Northern Lights Fund Trust Iii N-CSR6 Dec 24Certified annual shareholder report (management investment company)Financial data

Company Profile

Form N-CSR Cover

Form N-CSR Cover	12 Months Ended
Form N-CSR Cover	Sep. 30, 2024
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Document Type	N-CSR
Amendment Flag	false
Registrant Name	Northern Lights Fund Trust III
Entity Central Index Key	0001537140
Entity Investment Company Type	N-1A
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2024

Shareholder Report

Shareholder Report	12 Months Ended	120 Months Ended
Shareholder Report	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) Holding	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) Holding
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Document Type	N-CSR
Amendment Flag	false
Registrant Name	Northern Lights Fund Trust III
Entity Central Index Key	0001537140
Entity Investment Company Type	N-1A
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2024
C000136885
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	Issachar Fund
Class Name	Class I
Trading Symbol	LIOTX
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Annual Shareholder Report
Material Fund Change Notice [Text Block]	This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
Additional Information Phone Number	1-866-787-8355
Additional Information Website	www.LIONX.net/documents
Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Class I $306 3.04%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 306
Expense Ratio, Percent	3.04%
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Average Annual Total Returns 1 Year Since Inception (February 22, 2021) Issachar Fund 1.49% - IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Index 11.68% 2.09% S&P 500 ® 36.35% 13.36% The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
Performance Inception Date		Feb. 22, 2021
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
AssetsNet	$ 11,930,041	$ 11,930,041
Holdings Count \| Holding	28	28
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 128,968
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	1,573%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Fund Statistics Net Assets $11,930,041 Number of Portfolio Holdings 28 Advisory Fee (net of waivers) $128,968 Portfolio Turnover 1,573%
Holdings [Text Block]	Asset Weighting (% of total investments) Value Value Closed End Funds 16.2% Common Stocks 75.3% Money Market Funds 8.5%
C000136884
Shareholder Report [Line Items]
Fund Name	Issachar Fund
Class Name	Class N
Trading Symbol	LIONX
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual	Annual Shareholder Report
Material Fund Change Notice [Text Block]	This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
Additional Information Phone Number	1-866-787-8355
Additional Information Website	www.LIONX.net/documents
Expenses [Text Block]	What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) Class Name Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment Class N $333 3.31%
Expenses Paid, Amount	$ 333
Expense Ratio, Percent	3.31%
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]	Average Annual Total Returns 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Issachar Fund 1.28% 0.53% 1.12% IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Index 11.68% 3.74% 2.98% S&P 500 ® 36.35% 15.98% 13.38% The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block]	The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
AssetsNet	$ 11,930,041	$ 11,930,041
Holdings Count \| Holding	28	28
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount	$ 128,968
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover	1,573%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]	Fund Statistics Net Assets $11,930,041 Number of Portfolio Holdings 28 Advisory Fee (net of waivers) $128,968 Portfolio Turnover 1,573%
Holdings [Text Block]	Asset Weighting (% of total investments) Value Value Closed End Funds 16.2% Common Stocks 75.3% Money Market Funds 8.5%

Shareholder Report, Line Graph

Shareholder Report, Line Graph (Details) - USD ($)		7 Months Ended
Shareholder Report, Line Graph (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 22, 2021	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
C000136885
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Issachar Fund
Account Value	$ 100,000		$ 74,590	$ 73,494	$ 80,371	$ 85,162
C000136884
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name		Issachar Fund
Account Value		$ 10,000	11,182	11,040	12,092	12,851	$ 13,241	$ 10,888	$ 11,073	$ 10,854	$ 10,497	$ 10,189
S&P 500 Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	®</sup> Index" id="sjs-B13">S&P 500<sup 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: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; position: relative; text-align: center;">®</sup> Index
Account Value	$ 100,000		157,094	115,212	94,734	112,074
S&P 500 Index
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name		®</sup> Index" id="sjs-C17">S&P 500<sup 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: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; position: relative; text-align: center;">®</sup> Index
Account Value		$ 10,000	35,098	25,741	21,165	25,040	19,260	16,727	16,044	13,607	11,472	9,939
IQ Hedge benchmark
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Index
Account Value	$ 100,005		107,720	96,498	86,916	98,476
IQ Hedge benchmark
Account Value [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name		IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Index
Account Value		$ 9,998	$ 13,410	$ 12,013	$ 10,820	$ 12,260	$ 11,638	$ 11,160	$ 10,993	$ 10,681	$ 10,339	$ 9,975

Shareholder Report, Average Ann

Shareholder Report, Average Annual Return (Details)		7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	43 Months Ended	60 Months Ended	120 Months Ended
Shareholder Report, Average Annual Return (Details)	Feb. 22, 2021	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024
C000136885
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Issachar Fund
C000136884
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name		Issachar Fund
Without Sales Load [Member] \| C000136885
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent			1.49%	(7.81%)
Without Sales Load [Member] \| C000136884
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent			1.28%		0.53%	1.12%
S&P 500 Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	®</sup> Index" id="sjs-B17">S&P 500<sup 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: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; position: relative; text-align: center;">®</sup> Index
Average Annual Return, Percent			36.35%	13.36%
S&P 500 Index
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name		®</sup> Index" id="sjs-C21">S&P 500<sup 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: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; position: relative; text-align: center;">®</sup> Index
Average Annual Return, Percent			36.35%		15.98%	13.38%
IQ Hedge benchmark
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Index
Average Annual Return, Percent			11.68%	2.09%
IQ Hedge benchmark
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name		IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Index
Average Annual Return, Percent			11.68%		3.74%	2.98%

Shareholder Report, Holdings (D

Shareholder Report, Holdings (Details)	Sep. 30, 2024
C000136885 \| 85207H104 \| Sprott Physical Gold Trust
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	17.30%
C000136885 \| 316175108 \| Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.10%
C000136885 \| 902252105 \| Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.40%
C000136885 \| 34959E109 \| Fortinet, Inc.
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.30%
C000136885 \| 78351F107 \| Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., Class A
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.30%
C000136885 \| 144285103 \| Carpenter Technology Corporation
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.30%
C000136885 \| 22266T109 \| Coupang, Inc.
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.20%
C000136885 \| 65339F101 \| NextEra Energy, Inc.
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.20%
C000136885 \| 88339J105 \| Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.20%
C000136885 \| 74736L109 \| Q2 Holdings, Inc.
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.20%
C000136885 \| Health Care
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1%
C000136885 \| Industrials
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.60%
C000136885 \| Communications
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.20%
C000136885 \| Consumer Discretionary
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.60%
C000136885 \| Materials
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.60%
C000136885 \| Money Market Funds
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.10%
C000136885 \| Utilities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	11.30%
C000136885 \| Financials
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	12.70%
C000136885 \| Commodity
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	17.30%
C000136885 \| Technology
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	31.60%
C000136885 \| InvestmentType_Closed End Funds
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	16.20%
C000136885 \| InvestmentType_Common Stocks
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	75.30%
C000136885 \| InvestmentType_Money Market Funds
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	8.50%
C000136884 \| 85207H104 \| Sprott Physical Gold Trust
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	17.30%
C000136884 \| 316175108 \| Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.10%
C000136884 \| 902252105 \| Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.40%
C000136884 \| 34959E109 \| Fortinet, Inc.
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.30%
C000136884 \| 78351F107 \| Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., Class A
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.30%
C000136884 \| 144285103 \| Carpenter Technology Corporation
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.30%
C000136884 \| 22266T109 \| Coupang, Inc.
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.20%
C000136884 \| 65339F101 \| NextEra Energy, Inc.
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.20%
C000136884 \| 88339J105 \| Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.20%
C000136884 \| 74736L109 \| Q2 Holdings, Inc.
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.20%
C000136884 \| Health Care
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	1%
C000136884 \| Industrials
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	3.60%
C000136884 \| Communications
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	4.20%
C000136884 \| Consumer Discretionary
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	7.60%
C000136884 \| Materials
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	8.60%
C000136884 \| Money Market Funds
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	9.10%
C000136884 \| Utilities
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	11.30%
C000136884 \| Financials
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	12.70%
C000136884 \| Commodity
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	17.30%
C000136884 \| Technology
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Net Asset Value	31.60%
C000136884 \| InvestmentType_Closed End Funds
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	16.20%
C000136884 \| InvestmentType_Common Stocks
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	75.30%
C000136884 \| InvestmentType_Money Market Funds
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	8.50%