| Form N-CSR Cover | 6 Months Ended |
| Jul. 31, 2024 | |
| Shareholder Report [Line Items] | |
| Document Type | N-CSRS |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Registrant Name | EA Series Trust |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001592900 |
| Entity Investment Company Type | N-1A |
| Document Period End Date | Jul. 31, 2024 |
| Shareholder Report | 6 Months Ended |
| Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($) holding | |
| Shareholder Report [Line Items] | |
| Document Type | N-CSRS |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Registrant Name | EA Series Trust |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001592900 |
| Entity Investment Company Type | N-1A |
| Document Period End Date | Jul. 31, 2024 |
| C000244624 [Member] | |
| Shareholder Report [Line Items] | |
| Fund Name | WHITEWOLF Publicly Listed Private Equity ETF |
| Class Name | WHITEWOLF Publicly Listed Private Equity ETF |
| Trading Symbol | LBO |
| Security Exchange Name | CboeBZX |
| Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] | This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the WHITEWOLF Publicly Listed Private Equity ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of February 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024 (the “Period”). |
| Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual | semi-annual shareholder report |
| Additional Information Phone Number | (215) 882-9983 |
| Additional Information Website | www.lbo.fund |
| Expenses [Text Block] | WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE PERIOD? COST OF $10,000 INVESTMENT COST PAID AS A PERCENTAGE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT $40 0.70% |
| Expenses Paid, Amount | $ 40 |
| Expense Ratio, Percent | 0.70% |
| Net Assets | $ 2,459,441 |
| Holdings Count | holding | 39 |
| Advisory Fees Paid, Amount | $ 6,565 |
| Investment Company, Portfolio Turnover | 0% |
| Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block] | KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of Period End) Net Assets $2,459,441 Portfolio Turnover Rate* 0% # of Portfolio Holdings 39 Advisory Fees Paid $6,565 *Portfolio turnover is not annualized and is calculated without regard to short-term securities having a maturity of less than one year. Excludes impact of in-kind transactions. |
| Holdings [Text Block] | SECTOR WEIGHTING Asset Management & Custody Banks 46.4% Closed End Funds 46.3% Diversified Financial Services 5.1% Multi-Sector Holdings 1.2% Cash & Cash Equivalents 1.0% TOP 10 HOLDINGS Ares Capital Corp. 7.3% KKR & Co., Inc. 7.2% FS KKR Capital Corp. 7.0% Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 6.6% Blue Owl Capital, Inc. - Class A 5.8% Hercules Capital, Inc. 5.6% TPG, Inc. 5.4% Blackstone, Inc. 5.3% Carlyle Group, Inc. 5.3% Ares Management Corp. - Class A 5.1% |
| Shareholder Report, Holdings (Details) - C000244624 [Member] | Jul. 31, 2024 |
| Ares Capital Corp. [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 7.30% |
| KKR & Co., Inc. [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 7.20% |
| FS KKR Capital Corp. [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 7% |
| Blackstone Secured Lending Fund [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 6.60% |
| Blue Owl Capital, Inc. - Class A [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 5.80% |
| Hercules Capital, Inc. [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 5.60% |
| TPG, Inc. [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 5.40% |
| Blackstone, Inc. [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 5.30% |
| Carlyle Group, Inc. [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 5.30% |
| Ares Management Corp. - Class A [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 5.10% |
| Asset Management & Custody Banks [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 46.40% |
| Closed End Funds [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 46.30% |
| Diversified Financial Services [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 5.10% |
| Multi-Sector Holdings [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 1.20% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents [Member] | |
| Holdings [Line Items] | |
| Percent of Net Asset Value | 1% |
