Shareholder Report, Holdings (Details)	Dec. 31, 2025
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	11.42%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Tencent Holdings Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.36%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.61%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.44%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| SK hynix Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.92%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Delta Electronics Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.83%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd Class H [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.68%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| MediaTek Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.41%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Infosys Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.92%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.40%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| BRAZIL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.95%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| SAUDI ARABIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.48%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| MEXICO
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.60%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| INDONESIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.48%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| THAILAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.38%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.29%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| POLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.15%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| MALAYSIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.11%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| CHINA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	22.28%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| INDIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	15.56%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| SOUTH AFRICA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.44%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| UNITED STATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.80%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| TAIWAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	20.21%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	13.72%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.94%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class \| Countries Less Than 1% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.61%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	11.42%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Tencent Holdings Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.36%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.61%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.44%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| SK hynix Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.92%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Delta Electronics Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.83%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd Class H [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.68%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| MediaTek Inc [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.41%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Infosys Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	0.92%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.40%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| BRAZIL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.95%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| SAUDI ARABIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.48%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| MEXICO
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.60%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| INDONESIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.48%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| THAILAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.38%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.29%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| POLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.15%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| MALAYSIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.11%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| CHINA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	22.28%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| INDIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	15.56%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| SOUTH AFRICA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.44%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| UNITED STATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.80%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| TAIWAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	20.21%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	13.72%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.94%
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Investor Class \| Countries Less Than 1% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.61%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| EssilorLuxottica SA [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.40%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Novo Nordisk A/S Class B [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.29%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Safran SA [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.18%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| London Stock Exchange Group PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.02%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.01%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| ASML Holding NV [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.31%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| AstraZeneca PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.05%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| SAP SE [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.02%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.35%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.69%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| CHINA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.79%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| INDIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.42%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| SOUTH AFRICA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.05%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| SINGAPORE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.88%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| JAPAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	15.59%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| UNITED KINGDOM
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	18.91%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| FRANCE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.99%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| SWITZERLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.25%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| GERMANY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.59%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| UNITED STATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.35%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| IRELAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.11%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| NETHERLANDS
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	8.08%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| SPAIN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.80%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| CANADA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.99%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| AUSTRALIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.42%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| SWEDEN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.45%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| TAIWAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.31%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| DENMARK
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.72%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| ISRAEL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.02%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.67%
Empower International Growth Fund - Institutional Class \| Countries Less Than 1% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.61%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| EssilorLuxottica SA [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.40%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Novo Nordisk A/S Class B [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.29%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Safran SA [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.18%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| London Stock Exchange Group PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.02%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.01%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| ASML Holding NV [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.31%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| AstraZeneca PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.05%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| SAP SE [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.02%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.35%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.69%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| CHINA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.79%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| INDIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.42%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| SOUTH AFRICA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.05%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| SINGAPORE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.88%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| JAPAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	15.59%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| UNITED KINGDOM
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	18.91%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| FRANCE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	10.99%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| SWITZERLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.25%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| GERMANY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.59%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| UNITED STATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.35%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| IRELAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.11%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| NETHERLANDS
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	8.08%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| SPAIN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.80%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| CANADA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.99%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| AUSTRALIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.42%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| SWEDEN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.45%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| TAIWAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.31%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| DENMARK
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.72%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| ISRAEL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.02%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.67%
Empower International Growth Fund - Investor Class \| Countries Less Than 1% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.61%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| ASML Holding NV [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.96%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| AstraZeneca PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.34%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| HSBC Holdings PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.26%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| Nestle SA [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.20%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| SAP SE [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.19%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| Siemens AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.00%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| Shell PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.00%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.35%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| Roche Holding AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.36%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| Novartis AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.23%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| SINGAPORE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.60%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| FINLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.11%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| JAPAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	21.21%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| UNITED KINGDOM
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	13.55%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| FRANCE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.93%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| SWITZERLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.64%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| GERMANY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.25%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| UNITED STATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.28%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| NETHERLANDS
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.07%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| SPAIN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.59%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| AUSTRALIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.03%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| SWEDEN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.54%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| DENMARK
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.83%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| ITALY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.01%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| ISRAEL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.04%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	2.08%
Empower International Index Fund - Institutional Class \| Countries Less Than 1% [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.24%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| ASML Holding NV [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.96%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| AstraZeneca PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.34%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| HSBC Holdings PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.26%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Nestle SA [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.20%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| SAP SE [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.19%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Siemens AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.00%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Shell PLC [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.00%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.35%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Roche Holding AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.36%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| Novartis AG [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.23%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| SINGAPORE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.60%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| FINLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.11%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| JAPAN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	21.21%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| UNITED KINGDOM
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	13.55%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| FRANCE
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.93%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| SWITZERLAND
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.64%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| GERMANY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	9.25%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| UNITED STATES
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	4.28%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| NETHERLANDS
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	5.07%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| SPAIN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.59%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| AUSTRALIA
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	6.03%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| SWEDEN
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.54%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| DENMARK
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.83%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| ITALY
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	3.01%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| ISRAEL
Holdings [Line Items]
Percent of Total Investments	1.04%
Empower International Index Fund - Investor Class \| HONG KONG
Holdings [Line Items]

Shareholder Report, Holdings (Details)

Dec. 31, 2025