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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award equity instruments other than options vesting period description.

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Fair value of shares vested in period.

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Performance shares converted to Restricted stock Units.

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Share-based compensation arrangement sales growth and return on sales goals compensation cost recognized.

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Share based compensation.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from share-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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-Publisher SEC
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As of the balance-sheet date, the aggregate unrecognized cost of share-based awards made to employees under share-based compensation plans that have yet to vest.

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The weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for share-based compensation plans, using a decimal to express in number of years.

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Description of the estimated period of time over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the share-based payment award, which often is the vesting period. This period may be explicit or implicit based on the terms of the award, and may be presented in a variety of ways (for example, year, month and year, day, month and year, quarter of a year).

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Description of the period of time over which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, which may be expressed in a variety of ways (for example, in years, month and year).

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Share-based compensation cost during the period with respect to the award, which will be recognized in income (as well as the total recognized tax benefit) or capitalized as part of the cost of an asset.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The maximum number of shares originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the share-based compensation plan. As stock options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares already issued upon exercise of options or other share-based awards under the plan, and 2) shares reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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The total dollar difference between fair values of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise prices of vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable under the option plan as of the balance-sheet date.

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The weighted average period between the balance-sheet date and expiration for all vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable (or convertible) under the plan, which may be expressed in a decimal value for number of years.

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The total accumulated difference between fair values of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options which were exercised (or share units converted) into shares during the reporting period under the plan.

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The weighted average period between the balance-sheet date and expiration for all awards outstanding under the plan, which may be expressed in a decimal value for number of years.

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Description of pertinent provisions of share based compensation awards that have actual or potential impact upon the company's financial statements.

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Share - Based Compensation (Details Textuals) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2009
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 5,631	$ 5,125	$ 4,094
Weighted-average remaining vesting period	2.0
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	6,730
Performance Shares vesting period	4 years
Share - Based Compensation (Textuals) [Abstract]
Aggregate number of shares of common stock awarded under the 2007 Plan	2,000
Shares available for future grants	629
Weighted-average remaining contractual terms for SARs/stock options outstanding	6.1
Weighted-average remaining contractual terms for SARs/stock options exercisable	5.1
Aggregate intrinsic values of SARs/stock options outstanding and exercisable	15,564
Aggregate intrinsic value of the SARs/stock options exercised	18,526	5,157	1,453
Total fair value of shares vested	2,645	2,673	2,495
Performance shares converted to Restricted stock Units	156
Restricted Stock Units Vesting Period Description	three years from the award date
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock awards vesting period	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock awards vesting period	4 years
Restricted stock and Restricted Stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average remaining vesting period	2.1
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	2,571	1,477
SARs and options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	2,473	3,020	3,702
Weighted-average remaining vesting period	2.3
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	1,775
Grant 2010 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance share terms	Because of volatile market conditions at the beginning of fiscal 2010, the Committee set one-year goals for the fiscal 2010 grant tied to the Company’s EBITDA.
Performance shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	1,705	1,076	0
Weighted-average remaining vesting period	1.5
Performance Shares vesting period	3 years
Unamortized compensation cost of performance shares	2,384
Long-Term Performance Grants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	1,020	(231)	7
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	1,558	538
Long-term Performance Grants requisite service period	3 years
Liability Related to the sales growth and return on sales goals	$ 0