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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Goodwill) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) reporting_unit	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2017
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	$ 1,000,078,000	$ 1,024,407,000	$ 1,000,078,000	$ 1,001,246,000
Accumulated impairment losses	(116,949,000)	(116,949,000)	(116,949,000)	0
Goodwill at beginning of period		883,129,000	1,001,246,000
Acquisitions		24,329,000	(1,168,000)
Impairment			(116,949,000)	0
Goodwill, Period Increase			(118,117,000)
Goodwill at end of period	883,129,000	$ 907,458,000	883,129,000	1,001,246,000
Number of reporting units \| reporting_unit		3
Tax benefit related to impairment charge	9,500,000
Impairment of indefinite lived intangible assets				0
National media [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	931,303,000	$ 943,803,000	931,303,000	932,471,000
Accumulated impairment losses	(116,949,000)	(116,949,000)	(116,949,000)	0
Goodwill at beginning of period		814,354,000	932,471,000
Acquisitions		12,500,000	(1,168,000)
Impairment			(116,949,000)
Goodwill, Period Increase			(118,117,000)
Goodwill at end of period	814,354,000	$ 826,854,000	814,354,000	932,471,000
Number of reporting units \| reporting_unit		2
Local media [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	68,775,000	$ 80,604,000	68,775,000	68,775,000
Accumulated impairment losses	0	0	0	0
Goodwill at beginning of period		68,775,000	68,775,000
Acquisitions		11,829,000	0
Impairment			0
Goodwill, Period Increase			0
Goodwill at end of period	68,775,000	$ 80,604,000	68,775,000	$ 68,775,000
Magazine brands [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Impairment			0
Percentage of fair value in excess of carrying amount					30.00%
Discount rate		9.50%
Terminal growth rate		2.00%
Percent fair value exceeds net assets, 100 basis point increase in discount rate					17.00%
Percent fair value exceeds net assets, 100 basis point decrease in long-term growth rate					22.00%
Impairment of indefinite lived intangible assets			0
Magazine brands [Member] \| National media [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at end of period		$ 772,000,000
Magazine brands [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Revenue growth rate		2.00%
MXM [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Impairment			0
Percentage of fair value in excess of carrying amount					80.00%
Discount rate		12.00%
Terminal growth rate		2.50%
Percent fair value exceeds net assets, 100 basis point increase in discount rate					62.00%
Percent fair value exceeds net assets, 100 basis point decrease in long-term growth rate					61.00%
Impairment of indefinite lived intangible assets			$ 0
MXM [Member] \| National media [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at end of period		$ 54,900,000
MXM [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Revenue growth rate		5.00%
MXM [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Revenue growth rate		2.50%
Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets [Member] \| MXM [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Impairment	$ (116,900,000)