Debt instrument interest coverage ratio one.

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Debt Instrument, Maturity, Month and Year

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Debt weighted average interest rate one.

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Net leverage ratio.

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Operating income leverage ratio one.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The amount of cash paid for interest during the period.

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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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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Description of the interest rate for the amounts borrowed under the credit facility, including the terms and the method for determining the interest rate (for example, fixed or variable, LIBOR plus a percentage, increasing rate, timing of interest rate resets, remarketing provisions).

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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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Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 AUD
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio				300.00%
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage ratio	325.00%		325.00%	325.00%
REA Group [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Lenders' fees		$ 1,000,000
Weighted average interest rate			2.70%	2.80%
Interest paid			$ 3,000,000	$ 8,000,000
REA Group [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts drawn under credit facility		$ 340,000,000			AUD 480,000,000
REA Group [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Australian BBSY [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing	0.85%	0.85%
REA Group [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Australian BBSY [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing	1.05%	1.45%
REA Group [Member] \| iProperty Group Limited [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of credit facility \| AUD					480,000,000
Facility Due December 2017 [Member] \| REA Group [Member] \| iProperty Group Limited [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of credit facility \| AUD					120,000,000
Credit Agreement maturity				2017-12
Facility Due December 2018 [Member] \| REA Group [Member] \| iProperty Group Limited [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of credit facility \| AUD					120,000,000
Credit Agreement maturity				2018-12
Facility Due December 2019 [Member] \| REA Group [Member] \| iProperty Group Limited [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of credit facility \| AUD					AUD 240,000,000
Credit Agreement maturity				2019-12
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of credit facility	$ 900,000,000		900,000,000	$ 900,000,000
Amounts drawn under credit facility	0		0	0
Unsecured revolving credit facility available amount	650,000,000		650,000,000	650,000,000
Letters of credit sublimit under credit facility	$ 100,000,000		$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Credit Agreement due date				Oct. 23, 2020
Interest on borrowings, description				Either (a) a Eurodollar Rate formula or (b) the Base Rate formula, each as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Commitment fee percentage on undrawn balance	0.225%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
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Applicable margin for borrowing	0.50%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing	1.50%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio				300.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Operating income leverage ratio				300.00%