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Annual Total Returns - DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS IV - A, C, R, and Institutional - A
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Nomura Asset Strategy Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 16.63% 13.93% 15.61% (13.46%) 13.80% 13.46% 21.69% (5.49%) 18.37% (5.42%)
Nomura Balanced Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 11.74% 15.68% 16.19% (16.11%) 16.28% 14.35% 22.08% (3.31%) 11.38% 1.95%
Nomura Core Equity Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 15.34% 25.80% 23.53% (17.36%) 28.91% 21.78% 31.04% (4.54%) 20.38% 3.50%
Nomura Global Growth Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 17.85% 17.10% 19.05% (17.40%) 17.45% 20.54% 25.62% (6.22%) 24.37% (3.39%)
Nomura International Core Equity Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 24.01% 3.67% 16.72% (15.35%) 13.98% 7.08% 18.46% (17.95%) 22.75% 1.35%
Nomura Large Cap Growth Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 8.85% 23.92% 37.81% (27.00%) 30.17% 30.76% 36.44% 2.06% 29.04% 1.17%
Nomura Mid Cap Growth Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 0.83% 2.22% 19.97% (30.67%) 16.52% 48.43% 37.96% (0.10%) 27.00% 6.03%
Nomura Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 8.17% 8.94% 17.62% 14.94% 25.28% 7.81% 26.32% (4.54%) 11.96% 22.38%
Nomura Smid Cap Core Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 8.65% 14.63% 16.49% (14.97%) 20.85% 7.06% 24.16% (10.68%) 13.30% 28.49%
Nomura Small Cap Growth Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 13.58% 14.25% 13.27% (27.68%) 4.01% 38.49% 23.75% (4.12%) 23.70% 13.42%
Nomura Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 26.54% 7.70% 10.82% (27.31%) (4.67%) 35.00% 23.21% (19.83%) 42.46% 9.88%
Nomura Climate Solutions Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 22.62% (3.54%) (4.19%) 41.37% 43.23% (38.71%) 4.32% (34.57%) (13.10%) 34.30%
Nomura Natural Resources Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 38.01% (0.51%) 1.27% 17.56% 26.05% (12.38%) 9.21% (23.79%) 2.89% 23.78%
Nomura Real Estate Securities Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 6.63% 7.61% 9.69% (25.16%) 43.62% (3.48%) 24.30% (5.75%) 5.27% 4.09%
Nomura Science and Technology Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 33.81% 31.35% 40.65% (32.38%) 15.41% 36.07% 50.23% (5.11%) 32.82% 1.65%
Nomura Global Bond Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 4.43% 2.81% 6.82% (9.04%) (1.08%) 7.98% 7.65% (0.36%) 4.80% 8.16%
Nomura High Income Fund                    
Prospectus [Line Items]                    
Annual Return [Percent] 5.67% 5.97% 12.19% (11.38%) 6.77% 5.32% 11.24% (2.73%) 7.99% 16.73%