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N-4
Jan. 23, 2025
Prospectus:  
Document Type N-4
Entity Registrant Name NATIONWIDE VARIABLE ACCOUNT II
Entity Central Index Key 0000356514
Entity Investment Company Type N-4
Document Period End Date Jan. 23, 2025
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Nationwide Destination All American Gold (2.0)  
Prospectus:  
Item 17. Portfolio Companies (N-4) [Text Block] 1. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on October 23, 2024, the Board approved the termination of Nationwide Asset Management, LLC as subadviser to the NVIT Core Bond Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about January 27, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Core Bond Fund:
Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Nationwide Asset Management, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Loomis Core
Bond Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.2. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on December 11, 2024, the Board approved the termination of Columbia Management Investment Advisor, LLC as the subadviser to the NVIT Columbia Overseas Value Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of Putnam Investment Management, LLC as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about January 31, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust – NVIT Columbia
Overseas Value Fund: Class I
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Columbia Management Investment
Advisor, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam
International Value Fund: Class I
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust – NVIT Columbia
Overseas Value Fund: Class Z
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Columbia Management Investment
Advisor, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam
International Value Fund: Class Z
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Putnam Investment Management, LLC
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.3. At a meeting held on October 23, 2024, the Board of Trustees of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust approved the merger of the NVIT BNY Mellon Core Plus Bond Fund: Class P (the "Target Fund") and the NVIT Core Bond Fund: Class P (the "Acquiring Fund"). The merger will be effective on or about February 28, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date, the following changes apply to the contract:•the Target Fund will no longer be available to receive transfers or new purchase payments;•the Target Fund will transfer all or substantially all of its assets to the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund; and•the Acquiring Fund will assume all liabilities of the Target Fund.Accordingly, the following changes apply to the prospectus:(1) Appendix A is amended to add the following:  
Type
Underlying Mutual Fund and Adviser/Subadviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Fixed Income
NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
This underlying mutual fund is no longer available to receive transfers or
new purchase payments effective February 28, 2025
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
0.69%*
1.89%
0.46%
1.73%
*This underlying mutual fund’s current expenses reflect a temporary fee reduction.(2) All references in the prospectus to the Target Fund are deleted and replaced with the Acquiring Fund.4. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on December 11, 2024, the Board approved the termination of NS Partners Ltd as the subadviser to the NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of FIAM LLC as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about March 3, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Emerging
Markets Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: NS Partners Ltd
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Fidelity
Institutional AM(R) Emerging Markets Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: FIAM LLC
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.
Portfolio Companies [Table Text Block]
Type
Underlying Mutual Fund and Adviser/Subadviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Fixed Income
NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
This underlying mutual fund is no longer available to receive transfers or
new purchase payments effective February 28, 2025
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
0.69%*
1.89%
0.46%
1.73%
Temporary Fee Reductions, Current Expenses [Text Block] This underlying mutual fund’s current expenses reflect a temporary fee reduction.
Nationwide Destination All American Gold (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITLoomisCoreBondFundClassPMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Objective [Text Block] Fixed Income
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Current Expenses [Percent] 0.69%
Average Annual Total Returns, 1 Year [Percent] 1.89%
Average Annual Total Returns, 5 Years [Percent] 0.46%
Average Annual Total Returns, 10 Years [Percent] 1.73%
Nationwide Destination All American Gold (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITLoomisCoreBondFundClassIIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class II
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Nationwide Destination All American Gold (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITPutnamInternationalValueFundClassIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam International Value Fund: Class I
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Destination All American Gold (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITPutnamInternationalValueFundClassZMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam International Value Fund: Class Z
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Destination All American Gold (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITFidelityInstitutionalAMREmergingMarketsFundClassIIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Fidelity Institutional AM(R) Emerging Markets Fund: Class II
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] FIAM LLC
Nationwide Destination Navigator NY (2.0)  
Prospectus:  
Item 17. Portfolio Companies (N-4) [Text Block] 1. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on October 23, 2024, the Board approved the termination of Nationwide Asset Management, LLC as subadviser to the NVIT Core Bond Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about January 27, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Core Bond Fund:
Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Nationwide Asset Management, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Loomis Core
Bond Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.2. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on December 11, 2024, the Board approved the termination of Columbia Management Investment Advisor, LLC as the subadviser to the NVIT Columbia Overseas Value Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of Putnam Investment Management, LLC as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about January 31, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust – NVIT Columbia
Overseas Value Fund: Class I
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Columbia Management Investment
Advisor, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam
International Value Fund: Class I
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust – NVIT Columbia
Overseas Value Fund: Class Z
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Columbia Management Investment
Advisor, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam
International Value Fund: Class Z
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Putnam Investment Management, LLC
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.3. At a meeting held on October 23, 2024, the Board of Trustees of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust approved the merger of the NVIT BNY Mellon Core Plus Bond Fund: Class P (the "Target Fund") and the NVIT Core Bond Fund: Class P (the "Acquiring Fund"). The merger will be effective on or about February 28, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date, the following changes apply to the contract:•the Target Fund will no longer be available to receive transfers or new purchase payments;•the Target Fund will transfer all or substantially all of its assets to the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund; and•the Acquiring Fund will assume all liabilities of the Target Fund.Accordingly, the following changes apply to the prospectus:(1) Appendix A is amended to add the following:  
Type
Underlying Mutual Fund and Adviser/Subadviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Fixed Income
NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
This underlying mutual fund is no longer available to receive transfers or
new purchase payments effective February 28, 2025
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
0.69%*
1.89%
0.46%
1.73%
*This underlying mutual fund’s current expenses reflect a temporary fee reduction.(2) All references in the prospectus to the Target Fund are deleted and replaced with the Acquiring Fund.4. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on December 11, 2024, the Board approved the termination of NS Partners Ltd as the subadviser to the NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of FIAM LLC as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about March 3, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Emerging
Markets Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: NS Partners Ltd
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Fidelity
Institutional AM(R) Emerging Markets Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: FIAM LLC
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.
Portfolio Companies [Table Text Block]
Type
Underlying Mutual Fund and Adviser/Subadviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Fixed Income
NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
This underlying mutual fund is no longer available to receive transfers or
new purchase payments effective February 28, 2025
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
0.69%*
1.89%
0.46%
1.73%
Temporary Fee Reductions, Current Expenses [Text Block] This underlying mutual fund’s current expenses reflect a temporary fee reduction.
Nationwide Destination Navigator NY (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITLoomisCoreBondFundClassPMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Objective [Text Block] Fixed Income
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Current Expenses [Percent] 0.69%
Average Annual Total Returns, 1 Year [Percent] 1.89%
Average Annual Total Returns, 5 Years [Percent] 0.46%
Average Annual Total Returns, 10 Years [Percent] 1.73%
Nationwide Destination Navigator NY (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITLoomisCoreBondFundClassIIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class II
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Nationwide Destination Navigator NY (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITPutnamInternationalValueFundClassIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam International Value Fund: Class I
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Destination Navigator NY (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITPutnamInternationalValueFundClassZMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam International Value Fund: Class Z
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Destination Navigator NY (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITFidelityInstitutionalAMREmergingMarketsFundClassIIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Fidelity Institutional AM(R) Emerging Markets Fund: Class II
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] FIAM LLC
Nationwide Destination Navigator (2.0)  
Prospectus:  
Item 17. Portfolio Companies (N-4) [Text Block] 1. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on October 23, 2024, the Board approved the termination of Nationwide Asset Management, LLC as subadviser to the NVIT Core Bond Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about January 27, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Core Bond Fund:
Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Nationwide Asset Management, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Loomis Core
Bond Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.2. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on December 11, 2024, the Board approved the termination of Columbia Management Investment Advisor, LLC as the subadviser to the NVIT Columbia Overseas Value Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of Putnam Investment Management, LLC as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about January 31, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust – NVIT Columbia
Overseas Value Fund: Class I
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Columbia Management Investment
Advisor, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam
International Value Fund: Class I
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust – NVIT Columbia
Overseas Value Fund: Class Z
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Columbia Management Investment
Advisor, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam
International Value Fund: Class Z
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Putnam Investment Management, LLC
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.3. At a meeting held on October 23, 2024, the Board of Trustees of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust approved the merger of the NVIT BNY Mellon Core Plus Bond Fund: Class P (the "Target Fund") and the NVIT Core Bond Fund: Class P (the "Acquiring Fund"). The merger will be effective on or about February 28, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date, the following changes apply to the contract:•the Target Fund will no longer be available to receive transfers or new purchase payments;•the Target Fund will transfer all or substantially all of its assets to the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund; and•the Acquiring Fund will assume all liabilities of the Target Fund.Accordingly, the following changes apply to the prospectus:(1) Appendix A is amended to add the following:  
Type
Underlying Mutual Fund and Adviser/Subadviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Fixed Income
NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
This underlying mutual fund is no longer available to receive transfers or
new purchase payments effective February 28, 2025
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
0.69%*
1.89%
0.46%
1.73%
*This underlying mutual fund’s current expenses reflect a temporary fee reduction.(2) All references in the prospectus to the Target Fund are deleted and replaced with the Acquiring Fund.4. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on December 11, 2024, the Board approved the termination of NS Partners Ltd as the subadviser to the NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of FIAM LLC as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about March 3, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Emerging
Markets Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: NS Partners Ltd
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Fidelity
Institutional AM(R) Emerging Markets Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: FIAM LLC
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.
Portfolio Companies [Table Text Block]
Type
Underlying Mutual Fund and Adviser/Subadviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Fixed Income
NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
This underlying mutual fund is no longer available to receive transfers or
new purchase payments effective February 28, 2025
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
0.69%*
1.89%
0.46%
1.73%
Temporary Fee Reductions, Current Expenses [Text Block] This underlying mutual fund’s current expenses reflect a temporary fee reduction.
Nationwide Destination Navigator (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITLoomisCoreBondFundClassPMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Objective [Text Block] Fixed Income
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Current Expenses [Percent] 0.69%
Average Annual Total Returns, 1 Year [Percent] 1.89%
Average Annual Total Returns, 5 Years [Percent] 0.46%
Average Annual Total Returns, 10 Years [Percent] 1.73%
Nationwide Destination Navigator (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITLoomisCoreBondFundClassIIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class II
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Nationwide Destination Navigator (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITPutnamInternationalValueFundClassIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam International Value Fund: Class I
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Destination Navigator (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITPutnamInternationalValueFundClassZMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam International Value Fund: Class Z
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Destination Navigator (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITFidelityInstitutionalAMREmergingMarketsFundClassIIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Fidelity Institutional AM(R) Emerging Markets Fund: Class II
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] FIAM LLC
Nationwide Destination B NY (2.0)  
Prospectus:  
Item 17. Portfolio Companies (N-4) [Text Block] 1. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on October 23, 2024, the Board approved the termination of Nationwide Asset Management, LLC as subadviser to the NVIT Core Bond Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about January 27, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Core Bond Fund:
Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Nationwide Asset Management, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Loomis Core
Bond Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.2. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on December 11, 2024, the Board approved the termination of Columbia Management Investment Advisor, LLC as the subadviser to the NVIT Columbia Overseas Value Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of Putnam Investment Management, LLC as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about January 31, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust – NVIT Columbia
Overseas Value Fund: Class I
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Columbia Management Investment
Advisor, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam
International Value Fund: Class I
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust – NVIT Columbia
Overseas Value Fund: Class Z
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Columbia Management Investment
Advisor, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam
International Value Fund: Class Z
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Putnam Investment Management, LLC
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.3. At a meeting held on October 23, 2024, the Board of Trustees of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust approved the merger of the NVIT BNY Mellon Core Plus Bond Fund: Class P (the "Target Fund") and the NVIT Core Bond Fund: Class P (the "Acquiring Fund"). The merger will be effective on or about February 28, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date, the following changes apply to the contract:•the Target Fund will no longer be available to receive transfers or new purchase payments;•the Target Fund will transfer all or substantially all of its assets to the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund; and•the Acquiring Fund will assume all liabilities of the Target Fund.Accordingly, the following changes apply to the prospectus:(1) Appendix A is amended to add the following:  
Type
Underlying Mutual Fund and Adviser/Subadviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Fixed Income
NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
This underlying mutual fund is no longer available to receive transfers or
new purchase payments effective February 28, 2025
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
0.69%*
1.89%
0.46%
1.73%
*This underlying mutual fund’s current expenses reflect a temporary fee reduction.(2) All references in the prospectus to the Target Fund are deleted and replaced with the Acquiring Fund.4. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on December 11, 2024, the Board approved the termination of NS Partners Ltd as the subadviser to the NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of FIAM LLC as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about March 3, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Emerging
Markets Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: NS Partners Ltd
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Fidelity
Institutional AM(R) Emerging Markets Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: FIAM LLC
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.
Portfolio Companies [Table Text Block]
Type
Underlying Mutual Fund and Adviser/Subadviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Fixed Income
NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
This underlying mutual fund is no longer available to receive transfers or
new purchase payments effective February 28, 2025
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
0.69%*
1.89%
0.46%
1.73%
Temporary Fee Reductions, Current Expenses [Text Block] This underlying mutual fund’s current expenses reflect a temporary fee reduction.
Nationwide Destination B NY (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITLoomisCoreBondFundClassPMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Objective [Text Block] Fixed Income
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Current Expenses [Percent] 0.69%
Average Annual Total Returns, 1 Year [Percent] 1.89%
Average Annual Total Returns, 5 Years [Percent] 0.46%
Average Annual Total Returns, 10 Years [Percent] 1.73%
Nationwide Destination B NY (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITLoomisCoreBondFundClassIIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class II
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Nationwide Destination B NY (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITPutnamInternationalValueFundClassIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam International Value Fund: Class I
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Destination B NY (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITPutnamInternationalValueFundClassZMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam International Value Fund: Class Z
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Destination B NY (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITFidelityInstitutionalAMREmergingMarketsFundClassIIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Fidelity Institutional AM(R) Emerging Markets Fund: Class II
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] FIAM LLC
Nationwide Destination B (2.0)  
Prospectus:  
Item 17. Portfolio Companies (N-4) [Text Block] 1. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on October 23, 2024, the Board approved the termination of Nationwide Asset Management, LLC as subadviser to the NVIT Core Bond Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about January 27, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Core Bond Fund:
Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Nationwide Asset Management, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Loomis Core
Bond Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.2. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on December 11, 2024, the Board approved the termination of Columbia Management Investment Advisor, LLC as the subadviser to the NVIT Columbia Overseas Value Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of Putnam Investment Management, LLC as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about January 31, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust – NVIT Columbia
Overseas Value Fund: Class I
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Columbia Management Investment
Advisor, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam
International Value Fund: Class I
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust – NVIT Columbia
Overseas Value Fund: Class Z
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Columbia Management Investment
Advisor, LLC
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam
International Value Fund: Class Z
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: Putnam Investment Management, LLC
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.3. At a meeting held on October 23, 2024, the Board of Trustees of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust approved the merger of the NVIT BNY Mellon Core Plus Bond Fund: Class P (the "Target Fund") and the NVIT Core Bond Fund: Class P (the "Acquiring Fund"). The merger will be effective on or about February 28, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date, the following changes apply to the contract:•the Target Fund will no longer be available to receive transfers or new purchase payments;•the Target Fund will transfer all or substantially all of its assets to the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund; and•the Acquiring Fund will assume all liabilities of the Target Fund.Accordingly, the following changes apply to the prospectus:(1) Appendix A is amended to add the following:  
Type
Underlying Mutual Fund and Adviser/Subadviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Fixed Income
NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
This underlying mutual fund is no longer available to receive transfers or
new purchase payments effective February 28, 2025
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
0.69%*
1.89%
0.46%
1.73%
*This underlying mutual fund’s current expenses reflect a temporary fee reduction.(2) All references in the prospectus to the Target Fund are deleted and replaced with the Acquiring Fund.4. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust held on December 11, 2024, the Board approved the termination of NS Partners Ltd as the subadviser to the NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (the "Fund") and the appointment of FIAM LLC as the Fund’s new subadviser. This change is anticipated to take effect on or about March 3, 2025 (the "Effective Date").As of the Effective Date the statutory prospectus is amended as follows:The names of the investment option(s) and subadviser(s) are updated as indicated below: 
CURRENT INFORMATION
UPDATED INFORMATION
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Emerging
Markets Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: NS Partners Ltd
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Fidelity
Institutional AM(R) Emerging Markets Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Sub-Advisor: FIAM LLC
All references to the Fund’s former name and subadviser are replaced accordingly.
Portfolio Companies [Table Text Block]
Type
Underlying Mutual Fund and Adviser/Subadviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Fixed Income
NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
This underlying mutual fund is no longer available to receive transfers or
new purchase payments effective February 28, 2025
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-Advisor: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
0.69%*
1.89%
0.46%
1.73%
Temporary Fee Reductions, Current Expenses [Text Block] This underlying mutual fund’s current expenses reflect a temporary fee reduction.
Nationwide Destination B (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITLoomisCoreBondFundClassPMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Objective [Text Block] Fixed Income
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class P
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Current Expenses [Percent] 0.69%
Average Annual Total Returns, 1 Year [Percent] 1.89%
Average Annual Total Returns, 5 Years [Percent] 0.46%
Average Annual Total Returns, 10 Years [Percent] 1.73%
Nationwide Destination B (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITLoomisCoreBondFundClassIIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund: Class II
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Nationwide Destination B (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITPutnamInternationalValueFundClassIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam International Value Fund: Class I
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Destination B (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITPutnamInternationalValueFundClassZMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Putnam International Value Fund: Class Z
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Nationwide Destination B (2.0) | NationwideVariableInsuranceTrustNVITFidelityInstitutionalAMREmergingMarketsFundClassIIMember  
Prospectus:  
Portfolio Company Name [Text Block] Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Fidelity Institutional AM(R) Emerging Markets Fund: Class II
Portfolio Company Adviser [Text Block] Nationwide Fund Advisors
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] FIAM LLC