FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Institutional Loans Past Due) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Institutional Loans, Past Due	$ 22,527	$ 21,181	$ 32,789
Institutional Loans, Current	37,261	38,308	38,880
Total Institutional Loans	59,788	59,489	71,669
Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Institutional Loans, Past Due	7,536	7,538	7,892
Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Institutional Loans, Past Due	2,068	2,234	2,680
Financing Receivables 90 To 119 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Institutional Loans, Past Due	1,266	651	1,782
Financing Receivables Greater Than 120 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Institutional Loans, Past Due	$ 11,657	$ 10,758	$ 20,435

Financing receivables that are current.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7A
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
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