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Document Type dei_DocumentType 497
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Nov. 30, 2019
Entity Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Innovator ETFs Trust 
Entity Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0001415726
Amendment Flag dei_AmendmentFlag false
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Sep. 01, 2020
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Sep. 01, 2020
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Mar. 02, 2020
Entity Inv Company Type dei_EntityInvCompanyType N-1A
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock
INNOVATOR S&P 500 BUFFER ETF™ – SEPTEMBER
INNOVATOR S&P 500 POWER BUFFER ETF™ – SEPTEMBER
INNOVATOR S&P 500 ULTRA BUFFER ETF™ – SEPTEMBER
(each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”)
SUPPLEMENT TO EACH FUND'S PROSPECTUS
DATED MARCH 2, 2020
AUGUST 31, 2020 
As described in detail in each Fund’s prospectus, an investment in shares of a Fund is subject to an upside return cap (the “Cap”) that represents the maximum percentage return an investor can achieve from an investment in the Fund for the outcome period of approximately one year. Following the close of business on August 31, 2020, an outcome period for each Fund ended. Each Fund will commence a new outcome period that will begin on September 1, 2020 and end on August 31, 2021. An investment in a Fund over the course of the outcome period will be subject to the applicable Cap set forth in the table below.
Fund
Ticker
Cap
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Innovator S&P 500
Buffer ETF – September
BSEP
Gross: 17.90%
Net: 17.11%*
The Fund seeks to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500 Price Index, up to the upside cap of 17.90% (prior to taking into account management fees and other fees) and 17.11% (after taking into account management fees and other fees) while providing a buffer against the first 9% of S&P 500 Price Index losses, over the period from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021.
Innovator S&P 500
Power Buffer ETF – September
PSEP
Gross: 11.75%
Net: 10.96%*
The Fund seeks to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500 Price Index, up to the upside cap of 11.75% (prior to taking into account management fees and other fees) and 10.96% (after taking into account management fees and other fees) while providing a buffer against the first 15% of S&P 500 Price Index losses, over the period from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021.
Innovator S&P 500
Ultra Buffer ETF – September
USEP
Gross: 8.12%
Net: 7.33%*
The Fund seeks to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500 Price Index, up to the upside cap of 8.12% (prior to taking into account management fees and other fees) and 7.33% (after taking into account management fees and other fees) while providing a buffer against S&P 500 Price Index losses of between 5% and 35%, over the period from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021.
* Takes into account the Fund’s unitary management fee.
In connection with onset of the new outcome period, each Fund’s prospectus is amended as set forth below:
1.
Each Fund’s investment objective is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the corresponding investment objective set forth in the table above.
2.
All references to the dates associated with the prior outcome period are deleted in their entirety and replaced with references to new outcome period: September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021.
3.
All references to the Cap for the prior outcome period are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the corresponding Cap set forth in the table above.
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PLEASE KEEP THE SUPPLEMENT WITH YOUR PROSPECTUS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF - September  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading INNOVATOR S&P 500 BUFFER ETF™ – SEPTEMBER
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
The Fund seeks to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500 Price Index, up to the upside cap of 17.90% (prior to taking into account management fees and other fees) and 17.11% (after taking into account management fees and other fees) while providing a buffer against the first 9% of S&P 500 Price Index losses, over the period from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021.
Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF - September | Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF - September  
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Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol BSEP
Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETF - September  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading INNOVATOR S&P 500 POWER BUFFER ETF™ – SEPTEMBER
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
The Fund seeks to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500 Price Index, up to the upside cap of 11.75% (prior to taking into account management fees and other fees) and 10.96% (after taking into account management fees and other fees) while providing a buffer against the first 15% of S&P 500 Price Index losses, over the period from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021.
Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETF - September | Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETF - September  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol PSEP
Innovator S&P 500 Ultra Buffer ETF - September  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading INNOVATOR S&P 500 ULTRA BUFFER ETF™ – SEPTEMBER
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
The Fund seeks to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500 Price Index, up to the upside cap of 8.12% (prior to taking into account management fees and other fees) and 7.33% (after taking into account management fees and other fees) while providing a buffer against S&P 500 Price Index losses of between 5% and 35%, over the period from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021.
Innovator S&P 500 Ultra Buffer ETF - September | Innovator S&P 500 Ultra Buffer ETF - September  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol USEP