Short-Term Bond Fund Performance Management - Short-Term Bond Fund	Dec. 31, 2024
Prospectus [Line Items]
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	<span style="color:#39A872;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance</span>
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year. The table shows how the Fund’s average annual returns for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year periods compared with those of a regulatory benchmark that is a broad measure of market performance and a performance benchmark that more closely aligns with the Fund's investment strategy.The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.homesteadadvisers.com or by calling 800.258.3030.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</span>
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year. The table shows how the Fund’s average annual returns for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year periods compared with those of a regulatory benchmark that is a broad measure of market performance and a performance benchmark that more closely aligns with the Fund's investment strategy.</span>
Bar Chart [Heading]	<span style="color:#39A872;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Calendar Year Total Returns</span>
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]	During the periods shown in the chart, the Fund’s best and worst quarters were as follows:Best Quarter:Q4 - 2023 | 3.41%Worst Quarter:Q1 - 2022 | -3.27%
Performance Table Heading	<span style="color:#39A872;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Average Annual Total Returns</span><span style="color:#39A872;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"> periods ended 12/31/2024</span>
Performance Table Narrative	After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.</span>
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.</span>
Performance Table Closing [Text Block]	For the Fund’s current yield, call 800.258.3030.
Money Market Seven Day Yield, Caption [Optional Text]	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">For the Fund’s current yield</span>
Money Market Seven Day Yield Phone	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">800.258.3030</span>
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">www.homesteadadvisers.com</span>
Performance Availability Phone [Text]	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">800.258.3030</span>
Short-Term Bond Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Highest Quarterly Return, Label [Optional Text]	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.0pt;">Best Quarter:</span>
Highest Quarterly Return	3.41%
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	Dec. 31, 2023
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label [Optional Text]	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.0pt;">Worst Quarter:</span>
Lowest Quarterly Return	(3.27%)
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	Mar. 31, 2022