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Acquisitions (Schedule Of Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation Translated At Applicable Foreign Exchange Rate) (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified					0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2011 Prepaid Business [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2011 Prepaid Business [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2011 SmartLife [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2011 SmartLife [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2011 Prepaid Business And SmartLife [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2011 Prepaid Business And SmartLife [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 14, 2012 SmartSwitch Botswana [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 14, 2012 SmartSwitch Botswana [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 14, 2012 Net1 Mobile Solutions [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 14, 2012 Net1 Mobile Solutions [Member] ZAR	Sep. 14, 2012 Net1 Mobile Solutions [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 14, 2012 SmartSwitch Botswana And N1MS [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 14, 2012 SmartSwitch Botswana And N1MS [Member] USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents								$ 169		$ 169		$ 584			$ 660		$ 1,244
Accounts receivable, net						1,083		152		1,235					234		234
Property, plant and equipment, net												472			92		564
Inventory						305				305		150					150
Other current assets
Goodwill	186,576	175,806	182,737	209,570								657			1,710		2,367
Intangible assets															1,785		1,785
Customer relationships						895				895
Software and unpatented technology						2,449				2,449
Deferred tax liabilities						(251)				(251)		(17)			(494)		(511)
Financial investments (allocated to other long-term assets)								3,059		3,059
Reinsurance assets (allocated to other long-term assets)								28,492		28,492
Other payables								(185)		(185)		(218)			(65)		(283)
Income taxes payable															(93)		(93)
Policy holder liabilities (allocated to other long-term liabilities)								(29,845)		(29,845)
Fair value of assets and liabilities on acquisition												1,628			3,829		5,457
Less: gain on re-measurement of previously held interest in SmartSwitch Botswana											(328)					(328)
Less: carrying value of SmartSwitch Botswana, an equity-accounted investment at the acquisition date											(486)					(486)
Total purchase price					$ 4,481		$ 1,842		$ 6,323		$ 814		$ 3,829	33,000		$ 4,643