v2.4.1.9
Statements of Financial Condition (Parenthetical) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost $ 131,183,329ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesVixShortTermFuturesEtfMember
$ 82,086,464ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesVixShortTermFuturesEtfMember
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 27,674,827ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesVixMidTermFuturesEtfMember
24,104,754ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesVixMidTermFuturesEtfMember
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 222,916,842ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesShortVixShortTermFuturesEtfMember
446,972,637ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesShortVixShortTermFuturesEtfMember
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 569,902,127ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraVixShortTermFuturesEtfMember
182,641,263ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraVixShortTermFuturesEtfMember
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 4,990,615ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortBloombergCommodityMember
4,233,396ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortBloombergCommodityMember
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 319,738,023ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortBloombergCrudeOilMember
131,592,367ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortBloombergCrudeOilMember
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 8,979,490ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortBloombergNaturalGasMember
8,672,527ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortBloombergNaturalGasMember
ProShares UltraShort Gold [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 79,438,253ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortGoldMember
84,038,905ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortGoldMember
ProShares UltraShort Silver [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 50,000,423ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortSilverMember
52,225,712ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortSilverMember
ProShares Short Euro [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 18,011,817ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesShortEuroMember
12,086,398ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesShortEuroMember
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 16,932,386ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortAustralianDollarMember
20,267,681ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortAustralianDollarMember
ProShares UltraShort Euro [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 549,433,835ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortEuroMember
487,097,789ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortEuroMember
ProShares UltraShort Yen [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 444,086,152ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortYenMember
532,944,509ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltrashortYenMember
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 2,242,745ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraBloombergCommodityMember
2,754,883ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraBloombergCommodityMember
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 1,066,107,943ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraBloombergCrudeOilMember
467,195,638ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraBloombergCrudeOilMember
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 57,169,151ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraBloombergNaturalGasMember
53,408,848ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraBloombergNaturalGasMember
ProShares Ultra Gold [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 94,231,992ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraGoldMember
101,925,636ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraGoldMember
ProShares Ultra Silver [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 294,492,151ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraSilverMember
305,465,636ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraSilverMember
ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 2,201,929ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraAustralianDollarMember
2,405,682ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraAustralianDollarMember
ProShares Ultra Euro [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 15,242,859ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraEuroMember
2,415,732ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraEuroMember
ProShares Ultra Yen [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 5,210,360ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraYenMember
1,287,844ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesUltraYenMember
ProShares Trust II [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost $ 3,980,187,249ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesTrustIiMember
$ 3,005,824,301ck0001415311_ShortTermUSGovernmentAndAgencyObligationsCost
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ck0001415311_ProsharesTrustIiMember