Percentage of limited partner ownership interest acquired by the entity.

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- Definition

Number of other member of board of directors holding limited partner interest other than the chairman of the board of directors and the chairman of the audit committee.

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- Definition

Fair value of the gold in inventory held by a third party refinery for the account of a related party of the Company.

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Quantity of gold inventories held by a third party refinery for the account of a related party of the Company.

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Maximum number of days from the date of receipt that gold is held in inventory.

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- Definition

The net value royalty interest percentage owned as of the reporting date by a related party of the reporting entity.

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The number of units or percentage investment held by one or more members or limited partners of the LLC or LP.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 272

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6373374&loc=d3e70478-108055

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- Definition

Gross amount of merchandise or materials to which the entity holds the title, but physically at another entity's facilities (for example, but not limited to, work in process may be temporarily at the site of a subcontractor).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 6

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5

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RELATED PARTY (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 oz	Jun. 30, 2013 oz	Dec. 31, 2013 Crescent Valley Partners, L.P. ("CVP") oz	Jun. 30, 2013 Crescent Valley Partners, L.P. ("CVP") oz	Dec. 31, 2013 Crescent Valley Partners, L.P. ("CVP") Certain Board Directors item	Jan. 02, 2014 Crescent Valley Partners, L.P. ("CVP") DMFC	Dec. 31, 2013 Crescent Valley Partners, L.P. ("CVP") DMFC	Apr. 30, 1992 Crescent Valley Partners, L.P. ("CVP") Cortez
Related party
Percentage of royalty interests acquired								1.25%
Ownership percentage held					35.563%		31.633%
Additional ownership interest acquired (as a percent)						49.465%
Number of other board of director members holding limited partner interests					1
Quantity of gold inventories (in ounces)	0	0	9,855	9,742
Carrying value of the gold in inventory			$ 6.3	$ 6.1
Fair value of the gold in inventory			$ 11.9	$ 11.6
Maximum period of days gold inventory allocated to Royal Gold in an in-kind distribution will be held before sale	5 days