Empower Core Strategies Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Average Annual Total Returns		12 Months Ended	60 Months Ended	64 Months Ended	90 Months Ended	96 Months Ended	120 Months Ended
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Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)[Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.30%	(0.36%)			1.76%	2.01%
Bloomberg 1-10 Year U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)[Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.47%	2.52%			3.43%
Institutional
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.08%	2.21%		3.39%
Performance Inception Date	Jun. 25, 2018
Institutional \| After Taxes on Distributions
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		5.53%	(2.42%)		(1.53%)
Institutional \| After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		4.19%	0.28%		1.12%
Institutional \| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)[Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.30%	(0.36%)		2.12%
Institutional \| Bloomberg 1-10 Year U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)[Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.47%	2.52%		3.65%
Investor
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		6.76%	1.85%	2.16%
Performance Inception Date	Sep. 03, 2020
Investor \| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)[Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.30%	(0.36%)	(0.30%)
Investor \| Bloomberg 1-10 Year U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)[Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		7.47%	2.52%	2.64%