Financial Highlights (Per Unit Performance Data and Other Supplemental Financial Data) (Parenthetical) (Details)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
United States Copper Index Fund [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
United States Copper Index Fund [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
United States Copper Index Fund [Member]
May 29, 2012
United States Copper Index Fund [Member]
Maximum [Member]
May 29, 2012
United States Copper Index Fund [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
United States Agriculture Index Fund [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
United States Agriculture Index Fund [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
United States Agriculture Index Fund [Member]
May 29, 2012
United States Agriculture Index Fund [Member]
Maximum [Member]
May 29, 2012
United States Agriculture Index Fund [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
United States Metals Index Fund [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
United States Metals Index Fund [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
United States Metals Index Fund [Member]
May 30, 2012
United States Metals Index Fund [Member]
Maximum [Member]
May 30, 2012
United States Metals Index Fund [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Average Sales Price and Production Costs Per Unit of Production [Line Items]                              
Percentage of average daily net assets paid monthly, waiver expense 3.56% 3.78% 3.95% [1],[2] 0.95% 0.65% 3.42% [1] 3.63% [1],[3] 0.00% [1] 0.95% 0.80% 3.26% [1] 3.88% [1],[4] 0.00% [1] 0.95% 0.70%
[1] Annualized.
[2] The commencement of operations of CPER was November 15, 2011.
[3] The commencement of operations of USAG was April 13, 2012.
[4] The commencement of operations of USMI was June 19, 2012.