Operations (Details) - shares	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of units outstanding	1,243,505,906	1,235,715,080	1,227,739,011
Life Partners IRA Holder Partnership, Llc
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of units outstanding	745,831,204	746,634,100	747,774,432

Number of capital units or capital shares outstanding. This element is relevant to issuers of face-amount certificates and registered investment companies.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 946
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.6-04.16(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6488278&loc=d3e603758-122996

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Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant