Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 22, 2014 Common Shares	Jan. 22, 2014 Exchangeable Shares
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ROYAL GOLD INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000085535
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Shares Outstanding		64,449,535	666,859
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2