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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Valuation of Securities Using Fair Value Hierarchy | The following table summarizes the valuation of USL’s securities at December 31, 2016 using the fair value hierarchy:
At December 31, 2016 |  | Total |  | Level I |  | Level II |  | Level III |
Short-Term Investments |  | $ | 106,896,715 |  | $ | 106,896,715 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States Contracts |  |  | 17,277,775 |  |  | 17,277,775 |  |  | - |  |  | - |
During the year ended December 31, 2016, there were no transfers between Level I and Level II. The following table summarizes the valuation of USL’s securities at December 31, 2015 using the fair value hierarchy:
At December 31, 2015 |  | Total |  | Level I |  | Level II |  | Level III |
Short-Term Investments |  | $ | 52,963,042 |  | $ | 52,963,042 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States Contracts |  |  | (19,971,629) |  |  | (19,971,629) |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments | Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Derivatives not Accounted |  | Statements of Financial |  | Fair Value at |  | Fair Value at |
for as Hedging Instruments |  | Condition Location |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |
Futures - Commodity Contracts |  | Assets |  | $ | 17,277,775 |  | $ | (19,971,629) |
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations | The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations
|  |  |  | For the year ended |  | For the year ended |  | For the year ended |
|  |  |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Change in |  |  |  | Change in |  |  |  | Change in |
|  | Location of |  | Realized |  | Unrealized |  | Realized |  | Unrealized |  | Realized |  | Unrealized |
|  | Gain (Loss) |  | Gain |  | Gain |  | Gain |  | Gain |  | Gain |  | Gain |
Derivatives not |  | on |  | (Loss) on |  | (Loss) on |  | (Loss) on |  | (Loss) on |  | (Loss) on |  | (Loss) on |
Accounted for as |  | Derivatives |  | Derivatives |  | Derivatives |  | Derivatives |  | Derivatives |  | Derivatives |  | Derivatives |
Hedging |  | Recognized |  | Recognized |  | Recognized |  | Recognized |  | Recognized |  | Recognized |  | Recognized |
Instruments |  | in Income |  | in Income |  | in Income |  | in Income |  | in Income |  | in Income |  | in Income |
Futures - Commodity Contracts |  | Realized gain (loss) on closed positions |  | $ | (7,435,894) |  |  |  |  | $ | (24,569,061) |  |  |  |  | $ | 402,190 |  |  |  |
|  | Change in unrealized gain (loss) on open positions |  |  |  |  | $ | 37,249,404 |  |  |  |  | $ | (2,875,569) |  |  |  |  | $ | (18,738,510) |

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