Shareholder Report, Holdings (Details)	Dec. 31, 2025
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.63% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.41%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.24%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.56%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.41%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.32%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.25%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.06%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.92%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.75%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.51%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.24%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Ba2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.94%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Ba3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.00%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | CCC, CC, C [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.98%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Short Term Investment [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.29%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | A1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.08%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | B2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.53%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | B3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.42%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | B1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.36%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Equities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.24%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Aa1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	50.55%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Aaa [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.59%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Not Rated [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.24%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | A2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.46%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Baa2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	7.47%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Baa3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.90%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Aa3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.70%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Baa1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.51%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Aa2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.16%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | A3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.57%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Institutional Class | Ba1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.01%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.24%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.56%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.41%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.32%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.25%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.06%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.92%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.75%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.51%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.24%
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Ba2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.94%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Ba3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.00%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | CCC, CC, C [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.98%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Short Term Investment [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.29%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | A1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.08%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | B2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.53%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | B3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.42%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | B1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.36%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Equities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.24%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Aa1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	50.55%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Aaa [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.59%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Not Rated [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.24%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | A2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.46%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Baa2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	7.47%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Baa3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.90%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Aa3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.70%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Baa1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.51%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Aa2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.16%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | A3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.57%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund - Investor Class | Ba1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.01%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.88% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	24.26%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.13% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	21.21%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.63% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	12.05%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 0.38% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.47%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 0.13% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.26%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | Government National Mortgage Association 4.50% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.96%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | Elmwood Ltd 5.18% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.57%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 2.13% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.55%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | Madison Park Funding LXXIII Ltd 5.26% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.51%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | Aa1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	86.17%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | Aaa [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.84%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | Not Rated [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.17%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | A2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.95%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | Baa2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.84%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | Baa3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.83%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | Aa3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.76%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | Baa1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.64%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | Aa2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.50%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | A3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.21%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Institutional Class | Ba1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.09%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.88% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	24.26%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.13% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	21.21%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.63% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	12.05%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 0.38% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.47%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 0.13% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.26%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | Government National Mortgage Association 4.50% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.96%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | Elmwood Ltd 5.18% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.57%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 2.13% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.55%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | Madison Park Funding LXXIII Ltd 5.26% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.51%
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | Aa1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	86.17%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | Aaa [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.84%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | Not Rated [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.17%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | A2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.95%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | Baa2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.84%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | Baa3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.83%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | Aa3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.76%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | Baa1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.64%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | Aa2 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.50%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | A3 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.21%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund - Investor Class | Ba1 [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.09%	[1]
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | ASML Holding NV [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.88%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Novartis AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.34%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Novo Nordisk A/S Class B [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.29%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | SAP SE [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.25%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.15%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | EssilorLuxottica SA [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.03%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Unilever PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.97%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Tencent Holdings Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.94%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | HSBC Holdings PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.93%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Roche Holding AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.93%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | JAPAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	19.18%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | UNITED KINGDOM
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	15.70%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | FRANCE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.44%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | GERMANY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	8.95%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | SWITZERLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	7.79%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | NETHERLANDS
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.26%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | AUSTRALIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.80%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | SWEDEN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.20%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.78%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | SPAIN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.76%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | DENMARK
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.61%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | ITALY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.19%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | IRELAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.80%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | ISRAEL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.36%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | SINGAPORE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.23%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | TAIWAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.18%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | NORWAY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.14%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | CANADA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.04%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Countries [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.59%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | ASML Holding NV [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.88%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | Novartis AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.34%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | Novo Nordisk A/S Class B [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.29%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | SAP SE [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.25%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.15%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | EssilorLuxottica SA [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.03%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | Unilever PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.97%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | Tencent Holdings Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.94%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | HSBC Holdings PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.93%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | Roche Holding AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.93%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | JAPAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	19.18%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | UNITED KINGDOM
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	15.70%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | FRANCE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.44%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | GERMANY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	8.95%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | SWITZERLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	7.79%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | NETHERLANDS
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.26%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | AUSTRALIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.80%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | SWEDEN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.20%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.78%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | SPAIN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.76%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | DENMARK
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.61%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | ITALY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.19%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | IRELAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.80%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | ISRAEL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.36%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | SINGAPORE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.23%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | TAIWAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.18%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | NORWAY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.14%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | CANADA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.04%
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund - Investor Class | Countries [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.59%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | NVIDIA Corp [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.92%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Microsoft Corp [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.47%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Apple Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.12%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Amazon.com Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.69%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Alphabet Inc Class A [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.36%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Broadcom Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.97%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Alphabet Inc Class C [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.79%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Meta Platforms Inc Class A [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.51%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Tesla Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.44%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Walmart Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.06%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Technology Sector [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	23.58%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Financial Services Sector [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	17.07%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Consumer, Non-cyclical [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	15.59%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Communications Sector [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	13.13%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.99%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Consumer, Cyclical [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.68%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Energy Sector [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.60%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Utilities Sector [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.68%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Basic Materials [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.81%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Government Money Market Mutual Funds [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.77%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Exchange Traded Funds [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.26%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Institutional Class | Short Term Investment [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.84%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | NVIDIA Corp [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.92%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Microsoft Corp [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.47%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Apple Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.12%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Amazon.com Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.69%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Alphabet Inc Class A [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.36%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Broadcom Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.97%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Alphabet Inc Class C [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.79%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Meta Platforms Inc Class A [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.51%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Tesla Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.44%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Walmart Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.06%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Technology Sector [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	23.58%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Financial Services Sector [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	17.07%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Consumer, Non-cyclical [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	15.59%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Communications Sector [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	13.13%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.99%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Consumer, Cyclical [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.68%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Energy Sector [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.60%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Utilities Sector [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.68%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Basic Materials [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.81%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Government Money Market Mutual Funds [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.77%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Exchange Traded Funds [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.26%
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class | Short Term Investment [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.84%

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