Goodwill and Intangibles 1 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Amortization details resulting from business combinations
Amount	$ 287,064	$ 226,075
Accumulated Amortization	88,236	66,567
Net Book Value	198,828	159,508
Customer relationships [Member]
Amortization details resulting from business combinations
Amount	225,332	170,395
Accumulated Amortization	65,789	48,285
Net Book Value	159,543	122,110
Trade names [Member]
Amortization details resulting from business combinations
Amount	42,689	36,912
Accumulated Amortization	13,187	10,394
Net Book Value	29,502	26,518
Vendor relationships [Member]
Amortization details resulting from business combinations
Amount	14,465	15,446
Accumulated Amortization	7,258	6,628
Net Book Value	7,207	8,818
Non-competition agreements [Member]
Amortization details resulting from business combinations
Amount	4,578	3,322
Accumulated Amortization	2,002	1,260
Net Book Value	$ 2,576	$ 2,062

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275

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