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ACQUISITION (Details) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Oct. 20, 2014 item | Mar. 31, 2015 | Jan. 08, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition of royalty interests | $ 60,341,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRoyaltyInterestsInMiningProperties | $ 79,692,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRoyaltyInterestsInMiningProperties |  |  |  |
Peak Gold | Royal Alaska |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of non-controlling interest | 45,700,000 rgld_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntitiesFairValue / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RoyalAlaskaLlcMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = rgld_PeakGoldJointVentureMember |  |  | 45,700,000 rgld_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntitiesFairValue / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RoyalAlaskaLlcMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = rgld_PeakGoldJointVentureMember |  |
Ilovitza | RGLD Gold AG |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase amount |  |  | 175,000,000 us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsAcquisitionCostsOrSaleProceeds / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RGLDGoldAGMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_IlovitzaMember |  |  |
Number of installments |  |  | 2 rgld_OptionAgreementOptionToAcquireRoyaltyPurchasePricePayableNumberOfInstallments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RGLDGoldAGMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_IlovitzaMember |  |  |
Feasibility costs |  |  | 15,000,000 rgld_FeasibilityCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RGLDGoldAGMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_IlovitzaMember |  |  |
Construction costs |  |  | 160,000,000 rgld_ConstructionCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RGLDGoldAGMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_IlovitzaMember |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition of royalty interests |  |  |  | 7,500,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRoyaltyInterestsInMiningProperties / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RGLDGoldAGMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_IlovitzaMember |  |
Ilovitza | RGLD Gold AG | First Conditions |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Feasibility costs |  |  | 7,500,000 rgld_FeasibilityCosts / us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis = rgld_ConditionOneMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RGLDGoldAGMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_IlovitzaMember |  |  |
Ilovitza | RGLD Gold AG | Second Conditions |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Feasibility costs |  |  | 7,500,000 rgld_FeasibilityCosts / us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis = rgld_ConditionTwoMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RGLDGoldAGMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_IlovitzaMember |  |  |
Ilovitza | RGLD Gold AG | Initial Royalty |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of royalty interests acquired |  |  | 25.00%rgld_RelatedPartyNetValueRoyaltyInterestPercentageOwned / us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis = rgld_InitialRoyaltyMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RGLDGoldAGMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_IlovitzaMember |  |  |
Gold delivered (in ounces) |  |  | 525,000 rgld_QuantityOfGold / us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis = rgld_InitialRoyaltyMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RGLDGoldAGMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_IlovitzaMember |  |  |
Ilovitza | RGLD Gold AG | Subsequent Royalty |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of royalty interests acquired |  |  | 12.50%rgld_RelatedPartyNetValueRoyaltyInterestPercentageOwned / us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis = rgld_SubsequentRoyaltyMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RGLDGoldAGMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_IlovitzaMember |  |  |
Purchase price per ounce of gold as percentage of spot price at the time of delivery |  |  | 25.00%rgld_RoyaltyAcquisitionPurchasePricePerOunceAsPercentageOfSpotPriceAtTimeOfDelivery / us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis = rgld_SubsequentRoyaltyMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RGLDGoldAGMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_IlovitzaMember |  |  |
Tetlin |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase amount |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000,000 us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsAcquisitionCostsOrSaleProceeds / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_TetlinMember
Tetlin | NSR Royalty 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of royalty interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00%rgld_RoyaltyAcquisitionPercentageOfRoyaltyInterestsAcquired / us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis = rgld_NSRRoyaltyOption1Member / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_TetlinMember
Tetlin | NSR Royalty 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of royalty interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00%rgld_RoyaltyAcquisitionPercentageOfRoyaltyInterestsAcquired / us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis = rgld_NSRRoyaltyOption2Member / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_TetlinMember
Tetlin | Peak Gold | Royal Alaska |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInJointVenture / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RoyalAlaskaLlcMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_TetlinMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = rgld_PeakGoldJointVentureMember |
Minimum percentage of membership interest required to be manager |  |  |  | 40.00%rgld_JointVentureAgreementMinimumMembershipInterestPercentageRequirementToBeManager / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RoyalAlaskaLlcMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_TetlinMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = rgld_PeakGoldJointVentureMember |  |
Tetlin | Peak Gold | Royal Alaska | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of membership interest that can be obtained |  |  |  |  | 40.00%rgld_JointVentureAgreementRightToObtainMembershipInterestPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RoyalAlaskaLlcMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_TetlinMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = rgld_PeakGoldJointVentureMember |
Amount that can be contributed to purchase membership interest |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000 rgld_JointVentureAgreementRightToObtainMembershipInterestContributions / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_RoyalAlaskaLlcMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_TetlinMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = rgld_PeakGoldJointVentureMember |
Tetlin | Peak Gold | Contango |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Royalty Interest in Mineral Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Membership interest controlled |  |  |  |  | 100.00%rgld_MembershipInterestPercentageControlled / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rgld_ContangoMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = rgld_TetlinMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = rgld_PeakGoldJointVentureMember |

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