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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Valuation of Securities Using Fair Value Hierarchy) (Detail) - USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Short-Term Investments [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Securities, fair value $ 1,831,192,379 $ 1,989,077,878
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | U S    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Securities, fair value 203,630,680 117,780,350
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Short-Term Investments [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Securities, fair value 1,831,192,379 1,989,077,878
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 203,630,680 117,780,350
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