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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Parenthetical) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Statements of Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]    
Average cost on investment in bullion $ 942,277us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtCost $ 1,040,003us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtCost
Common stock, shares authorized unlimited unlimited
Common stock, par value $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockNoParValue $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockNoParValue
Net asset value per share $ 117.46sgol_NetAssetValuePerShare [1] $ 118.14sgol_NetAssetValuePerShare [1]
Common stock, shares issued 7,800,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 8,750,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Common stock, shares outstanding 7,800,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 8,750,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
[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.