v3.8.0.1
Statements of Financial Condition (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost $ 3,181,464,501 $ 3,038,837,465
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 186,708,857 147,990,045
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 35,953,365 45,486,489
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 770,073,989 170,391,741
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 521,285,333 434,676,067
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 246,653,071 205,694,828
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 2,998,485 2,899,188
ProShares UltraShort Gold [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 34,939,314 60,540,275
ProShares UltraShort Silver [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 17,965,709 21,549,766
ProShares Short Euro [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 5,998,008 13,164,807
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 7,997,344 12,909,895
ProShares UltraShort Euro [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 219,674,153 337,373,566
ProShares UltraShort Yen [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 137,812,663 257,103,135
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 562,320,399 885,046,303
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 42,918,384 36,183,384
ProShares Ultra Gold [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 101,893,747 95,356,703
ProShares Ultra Silver [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 270,613,725 295,296,440
ProShares Ultra Euro [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost 10,995,458 11,891,729
ProShares Ultra Yen [Member]    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations, cost $ 4,662,497 $ 5,283,104