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Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total AUM Subject to Incentive Fees	$ 273,834,389	$ 166,913,813	$ 273,834,389	$ 166,913,813
Calendar Quarter-End [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total AUM Subject to Incentive Fees		82,972,698		82,972,698
Calendar Year-End [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total AUM Subject to Incentive Fees		83,941,115		83,941,115
May 31,2017 [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total AUM Subject to Incentive Fees	273,834,389		273,834,389
Total Incentive Fees
Incentive Fees Method 1 [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total Incentive Fees				1,245
Incentive Fees Method 1 [Member] | Calendar Quarter-End [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total Incentive Fees				507
Incentive Fees Method 1 [Member] | Calendar Year-End [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total Incentive Fees				738
Incentive Fees Method 1 [Member] | May 31,2017 [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total Incentive Fees
Incentive Fees Method 2 [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total Incentive Fees	53,600		53,600	1,245
Incentive Fees Method 2 [Member] | Calendar Quarter-End [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total Incentive Fees				507
Incentive Fees Method 2 [Member] | Calendar Year-End [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total Incentive Fees				738
Incentive Fees Method 2 [Member] | May 31,2017 [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total Incentive Fees	$ 53,600		$ 53,600

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Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and incentive fees.

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Amount of revenues earned by the entity based on the investment results achieved, including, but not limited to, revenues related to management of investment fund assets. Excludes fees based upon a percentage of the assets under management, which are not performance-related fees.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.13 (a))

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