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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading IQ Global Precious Metals Small Cap ETF
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the IQ Global Precious Metals Small Cap Index (the “Underlying Index”).

Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). Investors purchasing Shares on a national securities exchange, national securities association or over-the-counter trading system where Shares may trade from time to time (each, a “Secondary Market”) may be subject to customary brokerage commissions charged by their broker that are not reflected in the table set forth below.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment): No shareholder fees are levied by the Fund for purchases and sales made on the Secondary Market.
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund had not yet commenced operations.

Expense Exchange Traded Fund Commissions [Text] rr_ExpenseExchangeTradedFundCommissions Investors purchasing Shares on a national securities exchange, national securities association or over-the-counter trading system where Shares may trade from time to time (each, a "Secondary Market") may be subject to customary brokerage commissions charged by their broker that are not reflected in the table set forth below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates The Fund has not yet commenced operations and Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example.
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund.


The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain at current levels. The return of 5% and estimated expenses are for illustration purposes only, and should not be considered indicators of expected Fund expenses or performance, which may be greater or less than the estimates. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

The Fund employs a “passive management” – or indexing – investment approach designed to track the performance of the Underlying Index, which was developed by Financial Development Holdco LLC (“IndexIQ”), the parent company of IndexIQ Advisors LLC, the Fund’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). The Underlying Index is a rules based, modified capitalization weighted, float adjusted index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of the global, small capitalization sector of publicly traded companies that are engaged primarily in the gold and other precious metals mining industries (“Precious Metals Companies”).


The components of the Underlying Index (the “Underlying Index Components”) that are eligible for inclusion in the Underlying Index include the following characteristics, measured as of each quarterly rebalance date:


  • Issuer engaged in the gold, silver and other precious metals mining industries, as determined by Standard Industrial Classification (“SIC”) code classifications;


  • Minimum average market capitalization of $150 million for the prior 90 days and as of the quarterly rebalance date;


  • Maximum average market capitalization equal to the bottom 10% ranking of companies globally based on market capitalization for the prior 90 days (the “Market Cap Ceiling”);


  • Minimum average daily trading volume of at least $1 million for the prior 90 days; and

  • Minimum monthly volume of 250,000 shares each month over the prior six months.


Securities of issuers with recent stock exchange listings (i.e., recent initial public offerings) may be added to the Underlying Index on a quarterly basis, provided that the companies meet all eligibility criteria and have been trading for more than ten trading days. Existing Underlying Index Components whose average market capitalization falls below $100 million or increases above the level 65% higher than the Market Cap Ceiling for the 90 days prior to any rebalancing date will no longer be eligible for inclusion.


The Underlying Index Components are selected quarterly in connection with the reconstitution of the Underlying Index. Their respective weights are rebalanced quarterly in connection with the rebalance of the Underlying Index.


As of June 30, 2012, the United States (“U.S.”) dollar-denominated market capitalizations of the Underlying Index Components ranged from approximately $150 million to approximately $1.3 billion.


The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (excluding collateral held from securities lending), plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the investments included in its Underlying Index. For additional information about the Fund’s principal investment strategies, see “Additional Description of the Principal Strategies of the Funds.”

Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] rr_StrategyPortfolioConcentration The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (excluding collateral held from securities lending), plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the investments included in its Underlying Index.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading PRINCIPAL RISKS
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Investors in the Fund should be willing to accept a high degree of volatility in the price of the Fund’s Shares and the possibility of significant losses. An investment in the Fund involves a substantial degree of risk and the Fund does not represent a complete investment program. Therefore, you should consider carefully the following risks before investing in the Fund. A more complete discussion of Principal Risks is included under “Additional Description of the Principal Risks of the Funds.”


Index Risk


The performance of the Underlying Index and the Fund may deviate from that of the sector the Underlying Index seeks to track due to changes that are reflected in the sector more quickly than the quarterly rebalancing process can track.


Tracking Error Risk


Although the Fund attempts to track the performance of its Underlying Index, the Fund may not be able to duplicate its exact composition or return for any number of reasons.


Foreign Securities Risk


The Fund invests in the securities of non-U.S. issuers, which securities involve risks beyond those associated with investments in U.S. securities.


Small Capitalization Companies Risk


The Fund invests in the securities of small capitalization companies, the value of which may be more volatile than those of larger companies.


Precious Metals Sector Risk


Investments related to gold, silver and other precious metals are considered speculative and are affected by a variety of worldwide economic, financial and political factors, all of which may lead to sharp fluctuations in prices over time, causing volatility in the prices of the securities held by the Fund.


Relationship to Precious Metals


The Underlying Index measures the performance of equity securities of Precious Metals Companies and not precious metals, which may perform differently.


Foreign Securities Valuation Risk


To the extent the Fund calculates its NAV based on fair value prices and the value of the Underlying Index is based on the securities’ closing price on foreign markets (i.e., the value of the Underlying Index is not based on fair value prices), the valuation of the Fund’s NAV may deviate from the calculation of the Underlying Index.


Currency Risk


The Fund will invest in part in securities denominated in the currencies of non-U.S. countries and much of the income received by the Fund will be in the currencies of non-U.S. countries, but the Underlying Index and the Fund’s NAV will be calculated in U.S. dollars. Furthermore the Fund may convert cash in U.S. dollars to the currencies of non-U.S. countries to purchase securities. Both the Fund’s ability to track the Underlying Index and Fund returns in general may be adversely impacted by changes in currency exchange rates.


Equity Risk


The value of the securities held by the Fund may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests.


Risk of Investing in Depositary Receipts


The Fund may invest in depositary receipts, including certain unsponsored depositary receipts. Both sponsored and unsponsored depositary receipts involve risk not experienced when investing directly in the equity securities of an issuer.


Custody Risk


The Fund invests in securities markets that are less developed than those in the U.S., which may expose the Fund to risks in the process of clearing and settling trades and the holding of securities by local banks, agents and depositories. The less developed a country’s securities market is, the greater the likelihood of custody problems.


Market Risk


The market price of investments owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably.


Replication Management Risk


Unlike many investment companies, the Fund is not “actively” managed. Therefore, it would not necessarily sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble unless that security is removed from the Underlying Index.


Non-Diversified Risk


The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and is subject to the risk that it will be more volatile than a diversified fund because the Fund may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers or may invest larger proportions of its assets in a single industry within the industries that comprise the Underlying Index.


Concentration Risk


To the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in a particular country, market, industry or asset class, the Fund will be susceptible to loss due to adverse occurrences affecting that country, market, industry or asset class.


New Fund Risk


The Fund is a new fund. As a new fund, there can be no assurance that it will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it may experience greater tracking error to its Underlying Index than it otherwise would at higher asset levels or it could ultimately liquidate.


Trading Price Risk


Although it is expected that generally the market price of the Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price in the Secondary Market and the NAV vary significantly.


Management Risk


The strategy used by the Advisor to match the performance of the Underlying Index may fail to produce the intended results.

Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney Investors in the Fund should be willing to accept a high degree of volatility in the price of the Fund's Shares and the possibility of significant losses.
Risk Nondiversified Status [Text] rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus The Fund is classified as a "non-diversified" investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and is subject to the risk that it will be more volatile than a diversified fund because the Fund may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers or may invest larger proportions of its assets in a single industry within the industries that comprise the Underlying Index.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not report its performance information.

Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not report its performance information.
IQ Global Precious Metals Small Cap ETF
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.69%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets none [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.69%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 71
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 221
[1] The Fund has not yet commenced operations and Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.