Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	AIM EQUITY FUNDS (INVESCO EQUITY FUNDS)
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Feb. 27, 2015
Class R5 and R6 | Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	Fund Summaries - INVESCO DIVERSIFIED DIVIDEND FUND
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment Objective(s)
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital and,
Objective, Secondary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectiveSecondaryTextBlock	secondarily, current income.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	rr_ShareholderFeesCaption	Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	June 30, 2016
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	Portfolio Turnover.
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock	The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 6% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	6.00%
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	Example.
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain equal to the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement in the first year and the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses thereafter. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund invests primarily in dividend-paying equity securities. The principal type of equity security in which the Fund invests is common stock. The Fund invests in securities that the portfolio managers believe are undervalued based on various valuation measures. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers. In selecting investments, the portfolio managers seek to identify dividend-paying issuers with strong profitability, solid balance sheets and capital allocation policies that support sustained or increasing dividends and share repurchases. Through fundamental research, financial statement analysis and the use of several valuation techniques, the management team estimates a target price for each security over a 2-3 year investment horizon. The portfolio managers manage risk utilizing a valuation framework, careful stock selection and a rigorous buy-and-sell discipline and incorporate an assessment of the potential reward relative to the downside risk to determine a fair valuation over the investment horizon. When evaluating cyclical businesses, the management team seeks companies that have normalized earnings power greater than that implied by their current market valuation and that return capital to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases. The portfolio managers then construct a portfolio they believe provides the best total return profile, which is created by seeking a combination of price appreciation potential, dividend income and capital preservation. The portfolio managers maintain a rigorous sell discipline and consider selling or trimming a position in a stock when it no longer materially meets our investment criteria, including when (1) a stock reaches its fair valuation (target price); (2) a company’s fundamental business prospects deteriorate; or (3) a more attractive investment opportunity presents itself.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase during times of significant market volatility. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are: Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. Management Risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. Market Risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations. Value Investing Style Risk. The Fund emphasizes a value style of investing, which focuses on undervalued companies with characteristics for improved valuations. This style of investing is subject to the risk that the valuations never improve or that the returns on value equity securities are less than returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Value stocks also may decline in price, even though in theory they are already underpriced.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of investing.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Performance Information
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year as of December 31. The performance table compares the Fund's performance to that of a broad-based securities market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group benchmark comprised of funds with investment objectives and strategies similar to those of the Fund. For more information on the benchmarks used see the “Benchmark Descriptions” section in the prospectus. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's Web site at www.invesco.com/us.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns	The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year as of December 31. The performance table compares the Fund's performance to that of a broad-based securities market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group benchmark comprised of funds with investment objectives and strategies similar to those of the Fund.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress	www.invesco.com/us
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture	The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of its future performance.
Bar Chart [Heading]	rr_BarChartHeading	Annual Total Returns
2006	rr_AnnualReturn2006	16.77%
2007	rr_AnnualReturn2007	0.70%
2008	rr_AnnualReturn2008	(26.71%)
2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	24.18%
2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	15.63%
2011	rr_AnnualReturn2011	0.08%
2012	rr_AnnualReturn2012	17.66%
2013	rr_AnnualReturn2013	29.31%
2014	rr_AnnualReturn2014	12.32%
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]	rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock	Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 17.76% Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): -19.81%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Jun. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	17.76%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(19.81%)
Performance Table Heading	rr_PerformanceTableHeading	Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2014)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate	rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate	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.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred	rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred	Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]	rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown	After-tax returns are shown for Class R5 shares only and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Performance Table Narrative	rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock	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 an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class R5 shares only and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Class R5 and R6 | Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund | Class R5
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.42%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.13%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.56%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.01%	[1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	0.55%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	56
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	178
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	312
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	700
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	12.32%	[2]
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	14.61%	[2]
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	8.34%	[2]
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Oct. 25, 2005	[2]
Class R5 and R6 | Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund | Class R6
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.42%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.03%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.46%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.01%	[1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	0.45%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	46
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	147
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	257
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	578
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	12.42%	[2]
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	14.41%	[2]
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	8.09%	[2]
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Sep. 24, 2012	[2]
Class R5 and R6 | Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Class R5
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	11.30%	[2]
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	13.93%	[2]
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	7.65%	[2]
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Oct. 25, 2005	[2]
Class R5 and R6 | Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Class R5
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	7.76%	[2]
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	11.76%	[2]
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	6.79%	[2]
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Oct. 25, 2005	[2]
Class R5 and R6 | Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund | S&P 500® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	13.69%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	15.45%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	7.67%
Class R5 and R6 | Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund | Russell 1000® Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	13.45%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	15.42%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	7.30%
Class R5 and R6 | Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund | Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	11.01%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	13.64%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	6.75%

[1] Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds. This waiver will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses that are indirectly borne by the Fund. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2016. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term.

[2] Class R5 and Class R6 shares' performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares' performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the Fund's Class A shares is December 31, 2001.