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Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Goodwill (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Balance at beginning of period $ 840,861us-gaap_Goodwill $ 788,854us-gaap_Goodwill
Acquisitions 197,030us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease 68,342us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Balance at end of period 1,037,891us-gaap_Goodwill 857,196us-gaap_Goodwill
National Media [Member]    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Balance at beginning of period 789,038us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= mdp_NationalMediaMember
788,854us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= mdp_NationalMediaMember
Acquisitions 179,424us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= mdp_NationalMediaMember
(68)us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= mdp_NationalMediaMember
Balance at end of period 968,462us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= mdp_NationalMediaMember
788,786us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= mdp_NationalMediaMember
Local Media [Member]    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Balance at beginning of period 51,823us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= mdp_LocalMediaMember
0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= mdp_LocalMediaMember
Acquisitions 17,606us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= mdp_LocalMediaMember
68,410us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= mdp_LocalMediaMember
Balance at end of period $ 69,429us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= mdp_LocalMediaMember
$ 68,410us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= mdp_LocalMediaMember