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Significant Accounting Policies (Quantitative Effect Of Adoption Of Investment Company Accounting) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Jan. 01, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Value at January 1, 2014	$ 234,158us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities			$ 152,842us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities	$ 260,476us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities
Gain / (loss) as a result of change in accounting treatment	554us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetIncome	[1]
Gold [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Value at December 31, 2013 at lower of cost or market value					139,729gltr_InvestmentInBullion / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XAU
Value at January 1, 2014	133,356us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XAU		139,729us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XAU	86,723us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XAU	139,729us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XAU
Gain / (loss) as a result of change in accounting treatment			0us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetIncome / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XAU
Silver [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Value at December 31, 2013 at lower of cost or market value					83,152gltr_InvestmentInBullion / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XAG
Value at January 1, 2014	65,115us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XAG		83,152us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XAG	44,469us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XAG	83,152us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XAG
Gain / (loss) as a result of change in accounting treatment			0us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetIncome / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XAG
Platinum [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Value at December 31, 2013 at lower of cost or market value					21,057gltr_InvestmentInBullion / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XPT
Value at January 1, 2014	17,940us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XPT		21,057us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XPT	10,998us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XPT	21,057us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XPT
Gain / (loss) as a result of change in accounting treatment			0us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetIncome / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XPT
Palladium [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Value at December 31, 2013 at lower of cost or market value					15,984gltr_InvestmentInBullion / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XPD
Value at January 1, 2014	17,747us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XPD		16,538us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XPD	10,652us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XPD	16,538us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XPD
Gain / (loss) as a result of change in accounting treatment			$ 554us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetIncome / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_XPD
[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.

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