,065 $11,589 $10,450 8/31/19 $11,057 $11,890 $10,470 9/30/19 $11,089 $11,826 $10,488 10/31/19 $11,111 $11,862 $10,505 11/30/19 $11,132 $11,856 $10,521 12/31/19 $11,153 $11,848 $10,536 1/31/20 $11,225 $12,076 $10,550 2/29/20 $11,251 $12,293 $10,564 3/31/20 $10,910 $12,221 $10,577 4/30/20 $11,099 $12,438 $10,586 5/31/20 $11,189 $12,496 $10,590 6/30/20 $11,315 $12,575 $10,591 7/31/20 $11,335 $12,762 $10,592 8/31/20 $11,355 $12,659 $10,594 9/30/20 $11,386 $12,652 $10,595 10/31/20 $11,416 $12,596 $10,596 11/30/20 $11,401 $12,720 $10,596 12/31/20 $11,420 $12,737 $10,597 1/31/21 $11,448 $12,646 $10,598 2/28/21 $11,434 $12,463 $10,599 3/31/21 $11,454 $12,308 $10,599 4/30/21 $11,452 $12,405 $10,600 5/31/21 $11,459 $12,445 $10,600 6/30/21 $11,458 $12,533 $10,600 7/31/21 $11,443 $12,673 $10,600 8/31/21 $11,449 $12,649 $10,600 9/30/21 $11,456 $12,539 $10,601 10/31/21 $11,429 $12,536 $10,601 11/30/21 $11,413 $12,573 $10,602 12/31/21 $11,431 $12,541 $10,602 1/31/22 $11,414 $12,271 $10,603 2/28/22 $11,376 $12,134 $10,603 3/31/22 $11,306 $11,797 $10,605 4/30/22 $11,294 $11,349 $10,608 5/31/22 $11,305 $11,422 $10,613 6/30/22 $11,260 $11,243 $10,620 7/31/22 $11,255 $11,518 $10,631 8/31/22 $11,318 $11,192 $10,647 9/30/22 $11,330 $10,709 $10,668 10/31/22 $11,320 $10,570 $10,694 11/30/22 $11,350 $10,959 $10,725 12/31/22 $11,431 $10,909 $10,761 1/31/23 $11,476 $11,245 $10,801 2/28/23 $11,545 $10,954 $10,839 3/31/23 $11,553 $11,232 $10,882 4/30/23 $11,614 $11,300 $10,925 5/31/23 $11,671 $11,177 $10,972 6/30/23 $11,742 $11,137 $11,018 7/31/23 $11,822 $11,130 $11,069 8/31/23 $11,883 $11,059 $11,120 9/30/23 $11,957 $10,778 $11,170 10/31/23 $12,019 $10,607 $11,223 11/30/23 $12,070 $11,088 $11,274 12/31/23 $12,124 $11,512 $11,327 1/31/24 $12,198 $11,481 $11,380 2/29/24 $12,274 $11,318 $11,430 3/31/24 $12,340 $11,423 $11,482 4/30/24 $12,406 $11,134 $11,534 5/31/24 $12,465 $11,323 $11,588 6/30/24 $12,516 $11,430 $11,640
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 6.59% 2.60% 2.27% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35% FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index 5.64% 2.22% 1.53%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 605,424,000	$ 605,424,000	$ 605,424,000	$ 605,424,000
Holdings Count | Holding	570	570	570	570
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 739,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	32%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $605,424 # of Portfolio Holdings 570 Portfolio Turnover Rate 32% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $739 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference Corporate Bonds & Notes 47.0% Asset-Backed Securities 32.5% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 8.5% U.S. Government Agencies 5.1% U.S. Treasury Obligations 2.8% Municipal Bonds & Notes 0.3% Short-Term Investments 26.4% Other Investments 0.0% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (22.6%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026489
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Total Return Portfolio
Class Name	Administrative
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Total Return Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Administrative Class $40 0.81%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 40
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.81%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Long exposure to securitized credit contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Curve positioning in the U.S., primarily underweight exposure to the long end of the yield curve, contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Security selection within non-financial investment grade corporate credit, primarily real estate investment trusts, transportation and utilities, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Long exposure to duration in the dollar bloc, primarily Canada in the first half of the reporting period, detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to select Latin American emerging market currencies, namely the Brazilian real and Mexican peso, detracted from relative performance, as those currencies depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to duration in Mexico detracted from relative performance, as yields rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Administrative Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,951 $9,975 8/31/14 $10,055 $10,085 9/30/14 $9,969 $10,017 10/31/14 $10,063 $10,115 11/30/14 $10,161 $10,187 12/31/14 $10,107 $10,196 1/31/15 $10,380 $10,410 2/28/15 $10,302 $10,312 3/31/15 $10,325 $10,360 4/30/15 $10,270 $10,323 5/31/15 $10,235 $10,298 6/30/15 $10,132 $10,186 7/31/15 $10,249 $10,257 8/31/15 $10,170 $10,242 9/30/15 $10,124 $10,311 10/31/15 $10,207 $10,313 11/30/15 $10,193 $10,286 12/31/15 $10,152 $10,252 1/31/16 $10,255 $10,393 2/29/16 $10,215 $10,467 3/31/16 $10,349 $10,563 4/30/16 $10,405 $10,604 5/31/16 $10,427 $10,607 6/30/16 $10,575 $10,797 7/31/16 $10,684 $10,865 8/31/16 $10,665 $10,853 9/30/16 $10,696 $10,847 10/31/16 $10,632 $10,764 11/30/16 $10,367 $10,509 12/31/16 $10,424 $10,524 1/31/17 $10,495 $10,544 2/28/17 $10,580 $10,615 3/31/17 $10,583 $10,610 4/30/17 $10,670 $10,692 5/31/17 $10,757 $10,774 6/30/17 $10,768 $10,763 7/31/17 $10,834 $10,809 8/31/17 $10,972 $10,906 9/30/17 $10,932 $10,854 10/31/17 $10,910 $10,861 11/30/17 $10,879 $10,847 12/31/17 $10,936 $10,897 1/31/18 $10,833 $10,771 2/28/18 $10,760 $10,669 3/31/18 $10,801 $10,737 4/30/18 $10,711 $10,658 5/31/18 $10,744 $10,734 6/30/18 $10,749 $10,720 7/31/18 $10,772 $10,723 8/31/18 $10,817 $10,792 9/30/18 $10,759 $10,722 10/31/18 $10,721 $10,638 11/30/18 $10,748 $10,701 12/31/18 $10,878 $10,898 1/31/19 $11,029 $11,014 2/28/19 $11,046 $11,007 3/31/19 $11,200 $11,219 4/30/19 $11,219 $11,221 5/31/19 $11,420 $11,421 6/30/19 $11,547 $11,564 7/31/19 $11,544 $11,589 8/31/19 $11,858 $11,890 9/30/19 $11,811 $11,826 10/31/19 $11,847 $11,862 11/30/19 $11,811 $11,856 12/31/19 $11,787 $11,848 1/31/20 $12,070 $12,076 2/29/20 $12,232 $12,293 3/31/20 $12,002 $12,221 4/30/20 $12,252 $12,438 5/31/20 $12,370 $12,496 6/30/20 $12,510 $12,575 7/31/20 $12,685 $12,762 8/31/20 $12,659 $12,659 9/30/20 $12,667 $12,652 10/31/20 $12,612 $12,596 11/30/20 $12,762 $12,720 12/31/20 $12,806 $12,737 1/31/21 $12,746 $12,646 2/28/21 $12,565 $12,463 3/31/21 $12,405 $12,308 4/30/21 $12,514 $12,405 5/31/21 $12,553 $12,445 6/30/21 $12,652 $12,533 7/31/21 $12,777 $12,673 8/31/21 $12,759 $12,649 9/30/21 $12,661 $12,539 10/31/21 $12,623 $12,536 11/30/21 $12,644 $12,573 12/31/21 $12,644 $12,541 1/31/22 $12,406 $12,271 2/28/22 $12,273 $12,134 3/31/22 $11,868 $11,797 4/30/22 $11,396 $11,349 5/31/22 $11,442 $11,422 6/30/22 $11,180 $11,243 7/31/22 $11,431 $11,518 8/31/22 $11,145 $11,192 9/30/22 $10,646 $10,709 10/31/22 $10,457 $10,570 11/30/22 $10,845 $10,959 12/31/22 $10,836 $10,909 1/31/23 $11,201 $11,245 2/28/23 $10,918 $10,954 3/31/23 $11,122 $11,232 4/30/23 $11,190 $11,300 5/31/23 $11,089 $11,177 6/30/23 $11,051 $11,137 7/31/23 $11,093 $11,130 8/31/23 $11,016 $11,059 9/30/23 $10,741 $10,778 10/31/23 $10,551 $10,607 11/30/23 $11,046 $11,088 12/31/23 $11,478 $11,512 1/31/24 $11,498 $11,481 2/29/24 $11,356 $11,318 3/31/24 $11,471 $11,423 4/30/24 $11,206 $11,134 5/31/24 $11,415 $11,323 6/30/24 $11,516 $11,430
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Administrative Class 4.21% (0.05%) 1.42% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 4,478,139,000	$ 4,478,139,000	$ 4,478,139,000	$ 4,478,139,000
Holdings Count | Holding	1,548	1,548	1,548	1,548
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 5,629,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	305%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $4,478,139 # of Portfolio Holdings 1,548 Portfolio Turnover Rate 305% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $5,629 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 51.3% Corporate Bonds & Notes 37.1% Asset-Backed Securities 16.1% U.S. Treasury Obligations 15.8% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 11.7% Sovereign Issues 4.6% Affiliated Investments 3.5% Municipal Bonds & Notes 0.8% Loan Participations and Assignments 0.3% Preferred Securities 0.3% Other Investments 0.9% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (42.4%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000030985
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Total Return Portfolio
Class Name	Advisor
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Total Return Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
Additional Information Phone Number	888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)</span>" id="sjs-B1349">&lt;span style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 12px; grid-area: auto; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; text-align: left;">888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)&lt;/span>
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Advisor Class $45 0.91%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 45
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.91%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Long exposure to securitized credit contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Curve positioning in the U.S., primarily underweight exposure to the long end of the yield curve, contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Security selection within non-financial investment grade corporate credit, primarily real estate investment trusts, transportation and utilities, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Long exposure to duration in the dollar bloc, primarily Canada in the first half of the reporting period, detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to select Latin American emerging market currencies, namely the Brazilian real and Mexican peso, detracted from relative performance, as those currencies depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to duration in Mexico detracted from relative performance, as yields rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Advisor Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,950 $9,975 8/31/14 $10,053 $10,085 9/30/14 $9,966 $10,017 10/31/14 $10,059 $10,115 11/30/14 $10,157 $10,187 12/31/14 $10,102 $10,196 1/31/15 $10,374 $10,410 2/28/15 $10,296 $10,312 3/31/15 $10,318 $10,360 4/30/15 $10,262 $10,323 5/31/15 $10,226 $10,298 6/30/15 $10,122 $10,186 7/31/15 $10,238 $10,257 8/31/15 $10,158 $10,242 9/30/15 $10,111 $10,311 10/31/15 $10,193 $10,313 11/30/15 $10,179 $10,286 12/31/15 $10,137 $10,252 1/31/16 $10,238 $10,393 2/29/16 $10,198 $10,467 3/31/16 $10,331 $10,563 4/30/16 $10,386 $10,604 5/31/16 $10,407 $10,607 6/30/16 $10,554 $10,797 7/31/16 $10,662 $10,865 8/31/16 $10,642 $10,853 9/30/16 $10,672 $10,847 10/31/16 $10,608 $10,764 11/30/16 $10,342 $10,509 12/31/16 $10,398 $10,524 1/31/17 $10,468 $10,544 2/28/17 $10,552 $10,615 3/31/17 $10,554 $10,610 4/30/17 $10,640 $10,692 5/31/17 $10,726 $10,774 6/30/17 $10,736 $10,763 7/31/17 $10,801 $10,809 8/31/17 $10,938 $10,906 9/30/17 $10,896 $10,854 10/31/17 $10,874 $10,861 11/30/17 $10,842 $10,847 12/31/17 $10,898 $10,897 1/31/18 $10,794 $10,771 2/28/18 $10,721 $10,669 3/31/18 $10,761 $10,737 4/30/18 $10,671 $10,658 5/31/18 $10,703 $10,734 6/30/18 $10,706 $10,720 7/31/18 $10,728 $10,723 8/31/18 $10,772 $10,792 9/30/18 $10,713 $10,722 10/31/18 $10,675 $10,638 11/30/18 $10,701 $10,701 12/31/18 $10,829 $10,898 1/31/19 $10,979 $11,014 2/28/19 $10,995 $11,007 3/31/19 $11,147 $11,219 4/30/19 $11,165 $11,221 5/31/19 $11,365 $11,421 6/30/19 $11,489 $11,564 7/31/19 $11,486 $11,589 8/31/19 $11,797 $11,890 9/30/19 $11,749 $11,826 10/31/19 $11,784 $11,862 11/30/19 $11,747 $11,856 12/31/19 $11,722 $11,848 1/31/20 $12,003 $12,076 2/29/20 $12,163 $12,293 3/31/20 $11,934 $12,221 4/30/20 $12,181 $12,438 5/31/20 $12,297 $12,496 6/30/20 $12,436 $12,575 7/31/20 $12,609 $12,762 8/31/20 $12,582 $12,659 9/30/20 $12,589 $12,652 10/31/20 $12,533 $12,596 11/30/20 $12,681 $12,720 12/31/20 $12,723 $12,737 1/31/21 $12,663 $12,646 2/28/21 $12,482 $12,463 3/31/21 $12,322 $12,308 4/30/21 $12,430 $12,405 5/31/21 $12,466 $12,445 6/30/21 $12,565 $12,533 7/31/21 $12,687 $12,673 8/31/21 $12,668 $12,649 9/30/21 $12,569 $12,539 10/31/21 $12,531 $12,536 11/30/21 $12,551 $12,573 12/31/21 $12,550 $12,541 1/31/22 $12,313 $12,271 2/28/22 $12,179 $12,134 3/31/22 $11,777 $11,797 4/30/22 $11,307 $11,349 5/31/22 $11,352 $11,422 6/30/22 $11,091 $11,243 7/31/22 $11,339 $11,518 8/31/22 $11,055 $11,192 9/30/22 $10,559 $10,709 10/31/22 $10,371 $10,570 11/30/22 $10,754 $10,959 12/31/22 $10,744 $10,909 1/31/23 $11,106 $11,245 2/28/23 $10,824 $10,954 3/31/23 $11,026 $11,232 4/30/23 $11,092 $11,300 5/31/23 $10,991 $11,177 6/30/23 $10,952 $11,137 7/31/23 $10,993 $11,130 8/31/23 $10,916 $11,059 9/30/23 $10,642 $10,778 10/31/23 $10,453 $10,607 11/30/23 $10,943 $11,088 12/31/23 $11,370 $11,512 1/31/24 $11,389 $11,481 2/29/24 $11,248 $11,318 3/31/24 $11,360 $11,423 4/30/24 $11,097 $11,134 5/31/24 $11,303 $11,323 6/30/24 $11,402 $11,430
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Advisor Class 4.11% (0.15%) 1.32% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 4,478,139,000	$ 4,478,139,000	$ 4,478,139,000	$ 4,478,139,000
Holdings Count | Holding	1,548	1,548	1,548	1,548
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 5,629,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	305%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $4,478,139 # of Portfolio Holdings 1,548 Portfolio Turnover Rate 305% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $5,629 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 51.3% Corporate Bonds & Notes 37.1% Asset-Backed Securities 16.1% U.S. Treasury Obligations 15.8% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 11.7% Sovereign Issues 4.6% Affiliated Investments 3.5% Municipal Bonds & Notes 0.8% Loan Participations and Assignments 0.3% Preferred Securities 0.3% Other Investments 0.9% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (42.4%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]
C000026490
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	PIMCO Total Return Portfolio
Class Name	Institutional
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]	This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the PIMCO Total Return Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 (the "reporting period").
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Additional Information [Text Block]	You can find additional information about the Portfolio at www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
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Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Cost of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Institutional Class $33 0.66%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 33
Expense Ratio, Percent	0.66%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]	How did the Portfolio perform during the reporting period and what affected its performance? The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period: • Long exposure to securitized credit contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Curve positioning in the U.S., primarily underweight exposure to the long end of the yield curve, contributed to relative performance, as yields rose. • Security selection within non-financial investment grade corporate credit, primarily real estate investment trusts, transportation and utilities, contributed to relative performance, as spreads tightened. • Long exposure to duration in the dollar bloc, primarily Canada in the first half of the reporting period, detracted from relative performance, as yields rose. • Long exposure to select Latin American emerging market currencies, namely the Brazilian real and Mexican peso, detracted from relative performance, as those currencies depreciated against the U.S. dollar. • Long exposure to duration in Mexico detracted from relative performance, as yields rose.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]	Institutional Class Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 6/30/14 $10,000 $10,000 7/31/14 $9,952 $9,975 8/31/14 $10,057 $10,085 9/30/14 $9,973 $10,017 10/31/14 $10,068 $10,115 11/30/14 $10,167 $10,187 12/31/14 $10,115 $10,196 1/31/15 $10,389 $10,410 2/28/15 $10,313 $10,312 3/31/15 $10,337 $10,360 4/30/15 $10,283 $10,323 5/31/15 $10,249 $10,298 6/30/15 $10,147 $10,186 7/31/15 $10,266 $10,257 8/31/15 $10,188 $10,242 9/30/15 $10,143 $10,311 10/31/15 $10,227 $10,313 11/30/15 $10,215 $10,286 12/31/15 $10,174 $10,252 1/31/16 $10,278 $10,393 2/29/16 $10,240 $10,467 3/31/16 $10,376 $10,563 4/30/16 $10,433 $10,604 5/31/16 $10,456 $10,607 6/30/16 $10,606 $10,797 7/31/16 $10,717 $10,865 8/31/16 $10,698 $10,853 9/30/16 $10,731 $10,847 10/31/16 $10,669 $10,764 11/30/16 $10,404 $10,509 12/31/16 $10,462 $10,524 1/31/17 $10,534 $10,544 2/28/17 $10,621 $10,615 3/31/17 $10,625 $10,610 4/30/17 $10,714 $10,692 5/31/17 $10,804 $10,774 6/30/17 $10,815 $10,763 7/31/17 $10,883 $10,809 8/31/17 $11,023 $10,906 9/30/17 $10,984 $10,854 10/31/17 $10,964 $10,861 11/30/17 $10,933 $10,847 12/31/17 $10,993 $10,897 1/31/18 $10,890 $10,771 2/28/18 $10,818 $10,669 3/31/18 $10,861 $10,737 4/30/18 $10,772 $10,658 5/31/18 $10,807 $10,734 6/30/18 $10,812 $10,720 7/31/18 $10,837 $10,723 8/31/18 $10,884 $10,792 9/30/18 $10,827 $10,722 10/31/18 $10,790 $10,638 11/30/18 $10,819 $10,701 12/31/18 $10,950 $10,898 1/31/19 $11,104 $11,014 2/28/19 $11,122 $11,007 3/31/19 $11,278 $11,219 4/30/19 $11,299 $11,221 5/31/19 $11,504 $11,421 6/30/19 $11,632 $11,564 7/31/19 $11,631 $11,589 8/31/19 $11,949 $11,890 9/30/19 $11,903 $11,826 10/31/19 $11,941 $11,862 11/30/19 $11,906 $11,856 12/31/19 $11,883 $11,848 1/31/20 $12,170 $12,076 2/29/20 $12,335 $12,293 3/31/20 $12,105 $12,221 4/30/20 $12,359 $12,438 5/31/20 $12,479 $12,496 6/30/20 $12,622 $12,575 7/31/20 $12,800 $12,762 8/31/20 $12,775 $12,659 9/30/20 $12,785 $12,652 10/31/20 $12,731 $12,596 11/30/20 $12,884 $12,720 12/31/20 $12,930 $12,737 1/31/21 $12,871 $12,646 2/28/21 $12,689 $12,463 3/31/21 $12,530 $12,308 4/30/21 $12,642 $12,405 5/31/21 $12,682 $12,445 6/30/21 $12,784 $12,533 7/31/21 $12,912 $12,673 8/31/21 $12,895 $12,649 9/30/21 $12,797 $12,539 10/31/21 $12,761 $12,536 11/30/21 $12,784 $12,573 12/31/21 $12,785 $12,541 1/31/22 $12,547 $12,271 2/28/22 $12,413 $12,134 3/31/22 $12,005 $11,797 4/30/22 $11,529 $11,349 5/31/22 $11,577 $11,422 6/30/22 $11,314 $11,243 7/31/22 $11,569 $11,518 8/31/22 $11,281 $11,192 9/30/22 $10,777 $10,709 10/31/22 $10,588 $10,570 11/30/22 $10,981 $10,959 12/31/22 $10,974 $10,909 1/31/23 $11,345 $11,245 2/28/23 $11,059 $10,954 3/31/23 $11,268 $11,232 4/30/23 $11,337 $11,300 5/31/23 $11,237 $11,177 6/30/23 $11,200 $11,137 7/31/23 $11,244 $11,130 8/31/23 $11,167 $11,059 9/30/23 $10,889 $10,778 10/31/23 $10,699 $10,607 11/30/23 $11,202 $11,088 12/31/23 $11,642 $11,512 1/31/24 $11,663 $11,481 2/29/24 $11,521 $11,318 3/31/24 $11,638 $11,423 4/30/24 $11,371 $11,134 5/31/24 $11,585 $11,323 6/30/24 $11,689 $11,430
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Class/Index Name 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Institutional Class 4.36% 0.10% 1.57% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 2.63% (0.23%) 1.35%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance Table Market Index Changed [Text Block]	Differences in the Portfolio’s performance versus an index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Portfolio and the index.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]	For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/pvit 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626)
AssetsNet	$ 4,478,139,000	$ 4,478,139,000	$ 4,478,139,000	$ 4,478,139,000
Holdings Count | Holding	1,548	1,548	1,548	1,548
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 5,629,000
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	305%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Key Fund Statistics Footnote Reference Total Net Assets $4,478,139 # of Portfolio Holdings 1,548 Portfolio Turnover Rate 305% Total Net Advisory Fees Paid During the Reporting Period $5,629 Footnote Description Footnote * Dollar amounts displayed in 000's
Holdings [Text Block]	Allocation Breakdown (% of Net Assets) Footnote Reference U.S. Government Agencies 51.3% Corporate Bonds & Notes 37.1% Asset-Backed Securities 16.1% U.S. Treasury Obligations 15.8% Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 11.7% Sovereign Issues 4.6% Affiliated Investments 3.5% Municipal Bonds & Notes 0.8% Loan Participations and Assignments 0.3% Preferred Securities 0.3% Other Investments 0.9% Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (42.4%) Total 100.0% Footnote Description Footnote * % of Net Assets includes derivatives instruments, if any, valued at the value used for determining the Portfolio's net asset value. The notional exposure of such derivatives investments therefore may be greater than what is depicted.
Material Fund Change [Text Block]

Shareholder Report, Line Graph

Shareholder Report, Line Graph (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Class M
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Class M
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
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Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
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Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
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Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
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Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
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Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
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Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
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Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
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Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
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Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000026482
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000030983
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000026483
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
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Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000081128
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
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Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000030985
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000026490
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Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
PIMCO INDEX: MSCI World Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	MSCI World Index
Account Value	$ 24,021	$ 23,542	$ 22,536	$ 23,405	$ 22,677	$ 21,754	$ 21,496	$ 20,490	$ 18,734	$ 19,294	$ 20,164	$ 20,657	$ 19,986	$ 18,846	$ 19,036	$ 18,708	$ 18,147	$ 18,594	$ 17,366	$ 18,136	$ 16,957	$ 15,821	$ 17,442	$ 18,203	$ 16,864	$ 18,463	$ 18,450	$ 20,121	$ 19,584	$ 20,092	$ 21,214	$ 20,345	$ 20,800	$ 19,685	$ 20,538	$ 20,039	$ 19,687	$ 19,398	$ 19,122	$ 18,272	$ 17,683	$ 17,242	$ 17,415	$ 16,706	$ 14,813	$ 15,281	$ 15,827	$ 14,836	$ 14,159	$ 13,794	$ 13,158	$ 11,862	$ 13,672	$ 14,934	$ 15,025	$ 14,588	$ 14,193	$ 13,841	$ 13,552	$ 13,835	$ 13,767	$ 12,916	$ 13,707	$ 13,238	$ 13,066	$ 12,685	$ 11,769	$ 12,737	$ 12,594	$ 13,592	$ 13,517	$ 13,352	$ 12,948	$ 12,954	$ 12,873	$ 12,727	$ 13,010	$ 13,573	$ 12,892	$ 12,720	$ 12,450	$ 12,219	$ 11,951	$ 11,934	$ 11,655	$ 11,611	$ 11,370	$ 11,204	$ 11,086	$ 10,787	$ 10,533	$ 10,287	$ 10,141	$ 10,341	$ 10,286	$ 10,278	$ 9,861	$ 9,973	$ 9,917		$ 9,763	$ 9,142	$ 9,211	$ 9,797	$ 9,972	$ 10,022	$ 9,286	$ 9,642	$ 10,325	$ 10,143	$ 10,384	$ 10,349	$ 10,112	$ 10,272	$ 9,704	$ 9,883	$ 10,045		$ 9,848	$ 9,784	$ 10,057	$ 9,840	$ 10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,213	12,108	12,002	12,198	12,089	12,173	12,197	11,819	11,426	11,508	11,710	11,725	11,721	11,728	11,774	11,714	11,460	11,645	11,383	11,519	11,233	11,272	11,645	11,958	11,661	11,840	11,857	12,184	12,452	12,620	12,822	12,874	12,783	12,816	12,938	12,964	12,805	12,743	12,715	12,682	12,732	12,933	13,003	12,963	12,889	12,888	12,841	12,935	12,795	12,732	12,696	12,494	12,691	12,538	12,315	12,341	12,355	12,377	12,434	12,158	12,064	11,897	11,728	11,721	11,515	11,501	11,380	11,218	11,164	11,186	11,229	11,194	11,191	11,170	11,129	11,170	11,078	11,103	11,183	11,158	11,141	11,094	11,146	11,045	11,009	11,040	10,976	10,902	10,907	10,814	10,854	10,824	11,006	11,114	11,115	11,121	11,055	10,848	10,802		10,784	10,696	10,594	10,441	10,470	10,465	10,431	10,370	10,398	10,296	10,425	10,468	10,527	10,467	10,529	10,336	10,283		10,187	10,114	10,144	10,022	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,213	12,108	12,002	12,198	12,089	12,173	12,197	11,819	11,426	11,508	11,710	11,725	11,721	11,728	11,774	11,714	11,460	11,645	11,383	11,519	11,233	11,272	11,645	11,958	11,661	11,840	11,857	12,184	12,452	12,620	12,822	12,874	12,783	12,816	12,938	12,964	12,805	12,743	12,715	12,682	12,732	12,933	13,003	12,963	12,889	12,888	12,841	12,935	12,795	12,732	12,696	12,494	12,691	12,538	12,315	12,341	12,355	12,377	12,434	12,158	12,064	11,897	11,728	11,721	11,515	11,501	11,380	11,218	11,164	11,186	11,229	11,194	11,191	11,170	11,129	11,170	11,078	11,103	11,183	11,158	11,141	11,094	11,146	11,045	11,009	11,040	10,976	10,902	10,907	10,814	10,854	10,824	11,006	11,114	11,115	11,121	11,055	10,848	10,802		10,784	10,696	10,594	10,441	10,470	10,465	10,431	10,370	10,398	10,296	10,425	10,468	10,527	10,467	10,529	10,336	10,283		10,187	10,114	10,144	10,022	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,213	12,108	12,002	12,198	12,089	12,173	12,197	11,819	11,426	11,508	11,710	11,725	11,721	11,728	11,774	11,714	11,460	11,645	11,383	11,519	11,233	11,272	11,645	11,958	11,661	11,840	11,857	12,184	12,452	12,620	12,822	12,874	12,783	12,816	12,938	12,964	12,805	12,743	12,715	12,682	12,732	12,933	13,003	12,963	12,889	12,888	12,841	12,935	12,795	12,732	12,696	12,494	12,691	12,538	12,315	12,341	12,355	12,377	12,434	12,158	12,064	11,897	11,728	11,721	11,515	11,501	11,380	11,218	11,164	11,186	11,229	11,194	11,191	11,170	11,129	11,170	11,078	11,103	11,183	11,158	11,141	11,094	11,146	11,045	11,009	11,040	10,976	10,902	10,907	10,814	10,854	10,824	11,006	11,114	11,115	11,121	11,055	10,848	10,802		10,784	10,696	10,594	10,441	10,470	10,465	10,431	10,370	10,398	10,296	10,425	10,468	10,527	10,467	10,529	10,336	10,283		10,187	10,114	10,144	10,022	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,213	12,108	12,002	12,198	12,089	12,173	12,197	11,819	11,426	11,508	11,710	11,725	11,721	11,728	11,774	11,714	11,460	11,645	11,383	11,519	11,233	11,272	11,645	11,958	11,661	11,840	11,857	12,184	12,452	12,620	12,822	12,874	12,783	12,816	12,938	12,964	12,805	12,743	12,715	12,682	12,732	12,933	13,003	12,963	12,889	12,888	12,841	12,935	12,795	12,732	12,696	12,494	12,691	12,538	12,315	12,341	12,355	12,377	12,434	12,158	12,064	11,897	11,728	11,721	11,515	11,501	11,380	11,218	11,164	11,186	11,229	11,194	11,191	11,170	11,129	11,170	11,078	11,103	11,183	11,158	11,141	11,094	11,146	11,045	11,009	11,040	10,976	10,902	10,907	10,814	10,854	10,824	11,006	11,114	11,115	11,121	11,055	10,848	10,802		10,784	10,696	10,594	10,441	10,470	10,465	10,431	10,370	10,398	10,296	10,425	10,468	10,527	10,467	10,529	10,336	10,283		10,187	10,114	10,144	10,022	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: S&P 500 Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	S&P 500 Index
Account Value	$ 33,521	32,360	30,831	32,144	31,142	29,563	29,075	27,811	25,484	26,031	27,334	27,777	26,912	25,244	25,135	24,749	23,872	24,469	23,023	24,430	23,137	21,404	23,575	24,578	22,503	24,527	24,483	26,821	25,861	26,659	28,114	26,908	27,096	25,322	26,557	25,773	25,175	24,601	24,431	23,193	22,220	21,623	21,844	21,035	18,960	19,478	20,247	18,889	17,881	17,532	16,735	14,834	16,924	18,442	18,449	17,909	17,282	16,915	16,605	16,872	16,633	15,538	16,592	15,946	15,642	15,156	14,031	15,424	15,116	16,225	16,133	15,624	15,064	14,971	14,619	14,563	14,943	15,515	14,675	14,513	14,082	13,760	13,482	13,441	13,170	13,089	12,907	12,776	12,761	12,274	12,045	11,812	11,390	11,602	11,599	11,583	11,171	11,142	10,946		10,903	10,211	10,225	10,758	10,931	10,898	10,051	10,306	10,967	10,742	10,954	10,815	10,712	10,885	10,293	10,612	10,638		10,360	10,113	10,257	9,862	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: S&P 500 Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	S&P 500 Index
Account Value	$ 33,521	32,360	30,831	32,144	31,142	29,563	29,075	27,811	25,484	26,031	27,334	27,777	26,912	25,244	25,135	24,749	23,872	24,469	23,023	24,430	23,137	21,404	23,575	24,578	22,503	24,527	24,483	26,821	25,861	26,659	28,114	26,908	27,096	25,322	26,557	25,773	25,175	24,601	24,431	23,193	22,220	21,623	21,844	21,035	18,960	19,478	20,247	18,889	17,881	17,532	16,735	14,834	16,924	18,442	18,449	17,909	17,282	16,915	16,605	16,872	16,633	15,538	16,592	15,946	15,642	15,156	14,031	15,424	15,116	16,225	16,133	15,624	15,064	14,971	14,619	14,563	14,943	15,515	14,675	14,513	14,082	13,760	13,482	13,441	13,170	13,089	12,907	12,776	12,761	12,274	12,045	11,812	11,390	11,602	11,599	11,583	11,171	11,142	10,946		10,903	10,211	10,225	10,758	10,931	10,898	10,051	10,306	10,967	10,742	10,954	10,815	10,712	10,885	10,293	10,612	10,638		10,360	10,113	10,257	9,862	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: S&P 500 Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	S&P 500 Index
Account Value	$ 33,521	32,360	30,831	32,144	31,142	29,563	29,075	27,811	25,484	26,031	27,334	27,777	26,912	25,244	25,135	24,749	23,872	24,469	23,023	24,430	23,137	21,404	23,575	24,578	22,503	24,527	24,483	26,821	25,861	26,659	28,114	26,908	27,096	25,322	26,557	25,773	25,175	24,601	24,431	23,193	22,220	21,623	21,844	21,035	18,960	19,478	20,247	18,889	17,881	17,532	16,735	14,834	16,924	18,442	18,449	17,909	17,282	16,915	16,605	16,872	16,633	15,538	16,592	15,946	15,642	15,156	14,031	15,424	15,116	16,225	16,133	15,624	15,064	14,971	14,619	14,563	14,943	15,515	14,675	14,513	14,082	13,760	13,482	13,441	13,170	13,089	12,907	12,776	12,761	12,274	12,045	11,812	11,390	11,602	11,599	11,583	11,171	11,142	10,946		10,903	10,211	10,225	10,758	10,931	10,898	10,051	10,306	10,967	10,742	10,954	10,815	10,712	10,885	10,293	10,612	10,638		10,360	10,113	10,257	9,862	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: S&P 500 Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	S&P 500 Index
Account Value	$ 32,108	30,996	29,532	30,789	29,829	28,317	27,849	26,639	24,410	24,934	26,183	26,606	25,778	24,180	24,076	23,706	22,866	23,438	22,052	23,401	22,162	20,502	22,582	23,542	21,555	23,494	23,451	25,691	24,771	25,536	26,930	25,774	25,954	24,255	25,438	24,687	24,115	23,564	23,401	22,215	21,283	20,712	20,923	20,149	18,161	18,657	19,394	18,093	17,128	16,794	16,030	14,209	16,211	17,665	17,672	17,154	16,553	16,202	15,905	16,161	15,932	14,883	15,893	15,274	14,983	14,517	13,440	14,774	14,479	15,541	15,453	14,966	14,429	14,340	14,003	13,950	14,313	14,861	14,056	13,902	13,488	13,181	12,914	12,875	12,615	12,537	12,363	12,237	12,223	11,756	11,538	11,314	10,910	11,113	11,111	11,095	10,700	10,673	10,484		10,444	9,781	9,794	10,305	10,470	10,439	9,627	9,871	10,505	10,290	10,493	10,359	10,261	10,426	9,859	10,164	10,190	$ 10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,213	12,108	12,002	12,198	12,089	12,173	12,197	11,819	11,426	11,508	11,710	11,725	11,721	11,728	11,774	11,714	11,460	11,645	11,383	11,519	11,233	11,272	11,645	11,958	11,661	11,840	11,857	12,184	12,452	12,620	12,822	12,874	12,783	12,816	12,938	12,964	12,805	12,743	12,715	12,682	12,732	12,933	13,003	12,963	12,889	12,888	12,841	12,935	12,795	12,732	12,696	12,494	12,691	12,538	12,315	12,341	12,355	12,377	12,434	12,158	12,064	11,897	11,728	11,721	11,515	11,501	11,380	11,218	11,164	11,186	11,229	11,194	11,191	11,170	11,129	11,170	11,078	11,103	11,183	11,158	11,141	11,094	11,146	11,045	11,009	11,040	10,976	10,902	10,907	10,814	10,854	10,824	11,006	11,114	11,115	11,121	11,055	10,848	10,802		10,784	10,696	10,594	10,441	10,470	10,465	10,431	10,370	10,398	10,296	10,425	10,468	10,527	10,467	10,529	10,336	10,283		10,187	10,114	10,144	10,022	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,213	12,108	12,002	12,198	12,089	12,173	12,197	11,819	11,426	11,508	11,710	11,725	11,721	11,728	11,774	11,714	11,460	11,645	11,383	11,519	11,233	11,272	11,645	11,958	11,661	11,840	11,857	12,184	12,452	12,620	12,822	12,874	12,783	12,816	12,938	12,964	12,805	12,743	12,715	12,682	12,732	12,933	13,003	12,963	12,889	12,888	12,841	12,935	12,795	12,732	12,696	12,494	12,691	12,538	12,315	12,341	12,355	12,377	12,434	12,158	12,064	11,897	11,728	11,721	11,515	11,501	11,380	11,218	11,164	11,186	11,229	11,194	11,191	11,170	11,129	11,170	11,078	11,103	11,183	11,158	11,141	11,094	11,146	11,045	11,009	11,040	10,976	10,902	10,907	10,814	10,854	10,824	11,006	11,114	11,115	11,121	11,055	10,848	10,802		10,784	10,696	10,594	10,441	10,470	10,465	10,431	10,370	10,398	10,296	10,425	10,468	10,527	10,467	10,529	10,336	10,283		10,187	10,114	10,144	10,022	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,213	12,108	12,002	12,198	12,089	12,173	12,197	11,819	11,426	11,508	11,710	11,725	11,721	11,728	11,774	11,714	11,460	11,645	11,383	11,519	11,233	11,272	11,645	11,958	11,661	11,840	11,857	12,184	12,452	12,620	12,822	12,874	12,783	12,816	12,938	12,964	12,805	12,743	12,715	12,682	12,732	12,933	13,003	12,963	12,889	12,888	12,841	12,935	12,795	12,732	12,696	12,494	12,691	12,538	12,315	12,341	12,355	12,377	12,434	12,158	12,064	11,897	11,728	11,721	11,515	11,501	11,380	11,218	11,164	11,186	11,229	11,194	11,191	11,170	11,129	11,170	11,078	11,103	11,183	11,158	11,141	11,094	11,146	11,045	11,009	11,040	10,976	10,902	10,907	10,814	10,854	10,824	11,006	11,114	11,115	11,121	11,055	10,848	10,802		10,784	10,696	10,594	10,441	10,470	10,465	10,431	10,370	10,398	10,296	10,425	10,468	10,527	10,467	10,529	10,336	10,283		10,187	10,114	10,144	10,022	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 11,991	11,888	11,784	11,976	11,869	11,951	11,975	11,604	11,218	11,299	11,497	11,511	11,508	11,514	11,560	11,501	11,251	11,434	11,176	11,310	11,029	11,066	11,434	11,740	11,448	11,625	11,641	11,962	12,226	12,391	12,588	12,640	12,550	12,583	12,703	12,729	12,572	12,511	12,483	12,451	12,500	12,698	12,766	12,727	12,655	12,654	12,608	12,700	12,563	12,500	12,465	12,266	12,460	12,310	12,091	12,116	12,130	12,151	12,208	11,937	11,844	11,680	11,515	11,508	11,305	11,292	11,173	11,014	10,961	10,982	11,024	10,990	10,987	10,967	10,926	10,967	10,877	10,901	10,980	10,955	10,938	10,892	10,943	10,844	10,809	10,839	10,776	10,703	10,708	10,617	10,656	10,627	10,806	10,911	10,913	10,918	10,853	10,651	10,606		10,588	10,501	10,401	10,251	10,279	10,275	10,241	10,181	10,209	10,108	10,235	10,278	10,335	10,276	10,338	10,148	10,096		10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,213	12,108	12,002	12,198	12,089	12,173	12,197	11,819	11,426	11,508	11,710	11,725	11,721	11,728	11,774	11,714	11,460	11,645	11,383	11,519	11,233	11,272	11,645	11,958	11,661	11,840	11,857	12,184	12,452	12,620	12,822	12,874	12,783	12,816	12,938	12,964	12,805	12,743	12,715	12,682	12,732	12,933	13,003	12,963	12,889	12,888	12,841	12,935	12,795	12,732	12,696	12,494	12,691	12,538	12,315	12,341	12,355	12,377	12,434	12,158	12,064	11,897	11,728	11,721	11,515	11,501	11,380	11,218	11,164	11,186	11,229	11,194	11,191	11,170	11,129	11,170	11,078	11,103	11,183	11,158	11,141	11,094	11,146	11,045	11,009	11,040	10,976	10,902	10,907	10,814	10,854	10,824	11,006	11,114	11,115	11,121	11,055	10,848	10,802		10,784	10,696	10,594	10,441	10,470	10,465	10,431	10,370	10,398	10,296	10,425	10,468	10,527	10,467	10,529	10,336	10,283		10,187	10,114	10,144	10,022	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,213	12,108	12,002	12,198	12,089	12,173	12,197	11,819	11,426	11,508	11,710	11,725	11,721	11,728	11,774	11,714	11,460	11,645	11,383	11,519	11,233	11,272	11,645	11,958	11,661	11,840	11,857	12,184	12,452	12,620	12,822	12,874	12,783	12,816	12,938	12,964	12,805	12,743	12,715	12,682	12,732	12,933	13,003	12,963	12,889	12,888	12,841	12,935	12,795	12,732	12,696	12,494	12,691	12,538	12,315	12,341	12,355	12,377	12,434	12,158	12,064	11,897	11,728	11,721	11,515	11,501	11,380	11,218	11,164	11,186	11,229	11,194	11,191	11,170	11,129	11,170	11,078	11,103	11,183	11,158	11,141	11,094	11,146	11,045	11,009	11,040	10,976	10,902	10,907	10,814	10,854	10,824	11,006	11,114	11,115	11,121	11,055	10,848	10,802		10,784	10,696	10,594	10,441	10,470	10,465	10,431	10,370	10,398	10,296	10,425	10,468	10,527	10,467	10,529	10,336	10,283		10,187	10,114	10,144	10,022	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,213	12,108	12,002	12,198	12,089	12,173	12,197	11,819	11,426	11,508	11,710	11,725	11,721	11,728	11,774	11,714	11,460	11,645	11,383	11,519	11,233	11,272	11,645	11,958	11,661	11,840	11,857	12,184	12,452	12,620	12,822	12,874	12,783	12,816	12,938	12,964	12,805	12,743	12,715	12,682	12,732	12,933	13,003	12,963	12,889	12,888	12,841	12,935	12,795	12,732	12,696	12,494	12,691	12,538	12,315	12,341	12,355	12,377	12,434	12,158	12,064	11,897	11,728	11,721	11,515	11,501	11,380	11,218	11,164	11,186	11,229	11,194	11,191	11,170	11,129	11,170	11,078	11,103	11,183	11,158	11,141	11,094	11,146	11,045	11,009	11,040	10,976	10,902	10,907	10,814	10,854	10,824	11,006	11,114	11,115	11,121	11,055	10,848	10,802		10,784	10,696	10,594	10,441	10,470	10,465	10,431	10,370	10,398	10,296	10,425	10,468	10,527	10,467	10,529	10,336	10,283		10,187	10,114	10,144	10,022	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 11,979	11,876	11,771	11,964	11,857	11,939	11,963	11,592	11,207	11,287	11,485	11,499	11,496	11,503	11,548	11,489	11,240	11,422	11,165	11,298	11,017	11,055	11,422	11,728	11,437	11,613	11,629	11,950	12,213	12,378	12,576	12,627	12,537	12,570	12,690	12,715	12,559	12,498	12,471	12,438	12,487	12,685	12,753	12,714	12,642	12,641	12,595	12,687	12,550	12,487	12,452	12,254	12,447	12,297	12,079	12,104	12,118	12,139	12,195	11,925	11,832	11,668	11,503	11,496	11,294	11,280	11,162	11,003	10,949	10,971	11,013	10,979	10,976	10,956	10,915	10,956	10,866	10,890	10,968	10,944	10,927	10,881	10,932	10,833	10,797	10,828	10,765	10,692	10,697	10,607	10,645	10,616	10,795	10,900	10,902	10,907	10,842	10,640	10,595		10,577	10,491	10,391	10,241	10,269	10,264	10,231	10,171	10,198	10,098	10,224	10,267	10,325	10,266	10,327	10,138	10,086	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index
Account Value	$ 9,585	9,571	9,447	9,692	9,639	9,761	9,898	9,503	9,047	9,156	9,432	9,562	9,497	9,497	9,687	9,644	9,349	9,670	9,363	9,312	8,894	8,955	9,440	9,828	9,624	9,943	9,916	10,490	10,820	10,950	11,179	11,195	11,228	11,255	11,458	11,506	11,355	11,456	11,350	11,208	11,428	11,628	11,731	11,576	11,369	11,358	11,399	11,417	11,064	10,966	10,919	10,708	10,954	10,881	10,743	10,681	10,763	10,692	10,801	10,586	10,616	10,385	10,247	10,277	10,150	10,209	10,056	9,856	9,826	9,937	10,023	10,013	10,029	10,074	10,151	10,316	10,208	10,299	10,178	10,143	10,031	10,069	10,161	10,061	9,895	9,904	9,753	9,644	9,629	9,584	9,477	9,521	9,915	10,198	10,142	10,191	10,115	9,828	9,962		9,831	9,572	9,364	9,283	9,234	9,390	9,370	9,322	9,312	9,291	9,332	9,501	9,401	9,493	9,570	9,586	9,652		9,687	9,686	9,964	9,910	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index
Account Value	$ 9,585	9,571	9,447	9,692	9,639	9,761	9,898	9,503	9,047	9,156	9,432	9,562	9,497	9,497	9,687	9,644	9,349	9,670	9,363	9,312	8,894	8,955	9,440	9,828	9,624	9,943	9,916	10,490	10,820	10,950	11,179	11,195	11,228	11,255	11,458	11,506	11,355	11,456	11,350	11,208	11,428	11,628	11,731	11,576	11,369	11,358	11,399	11,417	11,064	10,966	10,919	10,708	10,954	10,881	10,743	10,681	10,763	10,692	10,801	10,586	10,616	10,385	10,247	10,277	10,150	10,209	10,056	9,856	9,826	9,937	10,023	10,013	10,029	10,074	10,151	10,316	10,208	10,299	10,178	10,143	10,031	10,069	10,161	10,061	9,895	9,904	9,753	9,644	9,629	9,584	9,477	9,521	9,915	10,198	10,142	10,191	10,115	9,828	9,962		9,831	9,572	9,364	9,283	9,234	9,390	9,370	9,322	9,312	9,291	9,332	9,501	9,401	9,493	9,570	9,586	9,652		9,687	9,686	9,964	9,910	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index
Account Value	$ 9,585	9,571	9,447	9,692	9,639	9,761	9,898	9,503	9,047	9,156	9,432	9,562	9,497	9,497	9,687	9,644	9,349	9,670	9,363	9,312	8,894	8,955	9,440	9,828	9,624	9,943	9,916	10,490	10,820	10,950	11,179	11,195	11,228	11,255	11,458	11,506	11,355	11,456	11,350	11,208	11,428	11,628	11,731	11,576	11,369	11,358	11,399	11,417	11,064	10,966	10,919	10,708	10,954	10,881	10,743	10,681	10,763	10,692	10,801	10,586	10,616	10,385	10,247	10,277	10,150	10,209	10,056	9,856	9,826	9,937	10,023	10,013	10,029	10,074	10,151	10,316	10,208	10,299	10,178	10,143	10,031	10,069	10,161	10,061	9,895	9,904	9,753	9,644	9,629	9,584	9,477	9,521	9,915	10,198	10,142	10,191	10,115	9,828	9,962		9,831	9,572	9,364	9,283	9,234	9,390	9,370	9,322	9,312	9,291	9,332	9,501	9,401	9,493	9,570	9,586	9,652		9,687	9,686	9,964	9,910	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,213	12,108	12,002	12,198	12,089	12,173	12,197	11,819	11,426	11,508	11,710	11,725	11,721	11,728	11,774	11,714	11,460	11,645	11,383	11,519	11,233	11,272	11,645	11,958	11,661	11,840	11,857	12,184	12,452	12,620	12,822	12,874	12,783	12,816	12,938	12,964	12,805	12,743	12,715	12,682	12,732	12,933	13,003	12,963	12,889	12,888	12,841	12,935	12,795	12,732	12,696	12,494	12,691	12,538	12,315	12,341	12,355	12,377	12,434	12,158	12,064	11,897	11,728	11,721	11,515	11,501	11,380	11,218	11,164	11,186	11,229	11,194	11,191	11,170	11,129	11,170	11,078	11,103	11,183	11,158	11,141	11,094	11,146	11,045	11,009	11,040	10,976	10,902	10,907	10,814	10,854	10,824	11,006	11,114	11,115	11,121	11,055	10,848	10,802		10,784	10,696	10,594	10,441	10,470	10,465	10,431	10,370	10,398	10,296	10,425	10,468	10,527	10,467	10,529	10,336	10,283		10,187	10,114	10,144	10,022	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: MSCI World Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	MSCI World Index
Account Value	$ 24,021	23,542	22,536	23,405	22,677	21,754	21,496	20,490	18,734	19,294	20,164	20,657	19,986	18,846	19,036	18,708	18,147	18,594	17,366	18,136	16,957	15,821	17,442	18,203	16,864	18,463	18,450	20,121	19,584	20,092	21,214	20,345	20,800	19,685	20,538	20,039	19,687	19,398	19,122	18,272	17,683	17,242	17,415	16,706	14,813	15,281	15,827	14,836	14,159	13,794	13,158	11,862	13,672	14,934	15,025	14,588	14,193	13,841	13,552	13,835	13,767	12,916	13,707	13,238	13,066	12,685	11,769	12,737	12,594	13,592	13,517	13,352	12,948	12,954	12,873	12,727	13,010	13,573	12,892	12,720	12,450	12,219	11,951	11,934	11,655	11,611	11,370	11,204	11,086	10,787	10,533	10,287	10,141	10,341	10,286	10,278	9,861	9,973	9,917		9,763	9,142	9,211	9,797	9,972	10,022	9,286	9,642	10,325	10,143	10,384	10,349	10,112	10,272	9,704	9,883	10,045		9,848	9,784	10,057	9,840	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: MSCI World Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	MSCI World Index
Account Value	$ 24,021	23,542	22,536	23,405	22,677	21,754	21,496	20,490	18,734	19,294	20,164	20,657	19,986	18,846	19,036	18,708	18,147	18,594	17,366	18,136	16,957	15,821	17,442	18,203	16,864	18,463	18,450	20,121	19,584	20,092	21,214	20,345	20,800	19,685	20,538	20,039	19,687	19,398	19,122	18,272	17,683	17,242	17,415	16,706	14,813	15,281	15,827	14,836	14,159	13,794	13,158	11,862	13,672	14,934	15,025	14,588	14,193	13,841	13,552	13,835	13,767	12,916	13,707	13,238	13,066	12,685	11,769	12,737	12,594	13,592	13,517	13,352	12,948	12,954	12,873	12,727	13,010	13,573	12,892	12,720	12,450	12,219	11,951	11,934	11,655	11,611	11,370	11,204	11,086	10,787	10,533	10,287	10,141	10,341	10,286	10,278	9,861	9,973	9,917		9,763	9,142	9,211	9,797	9,972	10,022	9,286	9,642	10,325	10,143	10,384	10,349	10,112	10,272	9,704	9,883	10,045		9,848	9,784	10,057	9,840	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: MSCI World Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	MSCI World Index
Account Value	$ 24,021	23,542	22,536	23,405	22,677	21,754	21,496	20,490	18,734	19,294	20,164	20,657	19,986	18,846	19,036	18,708	18,147	18,594	17,366	18,136	16,957	15,821	17,442	18,203	16,864	18,463	18,450	20,121	19,584	20,092	21,214	20,345	20,800	19,685	20,538	20,039	19,687	19,398	19,122	18,272	17,683	17,242	17,415	16,706	14,813	15,281	15,827	14,836	14,159	13,794	13,158	11,862	13,672	14,934	15,025	14,588	14,193	13,841	13,552	13,835	13,767	12,916	13,707	13,238	13,066	12,685	11,769	12,737	12,594	13,592	13,517	13,352	12,948	12,954	12,873	12,727	13,010	13,573	12,892	12,720	12,450	12,219	11,951	11,934	11,655	11,611	11,370	11,204	11,086	10,787	10,533	10,287	10,141	10,341	10,286	10,278	9,861	9,973	9,917		9,763	9,142	9,211	9,797	9,972	10,022	9,286	9,642	10,325	10,143	10,384	10,349	10,112	10,272	9,704	9,883	10,045		9,848	9,784	10,057	9,840	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: MSCI World Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	MSCI World Index
Account Value	$ 24,021	23,542	22,536	23,405	22,677	21,754	21,496	20,490	18,734	19,294	20,164	20,657	19,986	18,846	19,036	18,708	18,147	18,594	17,366	18,136	16,957	15,821	17,442	18,203	16,864	18,463	18,450	20,121	19,584	20,092	21,214	20,345	20,800	19,685	20,538	20,039	19,687	19,398	19,122	18,272	17,683	17,242	17,415	16,706	14,813	15,281	15,827	14,836	14,159	13,794	13,158	11,862	13,672	14,934	15,025	14,588	14,193	13,841	13,552	13,835	13,767	12,916	13,707	13,238	13,066	12,685	11,769	12,737	12,594	13,592	13,517	13,352	12,948	12,954	12,873	12,727	13,010	13,573	12,892	12,720	12,450	12,219	11,951	11,934	11,655	11,611	11,370	11,204	11,086	10,787	10,533	10,287	10,141	10,341	10,286	10,278	9,861	9,973	9,917		9,763	9,142	9,211	9,797	9,972	10,022	9,286	9,642	10,325	10,143	10,384	10,349	10,112	10,272	9,704	9,883	10,045		9,848	9,784	10,057	9,840	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: MSCI World Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	MSCI World Index
Account Value	$ 24,021	23,542	22,536	23,405	22,677	21,754	21,496	20,490	18,734	19,294	20,164	20,657	19,986	18,846	19,036	18,708	18,147	18,594	17,366	18,136	16,957	15,821	17,442	18,203	16,864	18,463	18,450	20,121	19,584	20,092	21,214	20,345	20,800	19,685	20,538	20,039	19,687	19,398	19,122	18,272	17,683	17,242	17,415	16,706	14,813	15,281	15,827	14,836	14,159	13,794	13,158	11,862	13,672	14,934	15,025	14,588	14,193	13,841	13,552	13,835	13,767	12,916	13,707	13,238	13,066	12,685	11,769	12,737	12,594	13,592	13,517	13,352	12,948	12,954	12,873	12,727	13,010	13,573	12,892	12,720	12,450	12,219	11,951	11,934	11,655	11,611	11,370	11,204	11,086	10,787	10,533	10,287	10,141	10,341	10,286	10,278	9,861	9,973	9,917		9,763	9,142	9,211	9,797	9,972	10,022	9,286	9,642	10,325	10,143	10,384	10,349	10,112	10,272	9,704	9,883	10,045		9,848	9,784	10,057	9,840	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 10,780	10,693	10,515	10,787	10,688	10,841	10,871	10,470	10,017	10,177	10,443	10,510	10,517	10,555	10,671	10,607	10,344	10,619	10,302	10,348	9,981	10,112	10,569	10,876	10,617	10,786	10,717	11,140	11,458	11,587	11,842	11,873	11,838	11,841	11,944	11,967	11,835	11,752	11,714	11,622	11,769	11,942	12,028	12,011	11,895	11,948	11,955	12,052	11,874	11,800	11,745	11,540	11,609	11,403	11,188	11,196	11,202	11,168	11,228	10,944	10,920	10,785	10,597	10,594	10,394	10,400	10,291	10,105	10,045	10,125	10,191	10,126	10,124	10,136	10,064	10,140	10,075	10,171	10,290	10,243	10,256	10,250	10,299	10,208	10,164	10,174	10,096	10,019	10,024	9,957	9,938	9,924	10,164	10,243	10,249	10,260	10,196	10,016	10,013	$ 10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 10,780	10,693	10,515	10,787	10,688	10,841	10,871	10,470	10,017	10,177	10,443	10,510	10,517	10,555	10,671	10,607	10,344	10,619	10,302	10,348	9,981	10,112	10,569	10,876	10,617	10,786	10,717	11,140	11,458	11,587	11,842	11,873	11,838	11,841	11,944	11,967	11,835	11,752	11,714	11,622	11,769	11,942	12,028	12,011	11,895	11,948	11,955	12,052	11,874	11,800	11,745	11,540	11,609	11,403	11,188	11,196	11,202	11,168	11,228	10,944	10,920	10,785	10,597	10,594	10,394	10,400	10,291	10,105	10,045	10,125	10,191	10,126	10,124	10,136	10,064	10,140	10,075	10,171	10,290	10,243	10,256	10,250	10,299	10,208	10,164	10,174	10,096	10,019	10,024	9,957	9,938	9,924	10,164	10,243	10,249	10,260	10,196	10,016	10,013	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 10,780	10,693	10,515	10,787	10,688	10,841	10,871	10,470	10,017	10,177	10,443	10,510	10,517	10,555	10,671	10,607	10,344	10,619	10,302	10,348	9,981	10,112	10,569	10,876	10,617	10,786	10,717	11,140	11,458	11,587	11,842	11,873	11,838	11,841	11,944	11,967	11,835	11,752	11,714	11,622	11,769	11,942	12,028	12,011	11,895	11,948	11,955	12,052	11,874	11,800	11,745	11,540	11,609	11,403	11,188	11,196	11,202	11,168	11,228	10,944	10,920	10,785	10,597	10,594	10,394	10,400	10,291	10,105	10,045	10,125	10,191	10,126	10,124	10,136	10,064	10,140	10,075	10,171	10,290	10,243	10,256	10,250	10,299	10,208	10,164	10,174	10,096	10,019	10,024	9,957	9,938	9,924	10,164	10,243	10,249	10,260	10,196	10,016	10,013	$ 10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,741	12,638	12,610	12,727	12,616	12,634	12,653	12,318	12,006	12,010	12,147	12,113	12,104	12,084	12,066	12,016	11,779	11,880	11,682	11,903	11,719	11,661	11,934	12,245	11,924	12,099	12,188	12,422	12,628	12,802	12,946	13,017	12,882	12,937	13,069	13,100	12,925	12,883	12,867	12,880	12,855	13,072	13,130	13,077	13,047	13,007	12,919	13,012	12,919	12,878	12,876	12,696	12,951	12,849	12,632	12,676	12,700	12,774	12,827	12,574	12,422	12,240	12,095	12,090	11,889	11,862	11,743	11,608	11,558	11,525	11,548	11,542	11,544	11,494	11,478	11,489	11,373	11,337	11,382	11,377	11,333	11,255	11,308	11,204	11,178	11,228	11,180	11,113	11,120	11,011	11,107	11,065	11,187	11,317	11,315	11,320	11,258	11,037	10,957		10,960	10,883	10,756	10,588	10,612	10,580	10,525	10,465	10,501	10,372	10,515	10,575	10,656	10,586	10,627	10,446	10,353		10,238	10,182	10,185	10,053	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,741	12,638	12,610	12,727	12,616	12,634	12,653	12,318	12,006	12,010	12,147	12,113	12,104	12,084	12,066	12,016	11,779	11,880	11,682	11,903	11,719	11,661	11,934	12,245	11,924	12,099	12,188	12,422	12,628	12,802	12,946	13,017	12,882	12,937	13,069	13,100	12,925	12,883	12,867	12,880	12,855	13,072	13,130	13,077	13,047	13,007	12,919	13,012	12,919	12,878	12,876	12,696	12,951	12,849	12,632	12,676	12,700	12,774	12,827	12,574	12,422	12,240	12,095	12,090	11,889	11,862	11,743	11,608	11,558	11,525	11,548	11,542	11,544	11,494	11,478	11,489	11,373	11,337	11,382	11,377	11,333	11,255	11,308	11,204	11,178	11,228	11,180	11,113	11,120	11,011	11,107	11,065	11,187	11,317	11,315	11,320	11,258	11,037	10,957		10,960	10,883	10,756	10,588	10,612	10,580	10,525	10,465	10,501	10,372	10,515	10,575	10,656	10,586	10,627	10,446	10,353		10,238	10,182	10,185	10,053	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index
Account Value	$ 12,741	12,638	12,610	12,727	12,616	12,634	12,653	12,318	12,006	12,010	12,147	12,113	12,104	12,084	12,066	12,016	11,779	11,880	11,682	11,903	11,719	11,661	11,934	12,245	11,924	12,099	12,188	12,422	12,628	12,802	12,946	13,017	12,882	12,937	13,069	13,100	12,925	12,883	12,867	12,880	12,855	13,072	13,130	13,077	13,047	13,007	12,919	13,012	12,919	12,878	12,876	12,696	12,951	12,849	12,632	12,676	12,700	12,774	12,827	12,574	12,422	12,240	12,095	12,090	11,889	11,862	11,743	11,608	11,558	11,525	11,548	11,542	11,544	11,494	11,478	11,489	11,373	11,337	11,382	11,377	11,333	11,255	11,308	11,204	11,178	11,228	11,180	11,113	11,120	11,011	11,107	11,065	11,187	11,317	11,315	11,320	11,258	11,037	10,957		10,960	10,883	10,756	10,588	10,612	10,580	10,525	10,465	10,501	10,372	10,515	10,575	10,656	10,586	10,627	10,446	10,353		10,238	10,182	10,185	10,053	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index
Account Value	$ 8,292	8,334	8,252	8,471	8,451	8,552	8,752	8,379	7,941	8,014	8,288	8,454	8,348	8,326	8,556	8,532	8,225	8,567	8,279	8,172	7,740	7,751	8,234	8,667	8,504	8,904	8,904	9,556	9,873	9,983	10,182	10,190	10,264	10,304	10,563	10,628	10,471	10,686	10,543	10,375	10,632	10,842	10,955	10,722	10,472	10,424	10,485	10,455	10,010	9,910	9,880	9,682	10,004	10,024	9,949	9,842	9,977	9,883	10,025	9,869	9,940	9,652	9,553	9,611	9,543	9,644	9,467	9,262	9,252	9,382	9,484	9,513	9,548	9,615	9,798	10,026	9,884	9,969	9,675	9,649	9,449	9,520	9,641	9,539	9,290	9,299	9,100	8,972	8,945	8,919	8,755	8,840	9,331	9,756	9,658	9,736	9,657	9,302	9,529		9,339	8,972	8,669	8,626	8,521	8,764	8,736	8,699	8,668	8,681	8,673	8,943	8,754	8,940	9,010	9,179	9,291		9,397	9,462	9,882	9,865	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index
Account Value	$ 8,292	8,334	8,252	8,471	8,451	8,552	8,752	8,379	7,941	8,014	8,288	8,454	8,348	8,326	8,556	8,532	8,225	8,567	8,279	8,172	7,740	7,751	8,234	8,667	8,504	8,904	8,904	9,556	9,873	9,983	10,182	10,190	10,264	10,304	10,563	10,628	10,471	10,686	10,543	10,375	10,632	10,842	10,955	10,722	10,472	10,424	10,485	10,455	10,010	9,910	9,880	9,682	10,004	10,024	9,949	9,842	9,977	9,883	10,025	9,869	9,940	9,652	9,553	9,611	9,543	9,644	9,467	9,262	9,252	9,382	9,484	9,513	9,548	9,615	9,798	10,026	9,884	9,969	9,675	9,649	9,449	9,520	9,641	9,539	9,290	9,299	9,100	8,972	8,945	8,919	8,755	8,840	9,331	9,756	9,658	9,736	9,657	9,302	9,529		9,339	8,972	8,669	8,626	8,521	8,764	8,736	8,699	8,668	8,681	8,673	8,943	8,754	8,940	9,010	9,179	9,291		9,397	9,462	9,882	9,865	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index
Account Value	$ 8,292	8,334	8,252	8,471	8,451	8,552	8,752	8,379	7,941	8,014	8,288	8,454	8,348	8,326	8,556	8,532	8,225	8,567	8,279	8,172	7,740	7,751	8,234	8,667	8,504	8,904	8,904	9,556	9,873	9,983	10,182	10,190	10,264	10,304	10,563	10,628	10,471	10,686	10,543	10,375	10,632	10,842	10,955	10,722	10,472	10,424	10,485	10,455	10,010	9,910	9,880	9,682	10,004	10,024	9,949	9,842	9,977	9,883	10,025	9,869	9,940	9,652	9,553	9,611	9,543	9,644	9,467	9,262	9,252	9,382	9,484	9,513	9,548	9,615	9,798	10,026	9,884	9,969	9,675	9,649	9,449	9,520	9,641	9,539	9,290	9,299	9,100	8,972	8,945	8,919	8,755	8,840	9,331	9,756	9,658	9,736	9,657	9,302	9,529		9,339	8,972	8,669	8,626	8,521	8,764	8,736	8,699	8,668	8,681	8,673	8,943	8,754	8,940	9,010	9,179	9,291		9,397	9,462	9,882	9,865	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: 35% S&P 500 Index / 25% MSCI EAFE Index / 40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	35% S&P 500 Index / 25% MSCI EAFE Index / 40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 18,408	18,184	17,590	18,149	17,737	17,430	17,323	16,585	15,452	15,829	16,410	16,706	16,393	15,869	16,084	15,847	15,398	15,778	14,962	15,295	14,396	13,888	14,980	15,563	14,758	15,673	15,594	16,622	16,564	16,891	17,573	17,104	17,327	16,813	17,279	17,036	16,790	16,654	16,458	15,988	15,735	15,587	15,730	15,337	14,188	14,493	14,789	14,292	13,855	13,610	13,221	12,378	13,439	14,061	14,028	13,774	13,567	13,330	13,177	13,199	13,163	12,602	12,954	12,683	12,483	12,270	11,700	12,141	12,031	12,624	12,604	12,489	12,253	12,270	12,201	12,152	12,285	12,638	12,295	12,176	12,022	11,877	11,741	11,688	11,502	11,487	11,293	11,148	11,069	10,850	10,694	10,525	10,540	10,696	10,665	10,663	10,371	10,375	10,332		10,228	9,800	9,822	10,125	10,229	10,269	9,789	9,975	10,391	10,234	10,424	10,401	10,276	10,354	10,039	10,048	10,141		9,985	9,897	10,071	9,893	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Account Value	$ 12,244	12,152	11,986	12,109	12,013	12,122	12,078	11,832	11,612	11,626	11,745	11,797	11,744	11,801	11,936	11,913	11,589	11,728	11,573	11,652	11,510	11,386	11,986	12,279	11,852	12,152	12,157	12,272	12,458	12,339	12,490	12,430	12,401	12,301	12,352	12,375	12,097	12,087	11,976	11,825	11,806	11,891	11,818	11,673	11,584	11,632	11,673	11,510	11,348	11,228	11,159	10,937	11,140	11,045	10,903	10,828	10,826	10,796	10,886	10,747	10,731	10,626	10,511	10,466	10,328	10,318	10,204	10,163	10,130	10,209	10,281	10,212	10,252	10,223	10,176	10,189	10,106	10,153	10,230	10,181	10,192	10,176	10,226	10,156	10,105	10,186	10,191	10,145	10,139	10,114	10,040	10,029	10,178	10,190	10,113	10,164	10,132	9,969	10,027		10,000	9,858	9,777	9,652	9,710	9,723	9,720	9,745	9,796	9,805	9,858	9,905	9,819	9,858	9,944	9,703	9,854		9,846	9,801	9,979	9,976	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Account Value	$ 21,219	21,144	21,056	20,909	20,749	20,578	20,435	20,307	20,194	20,098	19,947	19,770	19,652	19,532	19,432	19,275	19,183	19,035	18,865	18,778	18,656	18,490	18,348	18,260	18,187	17,900	17,675	17,533	17,287	17,093	16,932	16,749	16,546	16,334	16,206	16,095	15,955	15,766	15,607	15,441	15,305	15,184	15,095	14,972	14,877	14,801	14,709	14,598	14,463	14,342	14,299	14,348	14,348	14,272	14,199	14,102	14,008	13,914	13,837	13,769	13,683	13,631	13,573	13,469	13,367	13,275	13,231	13,168	13,124	13,042	12,964	12,889	12,827	12,764	12,685	12,602	12,549	12,466	12,365	12,290	12,209	12,151	12,043	11,951	11,898	11,842	11,803	11,741	11,699	11,634	11,542	11,468	11,408	11,337	11,263	11,198	11,157	11,082	11,013		10,928	10,851	10,821	10,782	10,749	10,693	10,640	10,620	10,577	10,518	10,447	10,372	10,320	10,252	10,186	10,206	10,195		10,172	10,133	10,091	10,052	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Account Value	$ 12,244	12,152	11,986	12,109	12,013	12,122	12,078	11,832	11,612	11,626	11,745	11,797	11,744	11,801	11,936	11,913	11,589	11,728	11,573	11,652	11,510	11,386	11,986	12,279	11,852	12,152	12,157	12,272	12,458	12,339	12,490	12,430	12,401	12,301	12,352	12,375	12,097	12,087	11,976	11,825	11,806	11,891	11,818	11,673	11,584	11,632	11,673	11,510	11,348	11,228	11,159	10,937	11,140	11,045	10,903	10,828	10,826	10,796	10,886	10,747	10,731	10,626	10,511	10,466	10,328	10,318	10,204	10,163	10,130	10,209	10,281	10,212	10,252	10,223	10,176	10,189	10,106	10,153	10,230	10,181	10,192	10,176	10,226	10,156	10,105	10,186	10,191	10,145	10,139	10,114	10,040	10,029	10,178	10,190	10,113	10,164	10,132	9,969	10,027		10,000	9,858	9,777	9,652	9,710	9,723	9,720	9,745	9,796	9,805	9,858	9,905	9,819	9,858	9,944	9,703	9,854		9,846	9,801	9,979	9,976	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Account Value	$ 21,219	21,144	21,056	20,909	20,749	20,578	20,435	20,307	20,194	20,098	19,947	19,770	19,652	19,532	19,432	19,275	19,183	19,035	18,865	18,778	18,656	18,490	18,348	18,260	18,187	17,900	17,675	17,533	17,287	17,093	16,932	16,749	16,546	16,334	16,206	16,095	15,955	15,766	15,607	15,441	15,305	15,184	15,095	14,972	14,877	14,801	14,709	14,598	14,463	14,342	14,299	14,348	14,348	14,272	14,199	14,102	14,008	13,914	13,837	13,769	13,683	13,631	13,573	13,469	13,367	13,275	13,231	13,168	13,124	13,042	12,964	12,889	12,827	12,764	12,685	12,602	12,549	12,466	12,365	12,290	12,209	12,151	12,043	11,951	11,898	11,842	11,803	11,741	11,699	11,634	11,542	11,468	11,408	11,337	11,263	11,198	11,157	11,082	11,013		10,928	10,851	10,821	10,782	10,749	10,693	10,640	10,620	10,577	10,518	10,447	10,372	10,320	10,252	10,186	10,206	10,195		10,172	10,133	10,091	10,052	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Account Value	$ 12,244	12,152	11,986	12,109	12,013	12,122	12,078	11,832	11,612	11,626	11,745	11,797	11,744	11,801	11,936	11,913	11,589	11,728	11,573	11,652	11,510	11,386	11,986	12,279	11,852	12,152	12,157	12,272	12,458	12,339	12,490	12,430	12,401	12,301	12,352	12,375	12,097	12,087	11,976	11,825	11,806	11,891	11,818	11,673	11,584	11,632	11,673	11,510	11,348	11,228	11,159	10,937	11,140	11,045	10,903	10,828	10,826	10,796	10,886	10,747	10,731	10,626	10,511	10,466	10,328	10,318	10,204	10,163	10,130	10,209	10,281	10,212	10,252	10,223	10,176	10,189	10,106	10,153	10,230	10,181	10,192	10,176	10,226	10,156	10,105	10,186	10,191	10,145	10,139	10,114	10,040	10,029	10,178	10,190	10,113	10,164	10,132	9,969	10,027		10,000	9,858	9,777	9,652	9,710	9,723	9,720	9,745	9,796	9,805	9,858	9,905	9,819	9,858	9,944	9,703	9,854		9,846	9,801	9,979	9,976	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Account Value	$ 21,219	21,144	21,056	20,909	20,749	20,578	20,435	20,307	20,194	20,098	19,947	19,770	19,652	19,532	19,432	19,275	19,183	19,035	18,865	18,778	18,656	18,490	18,348	18,260	18,187	17,900	17,675	17,533	17,287	17,093	16,932	16,749	16,546	16,334	16,206	16,095	15,955	15,766	15,607	15,441	15,305	15,184	15,095	14,972	14,877	14,801	14,709	14,598	14,463	14,342	14,299	14,348	14,348	14,272	14,199	14,102	14,008	13,914	13,837	13,769	13,683	13,631	13,573	13,469	13,367	13,275	13,231	13,168	13,124	13,042	12,964	12,889	12,827	12,764	12,685	12,602	12,549	12,466	12,365	12,290	12,209	12,151	12,043	11,951	11,898	11,842	11,803	11,741	11,699	11,634	11,542	11,468	11,408	11,337	11,263	11,198	11,157	11,082	11,013		10,928	10,851	10,821	10,782	10,749	10,693	10,640	10,620	10,577	10,518	10,447	10,372	10,320	10,252	10,186	10,206	10,195		10,172	10,133	10,091	10,052	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Account Value	$ 12,244	12,152	11,986	12,109	12,013	12,122	12,078	11,832	11,612	11,626	11,745	11,797	11,744	11,801	11,936	11,913	11,589	11,728	11,573	11,652	11,510	11,386	11,986	12,279	11,852	12,152	12,157	12,272	12,458	12,339	12,490	12,430	12,401	12,301	12,352	12,375	12,097	12,087	11,976	11,825	11,806	11,891	11,818	11,673	11,584	11,632	11,673	11,510	11,348	11,228	11,159	10,937	11,140	11,045	10,903	10,828	10,826	10,796	10,886	10,747	10,731	10,626	10,511	10,466	10,328	10,318	10,204	10,163	10,130	10,209	10,281	10,212	10,252	10,223	10,176	10,189	10,106	10,153	10,230	10,181	10,192	10,176	10,226	10,156	10,105	10,186	10,191	10,145	10,139	10,114	10,040	10,029	10,178	10,190	10,113	10,164	10,132	9,969	10,027		10,000	9,858	9,777	9,652	9,710	9,723	9,720	9,745	9,796	9,805	9,858	9,905	9,819	9,858	9,944	9,703	9,854		9,846	9,801	9,979	9,976	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Account Value	$ 21,219	21,144	21,056	20,909	20,749	20,578	20,435	20,307	20,194	20,098	19,947	19,770	19,652	19,532	19,432	19,275	19,183	19,035	18,865	18,778	18,656	18,490	18,348	18,260	18,187	17,900	17,675	17,533	17,287	17,093	16,932	16,749	16,546	16,334	16,206	16,095	15,955	15,766	15,607	15,441	15,305	15,184	15,095	14,972	14,877	14,801	14,709	14,598	14,463	14,342	14,299	14,348	14,348	14,272	14,199	14,102	14,008	13,914	13,837	13,769	13,683	13,631	13,573	13,469	13,367	13,275	13,231	13,168	13,124	13,042	12,964	12,889	12,827	12,764	12,685	12,602	12,549	12,466	12,365	12,290	12,209	12,151	12,043	11,951	11,898	11,842	11,803	11,741	11,699	11,634	11,542	11,468	11,408	11,337	11,263	11,198	11,157	11,082	11,013		10,928	10,851	10,821	10,782	10,749	10,693	10,640	10,620	10,577	10,518	10,447	10,372	10,320	10,252	10,186	10,206	10,195		10,172	10,133	10,091	10,052	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Account Value	$ 8,782	8,919	8,765	8,535	8,262	8,385	8,352	8,583	8,781	8,757	8,819	8,887	8,363	8,039	8,519	8,583	8,601	9,025	9,070	9,297	9,049	8,873	9,656	9,647	9,253	10,370	10,214	9,808	9,028	8,498	7,812	7,546	8,142	7,936	7,560	7,583	7,446	7,311	7,116	6,572	6,716	6,308	6,146	5,855	5,656	5,578	5,771	5,406	5,114	5,000	4,792	4,866	5,581	5,878	6,344	6,040	6,199	6,076	6,005	6,148	6,189	6,028	6,237	6,264	6,275	6,212	5,891	6,327	6,363	6,503	6,381	6,496	6,638	6,878	6,782	6,611	6,652	6,770	6,638	6,445	6,475	6,339	6,349	6,323	6,183	6,195	6,279	6,375	6,549	6,535	6,527	6,411	6,327	6,358	6,165	6,275	6,613	6,351	6,363		5,864	5,648	5,741	5,839	6,025	6,497	6,526	6,757	6,819	7,629	7,500	7,708	7,290	7,685	7,492	7,750	8,390		8,746	8,817	9,402	9,502	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Account Value	$ 8,782	8,919	8,765	8,535	8,262	8,385	8,352	8,583	8,781	8,757	8,819	8,887	8,363	8,039	8,519	8,583	8,601	9,025	9,070	9,297	9,049	8,873	9,656	9,647	9,253	10,370	10,214	9,808	9,028	8,498	7,812	7,546	8,142	7,936	7,560	7,583	7,446	7,311	7,116	6,572	6,716	6,308	6,146	5,855	5,656	5,578	5,771	5,406	5,114	5,000	4,792	4,866	5,581	5,878	6,344	6,040	6,199	6,076	6,005	6,148	6,189	6,028	6,237	6,264	6,275	6,212	5,891	6,327	6,363	6,503	6,381	6,496	6,638	6,878	6,782	6,611	6,652	6,770	6,638	6,445	6,475	6,339	6,349	6,323	6,183	6,195	6,279	6,375	6,549	6,535	6,527	6,411	6,327	6,358	6,165	6,275	6,613	6,351	6,363		5,864	5,648	5,741	5,839	6,025	6,497	6,526	6,757	6,819	7,629	7,500	7,708	7,290	7,685	7,492	7,750	8,390		8,746	8,817	9,402	9,502	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Account Value	$ 8,782	8,919	8,765	8,535	8,262	8,385	8,352	8,583	8,781	8,757	8,819	8,887	8,363	8,039	8,519	8,583	8,601	9,025	9,070	9,297	9,049	8,873	9,656	9,647	9,253	10,370	10,214	9,808	9,028	8,498	7,812	7,546	8,142	7,936	7,560	7,583	7,446	7,311	7,116	6,572	6,716	6,308	6,146	5,855	5,656	5,578	5,771	5,406	5,114	5,000	4,792	4,866	5,581	5,878	6,344	6,040	6,199	6,076	6,005	6,148	6,189	6,028	6,237	6,264	6,275	6,212	5,891	6,327	6,363	6,503	6,381	6,496	6,638	6,878	6,782	6,611	6,652	6,770	6,638	6,445	6,475	6,339	6,349	6,323	6,183	6,195	6,279	6,375	6,549	6,535	6,527	6,411	6,327	6,358	6,165	6,275	6,613	6,351	6,363		5,864	5,648	5,741	5,839	6,025	6,497	6,526	6,757	6,819	7,629	7,500	7,708	7,290	7,685	7,492	7,750	8,390		8,746	8,817	9,402	9,502	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Account Value	$ 10,046	10,203	10,027	9,764	9,451	9,592	9,554	9,818	10,045	10,018	10,088	10,166	9,567	9,196	9,745	9,819	9,839	10,324	10,375	10,636	10,352	10,150	11,046	11,036	10,585	11,863	11,685	11,220	10,327	9,722	8,937	8,633	9,314	9,079	8,649	8,674	8,518	8,363	8,141	7,518	7,682	7,216	7,031	6,698	6,471	6,381	6,602	6,184	5,850	5,719	5,481	5,567	6,385	6,724	7,258	6,909	7,091	6,950	6,870	7,033	7,080	6,895	7,135	7,166	7,178	7,106	6,739	7,238	7,279	7,439	7,299	7,431	7,593	7,868	7,758	7,563	7,610	7,744	7,593	7,373	7,407	7,252	7,263	7,233	7,074	7,087	7,183	7,292	7,492	7,476	7,466	7,334	7,237	7,273	7,052	7,178	7,565	7,265	7,279		6,708	6,461	6,568	6,680	6,893	7,432	7,465	7,729	7,801	8,728	8,580	8,817	8,339	8,791	8,570	8,866	9,598	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Account Value	$ 11,923	11,870	11,816	11,764	11,710	11,660	11,607	11,553	11,502	11,450	11,399	11,348	11,298	11,250	11,202	11,157	11,113	11,074	11,033	10,994	10,961	10,932	10,910	10,888	10,874	10,865	10,855	10,846	10,844	10,842	10,840	10,839	10,838	10,837	10,835	10,834	10,833	10,831	10,829	10,827	10,825	10,823	10,820	10,818	10,816	10,814	10,812	10,809	10,806	10,793	10,780	10,767	10,750	10,732	10,715	10,696	10,677	10,659	10,638	10,617	10,597	10,574	10,551	10,528	10,504	10,479	10,455	10,434	10,413	10,393	10,373	10,352	10,332	10,312	10,293	10,273	10,259	10,244	10,230	10,218	10,207	10,196	10,185	10,174	10,163	10,153	10,143	10,134	10,125	10,117	10,108	10,101	10,094	10,087	10,082	10,077	10,071	10,066	10,061		10,055	10,050	10,045	10,040	10,037	10,035	10,032	10,030	10,027	10,025	10,023	10,020	10,018	10,016	10,014	10,012	10,010		10,008	10,006	10,004	10,002	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Account Value	$ 11,923	11,870	11,816	11,764	11,710	11,660	11,607	11,553	11,502	11,450	11,399	11,348	11,298	11,250	11,202	11,157	11,113	11,074	11,033	10,994	10,961	10,932	10,910	10,888	10,874	10,865	10,855	10,846	10,844	10,842	10,840	10,839	10,838	10,837	10,835	10,834	10,833	10,831	10,829	10,827	10,825	10,823	10,820	10,818	10,816	10,814	10,812	10,809	10,806	10,793	10,780	10,767	10,750	10,732	10,715	10,696	10,677	10,659	10,638	10,617	10,597	10,574	10,551	10,528	10,504	10,479	10,455	10,434	10,413	10,393	10,373	10,352	10,332	10,312	10,293	10,273	10,259	10,244	10,230	10,218	10,207	10,196	10,185	10,174	10,163	10,153	10,143	10,134	10,125	10,117	10,108	10,101	10,094	10,087	10,082	10,077	10,071	10,066	10,061		10,055	10,050	10,045	10,040	10,037	10,035	10,032	10,030	10,027	10,025	10,023	10,020	10,018	10,016	10,014	10,012	10,010		10,008	10,006	10,004	10,002	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Account Value	$ 11,923	11,870	11,816	11,764	11,710	11,660	11,607	11,553	11,502	11,450	11,399	11,348	11,298	11,250	11,202	11,157	11,113	11,074	11,033	10,994	10,961	10,932	10,910	10,888	10,874	10,865	10,855	10,846	10,844	10,842	10,840	10,839	10,838	10,837	10,835	10,834	10,833	10,831	10,829	10,827	10,825	10,823	10,820	10,818	10,816	10,814	10,812	10,809	10,806	10,793	10,780	10,767	10,750	10,732	10,715	10,696	10,677	10,659	10,638	10,617	10,597	10,574	10,551	10,528	10,504	10,479	10,455	10,434	10,413	10,393	10,373	10,352	10,332	10,312	10,293	10,273	10,259	10,244	10,230	10,218	10,207	10,196	10,185	10,174	10,163	10,153	10,143	10,134	10,125	10,117	10,108	10,101	10,094	10,087	10,082	10,077	10,071	10,066	10,061		10,055	10,050	10,045	10,040	10,037	10,035	10,032	10,030	10,027	10,025	10,023	10,020	10,018	10,016	10,014	10,012	10,010		10,008	10,006	10,004	10,002	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Account Value	$ 11,914	11,861	11,807	11,755	11,701	11,651	11,598	11,544	11,493	11,441	11,391	11,339	11,289	11,242	11,193	11,148	11,104	11,065	11,024	10,986	10,952	10,924	10,901	10,880	10,865	10,856	10,847	10,838	10,836	10,834	10,832	10,831	10,830	10,828	10,827	10,826	10,824	10,823	10,821	10,819	10,817	10,814	10,812	10,810	10,808	10,806	10,803	10,801	10,798	10,785	10,772	10,759	10,741	10,724	10,707	10,688	10,669	10,650	10,630	10,609	10,589	10,566	10,543	10,520	10,496	10,471	10,447	10,426	10,405	10,385	10,364	10,344	10,324	10,305	10,285	10,265	10,251	10,236	10,222	10,210	10,199	10,188	10,177	10,166	10,155	10,145	10,135	10,126	10,117	10,109	10,101	10,094	10,086	10,079	10,074	10,069	10,064	10,058	10,053		10,048	10,043	10,038	10,032	10,030	10,027	10,024	10,022	10,020	10,017	10,015	10,013	10,010	10,008	10,006	10,004	10,002		10,000
PIMCO INDEX: J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Account Value	$ 12,616	12,533	12,309	12,561	12,327	12,242	12,388	11,820	11,173	11,338	11,666	11,831	11,644	11,423	11,526	11,468	11,310	11,565	11,216	11,174	10,448	10,439	11,114	11,246	10,897	11,536	11,514	12,182	12,319	13,037	13,425	13,236	13,431	13,423	13,692	13,568	13,495	13,376	13,232	12,984	13,120	13,465	13,631	13,391	12,907	12,922	13,140	13,101	12,634	12,276	11,610	11,361	12,991	13,098	12,874	12,637	12,658	12,611	12,656	12,587	12,444	12,077	12,008	11,993	11,822	11,749	11,252	11,090	11,133	11,387	11,189	11,409	11,178	11,292	11,416	11,585	11,542	11,772	11,795	11,722	11,753	11,732	11,733	11,534	11,459	11,488	11,394	11,211	11,172	10,945	10,790	10,637	11,099	11,264	11,226	11,028	10,859	10,468	10,500		10,302	9,970	9,772	9,792	9,941	9,947	9,642	9,777	9,884	9,843	10,013	10,067	9,872	9,827	9,706	9,673	9,958		9,997	9,835	10,078	10,012	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Account Value	$ 12,616	12,533	12,309	12,561	12,327	12,242	12,388	11,820	11,173	11,338	11,666	11,831	11,644	11,423	11,526	11,468	11,310	11,565	11,216	11,174	10,448	10,439	11,114	11,246	10,897	11,536	11,514	12,182	12,319	13,037	13,425	13,236	13,431	13,423	13,692	13,568	13,495	13,376	13,232	12,984	13,120	13,465	13,631	13,391	12,907	12,922	13,140	13,101	12,634	12,276	11,610	11,361	12,991	13,098	12,874	12,637	12,658	12,611	12,656	12,587	12,444	12,077	12,008	11,993	11,822	11,749	11,252	11,090	11,133	11,387	11,189	11,409	11,178	11,292	11,416	11,585	11,542	11,772	11,795	11,722	11,753	11,732	11,733	11,534	11,459	11,488	11,394	11,211	11,172	10,945	10,790	10,637	11,099	11,264	11,226	11,028	10,859	10,468	10,500		10,302	9,970	9,772	9,792	9,941	9,947	9,642	9,777	9,884	9,843	10,013	10,067	9,872	9,827	9,706	9,673	9,958		9,997	9,835	10,078	10,012	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Account Value	$ 12,616	12,533	12,309	12,561	12,327	12,242	12,388	11,820	11,173	11,338	11,666	11,831	11,644	11,423	11,526	11,468	11,310	11,565	11,216	11,174	10,448	10,439	11,114	11,246	10,897	11,536	11,514	12,182	12,319	13,037	13,425	13,236	13,431	13,423	13,692	13,568	13,495	13,376	13,232	12,984	13,120	13,465	13,631	13,391	12,907	12,922	13,140	13,101	12,634	12,276	11,610	11,361	12,991	13,098	12,874	12,637	12,658	12,611	12,656	12,587	12,444	12,077	12,008	11,993	11,822	11,749	11,252	11,090	11,133	11,387	11,189	11,409	11,178	11,292	11,416	11,585	11,542	11,772	11,795	11,722	11,753	11,732	11,733	11,534	11,459	11,488	11,394	11,211	11,172	10,945	10,790	10,637	11,099	11,264	11,226	11,028	10,859	10,468	10,500		10,302	9,970	9,772	9,792	9,941	9,947	9,642	9,777	9,884	9,843	10,013	10,067	9,872	9,827	9,706	9,673	9,958		9,997	9,835	10,078	10,012	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Account Value	$ 12,754	12,670	12,443	12,698	12,461	12,376	12,523	11,949	11,295	11,461	11,793	11,960	11,770	11,548	11,652	11,593	11,433	11,691	11,338	11,295	10,561	10,553	11,235	11,368	11,016	11,662	11,640	12,315	12,454	13,179	13,571	13,380	13,577	13,569	13,841	13,716	13,642	13,521	13,377	13,126	13,263	13,612	13,779	13,536	13,047	13,063	13,283	13,243	12,771	12,410	11,737	11,484	13,133	13,241	13,014	12,774	12,796	12,748	12,794	12,725	12,580	12,208	12,139	12,124	11,951	11,877	11,374	11,210	11,255	11,511	11,311	11,533	11,300	11,415	11,540	11,711	11,667	11,901	11,924	11,849	11,881	11,860	11,861	11,660	11,584	11,613	11,518	11,333	11,294	11,064	10,907	10,753	11,220	11,387	11,349	11,148	10,977	10,582	10,614		10,415	10,079	9,879	9,899	10,050	10,055	9,747	9,884	9,991	9,951	10,122	10,176	9,980	9,934	9,812	9,778	10,067	$ 10,000
PIMCO INDEX: 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 18,272	17,985	17,400	17,983	17,579	17,238	17,133	16,399	15,264	15,635	16,220	16,498	16,177	15,632	15,795	15,593	15,158	15,543	14,736	15,150	14,340	13,817	14,906	15,468	14,629	15,533	15,486	16,563	16,475	16,805	17,512	17,091	17,298	16,732	17,220	16,980	16,725	16,531	16,368	15,874	15,640	15,492	15,630	15,234	14,097	14,387	14,695	14,172	13,697	13,450	13,048	12,164	13,247	13,850	13,794	13,554	13,334	13,118	12,980	13,004	12,954	12,402	12,753	12,486	12,295	12,079	11,494	11,951	11,842	12,429	12,420	12,297	12,070	12,079	12,000	11,953	12,080	12,436	12,108	11,989	11,841	11,706	11,572	11,521	11,338	11,317	11,141	11,009	10,942	10,734	10,573	10,417	10,426	10,581	10,550	10,550	10,264	10,259	10,223		10,112	9,682	9,698	10,002	10,122	10,163	9,701	9,893	10,308	10,170	10,360	10,349	10,220	10,297	9,984	10,009	10,103		9,955	9,877	10,069	9,894	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 18,272	17,985	17,400	17,983	17,579	17,238	17,133	16,399	15,264	15,635	16,220	16,498	16,177	15,632	15,795	15,593	15,158	15,543	14,736	15,150	14,340	13,817	14,906	15,468	14,629	15,533	15,486	16,563	16,475	16,805	17,512	17,091	17,298	16,732	17,220	16,980	16,725	16,531	16,368	15,874	15,640	15,492	15,630	15,234	14,097	14,387	14,695	14,172	13,697	13,450	13,048	12,164	13,247	13,850	13,794	13,554	13,334	13,118	12,980	13,004	12,954	12,402	12,753	12,486	12,295	12,079	11,494	11,951	11,842	12,429	12,420	12,297	12,070	12,079	12,000	11,953	12,080	12,436	12,108	11,989	11,841	11,706	11,572	11,521	11,338	11,317	11,141	11,009	10,942	10,734	10,573	10,417	10,426	10,581	10,550	10,550	10,264	10,259	10,223		10,112	9,682	9,698	10,002	10,122	10,163	9,701	9,893	10,308	10,170	10,360	10,349	10,220	10,297	9,984	10,009	10,103		9,955	9,877	10,069	9,894	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 18,272	17,985	17,400	17,983	17,579	17,238	17,133	16,399	15,264	15,635	16,220	16,498	16,177	15,632	15,795	15,593	15,158	15,543	14,736	15,150	14,340	13,817	14,906	15,468	14,629	15,533	15,486	16,563	16,475	16,805	17,512	17,091	17,298	16,732	17,220	16,980	16,725	16,531	16,368	15,874	15,640	15,492	15,630	15,234	14,097	14,387	14,695	14,172	13,697	13,450	13,048	12,164	13,247	13,850	13,794	13,554	13,334	13,118	12,980	13,004	12,954	12,402	12,753	12,486	12,295	12,079	11,494	11,951	11,842	12,429	12,420	12,297	12,070	12,079	12,000	11,953	12,080	12,436	12,108	11,989	11,841	11,706	11,572	11,521	11,338	11,317	11,141	11,009	10,942	10,734	10,573	10,417	10,426	10,581	10,550	10,550	10,264	10,259	10,223		10,112	9,682	9,698	10,002	10,122	10,163	9,701	9,893	10,308	10,170	10,360	10,349	10,220	10,297	9,984	10,009	10,103		9,955	9,877	10,069	9,894	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 18,272	17,985	17,400	17,983	17,579	17,238	17,133	16,399	15,264	15,635	16,220	16,498	16,177	15,632	15,795	15,593	15,158	15,543	14,736	15,150	14,340	13,817	14,906	15,468	14,629	15,533	15,486	16,563	16,475	16,805	17,512	17,091	17,298	16,732	17,220	16,980	16,725	16,531	16,368	15,874	15,640	15,492	15,630	15,234	14,097	14,387	14,695	14,172	13,697	13,450	13,048	12,164	13,247	13,850	13,794	13,554	13,334	13,118	12,980	13,004	12,954	12,402	12,753	12,486	12,295	12,079	11,494	11,951	11,842	12,429	12,420	12,297	12,070	12,079	12,000	11,953	12,080	12,436	12,108	11,989	11,841	11,706	11,572	11,521	11,338	11,317	11,141	11,009	10,942	10,734	10,573	10,417	10,426	10,581	10,550	10,550	10,264	10,259	10,223		10,112	9,682	9,698	10,002	10,122	10,163	9,701	9,893	10,308	10,170	10,360	10,349	10,220	10,297	9,984	10,009	10,103		9,955	9,877	10,069	9,894	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 18,272	17,985	17,400	17,983	17,579	17,238	17,133	16,399	15,264	15,635	16,220	16,498	16,177	15,632	15,795	15,593	15,158	15,543	14,736	15,150	14,340	13,817	14,906	15,468	14,629	15,533	15,486	16,563	16,475	16,805	17,512	17,091	17,298	16,732	17,220	16,980	16,725	16,531	16,368	15,874	15,640	15,492	15,630	15,234	14,097	14,387	14,695	14,172	13,697	13,450	13,048	12,164	13,247	13,850	13,794	13,554	13,334	13,118	12,980	13,004	12,954	12,402	12,753	12,486	12,295	12,079	11,494	11,951	11,842	12,429	12,420	12,297	12,070	12,079	12,000	11,953	12,080	12,436	12,108	11,989	11,841	11,706	11,572	11,521	11,338	11,317	11,141	11,009	10,942	10,734	10,573	10,417	10,426	10,581	10,550	10,550	10,264	10,259	10,223		10,112	9,682	9,698	10,002	10,122	10,163	9,701	9,893	10,308	10,170	10,360	10,349	10,220	10,297	9,984	10,009	10,103		9,955	9,877	10,069	9,894	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Account Value	$ 11,430	11,323	11,134	11,423	11,318	11,481	11,512	11,088	10,607	10,778	11,059	11,130	11,137	11,177	11,300	11,232	10,954	11,245	10,909	10,959	10,570	10,709	11,192	11,518	11,243	11,422	11,349	11,797	12,134	12,271	12,541	12,573	12,536	12,539	12,649	12,673	12,533	12,445	12,405	12,308	12,463	12,646	12,737	12,720	12,596	12,652	12,659	12,762	12,575	12,496	12,438	12,221	12,293	12,076	11,848	11,856	11,862	11,826	11,890	11,589	11,564	11,421	11,221	11,219	11,007	11,014	10,898	10,701	10,638	10,722	10,792	10,723	10,720	10,734	10,658	10,737	10,669	10,771	10,897	10,847	10,861	10,854	10,906	10,809	10,763	10,774	10,692	10,610	10,615	10,544	10,524	10,509	10,764	10,847	10,853	10,865	10,797	10,607	10,604		10,563	10,467	10,393	10,252	10,286	10,313	10,311	10,242	10,257	10,186	10,298	10,323	10,360	10,312	10,410	10,196	10,187		10,115	10,017	10,085	9,975	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index
Account Value	$ 15,134	14,981	14,815	14,953	14,779	14,772	14,761	14,273	13,646	13,780	13,955	13,926	13,748	13,559	13,694	13,577	13,386	13,585	13,111	13,210	12,943	12,568	13,076	13,442	12,662	13,579	13,491	13,992	14,119	14,247	14,663	14,389	14,532	14,557	14,563	14,485	14,422	14,240	14,209	14,061	14,055	14,033	14,018	13,798	13,326	13,263	13,425	13,323	12,713	12,631	12,101	11,616	13,009	13,199	13,190	12,979	12,901	12,858	12,814	12,720	12,647	12,327	12,458	12,300	12,164	11,966	11,459	11,680	11,745	11,920	11,860	11,768	11,643	11,617	11,631	11,568	11,633	11,748	11,698	11,675	11,705	11,653	11,563	11,552	11,431	11,414	11,321	11,184	11,201	11,060	10,935	10,755	10,813	10,799	10,748	10,536	10,285	10,195	10,161		9,832	9,490	9,414	9,532	9,748	9,927	9,641	9,880	10,038	10,070	10,216	10,180	10,068	10,117	9,893	9,806	9,920		9,987	9,841	10,036	9,873	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index
Account Value	$ 15,134	14,981	14,815	14,953	14,779	14,772	14,761	14,273	13,646	13,780	13,955	13,926	13,748	13,559	13,694	13,577	13,386	13,585	13,111	13,210	12,943	12,568	13,076	13,442	12,662	13,579	13,491	13,992	14,119	14,247	14,663	14,389	14,532	14,557	14,563	14,485	14,422	14,240	14,209	14,061	14,055	14,033	14,018	13,798	13,326	13,263	13,425	13,323	12,713	12,631	12,101	11,616	13,009	13,199	13,190	12,979	12,901	12,858	12,814	12,720	12,647	12,327	12,458	12,300	12,164	11,966	11,459	11,680	11,745	11,920	11,860	11,768	11,643	11,617	11,631	11,568	11,633	11,748	11,698	11,675	11,705	11,653	11,563	11,552	11,431	11,414	11,321	11,184	11,201	11,060	10,935	10,755	10,813	10,799	10,748	10,536	10,285	10,195	10,161		9,832	9,490	9,414	9,532	9,748	9,927	9,641	9,880	10,038	10,070	10,216	10,180	10,068	10,117	9,893	9,806	9,920		9,987	9,841	10,036	9,873	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index
Account Value	$ 15,134	14,981	14,815	14,953	14,779	14,772	14,761	14,273	13,646	13,780	13,955	13,926	13,748	13,559	13,694	13,577	13,386	13,585	13,111	13,210	12,943	12,568	13,076	13,442	12,662	13,579	13,491	13,992	14,119	14,247	14,663	14,389	14,532	14,557	14,563	14,485	14,422	14,240	14,209	14,061	14,055	14,033	14,018	13,798	13,326	13,263	13,425	13,323	12,713	12,631	12,101	11,616	13,009	13,199	13,190	12,979	12,901	12,858	12,814	12,720	12,647	12,327	12,458	12,300	12,164	11,966	11,459	11,680	11,745	11,920	11,860	11,768	11,643	11,617	11,631	11,568	11,633	11,748	11,698	11,675	11,705	11,653	11,563	11,552	11,431	11,414	11,321	11,184	11,201	11,060	10,935	10,755	10,813	10,799	10,748	10,536	10,285	10,195	10,161		9,832	9,490	9,414	9,532	9,748	9,927	9,641	9,880	10,038	10,070	10,216	10,180	10,068	10,117	9,893	9,806	9,920		9,987	9,841	10,036	9,873	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index
Account Value	$ 10,616	10,444	10,154	10,812	10,681	10,930	11,176	10,290	9,427	9,917	10,697	11,004	11,247	11,249	11,573	11,513	10,992	11,539	10,844	11,032	10,303	10,908	11,844	12,393	12,071	12,251	12,488	13,706	14,479	14,694	15,328	15,550	15,148	14,871	15,309	15,342	14,802	14,291	14,227	13,903	14,633	15,495	16,075	16,267	16,074	16,573	16,509	17,253	16,554	16,532	16,847	16,513	15,570	14,592	13,658	14,050	14,123	14,245	14,609	13,221	13,200	13,026	12,226	12,449	11,828	11,974	11,894	11,277	11,068	11,415	11,764	11,581	11,754	11,733	11,490	11,718	11,374	11,726	12,117	11,913	11,828	11,837	12,098	11,696	11,769	11,722	11,495	11,320	11,383	11,208	11,165	11,224	12,124	12,639	12,846	12,969	12,685	11,951	11,857		11,917	11,917	11,572	11,018	11,020	11,111	11,172	11,003	11,005	10,633	11,056	11,235	11,595	11,461	12,108	11,154	10,843		10,551	10,269	10,463	10,055	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index
Account Value	$ 10,616	10,444	10,154	10,812	10,681	10,930	11,176	10,290	9,427	9,917	10,697	11,004	11,247	11,249	11,573	11,513	10,992	11,539	10,844	11,032	10,303	10,908	11,844	12,393	12,071	12,251	12,488	13,706	14,479	14,694	15,328	15,550	15,148	14,871	15,309	15,342	14,802	14,291	14,227	13,903	14,633	15,495	16,075	16,267	16,074	16,573	16,509	17,253	16,554	16,532	16,847	16,513	15,570	14,592	13,658	14,050	14,123	14,245	14,609	13,221	13,200	13,026	12,226	12,449	11,828	11,974	11,894	11,277	11,068	11,415	11,764	11,581	11,754	11,733	11,490	11,718	11,374	11,726	12,117	11,913	11,828	11,837	12,098	11,696	11,769	11,722	11,495	11,320	11,383	11,208	11,165	11,224	12,124	12,639	12,846	12,969	12,685	11,951	11,857		11,917	11,917	11,572	11,018	11,020	11,111	11,172	11,003	11,005	10,633	11,056	11,235	11,595	11,461	12,108	11,154	10,843		10,551	10,269	10,463	10,055	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index
Account Value	$ 10,616	10,444	10,154	10,812	10,681	10,930	11,176	10,290	9,427	9,917	10,697	11,004	11,247	11,249	11,573	11,513	10,992	11,539	10,844	11,032	10,303	10,908	11,844	12,393	12,071	12,251	12,488	13,706	14,479	14,694	15,328	15,550	15,148	14,871	15,309	15,342	14,802	14,291	14,227	13,903	14,633	15,495	16,075	16,267	16,074	16,573	16,509	17,253	16,554	16,532	16,847	16,513	15,570	14,592	13,658	14,050	14,123	14,245	14,609	13,221	13,200	13,026	12,226	12,449	11,828	11,974	11,894	11,277	11,068	11,415	11,764	11,581	11,754	11,733	11,490	11,718	11,374	11,726	12,117	11,913	11,828	11,837	12,098	11,696	11,769	11,722	11,495	11,320	11,383	11,208	11,165	11,224	12,124	12,639	12,846	12,969	12,685	11,951	11,857		11,917	11,917	11,572	11,018	11,020	11,111	11,172	11,003	11,005	10,633	11,056	11,235	11,595	11,461	12,108	11,154	10,843		10,551	10,269	10,463	10,055	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Account Value	$ 11,195	11,131	11,055	11,091	11,055	11,101	11,058	10,936	10,826	10,789	10,790	10,748	10,710	10,762	10,800	10,772	10,603	10,680	10,607	10,585	10,519	10,530	10,655	10,732	10,696	10,759	10,700	10,751	10,896	10,936	11,009	11,036	11,034	11,068	11,079	11,079	11,061	11,078	11,070	11,065	11,063	11,072	11,070	11,065	11,060	11,064	11,061	11,064	11,053	11,050	11,043	11,038	10,889	10,795	10,737	10,714	10,717	10,682	10,694	10,609	10,621	10,566	10,492	10,471	10,407	10,396	10,369	10,287	10,252	10,236	10,248	10,216	10,216	10,215	10,178	10,194	10,174	10,178	10,207	10,206	10,226	10,233	10,249	10,230	10,208	10,217	10,205	10,191	10,187	10,177	10,164	10,161	10,202	10,208	10,197	10,213	10,219	10,158	10,169		10,166	10,148	10,136	10,075	10,084	10,109	10,119	10,089	10,093	10,088	10,085	10,078	10,073	10,050	10,071	10,021	10,045		10,031	10,003	10,009	9,992	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Account Value	$ 11,195	11,131	11,055	11,091	11,055	11,101	11,058	10,936	10,826	10,789	10,790	10,748	10,710	10,762	10,800	10,772	10,603	10,680	10,607	10,585	10,519	10,530	10,655	10,732	10,696	10,759	10,700	10,751	10,896	10,936	11,009	11,036	11,034	11,068	11,079	11,079	11,061	11,078	11,070	11,065	11,063	11,072	11,070	11,065	11,060	11,064	11,061	11,064	11,053	11,050	11,043	11,038	10,889	10,795	10,737	10,714	10,717	10,682	10,694	10,609	10,621	10,566	10,492	10,471	10,407	10,396	10,369	10,287	10,252	10,236	10,248	10,216	10,216	10,215	10,178	10,194	10,174	10,178	10,207	10,206	10,226	10,233	10,249	10,230	10,208	10,217	10,205	10,191	10,187	10,177	10,164	10,161	10,202	10,208	10,197	10,213	10,219	10,158	10,169		10,166	10,148	10,136	10,075	10,084	10,109	10,119	10,089	10,093	10,088	10,085	10,078	10,073	10,050	10,071	10,021	10,045		10,031	10,003	10,009	9,992	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Account Value	$ 11,195	11,131	11,055	11,091	11,055	11,101	11,058	10,936	10,826	10,789	10,790	10,748	10,710	10,762	10,800	10,772	10,603	10,680	10,607	10,585	10,519	10,530	10,655	10,732	10,696	10,759	10,700	10,751	10,896	10,936	11,009	11,036	11,034	11,068	11,079	11,079	11,061	11,078	11,070	11,065	11,063	11,072	11,070	11,065	11,060	11,064	11,061	11,064	11,053	11,050	11,043	11,038	10,889	10,795	10,737	10,714	10,717	10,682	10,694	10,609	10,621	10,566	10,492	10,471	10,407	10,396	10,369	10,287	10,252	10,236	10,248	10,216	10,216	10,215	10,178	10,194	10,174	10,178	10,207	10,206	10,226	10,233	10,249	10,230	10,208	10,217	10,205	10,191	10,187	10,177	10,164	10,161	10,202	10,208	10,197	10,213	10,219	10,158	10,169		10,166	10,148	10,136	10,075	10,084	10,109	10,119	10,089	10,093	10,088	10,085	10,078	10,073	10,050	10,071	10,021	10,045		10,031	10,003	10,009	9,992	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index
Account Value	$ 12,087	11,993	11,790	11,992	11,894	12,023	12,002	11,688	11,379	11,462	11,678	11,783	11,768	11,808	11,951	11,938	11,603	11,764	11,552	11,671	11,462	11,321	12,123	12,455	11,935	12,325	12,449	12,708	12,949	12,839	13,105	13,063	12,947	12,802	12,894	12,917	12,582	12,506	12,356	12,186	12,209	12,409	12,368	12,228	12,092	12,171	12,216	12,084	11,812	11,682	11,647	11,332	11,534	11,377	11,143	11,101	11,084	11,056	11,208	10,948	10,909	10,816	10,640	10,605	10,414	10,415	10,277	10,221	10,172	10,320	10,430	10,356	10,406	10,364	10,320	10,326	10,219	10,319	10,408	10,314	10,300	10,278	10,345	10,236	10,190	10,288	10,292	10,232	10,237	10,189	10,104	10,114	10,312	10,354	10,297	10,344	10,255	10,046	10,117		10,083	9,905	9,796	9,652	9,729	9,739	9,714	9,772	9,847	9,827	9,923	10,006	9,933	9,980	10,101	9,793	9,905		9,879	9,796	10,047	10,003	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index
Account Value	$ 12,087	11,993	11,790	11,992	11,894	12,023	12,002	11,688	11,379	11,462	11,678	11,783	11,768	11,808	11,951	11,938	11,603	11,764	11,552	11,671	11,462	11,321	12,123	12,455	11,935	12,325	12,449	12,708	12,949	12,839	13,105	13,063	12,947	12,802	12,894	12,917	12,582	12,506	12,356	12,186	12,209	12,409	12,368	12,228	12,092	12,171	12,216	12,084	11,812	11,682	11,647	11,332	11,534	11,377	11,143	11,101	11,084	11,056	11,208	10,948	10,909	10,816	10,640	10,605	10,414	10,415	10,277	10,221	10,172	10,320	10,430	10,356	10,406	10,364	10,320	10,326	10,219	10,319	10,408	10,314	10,300	10,278	10,345	10,236	10,190	10,288	10,292	10,232	10,237	10,189	10,104	10,114	10,312	10,354	10,297	10,344	10,255	10,046	10,117		10,083	9,905	9,796	9,652	9,729	9,739	9,714	9,772	9,847	9,827	9,923	10,006	9,933	9,980	10,101	9,793	9,905		9,879	9,796	10,047	10,003	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index
Account Value	$ 12,087	11,993	11,790	11,992	11,894	12,023	12,002	11,688	11,379	11,462	11,678	11,783	11,768	11,808	11,951	11,938	11,603	11,764	11,552	11,671	11,462	11,321	12,123	12,455	11,935	12,325	12,449	12,708	12,949	12,839	13,105	13,063	12,947	12,802	12,894	12,917	12,582	12,506	12,356	12,186	12,209	12,409	12,368	12,228	12,092	12,171	12,216	12,084	11,812	11,682	11,647	11,332	11,534	11,377	11,143	11,101	11,084	11,056	11,208	10,948	10,909	10,816	10,640	10,605	10,414	10,415	10,277	10,221	10,172	10,320	10,430	10,356	10,406	10,364	10,320	10,326	10,219	10,319	10,408	10,314	10,300	10,278	10,345	10,236	10,190	10,288	10,292	10,232	10,237	10,189	10,104	10,114	10,312	10,354	10,297	10,344	10,255	10,046	10,117		10,083	9,905	9,796	9,652	9,729	9,739	9,714	9,772	9,847	9,827	9,923	10,006	9,933	9,980	10,101	9,793	9,905		9,879	9,796	10,047	10,003	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
Account Value	$ 11,640	11,588	11,534	11,482	11,430	11,380	11,327	11,274	11,223	11,170	11,120	11,069	11,018	10,972	10,925	10,882	10,839	10,801	10,761	10,725	10,694	10,668	10,647	10,631	10,620	10,613	10,608	10,605	10,603	10,603	10,602	10,602	10,601	10,601	10,600	10,600	10,600	10,600	10,600	10,599	10,599	10,598	10,597	10,596	10,596	10,595	10,594	10,592	10,591	10,590	10,586	10,577	10,564	10,550	10,536	10,521	10,505	10,488	10,470	10,450	10,429	10,408	10,386	10,365	10,344	10,325	10,304	10,284	10,265	10,246	10,229	10,212	10,195	10,180	10,164	10,151	10,138	10,127	10,116	10,105	10,096	10,087	10,079	10,070	10,062	10,054	10,048	10,043	10,039	10,035	10,031	10,028	10,025	10,023	10,021	10,018	10,016	10,014	10,012		10,009	10,007	10,005	10,004	10,003	10,003	10,003	10,003	10,002	10,002	10,002	10,002	10,002	10,002	10,001	10,001	10,001		10,001	10,001	10,001	10,000	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
Account Value	$ 11,640	11,588	11,534	11,482	11,430	11,380	11,327	11,274	11,223	11,170	11,120	11,069	11,018	10,972	10,925	10,882	10,839	10,801	10,761	10,725	10,694	10,668	10,647	10,631	10,620	10,613	10,608	10,605	10,603	10,603	10,602	10,602	10,601	10,601	10,600	10,600	10,600	10,600	10,600	10,599	10,599	10,598	10,597	10,596	10,596	10,595	10,594	10,592	10,591	10,590	10,586	10,577	10,564	10,550	10,536	10,521	10,505	10,488	10,470	10,450	10,429	10,408	10,386	10,365	10,344	10,325	10,304	10,284	10,265	10,246	10,229	10,212	10,195	10,180	10,164	10,151	10,138	10,127	10,116	10,105	10,096	10,087	10,079	10,070	10,062	10,054	10,048	10,043	10,039	10,035	10,031	10,028	10,025	10,023	10,021	10,018	10,016	10,014	10,012		10,009	10,007	10,005	10,004	10,003	10,003	10,003	10,003	10,002	10,002	10,002	10,002	10,002	10,002	10,001	10,001	10,001		10,001	10,001	10,001	10,000	10,000
PIMCO INDEX: FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
Account Value	$ 11,640	$ 11,588	$ 11,534	$ 11,482	$ 11,430	$ 11,380	$ 11,327	$ 11,274	$ 11,223	$ 11,170	$ 11,120	$ 11,069	$ 11,018	$ 10,972	$ 10,925	$ 10,882	$ 10,839	$ 10,801	$ 10,761	$ 10,725	$ 10,694	$ 10,668	$ 10,647	$ 10,631	$ 10,620	$ 10,613	$ 10,608	$ 10,605	$ 10,603	$ 10,603	$ 10,602	$ 10,602	$ 10,601	$ 10,601	$ 10,600	$ 10,600	$ 10,600	$ 10,600	$ 10,600	$ 10,599	$ 10,599	$ 10,598	$ 10,597	$ 10,596	$ 10,596	$ 10,595	$ 10,594	$ 10,592	$ 10,591	$ 10,590	$ 10,586	$ 10,577	$ 10,564	$ 10,550	$ 10,536	$ 10,521	$ 10,505	$ 10,488	$ 10,470	$ 10,450	$ 10,429	$ 10,408	$ 10,386	$ 10,365	$ 10,344	$ 10,325	$ 10,304	$ 10,284	$ 10,265	$ 10,246	$ 10,229	$ 10,212	$ 10,195	$ 10,180	$ 10,164	$ 10,151	$ 10,138	$ 10,127	$ 10,116	$ 10,105	$ 10,096	$ 10,087	$ 10,079	$ 10,070	$ 10,062	$ 10,054	$ 10,048	$ 10,043	$ 10,039	$ 10,035	$ 10,031	$ 10,028	$ 10,025	$ 10,023	$ 10,021	$ 10,018	$ 10,016	$ 10,014	$ 10,012		$ 10,009	$ 10,007	$ 10,005	$ 10,004	$ 10,003	$ 10,003	$ 10,003	$ 10,003	$ 10,002	$ 10,002	$ 10,002	$ 10,002	$ 10,002	$ 10,002	$ 10,001	$ 10,001	$ 10,001		$ 10,001	$ 10,001	$ 10,001	$ 10,000	$ 10,000

Shareholder Report, Average Ann

Shareholder Report, Average Annual Return (Details)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	60 Months Ended	98 Months Ended	116 Months Ended		120 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024
C000110708
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000026478
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000026480
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000030992
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000026479
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Class M
C000026493
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000030986
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000030994
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000148731
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Class M
C000098623
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000098625
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000098624
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000139587
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Class M
C000026494
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000030987
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000030995
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000148732
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Class M
C000026497
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000030988
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000030996
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000098620
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000112709
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000123329
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000072063
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000072064
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000109755
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000026498
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000030989
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000026499
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000166584
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000166585
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000166586
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000026495
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000139585
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000026496
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000028252
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000030991
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000109754
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000026500
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000081129
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000026501
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000026502
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000030990
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000026503
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000026482
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000030983
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000026483
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000026484
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000081128
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000026485
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
C000026489
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Administrative Class
C000030985
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Advisor Class
C000026490
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Institutional Class
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000110708
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		11.52%	6%				5.07%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026478
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6%	4.73%				3.53%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026480
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.03%	4.63%				3.44%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000030992
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.17%	4.90%				3.70%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026479
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.74%	4.42%				3.23%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026493
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.73%	7.83%				(1.29%)
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000030986
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.50%	7.71%				(1.39%)
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000030994
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.73%	7.98%				(1.14%)
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000148731
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.42%	7.50%			0.03%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000098623
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.50%	1.85%				2.25%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000098625
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.40%	1.75%				2.15%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000098624
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.66%	2%				2.40%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000139587
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.19%	1.54%		1.97%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026494
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		9.73%	0.65%				2.20%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000030987
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		9.62%	0.55%				2.10%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000030995
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		9.89%	0.80%				2.35%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000148732
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		9.40%	0.35%			2.21%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026497
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		3.17%	(0.29%)				0.33%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000030988
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		3.07%	(0.39%)				0.23%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000030996
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		3.32%	(0.14%)				0.48%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000098620
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.95%	0.82%				0.93%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000112709
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		13.41%	4.21%				4.30%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000123329
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		13.47%	4.17%				4.24%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000072063
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		12.82%	6.48%				5.34%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000072064
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		12.74%	6.38%				5.23%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000109755
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		12.96%	6.64%				5.50%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026498
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		9.76%	3.28%				3.91%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000030989
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		9.65%	3.18%				3.80%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026499
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		9.92%	3.43%				4.06%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000166584
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.98%	2.50%	4.01%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000166585
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.87%	2.40%	3.91%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000166586
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.14%	2.65%	4.17%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026495
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.95%	0.78%				2.66%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000139585
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.85%	0.68%				2.56%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026496
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.11%	0.93%				2.82%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000028252
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		1.17%	(3.18%)				(1.49%)
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000030991
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		1.07%	(3.27%)				(1.59%)
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000109754
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		1.33%	(3.03%)				(1.34%)
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026500
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		(5.23%)	(4.05%)				0.45%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000081129
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		(5.32%)	(4.14%)				0.35%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026501
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		(5.09%)	(3.91%)				0.60%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026502
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.49%	0.71%				0.94%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000030990
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.38%	0.61%				0.84%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026503
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.64%	0.86%				1.09%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026482
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		3.06%	2.10%				1.71%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000030983
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.96%	2%				1.61%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026483
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		3.22%	2.25%				1.86%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026484
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.43%	2.45%				2.12%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000081128
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.33%	2.35%				2.01%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026485
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.59%	2.60%				2.27%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026489
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.21%	(0.05%)				1.42%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000030985
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.11%	(0.15%)				1.32%
Without Sales Load [Member] | C000026490
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.36%	0.10%				1.57%
PIMCO INDEX: MSCI World Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	MSCI World Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		20.19%	11.78%				9.16%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%				2.02%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%				2.02%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%				2.02%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%				2.02%
PIMCO INDEX: S&P 500 Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	S&P 500 Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		24.56%	15.05%				12.86%
PIMCO INDEX: S&P 500 Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	S&P 500 Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		24.56%	15.05%				12.86%
PIMCO INDEX: S&P 500 Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	S&P 500 Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		24.56%	15.05%				12.86%
PIMCO INDEX: S&P 500 Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	S&P 500 Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		24.56%	15.05%			12.83%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%				2.02%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%				2.02%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%				2.02%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%		1.90%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%				2.02%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%				2.02%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%				2.02%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%			1.89%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		0.93%	(2.02%)				(0.42%)
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		0.93%	(2.02%)				(0.42%)
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Unhedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		0.93%	(2.02%)				(0.42%)
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.20%	0.25%				2.02%
PIMCO INDEX: MSCI World Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	MSCI World Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		20.19%	11.78%				9.16%
PIMCO INDEX: MSCI World Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	MSCI World Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		20.19%	11.78%				9.16%
PIMCO INDEX: MSCI World Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	MSCI World Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		20.19%	11.78%				9.16%
PIMCO INDEX: MSCI World Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	MSCI World Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		20.19%	11.78%				9.16%
PIMCO INDEX: MSCI World Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	MSCI World Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		20.19%	11.78%				9.16%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)	0.94%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)	0.94%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)	0.94%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.26%	0.51%				2.45%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.26%	0.51%				2.45%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Hedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.26%	0.51%				2.45%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		(0.66%)	(3.56%)				(1.86%)
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		(0.66%)	(3.56%)				(1.86%)
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (USD Unhedged) Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		(0.66%)	(3.56%)				(1.86%)
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: 35% S&P 500 Index / 25% MSCI EAFE Index / 40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	35% S&P 500 Index / 25% MSCI EAFE Index / 40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		12.29%	6.94%				6.29%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.26%	2.67%				2.05%
PIMCO INDEX: Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.98%	9.17%				7.81%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.26%	2.67%				2.05%
PIMCO INDEX: Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.98%	9.17%				7.81%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.26%	2.67%				2.05%
PIMCO INDEX: Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.98%	9.17%				7.81%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS: 1-10 Year Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.26%	2.67%				2.05%
PIMCO INDEX: Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Consumer Price Index + 500 Basis Points
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.98%	9.17%				7.81%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Average Annual Return, Percent		5%	7.25%				(1.29%)
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Average Annual Return, Percent		5%	7.25%				(1.29%)
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Average Annual Return, Percent		5%	7.25%				(1.29%)
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Average Annual Return, Percent		5%	7.25%			0.15%
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.53%	2.19%				0%
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.53%	2.19%				0%
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.53%	2.19%				0%
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.53%	2.19%		0%
PIMCO INDEX: J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Average Annual Return, Percent		8.35%	0.27%				2.35%
PIMCO INDEX: J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Average Annual Return, Percent		8.35%	0.27%				2.35%
PIMCO INDEX: J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Average Annual Return, Percent		8.35%	0.27%				2.35%
PIMCO INDEX: J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Average Annual Return, Percent		8.35%	0.27%			2.56%
PIMCO INDEX: 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		12.95%	7.12%				6.21%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		12.95%	7.12%				6.21%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		12.95%	7.12%				6.21%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		12.95%	7.12%				6.21%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: 60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	60% MSCI World Index/40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		12.95%	7.12%				6.21%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.63%	(0.23%)				1.35%
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		10.08%	3.66%				4.23%
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		10.08%	3.66%				4.23%
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		10.08%	3.66%				4.23%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		(5.61%)	(4.26%)				0.60%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		(5.61%)	(4.26%)				0.60%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg Long-Term Treasury Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		(5.61%)	(4.26%)				0.60%
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.53%	1.06%				1.14%
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.53%	1.06%				1.14%
PIMCO INDEX: ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.53%	1.06%				1.14%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.71%	2.07%				1.91%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.71%	2.07%				1.91%
PIMCO INDEX: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		2.71%	2.07%				1.91%
PIMCO INDEX: FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.64%	2.22%				1.53%
PIMCO INDEX: FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.64%	2.22%				1.53%
PIMCO INDEX: FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.64%	2.22%				1.53%

Shareholder Report, Holdings (D

Shareholder Report, Holdings (Details)	Jun. 30, 2024
C000110708 | AssetAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	24.60%
C000110708 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	14.10%
C000110708 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	14.10%
C000110708 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4%
C000110708 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.80%
C000110708 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000110708 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.20%
C000110708 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	43%
C000110708 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.20%
C000110708 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(2.30%)
C000026478 | PIMCO All Asset: Multi-Real Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	19.40%
C000026478 | PIMCO All Asset: Multi-RAE PLUS Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	19.40%
C000026478 | PIMCO Low Duration Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.90%
C000026478 | PIMCO Total Return Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.80%
C000026478 | PIMCO International Bond Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.20%
C000026478 | PIMCO RAE Fundamental Advantage PLUS Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000026478 | PIMCO TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000026478 | PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000026478 | PIMCO Emerging Markets Local Currency and Bond Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.20%
C000026478 | PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000026478 | SectorAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	99.50%
C000026478 | SectorShort-Term Instruments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.60%
C000026478 | Sector Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(0.10%)
C000026480 | PIMCO All Asset: Multi-Real Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	19.40%
C000026480 | PIMCO All Asset: Multi-RAE PLUS Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	19.40%
C000026480 | PIMCO Low Duration Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.90%
C000026480 | PIMCO Total Return Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.80%
C000026480 | PIMCO International Bond Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.20%
C000026480 | PIMCO RAE Fundamental Advantage PLUS Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000026480 | PIMCO TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000026480 | PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000026480 | PIMCO Emerging Markets Local Currency and Bond Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.20%
C000026480 | PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000026480 | SectorAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	99.50%
C000026480 | SectorShort-Term Instruments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.60%
C000026480 | Sector Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(0.10%)
C000030992 | PIMCO All Asset: Multi-Real Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	19.40%
C000030992 | PIMCO All Asset: Multi-RAE PLUS Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	19.40%
C000030992 | PIMCO Low Duration Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.90%
C000030992 | PIMCO Total Return Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.80%
C000030992 | PIMCO International Bond Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.20%
C000030992 | PIMCO RAE Fundamental Advantage PLUS Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000030992 | PIMCO TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000030992 | PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000030992 | PIMCO Emerging Markets Local Currency and Bond Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.20%
C000030992 | PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000030992 | SectorAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	99.50%
C000030992 | SectorShort-Term Instruments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.60%
C000030992 | Sector Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(0.10%)
C000026479 | PIMCO All Asset: Multi-Real Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	19.40%
C000026479 | PIMCO All Asset: Multi-RAE PLUS Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	19.40%
C000026479 | PIMCO Low Duration Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.90%
C000026479 | PIMCO Total Return Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.80%
C000026479 | PIMCO International Bond Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.20%
C000026479 | PIMCO RAE Fundamental Advantage PLUS Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000026479 | PIMCO TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000026479 | PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000026479 | PIMCO Emerging Markets Local Currency and Bond Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.20%
C000026479 | PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000026479 | SectorAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	99.50%
C000026479 | SectorShort-Term Instruments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.60%
C000026479 | Sector Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(0.10%)
C000026493 | AssetAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.40%
C000026493 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	14.40%
C000026493 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	80.40%
C000026493 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.60%
C000026493 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.70%
C000026493 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8%
C000026493 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	64%
C000026493 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(0.50%)
C000026493 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(77.00%)
C000030986 | AssetAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.40%
C000030986 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	14.40%
C000030986 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	80.40%
C000030986 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.60%
C000030986 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.70%
C000030986 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8%
C000030986 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	64%
C000030986 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(0.50%)
C000030986 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(77.00%)
C000030994 | AssetAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.40%
C000030994 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	14.40%
C000030994 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	80.40%
C000030994 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.60%
C000030994 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.70%
C000030994 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8%
C000030994 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	64%
C000030994 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(0.50%)
C000030994 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(77.00%)
C000148731 | AssetAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.40%
C000148731 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	14.40%
C000148731 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	80.40%
C000148731 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.60%
C000148731 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.70%
C000148731 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8%
C000148731 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	64%
C000148731 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(0.50%)
C000148731 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(77.00%)
C000098623 | AssetAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	17%
C000098623 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	51%
C000098623 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.30%
C000098623 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	16.20%
C000098623 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.40%
C000098623 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	6.40%
C000098623 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.40%
C000098623 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	33.70%
C000098623 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.60%
C000098623 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(50.70%)
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Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.30%
C000098623 | AssetPreferred Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000098623 | AssetMunicipal Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.10%
C000098625 | AssetAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	17%
C000098625 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	51%
C000098625 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.30%
C000098625 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	16.20%
C000098625 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.40%
C000098625 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	6.40%
C000098625 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.40%
C000098625 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	33.70%
C000098625 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.60%
C000098625 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(50.70%)
C000098625 | AssetLoan Participations and Assignments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.30%
C000098625 | AssetPreferred Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000098625 | AssetMunicipal Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.10%
C000098624 | AssetAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	17%
C000098624 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	51%
C000098624 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.30%
C000098624 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	16.20%
C000098624 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.40%
C000098624 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	6.40%
C000098624 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.40%
C000098624 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	33.70%
C000098624 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.60%
C000098624 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(50.70%)
C000098624 | AssetLoan Participations and Assignments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.30%
C000098624 | AssetPreferred Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000098624 | AssetMunicipal Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.10%
C000139587 | AssetAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	17%
C000139587 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	51%
C000139587 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.30%
C000139587 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	16.20%
C000139587 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.40%
C000139587 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	6.40%
C000139587 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.40%
C000139587 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	33.70%
C000139587 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.60%
C000139587 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(50.70%)
C000139587 | AssetLoan Participations and Assignments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.30%
C000139587 | AssetPreferred Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000139587 | AssetMunicipal Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.10%
C000026494 | United States
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.50%
C000026494 | Mexico
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.90%
C000026494 | Brazil
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.40%
C000026494 | Turkey
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.40%
C000026494 | Indonesia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4%
C000026494 | Dominican Republic
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.80%
C000026494 | Saudi Arabia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.80%
C000026494 | Colombia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000026494 | United Arab Emirates
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.30%
C000026494 | Qatar
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000026494 | South Africa
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000026494 | Chile
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000026494 | Argentina
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.50%
C000026494 | Cayman Islands
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.40%
C000026494 | United Kingdom
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	40.10%
C000026494 | Country Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.20%
C000026494 | Country Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(5.70%)
C000030987 | United States
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.50%
C000030987 | Mexico
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.90%
C000030987 | Brazil
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.40%
C000030987 | Turkey
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.40%
C000030987 | Indonesia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4%
C000030987 | Dominican Republic
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.80%
C000030987 | Saudi Arabia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.80%
C000030987 | Colombia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000030987 | United Arab Emirates
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.30%
C000030987 | Qatar
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000030987 | South Africa
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000030987 | Chile
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000030987 | Argentina
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.50%
C000030987 | Cayman Islands
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.40%
C000030987 | United Kingdom
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	40.10%
C000030987 | Country Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.20%
C000030987 | Country Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(5.70%)
C000030995 | United States
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.50%
C000030995 | Mexico
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.90%
C000030995 | Brazil
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.40%
C000030995 | Turkey
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.40%
C000030995 | Indonesia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4%
C000030995 | Dominican Republic
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.80%
C000030995 | Saudi Arabia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.80%
C000030995 | Colombia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000030995 | United Arab Emirates
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.30%
C000030995 | Qatar
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000030995 | South Africa
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000030995 | Chile
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000030995 | Argentina
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.50%
C000030995 | Cayman Islands
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.40%
C000030995 | United Kingdom
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	40.10%
C000030995 | Country Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.20%
C000030995 | Country Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(5.70%)
C000148732 | United States
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.50%
C000148732 | Mexico
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.90%
C000148732 | Brazil
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.40%
C000148732 | Turkey
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.40%
C000148732 | Indonesia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4%
C000148732 | Dominican Republic
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.80%
C000148732 | Saudi Arabia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.80%
C000148732 | Colombia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.40%
C000148732 | United Arab Emirates
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.30%
C000148732 | Qatar
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000148732 | South Africa
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000148732 | Chile
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3%
C000148732 | Argentina
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.50%
C000148732 | Cayman Islands
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.40%
C000148732 | United Kingdom
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	40.10%
C000148732 | Country Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.20%
C000148732 | Country Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(5.70%)
C000026497 | United States
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	77.40%
C000026497 | Cayman Islands
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.70%
C000026497 | United Kingdom
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.60%
C000026497 | Country Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(0.20%)
C000026497 | Country Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(25.20%)
C000026497 | Japan
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	11%
C000026497 | Luxembourg
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.30%
C000026497 | France
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.90%
C000026497 | Ireland
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.70%
C000026497 | Italy
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2%
C000026497 | Denmark
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.70%
C000026497 | Germany
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.60%
C000026497 | Supranational
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.50%
C000026497 | South Korea
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.50%
C000026497 | Canada
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.50%
C000026497 | Switzerland
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.20%
C000026497 | Romania
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.80%
C000030988 | United States
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	77.40%
C000030988 | Cayman Islands
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.70%
C000030988 | United Kingdom
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.60%
C000030988 | Country Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(0.20%)
C000030988 | Country Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(25.20%)
C000030988 | Japan
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	11%
C000030988 | Luxembourg
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.30%
C000030988 | France
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.90%
C000030988 | Ireland
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.70%
C000030988 | Italy
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2%
C000030988 | Denmark
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.70%
C000030988 | Germany
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.60%
C000030988 | Supranational
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.50%
C000030988 | South Korea
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.50%
C000030988 | Canada
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.50%
C000030988 | Switzerland
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.20%
C000030988 | Romania
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.80%
C000030996 | United States
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	77.40%
C000030996 | Cayman Islands
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.70%
C000030996 | United Kingdom
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.60%
C000030996 | Country Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(0.20%)
C000030996 | Country Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(25.20%)
C000030996 | Japan
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	11%
C000030996 | Luxembourg
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.30%
C000030996 | France
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.90%
C000030996 | Ireland
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.70%
C000030996 | Italy
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2%
C000030996 | Denmark
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.70%
C000030996 | Germany
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.60%
C000030996 | Supranational
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.50%
C000030996 | South Korea
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.50%
C000030996 | Canada
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.50%
C000030996 | Switzerland
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.20%
C000030996 | Romania
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.80%
C000098620 | United States
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	79%
C000098620 | Cayman Islands
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.10%
C000098620 | United Kingdom
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	6.40%
C000098620 | Country Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.10%
C000098620 | Country Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(25.20%)
C000098620 | Japan
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5%
C000098620 | France
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.90%
C000098620 | Ireland
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.40%
C000098620 | Italy
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.70%
C000098620 | Denmark
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.60%
C000098620 | South Korea
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.50%
C000098620 | Canada
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.80%
C000098620 | Switzerland
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.40%
C000098620 | Romania
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.80%
C000098620 | Netherlands
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.30%
C000098620 | Malaysia
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.20%
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Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	15.10%
C000112709 | PIMCO Total Return Fund IV
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	15.10%
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Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	10.10%
C000112709 | PIMCO RAE PLUS EMG Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.10%
C000112709 | PIMCO RAE PLUS Small Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.10%
C000112709 | PIMCO Income Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.10%
C000112709 | PIMCO RAE International Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5%
C000112709 | PIMCO Real Return Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5%
C000112709 | PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5%
C000112709 | PIMCO StocksPLUS® International Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5%
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Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	90.60%
C000112709 | SectorShort-Term Instruments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.30%
C000112709 | Sector Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.70%
C000112709 | SectorOther Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.40%
C000123329 | PIMCO Short-Term Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	15.10%
C000123329 | PIMCO Total Return Fund IV
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	15.10%
C000123329 | PIMCO StocksPLUS® International Fund (Unhedged)
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	10.10%
C000123329 | PIMCO RAE PLUS EMG Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.10%
C000123329 | PIMCO RAE PLUS Small Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.10%
C000123329 | PIMCO Income Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.10%
C000123329 | PIMCO RAE International Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5%
C000123329 | PIMCO Real Return Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5%
C000123329 | PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund
Holdings [Line Items]
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Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.20%
C000026503 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	21.50%
C000026503 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.40%
C000026503 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(20.50%)
C000026482 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	14.40%
C000026482 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	85.20%
C000026482 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.10%
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Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.90%
C000026482 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.10%
C000026482 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.80%
C000026482 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	49.30%
C000026482 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.40%
C000026482 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(67.20%)
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Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	14.40%
C000030983 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	85.20%
C000030983 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.10%
C000030983 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.90%
C000030983 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.10%
C000030983 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.80%
C000030983 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	49.30%
C000030983 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.40%
C000030983 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(67.20%)
C000026483 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	14.40%
C000026483 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	85.20%
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Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.10%
C000026483 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.90%
C000026483 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1.10%
C000026483 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.80%
C000026483 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	49.30%
C000026483 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.40%
C000026483 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(67.20%)
C000026484 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.10%
C000026484 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.80%
C000026484 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	47%
C000026484 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	32.50%
C000026484 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.50%
C000026484 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	26.40%
C000026484 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0%
C000026484 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(22.60%)
C000026484 | AssetMunicipal Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000081128 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.10%
C000081128 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.80%
C000081128 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	47%
C000081128 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	32.50%
C000081128 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.50%
C000081128 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	26.40%
C000081128 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0%
C000081128 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(22.60%)
C000081128 | AssetMunicipal Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000026485 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	5.10%
C000026485 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	2.80%
C000026485 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	47%
C000026485 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	32.50%
C000026485 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.50%
C000026485 | AssetShort-Term Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	26.40%
C000026485 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0%
C000026485 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(22.60%)
C000026485 | AssetMunicipal Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000026489 | AssetAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.50%
C000026489 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	51.30%
C000026489 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	15.80%
C000026489 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	37.10%
C000026489 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	16.10%
C000026489 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	11.70%
C000026489 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.60%
C000026489 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.90%
C000026489 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(42.40%)
C000026489 | AssetLoan Participations and Assignments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000026489 | AssetPreferred Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000026489 | AssetMunicipal Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.80%
C000030985 | AssetAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.50%
C000030985 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	51.30%
C000030985 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	15.80%
C000030985 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	37.10%
C000030985 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	16.10%
C000030985 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	11.70%
C000030985 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.60%
C000030985 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.90%
C000030985 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(42.40%)
C000030985 | AssetLoan Participations and Assignments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000030985 | AssetPreferred Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000030985 | AssetMunicipal Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.80%
C000026490 | AssetAffiliated Investments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.50%
C000026490 | AssetU.S. Government Agencies
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	51.30%
C000026490 | AssetU.S. Treasury Obligations
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	15.80%
C000026490 | AssetCorporate Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	37.10%
C000026490 | AssetAsset-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	16.10%
C000026490 | AssetNon-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	11.70%
C000026490 | AssetSovereign Issues
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.60%
C000026490 | Asset Other Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.90%
C000026490 | Asset Other Net Line
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	(42.40%)
C000026490 | AssetLoan Participations and Assignments
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000026490 | AssetPreferred Securities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.30%
C000026490 | AssetMunicipal Bonds & Notes
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	0.80%