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Borrowings (Narrative) (Details) ₩ in Billions |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Jan. 17, 2020 | Sep. 04, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 01, 2019 KRW (₩) | Sep. 26, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 14, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 ZAR (R) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 ZAR (R) | Sep. 30, 2019 ZAR (R) | Sep. 04, 2019 ZAR (R) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 ZAR (R) | Feb. 04, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 01, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 26, 2018 ZAR (R)
South Africa [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid credit facility fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 100,000 | $ 0 | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense incurred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 | $ 900,000 | 600,000 | $ 2,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103,215,000 |  | 103,215,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Overdraft Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,213,000 |  | 32,213,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98,266,000 |  | 98,266,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 84,990,000 |  |  |  |
Overdraft Facility [Member] | Amended July 2017 [Member] | South Africa [Member] | Facility E [Member] | Net1 SA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 106,800,000 |  | $ 85,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | R 1,500,000,000
Percentage repayment of overdraft facility amount utilized |  |  |  | 90.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,700,000 |  | $ 72,700,000 |  | R 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit faility expiration period |  |  |  | 25 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Overdraft Facility [Member] | Amended July 2017 [Member] | South Africa [Member] | Facility F [Member] | Net1 SA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 21,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-refundable structuring fee |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 | R 2,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Overdraft Facility [Member] | Amended July 2017 [Member] | South Africa [Member] | First Senior Facility F [Member] | Net1 SA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | R |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 220,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Overdraft Facility [Member] | Amended July 2017 [Member] | South Africa [Member] | Second Senior Facility F [Member] | Net1 SA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | R |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 80,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Overdraft Facility [Member] | Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84,360,000 |  | $ 84,360,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Overdraft Facility [Member] | Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member] | South Africa [Member] | Facility E [Member] | Net1 SA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | R |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 1,200,000,000
Overdraft Facility [Member] | JIBAR [Member] | Amended July 2017 [Member] | South Africa [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Net1 SA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.79% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Overdraft Facility [Member] | Prime Rate [Member] | South Africa [Member] | Facility E [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate | 9.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Overdraft Facility [Member] | Prime Rate [Member] | Amended July 2017 [Member] | South Africa [Member] | Facility E [Member] | Net1 SA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indirect And Derivative Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,677,000 |  | $ 10,677,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,660,000 |  | 6,660,000 |  |  |  |  | 6,643,000 |  |  |  |
Nedbank Limited [Member] | Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member] | South Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,796,000 |  | 17,796,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nedbank Limited [Member] | Nedbank Short-Term Credit Facility [Member] | South Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,700,000 |  | 11,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nedbank Limited [Member] | South African Credit Facility [Member] | Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member] | South Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,700,000 |  | 11,700,000 |  | 164,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nedbank Limited [Member] | South African Credit Facility [Member] | General Banking Facility [Member] | South Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nedbank Limited [Member] | South African Credit Facility [Member] | Nedbank Short-Term Credit Facility [Member] | South Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,000,000 |  | 32,000,000 |  | 450,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nedbank Limited [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | South Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,559,000 |  | 3,559,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,696,000 |  | 11,696,000 |  |  |  |  | 5,880,000 |  |  |  |
Nedbank Limited [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member] | South Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,696,000 |  | 11,696,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Primary amount, available immediately |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,800,000 |  | 17,800,000 |  | 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nedbank Limited [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | General Banking Facility [Member] | South Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Primary amount, available immediately |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,600,000 |  | 3,600,000 |  | 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nedbank Limited [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | Nedbank Short-Term Credit Facility [Member] | South Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,400,000 |  | 14,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net of total overdraft facilities withdrawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of short term borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,700,000 |  | $ 2,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Primary amount, available immediately |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,400,000 |  | $ 21,400,000 |  | 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nedbank Limited [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | Nedbank Short-Term Credit Facility [Member] | South Africa [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate | 8.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nedbank Limited [Member] | Indirect And Derivative Facilities [Member] | South Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,677,000 |  | 10,677,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,660,000 |  | 6,660,000 |  |  |  |  | 6,643,000 |  |  |  |
Nedbank Limited [Member] | Indirect And Derivative Facilities [Member] | Nedbank Short-Term Credit Facility [Member] | South Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,700,000 |  | 6,700,000 |  | 93,600,000 |  |  | 6,600,000 | R 93,600,000 |  |  |
Primary amount, available immediately |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,700,000 |  | 10,700,000 |  | R 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Frick [Member] | Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Frick [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,906,000 |  | 13,906,000 |  |  |  |  | 9,544,000 |  |  |  |
Termination written notice |  | 42 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Frick [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | Renewed [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,900,000 |  | 13,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Frick [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Frick [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | 3-month US dollar LIBOR Rate [Member] | Renewed [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument variable interest rate |  |  |  |  | 4.50% |  |  |  |  | 1.91% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Frick [Member] | Indirect And Derivative Facilities [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Hana Bank [Member] | Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member] | South Korea [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hana Bank [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | South Korea [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | ₩ 10.0 |  |  |  |  | 8,654,000 |  | 8,654,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,700,000 |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Credit faility expiration period |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hana Bank [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member] | South Korea [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hana Bank [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | 3-month CD Rate [Member] | South Korea [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument variable interest rate |  |  | 1.98% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hana Bank [Member] | Overdraft Facility [Member] | CD Rates [Member] | South Korea [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument variable interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.53% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hana Bank [Member] | Indirect And Derivative Facilities [Member] | South Korea [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |

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