Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Categorization Of The Trust's Assets

(Amounts in 000's of US$)	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Level 2
Investment in platinum	$	474,984	$	403,969

Schedule Of Investment In Platinum

	Three Months		Year
	Ended		Ended
(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for ounces data)	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Ounces of platinum
Opening balance		463,267.0		514,614.2
Creations		43,368.8		58,059.6
Redemptions		(19,284.7)		(106,420.5)
Transfers of platinum to pay expenses		(687.1)		(2,986.3)
Closing balance		486,664.0		463,267.0
Investment in platinum
Opening balance	$	403,969	$	622,683
Creations		41,460		62,044
Redemptions		(16,883)		(111,353)
Realized (loss) / gain on platinum distributed for the redemption of Shares		(8,563)		(31,912)
Transfers of platinum to pay expenses		(607)		(3,237)
Realized (loss) / gain on platinum transferred to pay expenses		(299)		(791)
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in platinum		55,907		(133,465)
Closing balance	$	474,984	$	403,969