Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	iShares Gold Trust
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	538,000,000
Entity Public Float		$ 7,103,475,500
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001278680
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY