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ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS (Details Textual) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 18 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jan. 04, 2013 | Feb. 29, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | May 31, 2012 | Jun. 02, 2010
Investment Owned, Balance, Contracts |  |  |  |  | 506 |  |
Units Issued During Period To Authorized Purchasers Through Distributors |  | 50,000 |  |  |  |  |
Units Issued During Period To Authorized Purchasers Through Marketing Agent |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Transaction Fee | $ 1,000 |  |  | $ 350 |  |  |
Initially Registered Units Of Entity With Sec |  |  |  |  |  | 50,000,000 | 50
Initial stock units issued |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |
Initial Units Value, Issued |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |
Total Units Registered Of Entity |  |  |  |  | 50,000,000 |  |

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