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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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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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The percentage points added to the reference rate or index during the adjustment period to compute the variable [fully indexed] rate on the loans receivable realized during the reporting period. This may be an effective margin for the period depending on the specific terms of the underlying loan agreement (for example, an annual disclosure for a loan with a quarterly adjustment period).

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Long-Term Borrowings (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, ₩ in Billions												1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018 ZAR (R)	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2018 ZAR (R)	Mar. 09, 2018 ZAR (R)	Mar. 09, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 item	Jul. 26, 2017 ZAR (R)	Jul. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 04, 2016 ZAR (R) shares	Apr. 11, 2016 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 ZAR (R)	Feb. 28, 2017 $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2013 item	Jun. 30, 2018 KRW (₩)	Jun. 30, 2018 ZAR (R)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 KRW (₩)	Jun. 30, 2017 ZAR (R)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 KRW (₩)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 08, 2018 ZAR (R)	Jul. 21, 2017 ZAR (R)	Oct. 04, 2016 $ / shares
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sale of common stock \| shares														5,000,000
Price per share \| $ / shares														$ 9.00
Facility C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added on rate																3.10%	3.10%	3.10%
Facilities interest rate at period end																4.51%	4.51%	4.51%
Net1 Korea [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member] \| Facility C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility																₩ 0.3		$ 300,000	₩ 0.9		$ 800,000	₩ 2.5	$ 2,100,000
Net1 SA [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Guarantee fees																				R 16,000,000,000	1,100,000
Net1 SA [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member] \| RMB Loan Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility																				1,400,000,000
Subscription Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sale of common stock \| shares											9,980,000
Price per share \| $ / shares											$ 10.79
Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Facility A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity																											R 750,000,000
Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Facility B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity																											500,000,000
Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facilities fees paid												$ 200,000	R 600,000
Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member] \| RMB Loan Facilities [Member]
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Maximum borrowing capacity																											R 1,250,000,000
Blue Label [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings																				R 2,000,000,000
Blue Label [Member] \| Blue Label Subscription Agreement [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sale of common stock \| shares										117,900,000
Price per share \| $ / shares																												$ 16.96
Aggregate purchase price										R 2,000,000,000
Cell C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage acquired in acquisition																15.00%	15.00%	15.00%
JIBAR [Member] \| Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Facility A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin percentage																2.25%	2.25%	2.25%
JIBAR [Member] \| Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Facility B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin percentage																3.50%	3.50%	3.50%
JIBAR [Member] \| Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Facility C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin percentage																2.25%	2.25%	2.25%
JIBAR [Member] \| Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Facility D [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin percentage																2.75%	2.75%	2.75%
JIBAR [Member] \| Original Loan Documents [Member] \| RMB Loan Facilities [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.96%	6.96%
South Africa [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of facilities																	R 776,300,000	$ 60,500,000
South Africa [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of facilities	R 151,300,000	$ 11,000,000
South Africa [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense \| $																		7,200,000
Amortization of fees, prepaid facility \| $																		500,000
South Africa [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member] \| Facility D [Member]
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Maximum borrowing capacity																										R 210,000,000
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Amount utilized from revolving credit facility \| $																		0
South Africa [Member] \| DNI [Member] \| DNI Credit Facility Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
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Maximum borrowing capacity			R 200,000,000
Facility agreement, in years			3 years
Maturity date			Jun. 01, 2021
Origination fee			R 2,300,000																					$ 200,000
South Africa [Member] \| Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
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Number of quarter installments \| item							12
South Africa [Member] \| Cell C [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member]
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Amount utilized from revolving credit facility								R 1,250,000,000	$ 92,200,000
South Africa [Member] \| DNI [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member]
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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] \| DNI [Member] \| DNI Credit Facility Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added on rate			2.75%
South Korea [Member] \| Korean Senior Secured Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of facilities \| $						$ 16,600,000
South Korea [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member] \| Facility A And C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facilities fees paid \| $																		100,000			100,000		100,000
Interest expense \| $																		$ 400,000			1,200,000		2,600,000
South Korea [Member] \| Net1 Korea [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member]
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Number of facility agreements \| item															5
South Korea [Member] \| Net1 Korea [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member] \| Facility A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of facilities																			10.0		8,800,000	₩ 10.0	$ 8,700,000
Principal repayment																			22.1		19,600,000
South Korea [Member] \| Net1 Korea [Member] \| Facilities Agreement [Member] \| Facility C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of facilities																			₩ 10.0		$ 8,900,000