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Expense Waiver

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Fees Paid and Related Party Transactions [Line Items]

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It represent the value of license fees and other offering expenses.

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Percentage of Change in Costs and Expenses

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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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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		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018
Fees Paid and Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
USCF Management Fee			UNL is contractually obligated to pay USCF a fee, which is paid monthly, equal to 0.75% per annum of average daily total net assets.
Estimated directors fees and expenses	$ 341	$ 500	$ 1,094	$ 1,432
Licensing fee incurred	220	356	741	1,254
Expense waiver	$ 11,999	$ 19,588	$ 45,090	$ 44,548
Licensing Agreements [Member]
Fees Paid and Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Fee percentage			0.015%
Future Period - for the year ending December 31, 2018 [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Fees Paid and Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Estimated investor tax reporting cost					$ 76,000
Future Period - for the year ending December 31, 2018 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fees Paid and Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Costs and expenses annual limit for reimbursement			0.15%
UNL [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Fees Paid and Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Estimated directors fees and expenses					1,500
UNL [Member] \| Related Public Funds [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Fees Paid and Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Estimated directors fees and expenses					$ 536,200