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Mercer US Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund | Class I            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   6.20% 11.52%      
Performance Inception Date Jun. 27, 2023          
Mercer US Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund | Class Y-3            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   6.44%     7.58% 9.46%
Mercer US Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund | Class Y-3 | After Taxes on Distributions            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   4.63%     5.05% 7.08%
Mercer US Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund | Class Y-3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   5.09%     5.52% 7.03%
Mercer US Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund | Russell 2500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   11.91%     7.26% 10.40%
Mercer Non-US Core Equity Fund | Class I            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   36.96%     8.89%  
Performance Inception Date Jul. 22, 2021          
Mercer Non-US Core Equity Fund | Class Y-3            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   37.31%     10.05% 9.76%
Mercer Non-US Core Equity Fund | Class Y-3 | After Taxes on Distributions            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   33.13%     7.76% 7.92%
Mercer Non-US Core Equity Fund | Class Y-3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   24.64%     7.50% 7.49%
Mercer Non-US Core Equity Fund | MSCI World ex USA IMI Index (net dividends) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes (other than assumed dividend tax))            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent [2]   32.18%     9.03% 8.47%
Mercer Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Class I            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   30.76% 12.51%      
Performance Inception Date Jun. 27, 2023          
Mercer Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Class Y-3            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   31.10%     1.65% 6.17%
Mercer Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Class Y-3 | After Taxes on Distributions            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   30.38%     0.80% 5.17%
Mercer Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Class Y-3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   19.19%     1.32% 4.85%
Mercer Emerging Markets Equity Fund | MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net dividends) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes (other than assumed dividend tax))            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent [3]   33.57%     4.20% 8.42%
Mercer Core Fixed Income Fund | Class I            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   7.39%     (0.02%)  
Performance Inception Date Dec. 27, 2021          
Mercer Core Fixed Income Fund | Class Y-3            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   7.79%     (0.03%) 2.57%
Mercer Core Fixed Income Fund | Class Y-3 | After Taxes on Distributions            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   5.68%     (1.50%) 1.14%
Mercer Core Fixed Income Fund | Class Y-3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   4.62%     (0.64%) 1.37%
Mercer Core Fixed Income Fund | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent [4]   7.30%     (0.36%) 2.01%
Mercer Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund | Class I            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   10.14%   7.05%    
Performance Inception Date Jun. 01, 2023          
Mercer Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund | Class Y-3            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   10.41%     2.02% 4.37%
Mercer Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund | Class Y-3 | After Taxes on Distributions            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   8.23%     (0.05%) 2.82%
Mercer Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund | Class Y-3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent   6.17%     0.63% 2.73%
Mercer Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent [5]   7.30%     (0.36%) 2.01%
Mercer Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund | Secondary Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent [6]   9.57%     4.26% 5.62%
Mercer Short Duration Fixed Income Fund | Class I            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Performance Inception Date Dec. 01, 2023          
Mercer Short Duration Fixed Income Fund | Class Y-3            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent 5.97% 5.77%        
Mercer Short Duration Fixed Income Fund | Class Y-3 | After Taxes on Distributions            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent 3.73% 3.70%        
Mercer Short Duration Fixed Income Fund | Class Y-3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent 3.61% 3.41%        
Mercer Short Duration Fixed Income Fund | Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)            
Prospectus [Line Items]            
Average Annual Return, Percent [7] 5.25% 5.35%        
[1] The Russell 2500® Index measures the performance of the small-to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2500® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 2,500 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly.
[2] The Fund’s primary benchmark index, the MSCI World ex USA IMI Index, measures the performance of equity securities in developed markets in North America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region, excluding the United States.
[3] The MSCI Emerging Markets Index measures the performance of equity securities in global emerging markets. The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly.
[4] The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an index that measures the performance of securities from the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index, Asset-Backed Securities Index, and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Index. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad representation of the investment-grade fixed-income market in the United States and includes U.S. government and corporate debt securities, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, and international U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. All securities contained in the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index have a minimum term to maturity of one year. The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly.
[5] The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index measures the performance of securities from the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index, Asset-Backed Securities Index, and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Index. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad representation of the investment-grade fixed-income market in the United States and includes U.S. government and corporate debt securities, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, and international U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. All securities contained in the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index have a minimum term to maturity of one year. The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly.
[6] The Fund has selected a secondary index that is a blended benchmark consisting of 33.3% Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Index (USD), 33.3% Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan Index and 33.3% JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (USD). The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly.
[7] The Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index is an index that measures the performance of investment grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate Treasury securities and government-related and corporate securities with 1 to 3 year maturities. The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly