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Net Assets in Liquidation - Schedule of GUC Trust Units (Parenthetical) (Detail)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Trust
Mar. 31, 2014
Trust
Mar. 31, 2013
Trust
Dec. 02, 2013
Trust
Schedule Of GUC Trust Units [Line Items]        
Distribution of trust units 10,326mtlqq_TrustUnitsIssuedDuringPeriod 1,644,941mtlqq_TrustUnitsIssuedDuringPeriod 274,604mtlqq_TrustUnitsIssuedDuringPeriod  
Nova Scotia Matter [Member]        
Schedule Of GUC Trust Units [Line Items]        
Distribution of trust units   1,550,000mtlqq_TrustUnitsIssuedDuringPeriod
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