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Base Fee Percentage

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Percentage of Change in Costs and Expenses

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Costs incurred and are directly related to generating license revenue. Licensing arrangements include, but are not limited to, rights to use a patent, copyright, technology, manufacturing process, software or trademark.

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Description of the nature of payments to managing member or general partner for management of the day-to-day business functions of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP), including the fee rate, basis of calculation, relevant accounting period, whether the fee is paid to an entity other than the managing member or general partner, or whether the fee is waived.

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

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-Topic 850

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Noninterest expense related to directors' fees which are fees paid by an Entity to its directors. Directors' fees may be paid in addition to salary and other benefits.

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Amount of general expenses not normally included in Other Operating Costs and Expenses.

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FEES PAID BY THE FUND AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - (Additional Information) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fees Paid and Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
USCF Management Fee									UNL is contractually obligated to pay USCF a fee, which is paid monthly, that is equal to 0.75% per annum of average daily total net assets.
Estimated directors' fees and expenses									$ 6,009us-gaap_NoninterestExpenseDirectorsFees	$ 7,620us-gaap_NoninterestExpenseDirectorsFees	$ 5,705us-gaap_NoninterestExpenseDirectorsFees
Licensing fee incurred									2,879us-gaap_LicenseCosts	5,001us-gaap_LicenseCosts	5,674us-gaap_LicenseCosts
Estimated investor tax reporting cost									86,000us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense	125,000us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense	75,000us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense
Costs and expenses annual limit for reimbursement									0.15%
Expense waivers	(10,778)unl_ExpenseWaiver	(39,383)unl_ExpenseWaiver	(40,700)unl_ExpenseWaiver	(38,045)unl_ExpenseWaiver	(37,562)unl_ExpenseWaiver	(30,231)unl_ExpenseWaiver	(18,323)unl_ExpenseWaiver	(14,464)unl_ExpenseWaiver	(128,906)unl_ExpenseWaiver	(100,580)unl_ExpenseWaiver	(68,503)unl_ExpenseWaiver
Licensing Agreements [Member]
Fees Paid and Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Fee percentage									0.015%
Assets basis for determining fee percentage									on all net assets
UNL [Member] \| Related Public Funds [Member]
Fees Paid and Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Estimated directors' fees and expenses									$ 567,863	$ 555,465	$ 540,586