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Debt Instrument, Guarantees Cancelled

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash inflow from bank borrowing during the year.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The net cash inflow or outflow from the excess drawing from an existing cash balance, which will be honored by the bank but reflected as a loan to the drawer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from long-term debt wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes tax exempt secured debt.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of borrowings from a creditor other than a bank with a maturity within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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Borrowings (Summary Of Short-Term Credit Facilities) (Details) $ in Thousands, R in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 ZAR (R)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 14, 2018 USD ($)
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available	$ 162,821			$ 162,821
Utilized	221,582	$ 690		306,237	$ 32,570
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Secured Debt	(13,551)	$ (30,881)		(23,811)	$ (45,141)
Overdraft Facility [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available	30,839			30,839
Utilized				306,237
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Secured Debt				(245,726)
Foreign currency adjustment				2,620
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018	63,131			63,131
Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available	121,562			121,562
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018	63,131			63,131
Indirect And Derivative Facilities [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available	10,420			10,420
Balance as of June 30, 2018				7,871
Guarantees cancelled				(834)
Utilized				151
Foreign currency adjustment				(366)
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018	6,822			6,822
South Africa [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available	104,196			104,196
South Africa [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available
Balance as of June 30, 2018
Utilized				260,942
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Secured Debt				(212,265)
Foreign currency adjustment				2,436
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018	51,113			51,113
South Africa [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available	104,196			104,196
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018	51,113			51,113
South Africa [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| No Restrictions As To Use [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018
South Africa [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| Indirect And Derivative Facilities [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available
Balance as of June 30, 2018
Guarantees cancelled
Utilized
Foreign currency adjustment
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018
South Africa [Member] \| Nedbank Limited [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available	48,625			48,625
South Africa [Member] \| Nedbank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available	20,839			20,839
Balance as of June 30, 2018
Utilized				40,303
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Secured Debt				(28,469)
Foreign currency adjustment				184
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018	12,018			12,018
South Africa [Member] \| Nedbank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available	17,366			17,366
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018	12,018		R 173.0	12,018
South Africa [Member] \| Nedbank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| No Restrictions As To Use [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018
South Africa [Member] \| Nedbank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Nedbank Short-Term Credit Facility [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Total overdraft facilities withdrawn				16,800
South Africa [Member] \| Nedbank Limited [Member] \| Indirect And Derivative Facilities [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available	10,420			10,420
Balance as of June 30, 2018				7,871
Guarantees cancelled				(834)
Utilized				151
Foreign currency adjustment				(366)
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018	6,822			6,822
United States [Member] \| Bank Frick [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available	10,000			10,000
United States [Member] \| Bank Frick [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available	10,000			10,000
Balance as of June 30, 2018
Utilized				4,992
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Secured Debt				(4,992)
Foreign currency adjustment
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018
United States [Member] \| Bank Frick [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018
United States [Member] \| Bank Frick [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| No Restrictions As To Use [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018
United States [Member] \| Bank Frick [Member] \| Indirect And Derivative Facilities [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available
Balance as of June 30, 2018
Guarantees cancelled
Utilized
Foreign currency adjustment
Balance as of Septmeber 30, 2018
United States [Member] \| Bank Frick [Member] \| Renewed [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term facility available						$ 10,000