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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all investments.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Investment income	$ 6,719	$ 38,483	$ 54,808	$ 160,261
Underwriting and Sales Manager Fees [Member]
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Revenue from related party transactions	0		30,488
Gabelli Funds, LLC [Member] \| Gabelli U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund [Member]
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Affiliated investments	5,395,911		5,395,911		$ 6,579,577
Investment income	1,066	33,310	39,327	147,057
Gabelli Funds, LLC [Member] \| Research Services [Member]
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Revenue from related party transactions			0	1,127,500
Affiliated Entities [Member] \| Commissions [Member]
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Revenue from related party transactions	$ 740,852	$ 1,169,824	$ 2,222,512	$ 3,457,302
Revenue percentage	69.00%	77.00%	68.00%	76.00%
GAMCO Asset Management Inc. [Member] \| Research Services [Member]
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Revenue from related party transactions	$ 0	$ 375,000
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust ("GGN") [Member] \| Sales Manager Fees [Member]
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Revenue from related party transactions	$ 0	$ 468,189	$ 334,825	$ 665,761