Financing Arrangements (Future Maturities) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Future Maturities [Abstract]
Aggregate annual principal payments and scheduled redemptions, year 1	$ 14.5
Aggregate annual principal payments and scheduled redemptions, year 2	14.8
Aggregate annual principal payments and scheduled redemptions, year 3	1,075.3
Aggregate annual principal payments and scheduled redemptions, year 4	3.5
Aggregate annual principal payments and scheduled redemptions, year 5	1,178.5
Aggregate annual principal payments and scheduled redemptions, thereafter	$ 725.0

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Amount of long-term debt, sinking fund requirements, and other securities redeemable at fixed or determinable prices and capital lease obligation repayments and dates maturing after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of long-term debt, sinking fund requirements, other securities redeemable at fixed or determinable prices and capital lease obligation repyaments and dates maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of long-term debt, sinking fund requirements, and other securities redeemable at fixed or determinable prices and capital lease obligation repayments and dates maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of long-term debt, sinking fund requirements, and other securities redeemable at fixed or determinable prices and capital lease obligation repayments and dates maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of long-term debt, sinking fund requirements, and other securities redeemable at fixed or determinable prices and capital lease obligation repayments and dates maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of long-term debt, sinking fund requirements, and other securities redeemable at fixed or determinable prices and capital lease obligation repayments and dates maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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