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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Valuation of Securities Using Fair Value Hierarchy) (Detail) - USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Short-Term Investments [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Securities, fair value $ 2,770,212,015 $ 2,468,495,664
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | U S    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Securities, fair value 111,290,560 (138,508,060)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Short-Term Investments [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Securities, fair value 2,770,212,015 2,468,495,664
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | U S    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Securities, fair value 111,290,560 (138,508,060)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Short-Term Investments [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Securities, fair value 0 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | U S    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Securities, fair value 0 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Short-Term Investments [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Securities, fair value 0 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | U S    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Securities, fair value $ 0 $ 0