Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 21, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	SANTA FE FINANCIAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000086759
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	SFEF
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,241,810