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Redeemable Capital Shares - Schedule for Redeemable Capital Shares Activity (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Changes In Redeemable Capital Shares [Abstract]      
Opening balance, Shares 1,500,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 2,050,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 1,850,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
Shares issued, Shares 5,900,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForCash 6,800,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForCash 12,850,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForCash
Shares redeemed, Shares (5,750,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares (7,350,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares (12,650,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares
Adjustment to period Shares due to currency movement and other, Shares 0fxe_AdjustmentToPeriodSharesCurrencyMovementAndOtherAggregateShares 0fxe_AdjustmentToPeriodSharesCurrencyMovementAndOtherAggregateShares 0fxe_AdjustmentToPeriodSharesCurrencyMovementAndOtherAggregateShares
Ending balance, Shares 1,650,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 1,500,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 2,050,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
Opening balance, Amount $ 201,725,396us-gaap_CommonStockValue $ 263,827,113us-gaap_CommonStockValue $ 257,096,734us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Shares issued, Amount 785,537,645us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueIssuedForCash 888,213,089us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueIssuedForCash 1,652,638,909us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueIssuedForCash
Shares redeemed, Amount (765,542,887)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue (960,031,281)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue (1,626,832,329)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue
Adjustment to period Shares due to currency movement and other, Amount (18,019,616)fxe_AdjustmentToPeriodSharesCurrencyMovementAndOtherAggregateValue 9,716,475fxe_AdjustmentToPeriodSharesCurrencyMovementAndOtherAggregateValue (19,076,201)fxe_AdjustmentToPeriodSharesCurrencyMovementAndOtherAggregateValue
Ending balance, Amount $ 203,700,538us-gaap_CommonStockValue $ 201,725,396us-gaap_CommonStockValue $ 263,827,113us-gaap_CommonStockValue