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Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total AUM Subject to Incentive Fees	$ 274,302,549	$ 170,432,450	$ 283,903,741
Calendar Quarter-End [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total AUM Subject to Incentive Fees		89,070,421	108,671,900
Calendar Year-End [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total AUM Subject to Incentive Fees		81,362,029	175,231,841
May 31, 2017 [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Total AUM Subject to Incentive Fees	274,302,549
Incentive Fees Under Method 1 [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Performance Incentive Fees	3,301	2,597	217,588
Incentive Fees Under Method 1 [Member] | Calendar Quarter-End [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Performance Incentive Fees		507	13,214
Incentive Fees Under Method 1 [Member] | Calendar Year-End [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Performance Incentive Fees		2,090	204,374
Incentive Fees Under Method 1 [Member] | May 31, 2017 [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Performance Incentive Fees	3,301
Incentive Fees Under Method 2 [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Performance Incentive Fees	361,700	2,597	217,588
Incentive Fees Under Method 2 [Member] | Calendar Quarter-End [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Performance Incentive Fees		507	13,214
Incentive Fees Under Method 2 [Member] | Calendar Year-End [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Performance Incentive Fees		2,090	204,374
Incentive Fees Under Method 2 [Member] | May 31, 2017 [Member]
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees
Performance Incentive Fees	$ 361,700

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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))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882

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