Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Partners' Capital Notes [Abstract]
Partners' Capital Notes Disclosure [Text Block]	1) Description of Business ICON Oil & Gas Fund-A L.P. (the “Partnership”) was formed on May 9, 2011 as a Delaware limited partnership. ICON Oil & Gas GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Managing GP”), is the managing general partner for the Partnership. The Partnership is offering investor general partner and limited partner interests (collectively, the “Interests”) on a “best efforts” basis with the intention of raising up to $200,000,000 of capital. Upon raising a minimum of $2,000,000, investors will be admitted and the Partnership will commence operations. The Partnership's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, was declared effective by the SEC on July 10, 2012. In the event the Partnership does not raise the minimum of $2,000,000 by July 10, 2013, the escrow agent for the Partnership will return all investor proceeds received prior to such date. At any time prior to the time that the offering of Interests is terminated, the Partnership may, at its sole discretion, increase the offering to a maximum of up to $300,000,000 of capital, consisting of 30,000 Interests. The Partnership is currently in its offering period, which commenced on July 10, 2012 and is anticipated to end no later than July 2014, unless the offering period is extended by the Managing GP. The Partnership's primary investment objectives are to (i) generate revenue from the production and sale of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, (ii) distribute cash to investors, and (iii) provide investors with tax benefits. The proceeds from the sale of Interests will be used to invest primarily in oil and liquids-rich natural gas development wells, principally “fluid management” projects, where hydrocarbons are known to be present, located in the Mid-Continent region of the United States, with the potential investment in properties located within other types of projects and/or in other geographic areas that the Partnership may, from time to time, identify as prospective. The Partnership's fiscal year ends on December 31.

Description of Business

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Partners' Capital Notes Disclosure [Text Block]

1) Description of Business

ICON Oil & Gas Fund-A L.P. (the “Partnership”) was formed on May 9, 2011 as a Delaware limited partnership. ICON Oil & Gas GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Managing GP”), is the managing general partner for the Partnership. The Partnership is offering investor general partner and limited partner interests (collectively, the “Interests”) on a “best efforts” basis with the intention of raising up to $200,000,000 of capital. Upon raising a minimum of $2,000,000, investors will be admitted and the Partnership will commence operations. The Partnership's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, was declared effective by the SEC on July 10, 2012. In the event the Partnership does not raise the minimum of $2,000,000 by July 10, 2013, the escrow agent for the Partnership will return all investor proceeds received prior to such date.

At any time prior to the time that the offering of Interests is terminated, the Partnership may, at its sole discretion, increase the offering to a maximum of up to $300,000,000 of capital, consisting of 30,000 Interests. The Partnership is currently in its offering period, which commenced on July 10, 2012 and is anticipated to end no later than July 2014, unless the offering period is extended by the Managing GP.

The Partnership's primary investment objectives are to (i) generate revenue from the production and sale of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, (ii) distribute cash to investors, and (iii) provide investors with tax benefits. The proceeds from the sale of Interests will be used to invest primarily in oil and liquids-rich natural gas development wells, principally “fluid management” projects, where hydrocarbons are known to be present, located in the Mid-Continent region of the United States, with the potential investment in properties located within other types of projects and/or in other geographic areas that the Partnership may, from time to time, identify as prospective.

The Partnership's fiscal year ends on December 31.

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The entire disclosure for the formation, structure, control and ownership of the partnership. Disclosures related to accounts comprising partners' capital. Includes balances of general partners' capital account, limited partners' capital account, preferred partners' capital account and total partners' capital account and units outstanding; accumulated other comprehensive income; amount and nature of changes to amount of partner's capital and units outstanding by class, rights and privileges for each class of units; distribution policies and distributions paid by unit class; impact of and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; limitations of partners' liability; redemption, conversion and distribution policies; and deferred compensation related to the issuance of units.

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ICON Oil & Gas Fund-A L.P. 10-K