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Mar. 24, 2026
Prospectus:  
Document Type N-4
Entity Registrant Name NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 4
Entity Central Index Key 0000843075
Entity Investment Company Type N-4
Document Period End Date Mar. 24, 2026
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JP Morgan Multi-Asset Choice New York  
Item 17. Investment Options [Line Items]  
Investment Options (N-4) [Text Block] On May 28, 2025, UBS AM (Americas) entered into a definitive agreement with O'Connor Alternative Investments, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., pursuant to which O'Connor Alternative Investments, LLC will acquire UBS AM (Americas)'s O'Connor investment platform (the "Transaction"). At a meeting held on October 6, 2025, the Board of Trustees of the fund unanimously approved the new investment management agreement between the fund and O'Connor Alternative Investments, which was approved by the fund’s shareholders on December 15, 2025. The Transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. As a result of this Transaction, effective April 1, 2026, the fund trust, name and Investment Adviser of the Credit Suisse Trust - Commodity Return Strategy Portfolio: Class 2 fund is changed to the following:
Cantor Fitzgerald Variable Insurance Trust - Cantor Fitzgerald Commodity Return Strategy Portfolio: Class 2
Investment Advisor: O’Connor Alternative Investments, LLC
JP Morgan Multi-Asset Choice New York | Cantor Fitzgerald Variable Insurance Trust - Cantor Fitzgerald Commodity Return Strategy Portfolio Class 2  
Variable Option [Line Items]  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Cantor Fitzgerald Variable Insurance Trust - Cantor Fitzgerald Commodity Return Strategy Portfolio: Class 2
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Investment Advisor: O’Connor Alternative Investments, LLC
JP Morgan Multi-Asset Choice  
Item 17. Investment Options [Line Items]  
Investment Options (N-4) [Text Block] On May 28, 2025, UBS AM (Americas) entered into a definitive agreement with O'Connor Alternative Investments, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., pursuant to which O'Connor Alternative Investments, LLC will acquire UBS AM (Americas)'s O'Connor investment platform (the "Transaction"). At a meeting held on October 6, 2025, the Board of Trustees of the fund unanimously approved the new investment management agreement between the fund and O'Connor Alternative Investments, which was approved by the fund’s shareholders on December 15, 2025. The Transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. As a result of this Transaction, effective April 1, 2026, the fund trust, name and Investment Adviser of the Credit Suisse Trust - Commodity Return Strategy Portfolio: Class 2 fund is changed to the following:
Cantor Fitzgerald Variable Insurance Trust - Cantor Fitzgerald Commodity Return Strategy Portfolio: Class 2
Investment Advisor: O’Connor Alternative Investments, LLC
JP Morgan Multi-Asset Choice | Cantor Fitzgerald Variable Insurance Trust - Cantor Fitzgerald Commodity Return Strategy Portfolio Class 2  
Variable Option [Line Items]  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Cantor Fitzgerald Variable Insurance Trust - Cantor Fitzgerald Commodity Return Strategy Portfolio: Class 2
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Investment Advisor: O’Connor Alternative Investments, LLC