Condensed Schedule of Investments (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Unrealized Currency Gain/(Loss)	$ (1,315,206)	$ (1,303,588)
Unrealized Currency Gain/(Loss) Percentage of Partners' Capital (in hundredths)	(0.49%)	(0.46%)
Fair value	3,555,273	6,401,899
Fair value Percentage of Partners' Capital (in hundredths)	1.32%	2.23%
Futures And Forward Contracts [Member] | Contracts Purchased [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on open contracts	3,681,908	3,957,614
Percentage of Partners' Capital (in hundredths)	1.37%	1.38%
Futures And Forward Contracts [Member] | Contracts Sold [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on open contracts	1,188,571	3,747,873
Percentage of Partners' Capital (in hundredths)	0.44%	1.31%
Futures And Forward Contracts [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member] | Contracts Purchased [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on open contracts	1,332,495	(404,913)
Percentage of Partners' Capital (in hundredths)	0.50%	(0.14%)
Futures And Forward Contracts [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member] | Contracts Sold [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on open contracts	1,695,353	1,964,218
Percentage of Partners' Capital (in hundredths)	0.63%	0.69%
Futures And Forward Contracts [Member] | Equity Contract [Member] | Contracts Purchased [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on open contracts	1,831,017	300,106
Percentage of Partners' Capital (in hundredths)	0.68%	0.10%
Futures And Forward Contracts [Member] | Equity Contract [Member] | Contracts Sold [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on open contracts	302,772	(49,301)
Percentage of Partners' Capital (in hundredths)	0.11%	(0.02%)
Futures And Forward Contracts [Member] | Foreign Currency [Member] | Contracts Purchased [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on open contracts	(365,645)	632,976
Percentage of Partners' Capital (in hundredths)	(0.14%)	0.22%
Futures And Forward Contracts [Member] | Foreign Currency [Member] | Contracts Sold [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on open contracts	(758,499)	1,815,614
Percentage of Partners' Capital (in hundredths)	(0.28%)	0.63%
Futures And Forward Contracts [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Contracts Purchased [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on open contracts	884,041	3,429,445
Percentage of Partners' Capital (in hundredths)	0.33%	1.20%
Futures And Forward Contracts [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Contracts Sold [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on open contracts	$ (51,055)	$ 17,342
Percentage of Partners' Capital (in hundredths)	(0.02%)	0.01%