Regulatory Capital Requirements (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Maintain minimum net capital	$ 1,000,000
Maintain net capital percentage of aggregate debit balance	2.00%
Required minimum net capital after equity capital withdrawal	5.00%
Maintenance of minimum net capital	$ 250,000
Proportion of aggregate indebtedness	0.066666667
Tier I risk-based capital ratio in order to be well-capitalized	6.00%	6.00%
Tier I (core) capital ratio required in order to be well-capitalized	5.00%	5.00%
Risk-based capital ratio required in order to be well-capitalized	10.00%	10.00%
Committment In Connection With Termination Of Order To Cease And Desist [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier I (core) capital ratio required in order to be well-capitalized	9.00%
Risk-based capital ratio required in order to be well-capitalized	12.00%

Maintenance Of Net Capital Of Aggregate Indebtedness Percent

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Net capital rule, restriction on equity capital withdrawals, minimum net capital after withdrawal.

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Proportion of Aggregate Indebtedness

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The Total risk based capital ratio (total capital divided by risk weighted assets) required to be categorized as "well capitalized", in the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 505

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (c)(1)

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Amount of minimum net capital required to be maintained to engage in securities transactions.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Rule 15c3

-Number 240

-Section 1

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-Article 15c3

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Minimum amount of net capital required to be maintained by the entity to engage in securities transactions.

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The amount of Tier 1 Leverage Capital required to be categorized as well capitalized divided by average assets as defined in the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

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The Tier 1 capital ratio (Tier 1 capital divided by risk weighted assets) required to be categorized as "well capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

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