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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) $ in Thousands						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			66 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) $ in Thousands	Aug. 05, 2015 USD ($) payment oz	Jul. 20, 2015 USD ($) payment oz	Jul. 10, 2015 USD ($) $ / oz	Jul. 09, 2015 USD ($) km oz	Jan. 12, 2010 oz	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) oz	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) oz	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 oz
Subsequent event
Cash paid for acquisition of royalty interests															$ 60,429	$ 80,019	$ 314,262
Royalty Revenue.							$ 73,579	$ 74,110	$ 61,304	$ 69,026	$ 70,142	$ 57,748	$ 52,785	$ 56,487	$ 278,019	$ 237,162	$ 289,224
RG Chile \| CMCA \| Carmen de Andacollo
Subsequent event
Gold delivered (in ounces) \| oz																		259,000
Gold deliverable (in ounces) \| oz							651,000								651,000			651,000
RG Chile \| CMCA \| Carmen de Andacollo \| Initial Royalty
Subsequent event
Related Party Net Value Royalty Interest, Percentage, Owned					75.00%
Gold delivered (in ounces) \| oz					910,000
RG Chile \| CMCA \| Carmen de Andacollo \| Subsequent Royalty
Subsequent event
Percentage of royalty interests acquired					50.00%
Subsequent Events. \| Barrick Gold \| Pascua Lama
Subsequent event
Percentage of royalty interests acquired			0.22%
Cash paid for acquisition of royalty interests			$ 8,000
Royalty interests in Mineral Property, net (as a percent)			5.45%
Gold price (in dollars per ounce) \| $ / oz			800
Subsequent Events. \| Barrick Gold \| Pascua Lama \| First Condition
Subsequent event
Remaining consideration payable			$ 2,000
Subsequent Events. \| Barrick Gold \| Pascua Lama \| Second Condition
Subsequent event
Remaining consideration payable			$ 1,000
Subsequent Events. \| RGLD Gold \| BGC \| Pueblo Viejo
Subsequent event
Ownership interest (as a percent)	60.00%
Total purchase amount	$ 610,000
Number of installments \| payment	1
Purchase price per ounce of the commodities as percentage of spot price at the time of delivery	60.00%
Subsequent Events. \| RGLD Gold \| BGC \| Pueblo Viejo \| First Condition
Subsequent event
Maximum quantity of silver with specified purchase price (in ounces) \| oz	23,100,000
Purchase price per ounce of the commodities as percentage of spot price at the time of delivery	30.00%
Gold delivered (in ounces) \| oz	550,000
Subsequent Events. \| RGLD Gold \| BGC \| Pueblo Viejo \| Initial Royalty
Subsequent event
Related Party Net Value Royalty Interest, Percentage, Owned	7.50%
Related Party Net Value Royalty Silver Interest Percentage Owned	75.00%
Maximum quantity of silver with specified purchase price (in ounces) \| oz	50,000,000
Gold delivered (in ounces) \| oz	990,000
Subsequent Events. \| RGLD Gold \| BGC \| Pueblo Viejo \| Subsequent Royalty
Subsequent event
Percentage of royalty interests acquired	3.75%
Percentage of silver royalty interests acquired	37.50%
Subsequent Events. \| RGLD Gold \| New Gold Inc \| Rainy River
Subsequent event
Total purchase amount		$ 175,000
Number of installments \| payment		2
Installment payable in conjunction with executive definitive documents		$ 100,000
Installment payable upon meeting capital spending requirement		$ 75,000
Capital spending requirement (as a percent)		60.00%
Subsequent Events. \| RGLD Gold \| New Gold Inc \| Rainy River \| Initial Royalty
Subsequent event
Related Party Net Value Royalty Interest, Percentage, Owned		6.50%
Related Party Net Value Royalty Silver Interest Percentage Owned		60.00%
Maximum quantity of silver with specified purchase price (in ounces) \| oz		3,100,000
Gold delivered (in ounces) \| oz		230,000
Subsequent Events. \| RGLD Gold \| New Gold Inc \| Rainy River \| Subsequent Royalty
Subsequent event
Purchase price per ounce of the commodities as percentage of spot price at the time of delivery		25.00%
Percentage of royalty interests acquired		3.25%
Percentage of silver royalty interests acquired		30.00%
Subsequent Events. \| RGLD Gold \| CMCA \| Maximum
Subsequent event
Area of mining to be eligible for concessions \| km				1.5
Subsequent Events. \| RGLD Gold \| CMCA \| Carmen de Andacollo
Subsequent event
Percentage of produced payable gold to be purchased until agreed ounces have been delivered				100.00%
Maximum quantity of gold with specified purchase price (in ounces) \| oz				900,000
Percentage of produced payable gold to be purchased after agreed ounces have been delivered				50.00%
Fixed percentage of produced gold payable (as a percent)				89.00%
Purchase price per ounce as a percentage of monthly average gold price for the month preceding the delivery date				15.00%
Cash paid for acquisition of royalty interests				$ 525,000
Subsequent Events. \| RG Chile \| CMCA \| Carmen de Andacollo
Subsequent event
Total purchase amount				345,000
Net proceeds from termination				$ 300,000
Royalty Revenue.						$ 9,700
Subsequent Events. \| Teck \| CMCA
Subsequent event
Ownership interest (as a percent)				90.00%