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Schedule of Investments [Parenthetical] (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Collateral amount on open futures contracts 9,152,751bno_CollateralAmountOnOpenFuturesContracts 3,271,010bno_CollateralAmountOnOpenFuturesContracts
Cash Equivalents [Member] | U S Treasury Bills 0.05%, 01/15/15 [Member]    
Interest rate 0.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Expiration date 2015-01-15  
Cash Equivalents [Member] | U S Treasury Bills 0.05%, 02/26/15 [Member]    
Interest rate 0.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= us-gaap_CashEquivalentsMember
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Expiration date 2015-02-26  
Cash Equivalents [Member] | U S Treasury Bills 0.05%, 04/23/15 [Member]    
Interest rate 0.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Expiration date 2015-04-23  
Cash Equivalents [Member] | U S Treasury Bills 0.07%, 05/21/15 [Member]    
Interest rate 0.07%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Expiration date 2015-05-21  
Cash Equivalents [Member] | U S Treasury Bills 0.10%, 06/25/15 [Member]    
Interest rate 0.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Expiration date 2015-06-25  
Cash Equivalents [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.07%, 3/27/2014 [Member]    
Interest rate   0.07%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= us-gaap_CashEquivalentsMember
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Expiration date   2014-03-27
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 2015 January 2014