Shareholder Report, Holdings (Details)	Jun. 30, 2026
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	14.24%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.69%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| SK hynix Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.09%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| SK Square Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.70%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| MediaTek Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.22%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Delta Electronics Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.96%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.70%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.97%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Tencent Holdings Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.71%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.39%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	24.16%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| BRAZIL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.96%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| SAUDI ARABIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.31%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| SOUTH AFRICA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.75%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| MEXICO
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.45%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| CHINA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	16.59%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| INDIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.79%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| UNITED STATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.13%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.98%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| TAIWAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	26.67%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Countries Less Then 1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.21%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	14.24%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.69%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| SK hynix Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.09%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| SK Square Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.70%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| MediaTek Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.22%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Delta Electronics Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.96%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.70%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.97%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Tencent Holdings Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.71%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.39%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	24.16%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| BRAZIL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.96%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| SAUDI ARABIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.31%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| SOUTH AFRICA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.75%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| MEXICO
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.45%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| CHINA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	16.59%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| INDIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.79%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| UNITED STATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.13%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.98%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| TAIWAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	26.67%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Countries Less Then 1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.21%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Recruit Holdings Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.35%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| InterContinental Hotels Group PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.20%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Safran SA [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.85%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Novo Nordisk A/S Class B [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.83%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Compass Group PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.75%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Tencent Holdings Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.74%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| ASML Holding NV [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.76%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| AstraZeneca PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.02%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Tokyo Electron Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.73%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.34%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| CHINA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.74%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| INDIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.20%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| SINGAPORE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.67%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| JAPAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	17.28%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| UNITED KINGDOM
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	18.02%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| FRANCE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.62%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| SWITZERLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.86%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| GERMANY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.86%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| UNITED STATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.28%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| NETHERLANDS
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.76%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| IRELAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.55%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| SPAIN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.25%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| AUSTRALIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.06%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| CANADA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.63%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| SWEDEN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.02%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.21%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| TAIWAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.34%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| DENMARK
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.99%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| ISRAEL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.43%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| ITALY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.30%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Countries Less Then 1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.93%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Recruit Holdings Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.35%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| InterContinental Hotels Group PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.20%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Safran SA [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.85%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Novo Nordisk A/S Class B [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.83%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Compass Group PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.75%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Tencent Holdings Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.74%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| ASML Holding NV [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.76%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| AstraZeneca PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.02%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Tokyo Electron Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.73%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.34%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| CHINA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.74%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| INDIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.20%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| SINGAPORE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.67%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| JAPAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	17.28%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| UNITED KINGDOM
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	18.02%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| FRANCE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.62%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| SWITZERLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.86%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| GERMANY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.86%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| UNITED STATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.28%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| NETHERLANDS
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.76%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| IRELAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.55%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| SPAIN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.25%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| AUSTRALIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.06%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| CANADA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.63%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| SWEDEN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.02%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.21%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| TAIWAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.34%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| DENMARK
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.99%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| ISRAEL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.43%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| ITALY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.30%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Countries Less Then 1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.93%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| ASML Holding NV [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.43%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| HSBC Holdings PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.45%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| AstraZeneca PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.26%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| Nestle SA [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.18%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| Siemens AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.07%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| Shell PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.98%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| Tokyo Electron Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.97%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.77%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| Roche Holding AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.30%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| Novartis AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.28%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| SINGAPORE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.59%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| FINLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.17%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| JAPAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	22.92%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| UNITED KINGDOM
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	13.06%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| FRANCE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.17%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| SWITZERLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.83%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| GERMANY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	8.42%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| UNITED STATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.39%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| NETHERLANDS
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.43%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| SPAIN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.67%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| AUSTRALIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.26%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| SWEDEN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.24%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.80%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| DENMARK
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.64%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| ISRAEL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.10%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| ITALY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.10%
Empower International Index Fund- Institutional Class \| Countries Less Then 1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.21%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| ASML Holding NV [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.43%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| HSBC Holdings PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.45%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| AstraZeneca PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.26%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Nestle SA [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.18%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Siemens AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.07%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Shell PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.98%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Tokyo Electron Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.97%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.77%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Roche Holding AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.30%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Novartis AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.28%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| SINGAPORE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.59%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| FINLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.17%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| JAPAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	22.92%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| UNITED KINGDOM
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	13.06%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| FRANCE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.17%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| SWITZERLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.83%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| GERMANY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	8.42%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| UNITED STATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.39%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| NETHERLANDS
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.43%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| SPAIN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.67%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| AUSTRALIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.26%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| SWEDEN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.24%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.80%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| DENMARK
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.64%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| ISRAEL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.10%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| ITALY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.10%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Countries Less Then 1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.21%
Empower International Value Fund - Institutional Class \| Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.62%
Empower International Value Fund - Institutional Class \| TotalEnergies SE [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.02%
Empower International Value Fund - Institutional Class \| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.98%
Empower International Value Fund - Institutional Class \| UBS Group AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.59%
Empower International Value Fund - Institutional Class \| NatWest Group PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.56%
Empower International Value Fund - Institutional Class \| Schneider Electric SE [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.43%
Empower International Value Fund - Institutional Class \| Franco-Nevada Corp [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.42%
Empower International Value Fund - Institutional Class \| Roche Holding AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.32%
Empower International Value Fund - Institutional Class \| Novartis AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]

Shareholder Report, Holdings (Details)

Jun. 30, 2026