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	Jul. 01, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets and Liabilities, Net		$ 8,800	$ 9,600
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss		$ 0	$ 0
Investment Advisory Fees, Fee Adjustment, Base Percentage Adjustment When Fund Performance Is Not Within Limits to Benchmark Index		0.25%
Investment Advisory Fees, Fee Adjustment, Percent Minimum Performance to Designed Benchmark Over Prior Rolling 12 Months		5.00%
Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, before Tax	$ 3,100
Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, Tax	$ 1,049
Galileo [Member]
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of shares owned by parent		65.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]
Depreciation period		3 years
Minimum [Member] \| Building and Building Improvements [Member]
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]
Depreciation period		14 years
Maximum [Member] \| Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]
Depreciation period		10 years
Maximum [Member] \| Building and Building Improvements [Member]
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]
Depreciation period		40 years
Galileo [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]
Depreciation period		2 years
Galileo [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]
Depreciation period		5 years