Assets Held at Refco Capital Markets, Ltd. (Details) - Recoveries from RCM, Distributions Paid by US Bank from the LLC, and Effect on Impaired Value of Assets Held at RCM - USD ($)

108 Months Ended

Dec. 12, 2014

Aug. 05, 2013

Dec. 05, 2012

Oct. 31, 2012

Dec. 01, 2011

Aug. 30, 2011

Jun. 02, 2011

Dec. 30, 2010

Oct. 15, 2010

Aug. 01, 2010

Jun. 04, 2010

May. 19, 2010

Dec. 30, 2009

Jun. 29, 2009

Dec. 31, 2008

Jun. 26, 2008

Apr. 29, 2008

Mar. 28, 2008

Dec. 31, 2007

Sep. 19, 2007

Aug. 29, 2007

Jul. 03, 2007

Jun. 28, 2007

Jun. 07, 2007

Apr. 20, 2007

Dec. 29, 2006

Dec. 31, 2015

Recoveries from RCM, Distributions Paid by US Bank from the LLC, and Effect on Impaired Value of Assets Held at RCM [Abstract]

Amounts Received from RCM

$ 192,445

^[1]

$ 240,556

^[1]

$ 294,875

^[1]

$ 404,908

^[1]

$ 0

$ 1,328,832

^[1]

$ 343,664

^[1]

$ 563,163

^[1]

$ 282,790

^[1]

$ 0

$ 14,329,450

^[1]

$ 1,695,150

$ 1,102,612

$ 2,748,048

$ 769,001

$ 701,148

$ 0

$ 1,046,068

$ 2,708,467

$ 2,584,070

$ 0

$ 5,654

$ 4,783,640

$ 265,758

$ 2,787,629

$ 10,319,318

$ 49,497,246

Balance of Impaired Value

3,590,557

3,856,315

6,643,944

Collections in Excess of Impaired Value

192,445

^[1]

240,556

^[1]

294,875

^[1]

404,908

^[1]

1,328,832

^[1]

343,664

^[1]

563,163

^[1]

282,790

^[1]

14,329,450

^[1]

1,695,150

1,102,612

2,748,048

769,001

701,148

1,046,068

2,708,467

2,584,070

5,654

1,193,083

32,533,984

Cash Distributions to Non-Participating Owners

$ 0

$ 3,689,555

$ 0

$ 16,076,112

$ 0

$ 2,241,680

$ 0

$ 2,787,947

$ 0

$ 4,180,958

$ 28,976,252

Additional Units in Trust for Participating Owners, Shares (in Shares)

6,168

40,839

10,736

23,183

54,914

135,840

Additional Units in Trust for Participating Owners, Value

$ 0

$ 561,489

$ 0

$ 3,928,806

$ 0

$ 1,053,815

$ 0

$ 1,758,626

$ 0

$ 5,154,711

$ 12,457,447

[1]

The collections on June 4, 2010 were from a settlement agreement (the "Settlement Agreement") reached with Cargill, Inc. and Cargill Investors Services, Inc. (together, "Cargill"). The gross collections of $15,300,000 on June 4, 2010, were reduced by $970,550, which represented Cargill's percentage of distributions, as defined in the Settlement Agreement. All subsequent collections are shown net and were reduced by Cargill's percentage of distributions at 57.25% of the gross collections.

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