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Significant Accounting Policies - Gold Payable (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Gold Payable
Gold payable	$ 50,461	$ 0	[1]
[1] Effective October 1, 2014, SPDR® Gold Trust (the "Trust") adopted the financial presentation provisions for an investment company. See note 2.2 to our audited financial statements.

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The total amount of gold due by the trust within one year of the balance sheet date in respect of the redemption of shares.

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

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Gold Payable [Abstract]

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration