Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 14, 2019
Entity Registrant Name	GORES HOLDINGS III, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001720821
Document Type	10-Q
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Trading Symbol	GRSH
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Class A Common Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,000,000
Class F Common Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,000,000