Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Receivables (Loans Receivable and Credit Quality Indicators) (Details)

v2.4.1.9
Receivables (Loans Receivable and Credit Quality Indicators) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
class
Jun. 30, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Classes of receivables 3amrk_ClassesOfReceivables  
Secured loan $ 46,259us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet $ 41,261us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
Secured loan, percentage 100.00%amrk_PercentageOfLoansReceivable 100.00%amrk_PercentageOfLoansReceivable
Secured loans (current) 45,559us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent 41,261us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
Loan-to-value of more than 100%    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Secured loan 176us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= amrk_LoantovalueofMoreThanHundredPercentMember
 
Secured loan, percentage 0.40%amrk_PercentageOfLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= amrk_LoantovalueofMoreThanHundredPercentMember
 
Bullion and Numismatic    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Secured loan 43,335us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
41,261us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
Secured loan, percentage 93.70%amrk_PercentageOfLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
100.00%amrk_PercentageOfLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
Secured loans (current) 43,335us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
41,261us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
Secured loans (current), percentage 100.00%amrk_NotesLoansandFinancingReceivablePercentageofTotal
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
100.00%amrk_NotesLoansandFinancingReceivablePercentageofTotal
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
Bullion and Numismatic | Loan-to-value of 75% or more    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Secured loans (current) 21,891us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= amrk_LoanToValueOfSeventyFivePercentOrMoreMember
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
11,950us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= amrk_LoanToValueOfSeventyFivePercentOrMoreMember
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
Secured loans (current), percentage 50.50%amrk_NotesLoansandFinancingReceivablePercentageofTotal
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= amrk_LoanToValueOfSeventyFivePercentOrMoreMember
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
29.00%amrk_NotesLoansandFinancingReceivablePercentageofTotal
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= amrk_LoanToValueOfSeventyFivePercentOrMoreMember
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
Bullion and Numismatic | Loan-to-value of less than 75%    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Secured loans (current) 21,444us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= amrk_LoanToValueOfLessThanSeventyFivePercentMember
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
29,311us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= amrk_LoanToValueOfLessThanSeventyFivePercentMember
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
Secured loans (current), percentage 49.50%amrk_NotesLoansandFinancingReceivablePercentageofTotal
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= amrk_LoanToValueOfLessThanSeventyFivePercentMember
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
71.00%amrk_NotesLoansandFinancingReceivablePercentageofTotal
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= amrk_LoanToValueOfLessThanSeventyFivePercentMember
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionandNumismaticMember
Bullion    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Secured loan 11,501us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionFinancingReceivableMember
17,361us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionFinancingReceivableMember
Secured loan, percentage 24.90%amrk_PercentageOfLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionFinancingReceivableMember
42.10%amrk_PercentageOfLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_BullionFinancingReceivableMember
Numismatic and semi numismatic    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Secured loan 31,834us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_NumismaticandSemiNumismaticMember
23,900us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_NumismaticandSemiNumismaticMember
Secured loan, percentage 68.80%amrk_PercentageOfLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_NumismaticandSemiNumismaticMember
57.90%amrk_PercentageOfLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_NumismaticandSemiNumismaticMember
Other pledged assets    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Secured loan $ 2,924us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_AssetsNotExclusivelyPreciousMetalsMember
$ 0us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_AssetsNotExclusivelyPreciousMetalsMember
Secured loan, percentage 6.30%amrk_PercentageOfLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_AssetsNotExclusivelyPreciousMetalsMember
0.00%amrk_PercentageOfLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= amrk_AssetsNotExclusivelyPreciousMetalsMember