Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Revenues	$ 374,548,000	$ 345,513,000	$ 328,717,000	$ 327,909,000	$ 352,926,000	$ 338,881,000	$ 365,933,000	$ 342,740,000	$ 1,376,687,000	$ 1,400,480,000	$ 1,382,831,000
Income from operations	54,390,000	38,300,000	54,860,000	38,221,000	54,247,000	52,349,000	70,513,000	48,182,000	185,771,000	225,291,000	185,122,000
Earnings from continuing operations	29,982,000	21,169,000	31,594,000	21,627,000	33,275,000	31,176,000	41,097,000	26,062,000	104,372,000	131,610,000	105,634,000
Net earnings	29,982,000	21,169,000	31,594,000	21,627,000	30,331,000	30,837,000	40,557,000	25,707,000	104,372,000	127,432,000	103,963,000
Basic earnings per share
Earnings from continuing operations (in usd per share)	$ 0.67	$ 0.47	$ 0.70	$ 0.48	$ 0.73	$ 0.69	$ 0.90	$ 0.58	$ 2.33	$ 2.89	$ 2.34
Net earnings (in usd per share)	$ 0.67	$ 0.47	$ 0.70	$ 0.48	$ 0.67	$ 0.68	$ 0.89	$ 0.57	$ 2.33	$ 2.80	$ 2.30
Diluted earnings per share
Earnings from continuing operations (in usd per share)	$ 0.67	$ 0.47	$ 0.70	$ 0.48	$ 0.73	$ 0.68	$ 0.89	$ 0.57	$ 2.31	$ 2.87	$ 2.32
Net earnings (in usd per share)	$ 0.67	$ 0.47	$ 0.70	$ 0.48	$ 0.66	$ 0.67	$ 0.88	$ 0.56	$ 2.31	$ 2.78	$ 2.28
Dividends per share	$ 0.3825	$ 0.3825	$ 0.3825	$ 0.255	$ 0.2550	$ 0.2550	$ 0.2300	$ 0.2300	$ 1.4025	$ 0.97	$ 0.91
National Media [Member]
Revenues	289,855,000	267,603,000	244,315,000	258,612,000	275,138,000	267,886,000	268,483,000	266,715,000	1,060,385,000	1,078,222,000	1,100,469,000
Income from operations	37,889,000	23,330,000	35,797,000	36,004,000	49,331,000	48,467,000	42,200,000	39,630,000	133,020,000	179,628,000	170,161,000
Local Media [Member]
Revenues	84,693,000	77,910,000	84,402,000	69,297,000	77,788,000	70,995,000	97,450,000	76,025,000	316,302,000	322,258,000	282,362,000
Income from operations	27,424,000	22,654,000	27,156,000	11,057,000	19,294,000	13,281,000	38,549,000	16,728,000	88,291,000	87,852,000	52,910,000
Unallocated Corporate [Member]
Income from operations	(10,923,000)	(7,684,000)	(8,093,000)	(8,840,000)	(14,378,000)	(9,399,000)	(10,236,000)	(8,176,000)	(35,540,000)	(42,189,000)	(37,949,000)
Ready Made Magazine [Member]
Discontinued operations										4,200,000
Performance Improvement Plan [Member]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived										900,000
Diluted earnings per share
Restructuring charges		$ 13,800,000