Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)										3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Apr. 21, 2017	Dec. 07, 2016	Dec. 22, 2015	Jun. 19, 2015	Feb. 01, 2015	Dec. 30, 2014	Dec. 19, 2014	Nov. 13, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill												$ 883,129,000				$ 907,458,000	$ 883,129,000	$ 1,001,246,000
Merger termination fee net of merger-related costs														$ 3,500,000	$ 12,700,000	0	(43,541,000)	0
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired																84,400,000	8,186,000	257,030,000
Reduction in estimated contingent consideration payable										$ (1,100,000)	$ (19,600,000)	(3,200,000)	$ (1,800,000)		$ (1,400,000)	(19,520,000)	(4,104,000)	(1,500,000)
Selling, general and administrative expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Merger termination fee net of merger-related costs																300,000		1,400,000
FY 2017 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for acquisitions of businesses		$ 13,400,000
Fair value of total consideration transferred		21,100,000														2,600,000
Estimate of future aggregate contingent payments, low range																4,400,000
Estimate of future aggregate contingent payments, high range																6,200,000
Reduction in estimated contingent consideration payable																400,000
Peachtree TV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for acquisitions of businesses	$ 70,000,000
Peachtree TV and FY 2017 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill																24,329,000
Payments for acquisitions of businesses																81,819,000
Fair value of total consideration transferred																91,100,000
Contingent consideration arrangements																7,681,000
Intangible assets subject to amortization																15,951,000
WGGB [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for acquisitions of businesses									$ 49,300,000
Fair value of total consideration transferred									52,600,000							4,000,000
Contingent consideration arrangements									$ 3,300,000
Martha Stewart [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of total consideration transferred			$ 0
Licensing arrangement, term			10 years
Mywedding [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for acquisitions of businesses								$ 20,100,000
Fair value of total consideration transferred								42,700,000
Contingent consideration arrangements								$ 22,600,000
Percentage of voting interests acquired								100.00%
FY 2015 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimate of future aggregate contingent payments, low range																0
Estimate of future aggregate contingent payments, high range																10,000,000
FY 2015 Acquisition [Member] | Selling, general and administrative expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Reduction in estimated contingent consideration payable																20,000,000
WALA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for acquisitions of businesses							$ 90,400,000
Selectable Media, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for acquisitions of businesses						$ 23,000,000
Fair value of total consideration transferred						30,200,000										4,000,000
Contingent consideration arrangements						$ 7,200,000										4,000,000
Percentage of voting interests acquired						100.00%
Contingent consideration arrangements, payment term						3 years
Shape [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for acquisitions of businesses					$ 60,000,000
Fair value of total consideration transferred					87,400,000
Contingent consideration arrangements					$ 27,400,000
Estimate of future aggregate contingent payments, low range																20,900,000
Estimate of future aggregate contingent payments, high range																22,100,000
Contingent consideration arrangements, payment term					3 years
Shape [Member] | Selling, general and administrative expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Reduction in estimated contingent consideration payable																1,300,000	4,900,000
Meredith Shopper Marketing [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for acquisitions of businesses				$ 1,500,000
Fair value of total consideration transferred				2,300,000
Contingent consideration arrangements				$ 800,000
Reduction in estimated contingent consideration payable																	800,000
National media [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill												814,354,000				826,854,000	814,354,000	932,471,000
National media [Member] | FY 2017 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill																12,500,000
Payments for acquisitions of businesses																11,819,000
Fair value of total consideration transferred																21,100,000
Contingent consideration arrangements		$ 7,681,000														7,681,000
Intangible assets subject to amortization																8,600,000
Local media [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill												$ 68,775,000				80,604,000	$ 68,775,000	$ 68,775,000
Local media [Member] | Peachtree TV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill																11,829,000
Payments for acquisitions of businesses																70,000,000
Fair value of total consideration transferred																70,000,000
Contingent consideration arrangements																0
Intangible assets subject to amortization																7,351,000
Customer lists [Member] | Peachtree TV and FY 2017 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization																$ 4,200,000
Customer lists [Member] | National media [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of acquired intangible assets																10 years
Customer lists [Member] | National media [Member] | FY 2017 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization																$ 4,200,000
Customer lists [Member] | Local media [Member] | Peachtree TV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization																0
Other intangible assets [Member] | Peachtree TV and FY 2017 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization																$ 5,057,000
Other intangible assets [Member] | National media [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of acquired intangible assets																5 years
Other intangible assets [Member] | National media [Member] | FY 2017 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization																$ 4,400,000
Other intangible assets [Member] | Local media [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of acquired intangible assets																4 years
Other intangible assets [Member] | Local media [Member] | Peachtree TV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization																$ 657,000
Retransmission agreements [Member] | Peachtree TV and FY 2017 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization																6,694,000
Retransmission agreements [Member] | National media [Member] | FY 2017 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization																$ 0
Retransmission agreements [Member] | Local media [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of acquired intangible assets																10 years
Retransmission agreements [Member] | Local media [Member] | Peachtree TV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization																$ 6,694,000