Equity method investment on company's additional ownership shares.

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Equity method investment on company's additional ownership shares acquisition value.

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Equity Method Investment On Company's Ownership, Shares

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- Definition

Number Of Years In Which U S Dollar To Zar Exchange Rate Has Fluctuated Significantly

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Percentage of total assets represented by acquisition of share capital.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 4

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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Amount of transfer of financial instrument classified as an asset into (out of) level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Finbond [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Finbond [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Years of significant fluctuation of US Dollar to ZAR exchange rate	3 years
Equity method investment, shares			156,788,712
Percentage of total assets represented by acquisition of share capital.	1.00%
Equity method investment, additional shares				72,156,187
Equity method investment, additional shares acquisition value				$ 1,000,000
Equity method investment, ownership percentage			26.00%
Transfers in or out of Level 3	0	0
Impairment charges	$ 0	$ 0