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Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule Of Redeemable Capital Shares) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Opening balance (in Shares) | 8,750,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |  | 11,750,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |  | 10,750,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |
Creations (in Shares) | 50,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues | [1] | 150,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues |  | 1,600,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues |
Redemptions (in Shares) | (1,000,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares | [1] | (3,150,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares |  | (600,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares |
Closing balance (in Shares) | 7,800,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |  | 8,750,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |  | 11,750,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |
Opening balance | $ 1,033,745us-gaap_CommonStockValue |  | $ 1,930,056us-gaap_CommonStockValue |  | $ 1,677,363us-gaap_CommonStockValue |
Creations | 6,437us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues | [1] | 22,226us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues |  | 268,941us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues |
Redemptions | (118,407)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue | [1] | (418,671)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue |  | (98,455)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue |
Adjustment to redemption value |  |  | (499,866)sgol_AdjustmentOfRedeemableSharesToRedemptionValue | [1] | 82,207sgol_AdjustmentOfRedeemableSharesToRedemptionValue | [1]
Closing balance |  |  | $ 1,033,745us-gaap_CommonStockValue |  | $ 1,930,056us-gaap_CommonStockValue |
Redemption value per Share at period end (in Dollars per share) |  |  | $ 118.14sgol_RedemptionValuePerShareAtPeriodEnd |  | $ 164.26sgol_RedemptionValuePerShareAtPeriodEnd |
[1] | Effective January 1, 2014, the Trust has adopted the provisions of Topic 946, Investment Companies, and follows specialized accounting. Refer to Note 2.1 for additional information.

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