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Significant Accounting Policies (Valuation of Investments) (Detail) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Level III portfolio investments | $ 0 | $ 0 |
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ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 2,969,893 | 2,952,406 |
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ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 134,336,722 | 77,409,608 |
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ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 17,696,463 | 10,451,866 |
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ProShares UltraShort Gold [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 104,909,385 | 92,320,494 |
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ProShares UltraShort Silver [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 105,630,051 | 105,554,406 |
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ProShares Short Euro [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,433,678 | 3,354,848 |
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ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,220,400 | 3,388,497 |
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ProShares UltraShort Euro [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 520,855,991 | 540,282,990 |
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ProShares UltraShort Yen [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 466,350,321 | 400,857,406 |
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ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,465,699 | 5,934,683 |
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ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 330,556,198 | 492,956,680 |
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ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 67,746,797 | 60,496,274 |
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ProShares Ultra Gold [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 316,607,862 | 334,957,606 |
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ProShares Ultra Silver [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 746,826,870 | 745,276,660 |
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ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,801,832 | 3,471,864 |
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ProShares Ultra Euro [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 4,344,924 | 4,634,103 |
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ProShares Ultra Yen [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,464,372 | 4,093,622 |
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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 144,590,749 | 143,839,502 |
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ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 47,826,009 | 78,460,456 |
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ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 100,047,635 | 99,799,256 |
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ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 48,219,559 | 52,299,177 |
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Total Trust [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,176,901,410 | 3,262,792,404 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,062,812 | 2,803,904 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 145,473,612 | 87,046,389 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 231,524 | (4,029,721) |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 21,193,216 | 10,042,731 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (3,496,753) | 409,135 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort Gold [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 108,157,077 | 88,575,398 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort Gold [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (1,410) | 15,240 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort Silver [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 105,347,243 | 86,206,701 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort Silver [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 27,520 | 40,020 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Short Euro [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,371,965 | 3,409,904 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Short Euro [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 61,713 | (55,056) |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,329,970 | 3,302,907 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (109,570) | 85,590 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort Euro [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 507,190,542 | 553,430,562 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares UltraShort Yen [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 463,617,695 | 362,743,231 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,350,652 | 6,240,951 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 304,000,111 | 437,662,650 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 1,362,516 | 21,960,410 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 53,702,179 | 64,313,224 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 14,044,618 | (3,816,950) |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra Gold [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 307,384,042 | 350,624,904 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra Gold [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 1,380 | (15,240) |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra Silver [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 754,961,358 | 891,057,386 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra Silver [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (27,770) | (40,020) |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,676,902 | 3,570,894 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 124,930 | (99,030) |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra Euro [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 4,478,920 | 4,546,944 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra Yen [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,534,934 | 4,587,918 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 152,936,809 | 144,060,921 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (8,346,060) | (221,419) |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 49,702,438 | 79,930,866 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (1,876,429) | (1,470,410) |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 118,784,756 | 97,440,843 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (18,737,121) | 2,057,062 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 45,830,843 | 53,686,352 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 2,388,716 | (1,387,175) |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | Total Trust [Member] | Short-Term U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 3,163,088,076 | 3,335,285,580 |
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Level I - Quoted Prices [Member] | Total Trust [Member] | VIX Futures Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (14,352,196) | 13,432,436 |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity [Member] | Swap Agreements [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (92,919) | 148,502 |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil [Member] | Swap Agreements [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (11,368,414) | (5,607,060) |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares UltraShort Gold [Member] | Swap agreements or forward contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (3,246,282) | 3,729,856 |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares UltraShort Silver [Member] | Swap agreements or forward contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 255,288 | 19,307,685 |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares UltraShort Euro [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 13,665,449 | (13,147,572) |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares UltraShort Yen [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 2,732,626 | 38,114,175 |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity [Member] | Swap Agreements [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 115,047 | (306,268) |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil [Member] | Swap Agreements [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 25,193,571 | 33,333,620 |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares Ultra Gold [Member] | Swap agreements or forward contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 9,222,440 | (15,652,058) |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares Ultra Silver [Member] | Swap agreements or forward contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (8,106,718) | (145,740,706) |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares Ultra Euro [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (133,996) | 87,159 |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares Ultra Yen [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (70,562) | (494,296) |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member] | Swap Agreements [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 301,351 | |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | Total Trust [Member] | Swap agreements or forward contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | (1,875,272) | (138,355,223) |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | Total Trust [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | 16,193,517 | 24,559,466 |
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Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs [Member] | Total Trust [Member] | Swap Agreements [Member]
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
| Investments, fair value disclosure | $ 13,847,285 | $ 27,870,145 |