INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		10 Months Ended	23 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 09, 2015
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES (Details) [Line Items]
Advisory fees	$ 1,891,000	$ 1,139,000
Minimum yield waivers recoverable through 12/31/16	498,000
Galileo [Member]
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES (Details) [Line Items]
Advisory fees	299,000	330,000
Fund Clients [Member]
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES (Details) [Line Items]
Receivables	673,000		$ 673,000
Investor Class Shares [Member]
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES (Details) [Line Items]
Administrative fee rate			0.05%	0.10%
Institutional Class Shares [Member]
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES (Details) [Line Items]
Administrative fee rate			0.04%	0.08%
U.S. Global Investors Funds [Member]
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES (Details) [Line Items]
Advisory fees	$ 1,500,000	885,000
Base percentage adjustment, fund performance not within benchmark index	0.25%		0.25%
Minimum performance to designated benchmark over prior rolling twelve months, percent	5.00%		5.00%
Increase (decrease) in base advisory fees realized	$ 39,000	(168,000)
Aggregate Fees Waived and Expenses Borne	234,000	378,000
Administrative services fees, per fund				$ 7,000
U.S. Global Investors Funds [Member] | Fund Clients [Member]
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES (Details) [Line Items]
Receivables	517,000		$ 517,000
U. S. Global Jets EFT [Member]
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES (Details) [Line Items]
Advisory fees	$ 66,000	70,000
Unitary Management Fee, Percentage of Average Net Assets	0.60%
Offshore Clients [Member]
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES (Details) [Line Items]
Advisory fees	$ 36,000	22,000
Performance Fees	$ 0	$ 0