Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Revenues
Advertising	$ 769,815	$ 792,792	$ 779,359
Circulation	285,254	261,458	279,636
All other	321,618	346,230	323,836
Total revenues	1,376,687	1,400,480	1,382,831
Operating expenses
Production, distribution, and editorial	547,564	554,101	572,292
Selling, general, and administrative	599,026	581,543	584,528
Depreciation and amortization	44,326	39,545	40,889
Total operating expenses	1,190,916	1,175,189	1,197,709
Income from operations	185,771	225,291	185,122
Interest income	8	31	51
Interest expense	(12,904)	(12,969)	(18,584)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	172,875	212,353	166,589
Income taxes	(68,503)	(80,743)	(60,955)
Earnings from continuing operations	104,372	131,610	105,634
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	0	(4,178)	(1,671)
Net earnings	$ 104,372	$ 127,432	$ 103,963
Basic earnings per share
Earnings from continuing operations (in usd per share)	$ 2.33	$ 2.89	$ 2.34
Discontinued operations (in usd per share)	$ 0.00	$ (0.09)	$ (0.04)
Basic earnings per share	$ 2.33	$ 2.80	$ 2.30
Basic average shares outstanding	44,825	45,497	45,289
Diluted earnings per share
Earnings from continuing operations (in usd per share)	$ 2.31	$ 2.87	$ 2.32
Discontinued operations (in usd per share)	$ 0.00	$ (0.09)	$ (0.04)
Diluted earnings per share	$ 2.31	$ 2.78	$ 2.28
Diluted average shares outstanding	45,100	45,832	45,544
Dividends paid per share	$ 1.4025	$ 0.97	$ 0.91