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Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
May 31, 2007
Aug. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Aug. 14, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2009
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                    
Outstanding amount of line of credit     $ 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit     $ 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit     $ 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit  
6.125% Senior Notes [Member]                    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                    
Senior notes offered 250,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= br_SixPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
                 
3.95% Senior Notes [Member]                    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                    
Senior notes offered   400,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= br_ThreePointNineFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
               
Fiscal 2007 Senior Notes [Member]                    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                    
Debt issuance cost capitalized     300,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesOneMember
    300,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesOneMember
       
Maturity date Jun. 01, 2017                  
Interest rate 6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesOneMember
                 
Percentage of Notes issued 99.10%br_PercentageOfNotesIssued
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesOneMember
                 
Effective yield to maturity 6.251%us-gaap_ReceivableWithImputedInterestEffectiveYieldInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesOneMember
                 
Payments of debt issuance costs 1,900,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesOneMember
                 
Debt issuance cost, amortization period 10 years                  
Purchased principal amount of Senior Notes                   125,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesOneMember
Unamortized bond discount                   1,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesOneMember
Senior Notes, fair value     136,200,000br_SeniorNotesFairValue
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesOneMember
    136,200,000br_SeniorNotesFairValue
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesOneMember
    139,100,000br_SeniorNotesFairValue
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesOneMember
 
Fiscal 2014 Senior Notes [Member]                    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                    
Debt issuance cost capitalized     3,300,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesTwoMember
    3,300,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesTwoMember
       
Maturity date   Sep. 01, 2020                
Interest rate   3.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesTwoMember
               
Frequency of interest payment, description     Interest on the Fiscal 2014 Senior Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1st and September 1st each year.              
Percentage of Notes issued   99.871%br_PercentageOfNotesIssued
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesTwoMember
               
Effective yield to maturity   3.971%us-gaap_ReceivableWithImputedInterestEffectiveYieldInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesTwoMember
               
Payments of debt issuance costs   4,300,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesTwoMember
               
Debt issuance cost, amortization period   7 years                
Senior Notes, fair value     424,300,000br_SeniorNotesFairValue
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesTwoMember
    424,300,000br_SeniorNotesFairValue
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesTwoMember
    426,600,000br_SeniorNotesFairValue
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= br_SeniorNotesTwoMember
 
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]                    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                    
Debt issuance cost capitalized     2,100,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    2,100,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Payments of debt issuance costs     1,900,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
           
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Fiscal 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]                    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                    
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity         750,000,000.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2015RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
         
Term         5 years          
Annual facility fee (as basis points)     0.125%br_LineOfCreditAnnualFacilityFees
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2015RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
             
Unused borrowing capacity fee     600,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityFee
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2015RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    200,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityFee
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2015RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Debt issuance costs         1,900,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2015RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
         
Outstanding amount of line of credit     105,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2015RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    105,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2015RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2015RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Fiscal 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]                    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                    
Variable interest rate     1.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2015RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
             
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | U.S. Dollar Tranche [Member]                    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                    
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity         670,000,000.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2015RevolvingCreditFacilityU.S.DollarTrancheMember
         
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Multicurrency Tranche [Member]                    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                    
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity         80,000,000.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2015RevolvingCreditFacilityMulticurrencyTrancheMember
         
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Fiscal 2012 Credit Facilities [Member]                    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                    
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity             500,000,000.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2012CreditFacilitiesMember
     
Term             5 years      
Debt issuance cost expensed               100,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2012CreditFacilitiesMember
   
Debt issuance cost capitalized     $ 400,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2012CreditFacilitiesMember
    $ 400,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= br_Fiscal2012CreditFacilitiesMember