Administrative fee rate payable by the partnership to the general partner, annual basis.

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Administrative fee rate payable by the partnership to the general partner, monthly basis.

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The percentage amount of units that limited partners can redeemed.

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Basis amount of assets not deposited as margin with a Partnership interest used in the calculation of interest income.

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Basis amount of funds on deposit with a Partnership interest used in the calculation of interest income.

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The number of units or equivalent units required for an effective redemption for all classes of units.

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The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to continuing operations.

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Total distributions to each class of partners (i.e., general, limited and preferred partners).

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Cash received for the settlement of litigation during the current period.

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The gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns as of the balance sheet date.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum Currency and Commodity L.P. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum Global Balanced L.P. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum Strategic L.P. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum Technical L.P. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum Technical L.P. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage basis of funds on deposit for interest income recognition (in hundredths)	100.00%
Partnership assets percentage not deposited as margin credit for interest income (in hundredths)	80.00%		80.00%	100.00%	80.00%		80.00%
MS&Co flat rate monthly brokerage fee on net assets (in hundredths)	0.50%		0.383%	0.383%	0.50%		0.50%
MS&Co flat rate annual brokerage fee on net assets (in hundredths)	6.00%		4.60%	4.60%	6.00%		6.00%
Limited partners unit that can be redeemed (in hundredths)	100.00%
Whole Units required per redemption (in units)	50
Distributions	$ 0
Provision for income taxes	0
Unrecognized tax benefit	0	0
Settlement award payment						$ 10,951