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Schedule of Investments [Parenthetical] (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Collateral amount on open futures contracts	$ 3,271,010	$ 4,934,188
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Us Treasury Bill Securities [Member]
Interest rate	0.07%	0.10%
Expiration date	3/27/2014	1/17/2013
Open Futures Contracts - Long [Member] | ICE Brent Crude Oil Futures CO February 2014 contracts, expiring January 2014 and February 2013 contracts, expiring January 2013 [Member]
Expiration date	January 2014	January 2013

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