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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
INCOME TAXES (Details) [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	$ 0	$ 2,800
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
INCOME TAXES (Details) [Line Items]
Operating loss carryover	0
CANADA \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
INCOME TAXES (Details) [Line Items]
Operating loss carryover	0
Capital Loss Carryforward [Member] \| Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
INCOME TAXES (Details) [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward	560
Capital Loss Carryforward [Member] \| Expiring in Fiscal Year 2023 [Member] \| Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
INCOME TAXES (Details) [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward	348
Capital Loss Carryforward [Member] \| Expiring in Fiscal Year 2022 [Member] \| Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
INCOME TAXES (Details) [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward	212
Capital Loss Carryforward [Member] \| CANADA \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
INCOME TAXES (Details) [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward	0
Charitable Contributions [Member] \| Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
INCOME TAXES (Details) [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward	$ 0