Document and Entity Information	Jul. 30, 2019
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Registrant Name	DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS V
Document Type	497
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000809821
Document Effective Date	Jul. 30, 2019
Document Creation Date	Jul. 30, 2019
Prospectus Date	Mar. 29, 2019
Entity Inv Company Type	N-1A
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund | Class A
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Trading Symbol	DEVLX
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund | Class C
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Trading Symbol	DEVCX
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund | Class R
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Trading Symbol	DVLRX
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund | Institutional Class
Risk/Return:
Trading Symbol	DEVIX
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund | Class R6
Risk/Return:
Trading Symbol	DVZRX