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Registrant Name |
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EMPOWER FUNDS, INC.
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Prospectus Date |
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Apr. 30, 2025
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Empower Core Bond Fund |
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Risk Return Abstract |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Fund Summary</span>
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Objective [Heading] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Investment Objective</span>
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Objective, Primary [Text Block] |
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The Fund seeks to provide total return, consisting of two components: (1) changes in the market value of its portfolio holdings (both realized and unrealized appreciation); and (2) income received from its portfolio holdings.
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Expense [Heading] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Fees and Expenses of the Fund</span>
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Expense Narrative [Text Block] |
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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. This table does not reflect the fees and expenses of any Permitted Account. If the fees and expenses of a Permitted Account were reflected, the fees and expenses shown below would be higher.
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Operating Expenses Caption [Text] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual Fund Operating Expenses</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)</span>
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Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9pt;">April 30, 2026</span>
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Portfolio Turnover [Heading] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Portfolio Turnover</span>
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Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate generally indicates higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s turnover rate was 278% of the average value of its portfolio.
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Portfolio Turnover, Rate |
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278.00%
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Expense Example [Heading] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Example</span>
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Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] |
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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect the fees and expenses of any Permitted Account. If the fees and expenses of any Permitted Account were reflected, the fees and expenses in the Example would be higher.The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of each period. The Example also assumes that the Expense Limit is in place for the first year, that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and capital gains are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating expenses are the amount shown in the fee table and remain the same for the years shown. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Strategy [Heading] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal Investment Strategies</span>
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Strategy Narrative [Text Block] |
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Below is a summary of the principal investment strategies of the Fund.The Fund will, under normal circumstances, invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The Fund will invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade securities, including mortgage-backed securities, U.S. government securities, corporate fixed income securities, to-be-announced (“TBA”) securities, when-issued securities, asset-backed securities (including collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”)) and municipal securities.A portion of the Fund may invest in foreign investment grade fixed income securities, which may be denominated in either foreign currency or in U.S. dollars. The Fund may also invest in domestic or foreign below investment grade securities (commonly known as “high yield securities” or “junk bonds”), and may purchase interests in bank loans.The Fund may invest in derivatives, including but not limited to interest rate, inflation, and total return forward rate agreements; deliverable and non-deliverable bond and currency forward contracts; interest and bond rate futures; interest rate, bond and swap options; credit default swaps and credit default swap indices; and interest rate, inflation, and total return swaps. The Fund may implement short positions and may do so by using swaps, options or futures, TBA agreements in agency mortgage-backed securities, or through short sales of any instrument that the Fund may purchase for investment. The Fund may invest in securities of any maturity and of any duration. “Duration” is a measure of a debt security’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration of the Fund (or an individual debt security), the more sensitive its market price will be to changes in interest rates. For example, if market interest rates increase by 1%, the market price of a debt security with a three-year effective duration will generally decrease by approximately 3%. Conversely, a 1% decline in market interest rates will generally result in an increase of approximately 3% of that security’s market price.Empower Capital Management, LLC (“ECM”) is the Fund’s investment adviser and, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of Empower Funds (the “Board”), selects the Fund’s sub-advisers and monitors their performance on an ongoing basis. The Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by two sub-advisers: Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”) and Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington”) (each, a “Sub-Adviser,” and collectively, the “Sub-Advisers”).•GSAM seeks to provide total return consisting of capital appreciation and income. GSAM’s investment process seeks to maximize risk-adjusted performance by utilizing a diverse set of investment strategies. GSAM’s fundamental investment process may integrate environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors with traditional fundamental factors. ESG considerations are only one component in the evaluation of eligible investments and may not be a determinative factor in the final investment decision.•Wellington seeks to provide long-term total returns in excess of the U.S. bond market as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index with equivalent or lower levels of risk. Wellington incorporates ESG factors into its security selection process. ESG considerations are only one component in the evaluation of eligible investments and may not be a determinative factor in the final investment decision.ECM maintains a strategic allocation of the Fund’s assets with each Sub-Adviser and reviews the asset allocations on a quarterly basis, or more frequently as deemed necessary. As of the date of this Prospectus, the target percentage is a 50% allocation of the Fund’s assets to GSAM and a 50% allocation of the Fund’s assets to Wellington. Actual allocations may vary from the target allocations and ECM may change the asset allocations at any time without shareholder notice or approval.
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Risk [Heading] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal Investment Risks</span>
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Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance</span>
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Performance Narrative [Text Block] |
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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risk of investment in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class shares for the last ten calendar years and by comparing the Fund's average annual total returns to the performance of a broad-based securities market index.The returns shown below are historical and are not an indication of future performance.Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and include the effect of the Fund’s recurring expenses, but do not include fees and expenses of any Permitted Account. If the fees and expenses of any Permitted Account were reflected, the performance shown would be lower.Performance information prior to July 9, 2021, includes the performance of a sub-adviser that no longer manages the Fund’s investment portfolio. Consequently, the Fund’s total returns shown below for the periods prior to that date are not necessarily indicative of the performance of the Fund as it is currently managed.Updated performance information may be obtained at www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents (the website does not form a part of this Prospectus).
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Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0%;">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risk of investment in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class shares for the last ten calendar years and by comparing the Fund's average annual total returns to the performance of a broad-based securities market index.</span>
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Performance Availability Website Address [Text] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents</span>
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Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">The returns shown below are historical and are not an indication of future </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0%;">performance.</span>
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Bar Chart [Heading] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Calendar Year Total Returns</span>
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Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and include the effect of the </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0%;">Fund’s recurring expenses, but do not include fees and expenses of any Permitted Account. If the fees and expenses of any </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Permitted Account were reflected, the performance shown would be lower.</span>
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Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] |
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Quarter EndedTotal ReturnBest QuarterDecember 31, 20236.95%Worst QuarterMarch 31, 2022-6.39%
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Performance Table Heading |
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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2024</span>
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Performance Table Market Index Changed |
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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and is subject to the possible loss of your original investment.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Risk Not Insured [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank, is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Interest Rate Risk [Member] |
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Risk Return Abstract |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Interest Rate Risk - The market value of a fixed income security is affected significantly by changes (or the expectation of such changes) in interest rates. A wide variety of market and economic factors can cause interest rates to rise or fall, including central bank monetary policy, rising inflation, disinflation or deflation, and changes in general economic conditions. When interest rates rise, the market value of a fixed income security will generally decline and when interest rates decline, the market values of such securities will generally rise. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a fixed income security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates can be difficult to forecast and may have unpredictable effects on the markets and the Fund’s investments, including negatively affecting yield, value and/or liquidity. Actions taken by the Federal Reserve Board or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, such as increases or decreases in short-term interest rates, may adversely affect markets, which could, in turn, negatively impact the Fund’s performance.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Credit Risk [Member] |
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Credit Risk - An issuer (or guarantor) of a security may default on its obligations to pay principal and/or interest. A security’s value may be affected by changes in its credit quality rating or its issuer’s financial conditions.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Market Risk [Member] |
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Market Risk - The value of the Fund’s investments may decrease, sometimes rapidly or unexpectedly, due to factors affecting (or perceived to affect) specific issuers held by the Fund, particular industries represented in the Fund’s portfolio, or the overall securities markets. A variety of factors can increase the volatility of the Fund’s holdings and markets generally, including political or regulatory developments, recessions, inflation, deflation, rapid interest rate changes, bank failures, war or acts of terrorism, sanctions, tariffs, natural disasters, outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues, general outlook for corporate earnings, or adverse investor sentiment generally. Certain events may cause instability across global markets, including reduced liquidity and disruptions in trading markets, while some events may affect certain geographic regions, countries, sectors, and industries more significantly than others. These adverse developments may cause broad declines in an issuer’s value due to short-term market movements or for significantly longer periods during more prolonged market downturns.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Liquidity Risk [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Liquidity Risk - The Fund may not be able to sell a security at or near its perceived value in a timely manner (or at all) because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, little or no active trading market for a specific type of security, legal or contractual restrictions on resale, or a reduced number or capacity of market participants to make a market in such security. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that the Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period or without significant dilution to the remaining investors’ interest due to market conditions or other factors. Extraordinary and sudden changes in interest rates could disrupt the market for fixed income securities and result in fluctuations in the Fund’s net asset value. Increased redemptions due to a rise in interest rates may require the Fund to liquidate its holdings at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse or disadvantageous conditions which may negatively affect the Fund. Investments in many, but not all, foreign securities tend to have greater exposure to liquidity risk than domestic securities because secondary trading markets for these securities may be smaller and less well-developed and the securities may trade less frequently.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Mortgage Backed Securities Risk [Member] |
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Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk - Mortgage-backed securities represent interests in pools of commercial or residential mortgages that are subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) when mortgage rates fall or more slowly than expected (extension risk) when mortgage rates rise, which may affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. Because of prepayment risk and extension risk, mortgage-backed securities react differently to changes in interest rates than other fixed income securities. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Derivatives Risk - The use of derivatives, including but not limited to interest rate, inflation, and total return forward rate agreements; deliverable and non-deliverable bond and currency forward contracts; interest and bond rate futures; interest rate, bond and swap options; credit default swaps and credit default swap indices; and interest rate, inflation, and total return swaps, may expose the Fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities underlying those derivatives. These risks include imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, magnified losses resulting from leverage, counterparty risk, high price volatility, liquidity risk, segregation risk, valuation risk and legal restrictions.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Counterparty Risk [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Counterparty Risk - A counterparty to a transaction may be unwilling or unable, or perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) to be unwilling or unable, to make timely interest, principal or settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. Counterparty risk may arise because of a counterparty’s financial condition (i.e., financial difficulties, bankruptcy, or insolvency), market activities and developments, or other reasons, whether foreseen or not.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Call Risk [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Call Risk - An issuer may redeem a fixed income security before maturity (a “call”) at a price below its current market value.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | US Government Sponsored Securities Risk [Member] |
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Risk Return Abstract |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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U.S. Government-Sponsored Securities Risk - Securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”), such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Banks, may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) or a default by or decline in the credit rating of the applicable GSE (credit risk). Securities of GSEs are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | US Government Securities Risk [Member] |
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U.S. Government Securities Risk - U.S. government securities may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) or a default by or decline in the credit rating of the U.S. government (credit risk).
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Asset Backed Securities Risk [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Asset-Backed Securities Risk - Asset-backed securities represent interests in pools of assets, including consumer loans, auto loans, student loans, or receivables held in trust. The value of asset-backed securities may be affected by certain factors such as interest rate risk; the credit performance of the pool of underlying assets; the creditworthiness of the servicing agent or the originator of the underlying assets; the ability of the servicing agent to service the underlying collateral; and the availability of information concerning the pool of underlying assets and its structure. Asset-backed securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) in a declining interest rate environment or more slowly than expected (extension risk) in a rising interest rate environment.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | To Be Announced Securities Risk [Member] |
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Risk Return Abstract |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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To-Be-Announced Securities Risk - TBA securities involve the risk that a security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There is also the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligations. If this occurs, the Fund loses both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | When Issued Securities Risk [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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When-Issued Securities Risk - The price or yield obtained in a when-issued transaction may be less favorable than the price or yield available in the market when the securities delivery takes place. In addition, a when-issued transaction has potentially more counterparty risk than a regularly settled trade.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Foreign Securities Risk [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Foreign Securities Risk - Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, geopolitical (including war or armed conflict), regulatory, market, currency valuation, or economic or other developments and can perform differently than the U.S. market. Current tariffs, sanctions or the threat of potential tariffs, sanctions or other similar measures may also impair the value or liquidity of affected securities and negatively impact the Fund.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Currency Risk [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Currency Risk - Adverse fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other currencies may cause the Fund to lose money on investments denominated in foreign currencies.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Below Investment Grade Securities Risk [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Below Investment Grade Securities Risk - Below investment grade securities (commonly known as “high yield securities” or “junk bonds”) are speculative, have a higher degree of credit risk and interest rate risk, and may be less liquid and subject to greater volatility in market value than investment grade securities. In addition, high yield securities present a greater risk of loss (which may be substantial or total) of income and principal, than investment grade securities.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Over the Counter Risk [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Over-the-Counter Risk - Over-the-Counter (“OTC”) transactions involve risks in addition to those incurred by transactions in securities traded on exchanges. Securities and derivatives traded in OTC markets may trade less frequently and in limited volumes and thus exhibit more volatility and liquidity risk.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Bank Loan Risk [Member] |
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Risk Return Abstract |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Bank Loan Risk - Bank loans often involve borrowers whose financial conditions are troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly leveraged. The market for bank loans may not be highly liquid and the Fund may have difficulty selling bank loans. These investments expose the Fund to the credit risk of both the financial institution and the underlying borrower.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Collateralized Loan Obligations Risk [Member] |
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Risk Return Abstract |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Collateralized Loan Obligations Risk - In addition to the normal risks associated with loan- and credit-related securities such as interest rate risk, default risk, credit risk and liquidity risk, investments in CLOs carry additional risks including, but not limited to, the risk that: (1) distributions from the collateral may not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (2) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (3) the Fund may invest in tranches of CLOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (4) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents could lead to disputes among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds; and (5) the CLO’s manager may perform poorly.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Short Position Risk [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Short Position Risk - The Fund may enter into a short position through a futures contract, an option or swap agreement or through short sales of any instrument that the Fund may purchase for investment. Taking short positions involves leverage of the Fund’s assets which may exaggerate any losses, potentially more than the actual cost of the investment, and will increase the volatility of the Fund’s returns. If the value of the underlying instrument or market in which the Fund has taken a short position increases, then the Fund will incur a loss equal to the increase in value from the time that the short position was entered into plus any related interest payments or other fees. Taking short positions involves the risk that losses may be disproportionate, may exceed the amount invested and may be unlimited.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Management Risk [Member] |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Management Risk - A strategy, investment decision, technique, analysis, or model used by the portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended results or imperfections, errors or limitations in the tools and data used by the portfolio managers may cause unintended results. Therefore, the Fund could underperform in comparison to other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies and may generate losses even in a favorable market.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Environmental Social and Governance Considerations Risk [Member] |
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Risk Return Abstract |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Environmental, Social and Governance Considerations Risk - The Fund’s portfolio selection strategy is not solely based on ESG considerations, and therefore the issuers in which the Fund invests may not be considered ESG-focused companies. Consideration of ESG factors may affect the Fund’s exposure to certain issuers or industries and may not work as intended. While ESG considerations may have the potential to contribute to the Fund’s long-term performance, there is no guarantee that such results will be achieved.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Multi Manager Risk [Member] |
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Risk Return Abstract |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Multi-Manager Risk - Because the Sub-Advisers make investment decisions independently, it is possible that the security selection processes of the Sub-Advisers may not complement one another, and the Fund may have buy and sell transactions in the same security on the same day.
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Portfolio Turnover Risk [Member] |
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Risk Return Abstract |
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Risk [Text Block] |
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Portfolio Turnover Risk - High portfolio turnover rates generally result in higher transaction costs (which are borne directly by the Fund and indirectly by shareholders).
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Institutional |
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Risk Return Abstract |
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Management Fees |
rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets |
0.32%
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets |
none
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Shareholder Services Fees |
rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets |
none
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Other Expenses |
rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets |
0.09%
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Total Other Expenses |
rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets |
0.09%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
rr_ExpensesOverAssets |
0.41%
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Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement |
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0.06%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement |
rr_NetExpensesOverAssets |
0.35%
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1 Year |
rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 |
$ 36
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3 Years |
rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 |
126
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5 Years |
rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 |
224
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10 Years |
rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 |
$ 512
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OneYear |
rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 |
1.80%
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FiveYears |
rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 |
(0.08%)
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TenYears |
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SinceInception |
rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception |
1.54%
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InceptionDate |
rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate |
May 01, 2015
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Empower Core Bond Fund | Investor |
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Risk Return Abstract |
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Management Fees |
rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets |
0.32%
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets |
none
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Shareholder Services Fees |
rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets |
0.35%
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|
Other Expenses |
rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets |
0.22%
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|
Total Other Expenses |
rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets |
0.57%
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|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
rr_ExpensesOverAssets |
0.89%
|
|
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement |
rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets |
0.19%
|
[1] |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement |
rr_NetExpensesOverAssets |
0.70%
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|
1 Year |
rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 |
$ 72
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|
3 Years |
rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 |
265
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|
5 Years |
rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 |
474
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|
10 Years |
rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 |
$ 1,079
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|
2015 |
rr_AnnualReturn2015 |
(1.17%)
|
|
2016 |
rr_AnnualReturn2016 |
4.69%
|
|
2017 |
rr_AnnualReturn2017 |
3.90%
|
|
2018 |
rr_AnnualReturn2018 |
(1.21%)
|
|
2019 |
rr_AnnualReturn2019 |
9.19%
|
|
2020 |
rr_AnnualReturn2020 |
8.01%
|
|
2021 |
rr_AnnualReturn2021 |
(1.55%)
|
|
2022 |
rr_AnnualReturn2022 |
(14.70%)
|
|
2023 |
rr_AnnualReturn2023 |
6.20%
|
|
2024 |
rr_AnnualReturn2024 |
1.53%
|
|
Highest Quarterly Return, Label |
rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel |
<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.0pt;">Best Quarter</span>
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|
Highest Quarterly Return, Date |
rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate |
Dec. 31, 2023
|
|
Highest Quarterly Return |
rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn |
6.95%
|
|
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label |
rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel |
<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.0pt;">Worst Quarter</span>
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|
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date |
rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate |
Mar. 31, 2022
|
|
Lowest Quarterly Return |
rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn |
(6.39%)
|
|
OneYear |
rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 |
1.53%
|
|
FiveYears |
rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 |
(0.44%)
|
|
TenYears |
rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 |
1.27%
|
|
SinceInception |
rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception |
|
|
Empower Core Bond Fund | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
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|
|
Risk Return Abstract |
rr_RiskReturnAbstract |
|
|
OneYear |
rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 |
1.25%
|
|
FiveYears |
rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 |
(0.33%)
|
|
TenYears |
rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 |
1.35%
|
|
SinceInception |
rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception |
1.26%
|
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