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Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital - USD ($)
Total
General Partner [Member]
Limited Partner [Member]
Balances at Dec. 31, 2012 $ 45,072,621 $ 0 $ 45,072,621
Addition of partnership shares 118,483,039 0 118,483,039
Redemption of partnership shares (139,527,881) 0 (139,527,881)
Net income (loss) 2,260,564 0 2,260,564
Balances at Dec. 31, 2013 $ 26,288,343 $ 0 26,288,343
Net asset value, beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2012 $ 40.98 [1] $ 40.98 [2]  
Net asset value, end of year at Dec. 31, 2013 $ 43.81 $ 43.81  
Addition of partnership shares $ 77,749,293 $ 0 77,749,293
Redemption of partnership shares (36,166,377) 0 (36,166,377)
Net income (loss) (26,451,869) 0 (26,451,869)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 41,419,390 $ 0 41,419,390
Net asset value, end of year at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 22.39 $ 22.39  
Addition of partnership shares $ 123,526,846 $ 0 123,526,846
Redemption of partnership shares (38,808,966) 0 (38,808,966)
Net income (loss) (43,645,160) 0 (43,645,160)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2015 $ 82,492,110 $ 0 $ 82,492,110
Net asset value, end of year at Dec. 31, 2015 $ 12.22 $ 12.22  
[1] Adjusted to give effect to the forward share split of 2-for-1 paid after close of markets on August 28, 2013.
[2] On August 26, 2013, the United States Brent Oil Fund, LP executed a 2-for-1 forward share split for all shareholders of record as of the close of markets on August 26, 2013. The 2-for-1 forward share split was payable after the close of markets on August 28, 2013. United States Brent Oil Fund, LP began trading its post-share split price on August 29, 2013. The Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital have been adjusted for the period shown to reflect the 2-for-1 forward share split on a retroactive basis.