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Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule Of Investment In Bullion) (Details)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
oz
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
oz
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
oz
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
oz
Bullion [Line Items]        
Opening balance (in Ounces) | oz 5,962,503.8 6,434,720.2 6,188,465.8 6,116,596.4
Creations (in Ounces) | oz 216,594.6 217,874.3 325,060.7 708,839.0
Redemptions (in Ounces) | oz (108,229.5) (544,472.2) (433,481.3) (708,104.8)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (in Ounces) | oz (9,172.5) (3,276.3) (18,348.8) (12,484.6)
Closing balance (in Ounces) | oz 6,061,696.4 6,104,846.0 6,061,696.4 6,104,846.0
Opening balance $ 351,536 $ 379,240 $ 359,447 $ 362,116
Creations 12,806 12,768 19,259 42,211
Redemptions (6,431) (31,791) (25,870) (41,576)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 275 789 1,228 1,273
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (539) (211) (1,082) (764)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 18 21 39 51
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion 22,138 (16,650) 26,782 (19,145)
Closing balance $ 379,803 $ 344,166 $ 379,803 $ 344,166
Gold [Member]        
Bullion [Line Items]        
Opening balance (in Ounces) | oz 156,908.1 169,334.9 162,854.5 160,963.2
Creations (in Ounces) | oz 5,699.8 5,733.6 8,554.2 18,653.7
Redemptions (in Ounces) | oz (2,848.1) (14,328.2) (11,407.4) (18,634.3)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (in Ounces) | oz (241.4) (86.2) (482.9) (328.5)
Closing balance (in Ounces) | oz 159,518.4 160,654.1 159,518.4 160,654.1
Opening balance $ 203,258 $ 224,174 $ 208,722 $ 208,689
Creations 7,423 7,501 11,137 24,646
Redemptions (3,788) (18,578) (14,940) (24,332)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 271 917 866 1,379
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (312) (127) (625) (448)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 14 22 29 46
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion 17,896 (13,020) 19,573 (9,091)
Closing balance $ 224,762 $ 200,889 $ 224,762 $ 200,889
Silver [Member]        
Bullion [Line Items]        
Opening balance (in Ounces) | oz 5,753,293.5 6,208,940.8 5,971,327.0 5,901,979.3
Creations (in Ounces) | oz 208,994.8 210,229.5 313,655.1 683,967.4
Redemptions (in Ounces) | oz (104,431.9) (525,367.8) (418,271.4) (683,259.0)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (in Ounces) | oz (8,850.6) (3,161.4) (17,704.9) (12,046.6)
Closing balance (in Ounces) | oz 5,849,005.8 5,890,641.1 5,849,005.8 5,890,641.1
Opening balance $ 86,875 $ 101,082 $ 92,347 $ 99,537
Creations 3,128 3,459 4,767 11,402
Redemptions (1,541) (8,631) (6,383) (11,249)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares (245) (525) (791) (664)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (133) (55) (271) (205)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses (18) (8) (32) (14)
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion 956 (895) (615) (4,380)
Closing balance $ 89,022 $ 94,427 $ 89,022 $ 94,427
Platinum [Member]        
Bullion [Line Items]        
Opening balance (in Ounces) | oz 20,920.9 22,577.8 21,713.7 21,461.5
Creations (in Ounces) | oz 760.0 764.5 1,140.6 2,487.2
Redemptions (in Ounces) | oz (379.8) (1,910.5) (1,521.0) (2,484.6)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (in Ounces) | oz (32.2) (11.5) (64.4) (43.8)
Closing balance (in Ounces) | oz 21,268.9 21,420.3 21,268.9 21,420.3
Opening balance $ 17,783 $ 21,133 $ 17,241 $ 19,895
Creations 649 693 958 2,375
Redemptions (309) (1,728) (1,234) (2,286)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares (89) (327) (362) (390)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (27) (12) (53) (43)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses (6) (5) (14) (9)
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion (603) (1,525) 862 (1,313)
Closing balance $ 17,398 $ 18,229 $ 17,398 $ 18,229
Palladium [Member]        
Bullion [Line Items]        
Opening balance (in Ounces) | oz 31,381.3 33,866.7 32,570.6 32,192.4
Creations (in Ounces) | oz 1,140.0 1,146.7 1,710.8 3,730.7
Redemptions (in Ounces) | oz (569.7) (2,865.7) (2,281.5) (3,726.9)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (in Ounces) | oz (48.3) (17.2) (96.6) (65.7)
Closing balance (in Ounces) | oz 31,903.3 32,130.5 31,903.3 32,130.5
Opening balance $ 43,620 $ 32,851 $ 41,137 $ 33,995
Creations 1,606 1,115 2,397 3,788
Redemptions (793) (2,854) (3,313) (3,709)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 338 724 1,515 948
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (67) (17) (133) (68)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 28 12 56 28
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion 3,889 (1,210) 6,962 (4,361)
Closing balance $ 48,621 $ 30,621 $ 48,621 $ 30,621