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Average Annual Total Returns
12 Months Ended 60 Months Ended 102 Months Ended 120 Months Ended 537 Months Ended
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Lipper Tax-Exempt Money Market Funds Average            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent 2.28% 1.76% 1.33%   1.18%  
T. Rowe Price Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Inc. - Investor Class            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent 2.34% 1.81%     1.20%  
Performance Inception Date           Apr. 08, 1981
T. Rowe Price Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Inc. - I Class            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent 2.55% 1.96%   1.50%    
Performance Inception Date       Jul. 06, 2017    
[1] Return since 6/30/17.