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Equity-Accounted Investments And Other Long-Term Assets (Narrative) (Details) R / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, R in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 31, 2021 shares | Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 ZAR (R) R / shares shares | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Market value of holding |  |  | $ 7,217 |  | $ 7,217 |  |  | $ 10,004
Increase the carrying value in its investment |  |  | 0 | $ 15,128 | 0 | $ 15,128 |  |
Change in fair value of securities (Note 4 and 5) |  |  | $ 0 | 15,128 | $ 0 | 15,128 |  |
Finbond [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investments, ownership percentage |  |  | 31.50% |  | 31.50% |  | 31.50% | 31.47%
Investment amount owned |  |  | $ 16,700 |  | $ 16,700 |  | R 266.1 |
Investment shares owned | shares |  |  | 268,820,933 |  | 268,820,933 |  | 268,820,933 |
Share price per share | R / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 0.99 |
Cedar Cellular [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investments, ownership percentage |  |  | 7.625% |  | 7.625% |  | 7.625% |
Cedar Cellular [Member] | 8.625% Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investments, ownership percentage |  |  | 7.625% |  | 7.625% |  | 7.625% |
Cell C [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investments, ownership percentage |  |  | 15.00% |  | 15.00% |  | 15.00% |
Investment amount owned |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0
MobiKwik [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investments, ownership percentage |  |  | 10.00% |  | 10.00% |  | 10.00% | 12.00%
Investment amount owned |  | $ 27,000 |  | 42,100 |  | 42,100 |  |
Share price per share | $ / shares |  | $ 135.54 |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value of securities (Note 4 and 5) |  | $ 15,100 |  | $ 15,100 |  | $ 15,100 |  |
Ownership interest owned, percent |  |  | 10.20% |  | 10.20% |  | 10.20% |
MobiKwik [Member] | IPO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in conversion | shares | 6,215,620 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MobiKwik [Member] | Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | IPO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compulsorily Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares | shares | 310,781 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net1 SA [Member] | Cell C [Member] | Class A [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment shares owned | shares |  |  | 75,000,000 |  | 75,000,000 |  | 75,000,000 |

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