Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Inventory Write-down		$ 750,590,665	[1]
Shares Prescribed Aggregation	50,000
Period For Share Settlement	3 days

[1] At December 31, 2013, the market value of the gold bullion was below the average cost of the Trust's gold bullion inventory held. As a result, the Trust recorded a permanent write down against the average cost of the gold bullion inventory of $750,590,665.