Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Oct. 20, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2020
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V
Entity Central Index Key	0001818874
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Transition Report	true
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Shell Company	true
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant
Trading Symbol	IPOE.U
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Class A ordinary shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	IPOE
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		80,500,000
Unit of redeemable warrant
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50
Trading Symbol	IPOE WS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Class B ordinary shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,125,000