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Document And Entity Information
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
May 06, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]    
Document Type 10-Q/A  
Amendment Flag true  
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2013  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2013  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1  
Entity Registrant Name ETFS Precious Metals Basket Trust  
Entity Central Index Key 0001483386  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   2,550,000
Amendment Description ETFS Precious Metals Basket Trust (the "Trust") is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (this "Amendment") to amend our 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013, filed on May 8, 2013 (the "Original Filing"), to append the XBRL files that were not included in the Original Filing due to a filing error. No other changes have been made to the Original Filing. This Amendment No.1 does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the Original Filing date, and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013.