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Acquisitions And Dispositions (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands, R in Millions					1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 15, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2020 ZAR (R)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 ZAR (R)	May 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 ZAR (R)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 ZAR (R)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment for the subscription agreements in cash							$ 0	$ 2,500		$ 2,989
Other long-term liabilities							$ 2,576	2,012
FIHRST [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration amount from disposal of discontinued operation													$ 10,900	R 159.7
FIHRST [Member] \| Discontinued [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration amount from disposal of discontinued operation													$ 11,749
Net1 Korea [Member] \| Discontinued [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration amount from disposal of discontinued operation												$ 237,220
DNI [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration amount from disposal of discontinued operation			$ 27,600			$ 27,600					$ 6,000
Percentage of ownership interest prior to disposal					38.00%	55.00%
Percentage of ownership interest after disposal					30.00%	38.00%
Settlement of contingent consideration					$ 15,000	$ 27,600
DNI [Member] \| Transaction To Sell 8% [Member] \| Discontinued [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest prior to disposal						38.00%
Percentage of ownership interest after disposal					30.00%
DNI [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member] \| Discontinued [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest prior to disposal						55.00%
Percentage of ownership interest after disposal						38.00%
Settlement of contingent consideration			$ 27,600	R 400.0
CPS [Member] \| Discontinued [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment amount if settlement had been reached over claims and counterclaims								$ 2,900	R 50.0
Related party transaction, arms length, amount	$ 3,000	R 50.0