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Shareholder Report
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2025
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Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
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Registrant Name Federated Hermes Equity Funds
Entity Central Index Key 0000745968
Entity Investment Company Type N-1A
Document Period End Date Oct. 31, 2025
C000170851 [Member]  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund
Class Name Class R6 Shares
Trading Symbol SVALX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025.
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual annual shareholder report
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑341‑7400, Option 4, or your financial advisor.
Additional Information Phone Number 1‑800‑341‑7400
Additional Information Website FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation
Expenses [Text Block]
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class R6 Shares $81 0.78%
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 81
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.78%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
The following discussion compares the performance of the Fund to the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”) to show how the Fund’s performance compares to the returns of similar investments for the reporting period. See the Average Annual Total Returns table below for the returns of the Fund and the Index. The Fund seeks to provide income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in high dividend-paying stocks of U.S. issuers with dividend growth potential.
Top Contributors to Performance
  • The Fund provided a dividend yield more than three times that of the Index which contributed positively to Fund relative performance.
  • Stock selection in the Health Care sector contributed positively to relative performance. Outperformers included GlaxoSmithKline plc, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie, Inc.
  • Stock selection in the Energy sector was another area of relative strength, led by Canadian Pipelines, Enbridge Inc. and TC Energy Corp.
  • Stock selection in the Utilities sector was also a positive relative contributor to performance, driven by robust performance from Evergy, Inc., American Electric Power and National Grid plc.
Top Detractors from Performance
  • The Fund’s largest relative detractor was the underweight position to the Information Technology sector. Information Technology accounted for 55% of the total performance of the Index. Information Technology continues to afford little in the way of high-and-rising dividend paying companies.
  • The Fund’s overweight position in the Energy sector was a relative detractor from performance, as the sector was an underperformer in the Index.
  • Stock selection and an underweight position in the Communication Services sector was another area of relative weakness, as the Fund’s strategy is to invest in the defensive, dividend-paying telecom service names while the top performers in the sector were Alphabet Inc., Meta Platforms and Netflix. These outperformers either do not pay a dividend or pay a dividend notably lower than our minimum threshold and, therefore, were not held by the Fund.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]
Fund Performance
Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
Cumulative Performance: October 31, 2015 through October 31, 2025
Initial Investment of $10,000
Fund Performance - Growth of 10K
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]
Average Annual Total Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class R6 Shares* 8.30% 13.35% 7.69%
S&P 500® Index 21.45% 17.64% 14.63%
*
The Fund’s Class R6 Shares commenced operations on June 29, 2016. For the period prior to the commencement of operations of the Class R6 Shares, the performance information shown is for Institutional Shares.
Performance Inception Date Jun. 29, 2016
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block] The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]
Visit FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation and click on the link to your fund and share class for more recent performance information.
Net Assets $ 8,633,089,408
Holdings Count | Holding 43
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 56,455,524
Investment Company Portfolio Turnover 34.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]
Key Fund Statistics
Net Assets $8,633,089,408
Number of Investments 43
Portfolio Turnover Rate 34%
Total Advisory Fees Paid $56,455,524
Holdings [Text Block]
Fund Holdings
Top Sectors
(% of Net Assets)
Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart
C000026748 [Member]  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund
Class Name Institutional Shares
Trading Symbol SVAIX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025.
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual annual shareholder report
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑341‑7400, Option 4, or your financial advisor.
Additional Information Phone Number 1‑800‑341‑7400
Additional Information Website FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation
Expenses [Text Block]
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Shares $83 0.80%
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 83
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.80%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
The following discussion compares the performance of the Fund to the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”) to show how the Fund’s performance compares to the returns of similar investments for the reporting period. See the Average Annual Total Returns table below for the returns of the Fund and the Index. The Fund seeks to provide income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in high dividend-paying stocks of U.S. issuers with dividend growth potential.
Top Contributors to Performance
  • The Fund provided a dividend yield more than three times that of the Index which contributed positively to Fund relative performance.
  • Stock selection in the Health Care sector contributed positively to relative performance. Outperformers included GlaxoSmithKline plc, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie, Inc.
  • Stock selection in the Energy sector was another area of relative strength, led by Canadian Pipelines, Enbridge Inc. and TC Energy Corp.
  • Stock selection in the Utilities sector was also a positive relative contributor to performance, driven by robust performance from Evergy, Inc., American Electric Power and National Grid plc.
Top Detractors from Performance
  • The Fund’s largest relative detractor was the underweight position to the Information Technology sector. Information Technology accounted for 55% of the total performance of the Index. Information Technology continues to afford little in the way of high-and-rising dividend paying companies.
  • The Fund’s overweight position in the Energy sector was a relative detractor from performance, as the sector was an underperformer in the Index.
  • Stock selection and an underweight position in the Communication Services sector was another area of relative weakness, as the Fund’s strategy is to invest in the defensive, dividend-paying telecom service names while the top performers in the sector were Alphabet Inc., Meta Platforms and Netflix. These outperformers either do not pay a dividend or pay a dividend notably lower than our minimum threshold and, therefore, were not held by the Fund.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]
Fund Performance
Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
Cumulative Performance: October 31, 2015 through October 31, 2025
Initial Investment of $10,000
Fund Performance - Growth of 10K
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]
Average Annual Total Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Institutional Shares 8.45% 13.32% 7.68%
S&P 500® Index 21.45% 17.64% 14.63%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block] The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]
Visit FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation and click on the link to your fund and share class for more recent performance information.
Net Assets $ 8,633,089,408
Holdings Count | Holding 43
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 56,455,524
Investment Company Portfolio Turnover 34.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]
Key Fund Statistics
Net Assets $8,633,089,408
Number of Investments 43
Portfolio Turnover Rate 34%
Total Advisory Fees Paid $56,455,524
Holdings [Text Block]
Fund Holdings
Top Sectors
(% of Net Assets)
Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart
C000026747 [Member]  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund
Class Name Class C Shares
Trading Symbol SVACX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025.
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual annual shareholder report
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑341‑7400, Option 4, or your financial advisor.
Additional Information Phone Number 1‑800‑341‑7400
Additional Information Website FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation
Expenses [Text Block]
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class C Shares $193 1.86%
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 193
Expense Ratio, Percent 1.86%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
The following discussion compares the performance of the Fund to the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”) to show how the Fund’s performance compares to the returns of similar investments for the reporting period. See the Average Annual Total Returns table below for the returns of the Fund and the Index. The Fund seeks to provide income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in high dividend-paying stocks of U.S. issuers with dividend growth potential.
Top Contributors to Performance
  • The Fund provided a dividend yield more than three times that of the Index which contributed positively to Fund relative performance.
  • Stock selection in the Health Care sector contributed positively to relative performance. Outperformers included GlaxoSmithKline plc, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie, Inc.
  • Stock selection in the Energy sector was another area of relative strength, led by Canadian Pipelines, Enbridge Inc. and TC Energy Corp.
  • Stock selection in the Utilities sector was also a positive relative contributor to performance, driven by robust performance from Evergy, Inc., American Electric Power and National Grid plc.
Top Detractors from Performance
  • The Fund’s largest relative detractor was the underweight position to the Information Technology sector. Information Technology accounted for 55% of the total performance of the Index. Information Technology continues to afford little in the way of high-and-rising dividend paying companies.
  • The Fund’s overweight position in the Energy sector was a relative detractor from performance, as the sector was an underperformer in the Index.
  • Stock selection and an underweight position in the Communication Services sector was another area of relative weakness, as the Fund’s strategy is to invest in the defensive, dividend-paying telecom service names while the top performers in the sector were Alphabet Inc., Meta Platforms and Netflix. These outperformers either do not pay a dividend or pay a dividend notably lower than our minimum threshold and, therefore, were not held by the Fund.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]
Fund Performance
Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
Cumulative Performance: October 31, 2015 through October 31, 2025
Initial Investment of $10,000
Fund Performance - Growth of 10K
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]
Average Annual Total Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class C Shares — including sales load 6.18% 12.19% 6.76%
Class C Shares — excluding sales load 7.18% 12.19% 6.76%
S&P 500® Index 21.45% 17.64% 14.63%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block] The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]
Visit FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation and click on the link to your fund and share class for more recent performance information.
Net Assets $ 8,633,089,408
Holdings Count | Holding 43
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 56,455,524
Investment Company Portfolio Turnover 34.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]
Key Fund Statistics
Net Assets $8,633,089,408
Number of Investments 43
Portfolio Turnover Rate 34%
Total Advisory Fees Paid $56,455,524
Holdings [Text Block]
Fund Holdings
Top Sectors
(% of Net Assets)
Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart
C000026746 [Member]  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund
Class Name Class A Shares
Trading Symbol SVAAX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) for the period of November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025.
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual annual shareholder report
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑341‑7400, Option 4, or your financial advisor.
Additional Information Phone Number 1‑800‑341‑7400
Additional Information Website FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation
Expenses [Text Block]
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class A Shares $109 1.05%
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 109
Expense Ratio, Percent 1.05%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
The following discussion compares the performance of the Fund to the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”) to show how the Fund’s performance compares to the returns of similar investments for the reporting period. See the Average Annual Total Returns table below for the returns of the Fund and the Index. The Fund seeks to provide income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in high dividend-paying stocks of U.S. issuers with dividend growth potential.
Top Contributors to Performance
  • The Fund provided a dividend yield more than three times that of the Index which contributed positively to Fund relative performance.
  • Stock selection in the Health Care sector contributed positively to relative performance. Outperformers included GlaxoSmithKline plc, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie, Inc.
  • Stock selection in the Energy sector was another area of relative strength, led by Canadian Pipelines, Enbridge Inc. and TC Energy Corp.
  • Stock selection in the Utilities sector was also a positive relative contributor to performance, driven by robust performance from Evergy, Inc., American Electric Power and National Grid plc.
Top Detractors from Performance
  • The Fund’s largest relative detractor was the underweight position to the Information Technology sector. Information Technology accounted for 55% of the total performance of the Index. Information Technology continues to afford little in the way of high-and-rising dividend paying companies.
  • The Fund’s overweight position in the Energy sector was a relative detractor from performance, as the sector was an underperformer in the Index.
  • Stock selection and an underweight position in the Communication Services sector was another area of relative weakness, as the Fund’s strategy is to invest in the defensive, dividend-paying telecom service names while the top performers in the sector were Alphabet Inc., Meta Platforms and Netflix. These outperformers either do not pay a dividend or pay a dividend notably lower than our minimum threshold and, therefore, were not held by the Fund.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Line Graph [Table Text Block]
Fund Performance
Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
Cumulative Performance: October 31, 2015 through October 31, 2025
Initial Investment of $10,000
Fund Performance - Growth of 10K
Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]
Average Annual Total Returns
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Shares — including sales load 2.16% 11.79% 6.82%
Class A Shares — excluding sales load 8.07% 13.06% 7.42%
S&P 500® Index 21.45% 17.64% 14.63%
No Deduction of Taxes [Text Block] The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
Updated Performance Information Location [Text Block]
Visit FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation and click on the link to your fund and share class for more recent performance information.
Net Assets $ 8,633,089,408
Holdings Count | Holding 43
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 56,455,524
Investment Company Portfolio Turnover 34.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]
Key Fund Statistics
Net Assets $8,633,089,408
Number of Investments 43
Portfolio Turnover Rate 34%
Total Advisory Fees Paid $56,455,524
Holdings [Text Block]
Fund Holdings
Top Sectors
(% of Net Assets)
Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart