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Equity-Accounted Investments And Other Long-Term Assets (Narrative) (Details) R / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, item in Billions, R in Billions |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 04, 2018 USD ($) item | Jul. 11, 2018 shares | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 ZAR (R) R / shares | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Market value of holding |  |  |  | $ 88,331 | [1] |  | $ 94,241
Unrealized holding gains |  |  | $ 1,551 | $ 1,395 |  |  |
Finbond [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share price | R / shares |  |  |  |  |  | R 3.60 |
Market value of holding |  |  |  |  |  | R 1.0 | $ 72,000
Equity-accounted investments, ownership percentage |  |  |  | 29.00% |  | 29.00% | 29.00%
Finbond [Member] | Capitalization Share Issue In Lieu Of A Dividend [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional shares acquired | shares |  | 6,602,551 |  |  |  |  |
V2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity acquisition amount under purchase agreement | $ 2,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Contribute amount | 2,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Working capital facility | $ 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
V2 [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of underbanked citizens | item | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cedar Cellular [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date |  |  | Aug. 01, 2022 |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains |  |  | $ 1,551 | $ 1,395 |  |  |
Cedar Cellular [Member] | 8.625% Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investments, ownership percentage |  |  |  | 7.625% |  | 7.625% | 7.625%
Interest rate |  |  |  | 8.625% |  | 8.625% | 8.625%
Cedar Cellular [Member] | 19.15% Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 19.15% | 19.15%
Cell C [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investments, ownership percentage |  |  |  | 15.00% |  | 15.00% | 15.00%
DNI [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 6.30% | 6.30%
[1] | Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the Company's 2018 financial statements and reflects an adjustment made, refer to Note 1 See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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