Consolidated Statements of Earnings Statement - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenues
Advertising	$ 934,153	$ 914,202	$ 896,548
Circulation	321,959	328,599	313,685
All other	457,249	406,827	383,943
Total revenues	1,713,361	1,649,628	1,594,176
Operating expenses
Production, distribution, and editorial costs	602,985	611,872	598,941
Selling, general, and administrative	741,188	730,074	695,319
Depreciation and amortization	53,892	59,152	56,546
Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets	6,173	161,462	1,258
Merger termination fee net of merger-related costs	0	(43,541)	0
Total operating expenses	1,404,238	1,519,019	1,352,064
Income from operations	309,123	130,609	242,112
Interest expense, net	(18,789)	(20,402)	(19,352)
Earnings before income taxes	290,334	110,207	222,760
Income taxes	(101,406)	(76,270)	(85,969)
Net earnings	$ 188,928	$ 33,937	$ 136,791
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.23	$ 0.76	$ 3.07
Basic average shares outstanding	44,617	44,606	44,522
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.16	$ 0.75	$ 3.02
Diluted average shares outstanding	45,447	45,357	45,323
Dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.03	$ 1.905	$ 1.78