Credit Facilities Level 4 - Number of Credit Facilities (Details)	Jun. 30, 2012
Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Number of credit facilities	4

Number of credit facilities available to the company.

No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	intl_
Data Type:	xbrli:pureItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant