Contracts and Agreements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Annual transfer agency services fee $ 20,000    
Brokerage commissions 39,110 63,245 81,427
Annualized percentage of average daily total net assets 0.07% 0.07% 0.07%
Rebalancing Investments Transaction
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Brokerage commissions 37,933 58,167 76,347
Brokerage commissions percentage 96.99% 91.79% 93.76%
Trades Necessitated By Creation And Redemption Activity
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Brokerage commissions 1,177 5,078 5,080
Brokerage commissions percentage 3.01% 8.03% 6.24%
Maximum
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Transaction fees per transaction 15    
Commissions per round-turn trade, including applicable exchange and NFA fees for Oil Futures Contracts and options on Oil Futures Contracts 15    
Minimum
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Annual Fee for custody, fund accounting and fund administration services 75,000    
Transaction fees per transaction 7    
Commissions per round-turn trade, including applicable exchange and NFA fees for Oil Futures Contracts and options on Oil Futures Contracts 7    
First $500 million of the Related Public Funds’ combined net assets
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Fee percentage 0.06%    
First $500 million of the Related Public Funds’ combined net assets | Maximum
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Base amount for determining fee percentage 500,000,000    
Related Public Funds’ combined net assets greater than $500 million but less than $1 billion
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Fee percentage 0.0465%    
Related Public Funds’ combined net assets greater than $500 million but less than $1 billion | Maximum
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Base amount for determining fee percentage 1,000,000,000    
Related Public Funds’ combined net assets greater than $500 million but less than $1 billion | Minimum
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Base amount for determining fee percentage 500,000,000    
Related Public Funds’ combined net assets exceed $1 billion
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Fee percentage 0.035%    
Related Public Funds’ combined net assets exceed $1 billion | Minimum
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Base amount for determining fee percentage 1,000,000,000    
Marketing Agreement | Assets up to $3 billion
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Fee percentage 0.06%    
Marketing Agreement | Assets up to $3 billion | Maximum
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Base amount for determining fee percentage 3,000,000,000    
Marketing Agreement | Assets in excess of $3 billion
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Fee percentage 0.04%    
Marketing Agreement | Assets in excess of $3 billion | Minimum
     
Long-Duration Contracts, Assumptions by Product and Guarantee [Line Items]      
Base amount for determining fee percentage $ 3,000,000,000