DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Cash Collateral [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Cash Collateral [Member]	Sep. 30, 2008 Interest Rate Cap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash collateral included in the net fair value of all open derivative asset positions		$ 2.0	$ (10.6)
Cash collateral included in the net fair value of all open derivative liability positions		5.3	(1.8)
Maximum loss exposure on interest rate derivatives	$ 22.4
Term of interest rate caps purchased during the period				3Y
Interest rate caps, minimum basis points in excess of rates in effect at date of purchase				300

The minimum basis points by which the strike rates of the purchased interest rate caps exceeded the rates in effect at the time of their purchase.

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Maximum amount the entity would be obligated to pay on the interest rate derivatives.

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The term, in years, of the interest rate caps purchased by RJ Bank during the period. These interest rate caps have high strike rates (more than 300 basis points higher than rates in effect as of their date of purchase). They will increase in value if interest rates rise and will entitle RJ Bank to cash flows if interest rates rise above strike rates.

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The amount of the obligation to return cash collateral under master netting arrangements that have not been offset against net derivative instrument positions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6935481&loc=d3e41678-113959
-Subparagraph (b)

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The amount of the right to reclaim cash collateral under master netting arrangements that have not been offset against net derivative instrument positions.

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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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