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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND OTHER FEES - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Investment Management And Other Fees [Line Items]            
Base percentage adjustment when fund performance is not within limits to benchmark index     0.25%grow_InvestmentAdvisoryFeesFeeAdjustmentBasePercentageAdjustmentWhenFundPerformanceIsNotWithinLimitstoBenchmarkIndex   0.25%grow_InvestmentAdvisoryFeesFeeAdjustmentBasePercentageAdjustmentWhenFundPerformanceIsNotWithinLimitstoBenchmarkIndex  
Percent minimum performance to designated benchmark over prior rolling 12 months     5.00%grow_InvestmentAdvisoryFeesFeeAdjustmentPercentMinimumPerformancetoDesignedBenchmarkOverPriorRolling12Months   5.00%grow_InvestmentAdvisoryFeesFeeAdjustmentPercentMinimumPerformancetoDesignedBenchmarkOverPriorRolling12Months  
Increase (decrease) in base advisory fees realized     $ (247,000)grow_IncreaseDecreaseInBaseAdvisoryFeesRealized $ (286,000)grow_IncreaseDecreaseInBaseAdvisoryFeesRealized $ (430,000)grow_IncreaseDecreaseInBaseAdvisoryFeesRealized $ (419,000)grow_IncreaseDecreaseInBaseAdvisoryFeesRealized
Aggregate fees waived and expenses borne     337,000grow_AggregateFeesWaivedAndExpensesBorne 893,000grow_AggregateFeesWaivedAndExpensesBorne 614,000grow_AggregateFeesWaivedAndExpensesBorne 1,748,000grow_AggregateFeesWaivedAndExpensesBorne
Fees waived and or expenses reimbursed U.S. Treasury Securities Cash Fund to maintain minimum yield       249,000grow_FeesWaivedAndOrExpensesReimbursedtoMaintainMinimumYield   584,000grow_FeesWaivedAndOrExpensesReimbursedtoMaintainMinimumYield
Administrative services fees per fund 7,000grow_RevenueFromAdministrativeServicesPerFund 10,000grow_RevenueFromAdministrativeServicesPerFund        
Recorded advisory and performance fees     1,691,000us-gaap_InvestmentAdvisoryFees 1,822,000us-gaap_InvestmentAdvisoryFees 4,110,000us-gaap_InvestmentAdvisoryFees 3,911,000us-gaap_InvestmentAdvisoryFees
Investor Class Shares            
Investment Management And Other Fees [Line Items]            
Previous administrative fee rate   0.08%grow_AnnualAdministrativeFeeRatePrevious
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Current annual administrative fee rate   0.10%grow_AnnualAdministrativeFeeRate
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Institutional Class Shares            
Investment Management And Other Fees [Line Items]            
Previous administrative fee rate   0.06%grow_AnnualAdministrativeFeeRatePrevious
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Current annual administrative fee rate   0.08%grow_AnnualAdministrativeFeeRate
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Offshore Funds            
Investment Management And Other Fees [Line Items]            
Recorded advisory and performance fees     32,000us-gaap_InvestmentAdvisoryFees
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53,000us-gaap_InvestmentAdvisoryFees
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79,000us-gaap_InvestmentAdvisoryFees
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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105,000us-gaap_InvestmentAdvisoryFees
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Offshore Funds | Investment Advisory Services            
Investment Management And Other Fees [Line Items]            
Number of offshore clients company provides advisory services for     2grow_NumberofCustomers
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  2grow_NumberofCustomers
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Government Fund            
Investment Management And Other Fees [Line Items]            
Minimum yield waivers recoverable through 12/31/15         510,000grow_WaiversRecoverableInCurrentYear
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Minimum yield waivers recoverable through 12/31/16         $ 498,000grow_WaiversRecoverableInSecondYear
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