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Management fees payable annual percentage.

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Percentage of incentive fees.

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Quarterly incentive fee rate trading advisor.

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Yearly general partner fee percentage.

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Agreements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)							1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Agreements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	Jan. 01, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of monthly General Partner fee											0.0833%
Percentage of General Partner fee											1.00%
Incentive fees, percent											5.00%
General partnership distribution amount											$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Cash held for restricted cash requirements											$ 2,756,546	$ 2,501,707
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Ongoing selling agent fee												2.00%	0.75%
Management fees description											Under the Selling Agreement, the Partnership pays Morgan Stanley Wealth Management a monthly ongoing selling agent fee. The monthly ongoing selling agent fee is equal to (i) 4/24 of 1% (2.00% per year) for Class A Redeemable Units and (ii) 3/48 of 1% (0.75% per year) for Class D Redeemable Units.
MS&Co. [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Cash held for restricted cash requirements											$ 2,756,546	$ 2,501,707
Percentage of allocable shares											100.00%
SECOR Master Fund L.P. [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee			1.15%									1.75%		2.00%
Incentive fee, quarterly trading profits basis												20.00%
Incentive fee, annual trading profits basis												25.00%
CMF Harbour Square Master Fund LLC [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee			1.15%									1.25%
Incentive fee, quarterly trading profits basis											20.00%
Independent View [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee											1.25%
Incentive fee, quarterly trading profits basis											20.00%
CMF AE Capital Master Fund LLC [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee											1.50%
Incentive fee, quarterly trading profits basis											20.00%
Katonah Capital Partners Management, LLC [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee											1.00%
Incentive fee, semi-annual trading profits basis	20.00%
Mesirow Financial International UK Limited [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee							1.00%
Incentive fee, annual trading profits basis	15.00%
Cambridge Master Fund L.P. [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee									1.00%			1.50%
Incentive fee, quarterly trading profits basis												15.00%
Incentive fee, annual trading profits basis									15.00%
Buttonwood Merchants, LLC [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee								1.00%
Incentive fee, quarterly trading profits basis								20.00%
Launchpad Capital Management, LLC [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee		1.00%
Incentive fee, quarterly trading profits basis		20.00%
CMF Willowbridge Master Fund L.P. [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee				1.50%
Incentive fee, quarterly trading profits basis				20.00%
Perella [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee						1.50%
Incentive fee, quarterly trading profits basis						20.00%
Centurion [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee										1.00%				1.25%
Incentive fee, quarterly trading profits basis					20.00%