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