Consolidated Statements of Earnings Statement - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Revenues
Advertising	$ 914,202	$ 896,548	$ 778,391
Circulation	328,599	313,685	327,214
All other	406,827	383,943	363,103
Total revenues	1,649,628	1,594,176	1,468,708
Operating expenses
Production, distribution, and editorial costs	611,872	598,941	567,024
Selling, general, and administrative	730,074	695,319	655,241
Depreciation and amortization	59,152	56,546	48,726
Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets	161,462	1,258	11,202
Merger termination fee net of merger-related costs	(43,541)	0	0
Total operating expenses	1,519,019	1,352,064	1,282,193
Income from operations	130,609	242,112	186,515
Interest expense, net	(20,402)	(19,352)	(12,176)
Earnings before income taxes	110,207	222,760	174,339
Income taxes	(76,270)	(85,969)	(60,798)
Net earnings	$ 33,937	$ 136,791	$ 113,541
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.76	$ 3.07	$ 2.54
Basic average shares outstanding	44,606	44,522	44,636
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 3.02	$ 2.50
Diluted average shares outstanding	45,357	45,323	45,410
Dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.905	$ 1.78	$ 1.68