| N-2 - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended | ||||||||
| Apr. 30, 2024 | Oct. 31, 2023 | Oct. 31, 2022 | Apr. 30, 2024 | Oct. 31, 2021 | Oct. 31, 2020 | Oct. 31, 2019 | Oct. 31, 2018 | ||
| Cover [Abstract] | |||||||||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001350869 | ||||||||
| Amendment Flag | false | ||||||||
| Document Type | N-CSRS | ||||||||
| Entity Registrant Name | Clough Global Opportunities Fund | ||||||||
| Capital Stock, Long-Term Debt, and Other Securities [Abstract] | |||||||||
| Capital Stock [Table Text Block] | NOTE 3 - CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS Common Shares The Funds have filed registration statements with the SEC authorizing the Funds to issue additional common shares through one or more equity shelf programs The Board of each Fund announced, on June 2, 2023, that it had approved a share repurchase program in accordance with Section 23(c) of the 1940 Act. Under the share repurchase program, each Fund may purchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares in open market transactions over a one-year period beginning on June 5, 2023. Transactions in common shares were as follows: Six Months Ended April 30, 2024 Year Ended October 31, 2023 Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund Common shares outstanding - beginning of period 12,506,783 12,709,583 Repurchase of fund shares (34,100) (202,800) Common shares outstanding - end of period 12,472,683 12,506,783 Clough Global Equity Fund Common shares outstanding - beginning of period 18,839,921 19,124,621 Repurchase of fund shares (34,600) (284,700) Common shares outstanding - end of period 18,805,321 18,839,921 Clough Global Opportunities Fund Common shares outstanding - beginning of period 42,866,120 43,545,722 Repurchase of fund shares (34,498) (679,602) Common shares outstanding - end of period 42,831,622 42,866,120 For the period ended April 30, 2024, the average discount to net asset value on shares repurchased for Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund and Clough Global Opportunities Fund were 16.27%, 16.55%, and 17.26%, respectively. For the year ended October 31, 2023, the average discount to net asset value on shares repurchased for Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund and Clough Global Opportunities Fund were 16.58%, 16.61%, and 16.43%, respectively. | ||||||||
| Document Period End Date | Apr. 30, 2024 | ||||||||
| Borrowings Outstanding [Member] | |||||||||
| Financial Highlights [Abstract] | |||||||||
| Senior Securities Amount | $ 52,000 | $ 52,000 | $ 204,000 | $ 52,000 | $ 245,500 | $ 182,500 | $ 178,000 | ||
| Senior Securities Coverage per Unit | [1] | $ 5,932 | $ 5,282 | $ 2,325 | $ 5,932 | $ 3,019 | $ 2,851 | $ 2,912 | |
| Common Shares [Member] | |||||||||
| General Description of Registrant [Abstract] | |||||||||
| Share Price | 4.87 | 4.20 | 5.74 | 4.87 | 12.87 | 8.84 | 9.19 | ||
| NAV Per Share | $ 5.99 | $ 5.19 | $ 6.21 | $ 5.99 | $ 12.37 | $ 10.48 | $ 10.56 | $ 10.63 | |
| Capital Stock, Long-Term Debt, and Other Securities [Abstract] | |||||||||
| Outstanding Security, Not Held [Shares] | 42,831,622 | 42,866,120 | 43,545,722 | ||||||
| [1]Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (excluding the principal amount of Leverage Facility) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing by the principal amount of the Leverage Facility and then multiplying by $1,000. | |||||||||
