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Number Of Quarter Installments

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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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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Aggregate amount of interest paid or due on all long-term debt.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of the fees associated with providing collateral for the credit facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The cash outflow from a repayment of a borrowing having initial term of repayment of more than three months. Includes repayments of short-term and long-term debt.

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Long-Term Borrowings (Narrative) (Details) ₩ in Billions												1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Long-Term Borrowings (Narrative) (Details) ₩ in Billions	Jun. 29, 2018 ZAR (R)	Jun. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2018 ZAR (R)	Mar. 09, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 08, 2018 ZAR (R)	Oct. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 item	Jul. 29, 2017 KRW (₩)	Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2017 ZAR (R)	Jul. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 ZAR (R)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 ZAR (R)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 ZAR (R)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2018 USD ($)
South Africa [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					R 210,000,000								$ 17,800,000			$ 17,800,000			$ 17,800,000
Outstanding amount													75,500,000			75,500,000			75,500,000
Facilities fees paid												R 2,400,000	$ 200,000	R 6,300,000	$ 600,000
Interest expense																1,900,000			5,500,000
Amortization of fees, prepaid facility																100,000			300,000
Maturity date					Mar. 31, 2020
South Africa [Member] \| Cell C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage acquired in acquisition										15.00%	15.00%
South Africa [Member] \| Cell C [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility										R 1,250,000,000	$ 92,200,000
Repayment of facilities																		R 562,500,000	44,400,000
Number of quarter installments \| item							12
South Africa [Member] \| Cell C [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Scheduled principal payment	R 213,800,000	$ 18,100,000
South Africa [Member] \| Cell C [Member] \| Unable To Acquire 6% In DNI [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Scheduled principal payment	R 324,000,000	$ 27,400,000
South Africa [Member] \| DNI [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility			R 84,000,000	$ 7,100,000
Percentage acquired in acquisition			4.00%																		4.00%
Loan amount			R 126,000,000																		$ 10,600,000
South Africa [Member] \| JIBAR [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added on rate					2.75%
South Africa [Member] \| JIBAR [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.867%	6.867%
South Korea [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense																300,000	$ 300,000		400,000	$ 900,000
Amortization of fees, prepaid facility																$ 30,000	$ 30,000		$ 100,000	$ 90,000
South Korea [Member] \| Facility C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility								₩ 0.3	$ 300,000
South Korea [Member] \| Korean Senior Secured Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of facilities						$ 16,600,000