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Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund  
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Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
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The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Fund
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The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Class A, Class C or Institutional Class Shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on a purchase of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A Shares of the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available in the “Classes of Shares” section beginning on page 26 of this Prospectus or from your financial intermediary. Investors investing in the Fund through an intermediary should consult “Appendix A—Intermediary-Specific Sales Waivers”, which includes information regarding broker-defined sales charges and related discount policies that apply to purchases through certain intermediaries.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination May 22, 2025
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Examples, adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance.
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock For Class A Shares, the CDSC is imposed only where shares are purchased without a front‑end sales charge and subsequently redeemed within eighteen months of purchase. For Class C Shares, the CDSC is imposed only on shares redeemed within one year of purchase.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts on a purchase of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A Shares of the Fund.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 100,000
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.
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These Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated, your investment has a 5% return each year and the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Class C Shares automatically convert to Class A Shares after eight years. The expense example for Class C Shares for the ten‑year period reflects the conversion to Class A Shares. The Examples are based, for the first year, on Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement and, for all other periods, on Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption Example: Assuming you redeem yourshares at the end of each period
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption Example: Assuming you do not redeem your shares
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
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The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in equity securities and equity-related investments of Emerging Market Issuers (as defined below) excluding issuers located in China, which may be denominated in any currency, including the local currency of the issuer. An Emerging Market Issuer is an issuer that is located in an Emerging Market Country, or an issuer deriving at least 50% of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in one or more Emerging Market Countries or that has at least 50% of its assets in one or more Emerging Market Countries. Emerging Market Country means any country included by the International Monetary Fund in its list of Emerging and Developing Economies, any country which is considered a low‑income, lower-middle-income, or upper-middle-income economy by the World Bank, and all countries represented in any widely-recognized index of emerging market securities (e.g., the relevant indices in the family of J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index, J.P. Morgan Emerging Local Markets Index, J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index, J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index—Emerging Markets and MSCI Emerging and Frontier Markets Index). The Fund considers an issuer to be located in China, or any Emerging Market Country, if the issuer is organized under the laws of, or maintains its principal place of business in, such country, as determined by the Investment Manager. China includes its administrative and other districts such as Hong Kong and Macau. In addition, although the intended investment universe comprises primarily issuers located in countries with emerging market economies, with the exception of China, the Fund may gain limited exposure to the Chinese economy as a consequence of the indirect exposure that companies in other emerging market countries have to China.
The Fund may invest in equity securities and equity-related investments of all types and denominated in any currency, including voting and non‑voting common stock, common stock issued to special shareholder classes, preferred stock, depositary receipts, including global and American depositary receipts, warrants, securities convertible into equity securities, other equity-related investments whose returns vary on the basis of the issuer’s profitability (e.g., participation notes), as well as securities of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other pooled vehicles. The Fund may invest through investment funds, pooled accounts or other investment vehicles designed to permit investments in a portfolio of equity securities listed in a particular Emerging Market Country or region, particularly in the case of countries in which such an investment vehicle is the exclusive or main vehicle for foreign portfolio investment. The Fund’s investments may include securities of companies that are in the process of being privatized by a government and securities of companies that are traded in unregulated over‑the‑counter markets or other types of unlisted securities markets. The Fund may invest in initial public offerings. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The Fund may take significant positions in one or more sectors, including the financial services and information technology sectors.
The Fund may utilize various derivative instruments and related strategies to gain exposure to one or more issuers or other assets. The Fund may utilize derivatives of all types and may invest in, without limitation, call and put options (including
options on futures contracts); futures and forward contracts, including contracts related to currencies; and swap agreements (including total return and interest rate swaps); other related instruments with respect to individual stocks and other securities, indices and baskets of securities, interest rates and currencies; participation notes; structured notes; exchange traded notes; and credit-linked notes as part of its principal investment strategies. The Fund may enter into foreign currency forward contracts as well as foreign currency futures and options contracts with respect to any currency in which it has existing investments or has contracted to make investments in an attempt to hedge currency exchange risk. The Fund expects to primarily use derivatives for hedging or efficient portfolio management purposes, but may also use them to increase the Fund’s investment exposure beyond that which it could achieve by investing directly in more conventional securities. The Fund may also invest directly in foreign currencies for hedging or other investment purposes.
In managing the Fund’s portfolio, the Investment Manager utilizes primarily a bottom‑up process to identify securities with attractive growth prospects by looking at revenues, profits or historic growth (based on revenue or profit), whilst also overlaying a top‑down process to identify further opportunities and risks.
The Investment Manager’s top‑down analysis of Emerging Market Countries, as well as companies that are in the process of being privatized by an Emerging Market Country or that are less than 99% directly or indirectly owned by an Emerging Market Country, include the following:
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Market Factors—including the relative attractiveness of the particular Emerging Market Country in comparison to its historic performance and with the performance of other emerging and world markets on the basis of fundamental values (e.g., price/earnings ratio, price/book value ratio, earnings growth, volatility, dividend yield, and debt/equity ratio).
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Macro-Economic Factors—including the outlook for currencies, interest rates, commodities, economic growth, inflation, business confidence and scope for private sector initiative.
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Political Factors—including the stability of the current government and its perceived attitudes towards foreign investment, private sector initiative and development of the capital markets.
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Market Development—the development of the Emerging Market Country relative to developed markets in terms of market capitalization, level of trading activity, sophistication of capital market activities and shareholder protection.
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Investment Restrictions—including the level of foreign ownership allowed in the Emerging Market Country, the method of investment allowed (e.g., direct investment or through funds), required holding periods, ability to repatriate earnings and applicable tax regulations.
The Investment Manager uses a systematic, bottom‑up process to select particular issuers for investment within each Emerging Market Country based on, among other factors, market valuations, prospective growth prospects, sustainability of competitive advantage, financial condition, asset backing and liquidity. Potential investments are then systematically ranked in accordance with the strength of fundamentals and attractiveness of valuation. The Investment Manager then selects particular issuers in an effort to produce a broad portfolio of investments in Emerging Market Countries excluding issuers located in China.
The Investment Manager monitors each of the Emerging Market Countries in which the Fund has invested or may invest on a continuous basis and makes tactical shifts in the Fund’s portfolio allocation when it sees fit based on new developments and changes in the factors cited above. The Investment Manager may in its sole discretion consider selling a particular security held in the Fund’s portfolio when the factors that led to its investment change adversely or when a more attractive candidate in the particular Emerging Market Country is identified.
In response to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, the Fund may deviate from its principal strategies by making temporary investments of some or all of its assets in various instruments, including short-term, high-quality fixed income securities denominated in any currency, including obligations of non‑Emerging Market Issuers and countries, cash, cash equivalents, money market funds, and other similar funds. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective when it does so. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in such investments and instruments on a short term or temporary basis to manage its cash positions or otherwise manage the Fund efficiently.
The Fund observes a policy to normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity securities and other equity-related investments of Emerging Market Issuers excluding issuers located in China. The Fund’s investments in derivatives and other synthetic instruments that have economic characteristics similar to these
investments will be counted toward satisfaction of the Fund’s 80% investment policy. For example, futures contracts may be used to obtain investment exposure equal to a portion or all of the Fund’s cash positions.
The Investment Manager may engage in active and frequent trading of the Fund’s portfolio securities to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. The Fund may pay transaction costs, such as the brokerage commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, may adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance.
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The Fund is expected to commence investment operations on or about the date of this Prospectus and currently has no investment performance information to report.
Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess The Fund is expected to commence investment operations on or about the date of this Prospectus and currently has no investment performance information to report.
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]  
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An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Equity Securities Risk [Member]  
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Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities may react more strongly to changes in an issuer’s financial condition or prospects than other securities of the same issuer;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Emerging Markets Risk [Member]  
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Emerging Markets Risk: Compared to foreign developed markets, investing in emerging markets may involve heightened volatility, greater political, regulatory, legal and economic uncertainties, less liquidity, dependence on particular commodities or international aid, high levels of inflation, greater custody risk, and certain special risks associated with smaller companies;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Foreign Investment Risk [Member]  
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Foreign Investment Risk: Investments in foreign (non‑U.S.) issuers, directly or through use of depositary receipts, may be negatively affected by adverse political, regulatory, economic, market or other developments affecting issuers located in foreign countries, currency exchange rates or regulations, or foreign withholding or other taxes, and investing in foreign securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. issuers;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Financial Services Risk [Member]  
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Financial Services Risk: Investments in issuers in the financial services sector are subject to various risks affecting financial services companies and the financial services sector generally. The values of investments in the financial services sector are particularly sensitive to changes in economic conditions, such as recessions and fluctuations in interest rates. Financial services companies may be exposed to leverage, which could magnify investment losses under adverse market conditions. Investments in the financial services sector are also subject to the risk that unexpected market, economic, political, regulatory or other events might lead to a decline in the value of most or all companies in the financial services sector. In addition, the financial services sector of emerging markets can be considered riskier than the U.S. financial services sector;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Focused Investment Risk [Member]  
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Focused Investment Risk: Focusing a fund’s investments in a limited number of issuers, sectors or industries increases risk and the volatility of the value of a fund’s shares. The Fund may be particularly susceptible to economic, political, regulatory or other events affecting the issuers, sectors or industries to the extent it focuses its investments;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Geographic Focus Risk [Member]  
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Geographic Focus Risk: The Fund may be particularly susceptible to economic, political or regulatory events affecting particular countries or regions to the extent the Fund focuses its investments in such countries or regions;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Convertible Securities Risk [Member]  
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Convertible Securities Risk: Securities that are convertible into preferred or common stocks are subject to the risks of both debt and equity securities and the risk of changing in value at a different rate than the underlying stocks. Convertible securities are subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risk, may be speculative and may decline in value due to changes in interest rates or an issuer’s or counterparty’s deterioration or default;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Counterparty and Third Party Risk [Member]  
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Counterparty and Third Party Risk: Transactions involving a counterparty to a derivative contract, repurchase agreement, reverse repurchase agreement, or other financial instrument, or to a third party responsible for servicing the instrument, are subject to the credit risk of the counterparty or third party, and to the counterparty’s or third party’s ability to perform in accordance with the terms of the transaction;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Credit Risks [Member]  
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Credit Risk: The Fund could lose money if the issuer or counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations, and the lack of ability, or perceived lack of ability, of the issuer to make timely payments of interest and/or principal will negatively affect the value of the security or instrument;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Currency Management Strategies Risk [Member]  
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Currency Management Strategies Risk: Currency management strategies, including the use of forward currency contracts and other derivatives, may substantially change the Fund’s exposure to currencies and currency exchange rates and could result in losses to the Fund if currencies do not perform as the Investment Manager anticipates;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Currency Risk [Member]  
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Currency Risk: Foreign (non‑U.S.) currencies may decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments in foreign currencies, securities denominated in foreign currencies or derivatives that provide exposure to foreign currencies;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]  
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Derivatives Risk: Investing in derivative instruments may be considered risky and involves correlation, documentation, interest rate, leverage, liquidity, market, management, interest rate and valuation risks and the risk of losing more than the principal amount invested;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Inflation Deflation Risk [Member]  
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Inflation/Deflation Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments may decline as inflation reduces the value of money; conversely, if deflation reduces prices throughout the economy there may be an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers in whose securities the Fund invests and an increase in the likelihood of issuer defaults;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Investments in Pooled Vehicles Risk [Member]  
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Investments in Pooled Vehicles Risk: Investing in another investment company or pooled vehicle subjects the Fund to that company’s risks, and, in general, to a pro rata portion of that company’s fees and expenses in addition to fees and expenses charged by the Fund;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | IPO Risk [Member]  
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IPO Risk: Securities offered in initial public offerings (IPOs) are subject to many of the same risks of investing in small companies and often to a heightened degree, their values may be highly volatile, they have no trading history and information about the issuer may have been available for only limited periods;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Issuer Risk [Member]  
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Issuer Risk: The value of a security or instrument may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Large Shareholder Risk [Member]  
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Large Shareholder Risk: Shareholders of the Fund, such as institutional investors, may disrupt the efficient management of the Fund’s operations by purchasing or redeeming Fund shares in large amounts;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Leverage Risk [Member]  
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Leverage Risk: Use of leverage, including through borrowings, derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, will increase volatility of the Fund’s investment portfolio and magnify the Fund’s investment losses or gains;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Limited Operating History Risk [Member]  
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Limited Operating History Risk: The Fund has a limited operating history for investors to evaluate and may not achieve desired asset levels to maximize investment and operational efficiencies;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Liquidity Risk [Member]  
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Liquidity Risk: Illiquid securities and other instruments may be highly volatile, difficult to value, and difficult to sell or close out at favorable prices or times;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Management Risk [Member]  
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Management Risk: The Fund’s investment return depends on the ability of the Investment Manager to manage the Fund’s portfolio successfully; there is a risk that the Investment Manager may be incorrect in its analysis of economic trends, currencies, countries, industries, companies, and the relative attractiveness of asset classes or other matters;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Market Risk [Member]  
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Market Risk: The value of securities and instruments owned by the Fund may rise and fall, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries or geographic areas, including terrorism, war, natural disasters and the spread of infectious disease including epidemics or pandemics;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Over the Counter Risk [Member]  
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Over‑the‑Counter Risk: Securities and derivatives traded in over‑the‑counter markets may trade less frequently and in limited volumes and thus exhibit more volatility and liquidity risk, and the prices paid by the Fund in over‑the‑counter transactions may include an undisclosed dealer markup;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Portfolio Turnover Risk [Member]  
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Portfolio Turnover Risk: If the Fund frequently trades its securities, this will increase transaction costs, may result in taxable capital gains, and may reduce the Fund’s investment performance;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Small and Mid Sized Companies Risk [Member]  
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Small and Mid‑Sized Companies Risk: Investments in securities issued by small and mid‑sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments than larger companies, and may present increased volatility and liquidity risk; and
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Valuation Risk [Member]  
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Valuation Risk: Certain securities and instruments may be difficult to value, and to the extent the Fund sells a security or instrument at a price lower than that used to value the security, its net asset value will be adversely affected.
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Interest Rate Risks [Member]  
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Interest Rate Risk: Debt and other securities and instruments may decline in value due to changes in interest rates, the extended duration of principal payments at below-market interest rates, and/or prepayment. The value of most fixed income securities will generally decline in response to increases in interest rates;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Information Technology Sector Risk [Member]  
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Information Technology Sector Risk: Prices of technology companies’ securities historically have been more volatile than those of many other securities, especially over the short term. Technology companies are subject to significant pressures, such as competitive pricing of their products or services, new market entrants, competition for market share, short product cycles due to an accelerated rate of technological developments, evolving industry standards, changing customer demands and the potential for limited earnings and/or falling profit margins. The failure of a company to adapt to such changes could have a material adverse effect on the company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition. Many technology companies have limited operating histories;
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Class A Shares  
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.25%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or NAV) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [1]
Redemption Fee rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.00%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 1.86% [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 3.11%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (1.84%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.27%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 648
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,270
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 648
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 $ 1,270
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Class C Shares  
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or NAV) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [1]
Redemption Fee rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.00%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 1.86% [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 3.86%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (1.84%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.02%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 305
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,009
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 205
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 $ 1,009
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund | Institutional Class Shares  
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or NAV) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Redemption Fee rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.00%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 1.86% [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.86%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (1.84%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.02%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 104
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 711
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 104
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 $ 711
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For Class A Shares, the CDSC is imposed only where shares are purchased without a front‑end sales charge and subsequently redeemed within eighteen months of purchase. For Class C Shares, the CDSC is imposed only on shares redeemed within one year of purchase.
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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.
[3]
Ashmore Investment Advisors Limited (the “Investment Manager”) has contractually agreed to waive its fees or reimburse the Fund for other expenses to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (other than Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, custodial credits, transfer agency credits, and expense offset arrangements) for the Fund’s Class A Shares exceed 1.27%, for the Fund’s Class C Shares exceed 2.02% and for the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares exceed 1.02% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the share class (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”). The expense limitation arrangement may be terminated before May 22, 2025 only by the Board of Trustees. Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, the Investment Manager may recoup any amounts waived or reimbursed for 36 months following the end of the month when the waiver or reimbursement occurred, provided total expenses, including such recoupment, do not exceed the applicable annual expense limit, and further that expenses may be recouped only if and to the extent that the expense ratio at the time of such recoupment is less than the annual expense limit in place at the time such expenses were waived or reimbursed.