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Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule Of Redeemable Capital Shares) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Opening balance (in Shares) | 3,950,000 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |  | 2,200,000 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |  | 2,100,000 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |
Creations (in Shares) | 1,850,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues | [1] | 2,050,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues |  | 250,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues |
Redemptions (in Shares) | (1,950,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares | [1] | (300,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares |  | (150,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares |
Closing balance (in Shares) | 3,850,000 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |  | 3,950,000 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |  | 2,200,000 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |
Opening balance | $ 260,358 us-gaap_CommonStockValue | [2],[3] | $ 202,243 us-gaap_CommonStockValue |  | $ 182,586 us-gaap_CommonStockValue |
Creations | 114,973 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues | [1] | 149,235 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues |  | 24,100 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues |
Redemptions | (131,123)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue | [1] | (20,607)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue |  | (13,644)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue |
Adjustment to redemption value |  |  | (70,513)gltr_AdjustmentOfRedeemableSharesToRedemptionValue | [1] | 9,201 gltr_AdjustmentOfRedeemableSharesToRedemptionValue | [1]
Closing balance | $ 237,152 us-gaap_CommonStockValue | [1],[2] | $ 260,358 us-gaap_CommonStockValue | [2],[3] | $ 202,243 us-gaap_CommonStockValue |
Redemption value per Share at period end (in Dollars per share) |  |  | $ 65.91 gltr_RedemptionValuePerShareAtPeriodEnd |  | $ 91.93 gltr_RedemptionValuePerShareAtPeriodEnd |
[1] | Effective January 1, 2014, the Trust has adopted the provisions of Topic 946, Investment Companies, and follows specialized accounting. Refer to Note 2.1 for additional information.
[2] | Authorized share capital is unlimited and no par value per share. Shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 were 3,850,000 and at December 31, 2013 were 3,950,000. Net asset value per Share at December 31, 2014 was $61.60 and at December 31, 2013 was 65.91.
[3] | Derived from audited Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2013. The amounts are those previously reported under non-investment company accounting. Refer to Note 2.1 for further information.

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