Empower SecureFoundation Balanced Fund Investment Strategy - Empower SecureFoundation Balanced Fund	Dec. 31, 2025
Prospectus [Line Items]
Strategy [Heading]	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal Investment Strategies</span>
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	Below is a summary of the principal investment strategies of the Fund.The Fund is a “fund-of-funds” that seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a professionally selected mix of mutual funds and in a fixed interest contract issued and guaranteed by Empower of America (the “Contract” or the “Empower of America Contract”). The mutual funds and the Contract are referred to as the “Underlying Funds.” Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest 45-65% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity securities and 35-55% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in fixed income securities.Empower Capital Management, LLC (“ECM”), the Fund’s investment adviser, uses asset allocation strategies to allocate assets among different broad asset classes and the Underlying Funds. The Fund currently invests primarily in Underlying Funds designed to track the performance of a specified securities index (“Index Funds”). Each Underlying Fund has its own investment objective and strategies and may hold a wide range of securities and other instruments in its portfolio, including, without limitation, U.S. and foreign equity securities (including those from emerging markets), U.S. fixed income securities, short-term investments and derivatives.The following table shows the Fund’s target allocation for the various asset classes and the Underlying Funds in which the Fund expects to invest as of the date of this Prospectus:Large Cap23.19%International13.86%Empower S&P 500® Index Fund InstitutionalEmpower International Index Fund InstitutionalMid Cap10.76%Emerging Markets4.56%Empower S&P Mid Cap 400® Index Fund InstitutionalFidelity Emerging Markets Index FundSmall Cap7.63%Bond35.00%Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund InstitutionalEmpower Bond Index Fund InstitutionalShort-Term Bond5.00%Empower of America ContractThe Fund will rebalance its holdings of the Underlying Funds on a periodic basis to maintain the appropriate asset allocations. ECM reviews asset class allocations, Underlying Fund allocations, and the Underlying Funds on a quarterly basis, or more frequently as deemed necessary. ECM may add or delete asset classes, change target asset class or Underlying Fund allocations, or add or delete Underlying Funds at any time without shareholder notice or approval.

Empower SecureFoundation Balanced Fund Investment Strategy - Empower SecureFoundation Balanced Fund

Dec. 31, 2025

<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal Investment Strategies</span>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

Below is a summary of the principal investment strategies of the Fund.The Fund is a “fund-of-funds” that seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a professionally selected mix of mutual funds and in a fixed interest contract issued and guaranteed by Empower of America (the “Contract” or the “Empower of America Contract”). The mutual funds and the Contract are referred to as the “Underlying Funds.” Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest 45-65% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity securities and 35-55% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in fixed income securities.Empower Capital Management, LLC (“ECM”), the Fund’s investment adviser, uses asset allocation strategies to allocate assets among different broad asset classes and the Underlying Funds. The Fund currently invests primarily in Underlying Funds designed to track the performance of a specified securities index (“Index Funds”). Each Underlying Fund has its own investment objective and strategies and may hold a wide range of securities and other instruments in its portfolio, including, without limitation, U.S. and foreign equity securities (including those from emerging markets), U.S. fixed income securities, short-term investments and derivatives.The following table shows the Fund’s target allocation for the various asset classes and the Underlying Funds in which the Fund expects to invest as of the date of this Prospectus:Large Cap23.19%International13.86%Empower S&P 500® Index Fund InstitutionalEmpower International Index Fund InstitutionalMid Cap10.76%Emerging Markets4.56%Empower S&P Mid Cap 400® Index Fund InstitutionalFidelity Emerging Markets Index FundSmall Cap7.63%Bond35.00%Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund InstitutionalEmpower Bond Index Fund InstitutionalShort-Term Bond5.00%Empower of America ContractThe Fund will rebalance its holdings of the Underlying Funds on a periodic basis to maintain the appropriate asset allocations. ECM reviews asset class allocations, Underlying Fund allocations, and the Underlying Funds on a quarterly basis, or more frequently as deemed necessary. ECM may add or delete asset classes, change target asset class or Underlying Fund allocations, or add or delete Underlying Funds at any time without shareholder notice or approval.