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Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule Of Gold Receivable And Payable) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Gold receivable	$ 0	$ 0
Gold payable	$ 0	$ 0

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- Definition

Amount of gold payable at market value as of the reporting date.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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Namespace Prefix:	sgol_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

X

- Definition

Amount of gold receivable at market value as of the reporting date.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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Namespace Prefix:	sgol_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

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- Details

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