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Percentage of assumed terminal growth, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Number of reporting units tested for impairment of goodwill. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment.

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Goodwill) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Goodwill) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) reporting_unit	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	May. 31, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of reporting units \| reporting_unit	3
Goodwill, impairment loss	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at beginning of period	840,861,000	788,854,000
Acquisitions	160,385,000	52,007,000
Goodwill at end of period	$ 1,001,246,000	840,861,000	788,854,000
National media [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of reporting units \| reporting_unit	2
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at beginning of period	$ 789,038,000	788,854,000
Acquisitions	143,433,000	184,000
Goodwill at end of period	932,471,000	789,038,000	788,854,000
Local media [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at beginning of period	51,823,000	0
Acquisitions	16,952,000	51,823,000
Goodwill at end of period	$ 68,775,000	$ 51,823,000	$ 0
Magazine brands [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Percentage of fair value in excess of carrying amount				20.00%
Discount rate	10.00%
Terminal growth rate	2.00%
Percent of fair value to net assets, 100 basis point increase in discount rate				4.00%
Percent of fair value to net assets, 100 basis point decrease in discount rate				8.00%
Magazine brands [Member] \| National media [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at end of period	$ 760,600,000
Magazine brands [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Revenue growth rate	(1.60%)
Magazine brands [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Revenue growth rate	2.00%
MXM [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Percentage of fair value in excess of carrying amount				50.00%
Discount rate	12.00%
Terminal growth rate	5.00%
Percent of fair value to net assets, 100 basis point increase in discount rate				30.00%
Percent of fair value to net assets, 100 basis point decrease in discount rate				30.00%
MXM [Member] \| National media [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at end of period	$ 171,900,000
MXM [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Revenue growth rate	5.00%
MXM [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Revenue growth rate	7.00%