Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	7 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 27, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	Gores Holdings IV, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001783398
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity File Number	001-39189
Entity Address, Address Line One	9800 Wilshire Blvd.
Entity Address, City or Town	Beverly Hills
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	90212
Entity Tax Identification Number	84-2124167
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Public Float			$ 0
Class A Common Stock
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		42,500,000
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	GHIV
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Class F Common Stock
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,625,000
Units
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-fourth of one warrant
Trading Symbol	GHIVU
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Warrants
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
Trading Symbol	GHIVW
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ