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Debt Instrument, Covenant Requirement, Maximum Ratio of Debt to Trailing 12 Month EBITDA

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Requirement, Minimum Ratio of EBITDA to Interest Expense

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Line Of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity Amount Available

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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Yield on the receivable, on which interest has been imputed, as calculated from its issuance value or purchase price. The calculated effective interest rate considers factors such as the issued face value or price paid for the receivable, the time period between payments, and the time until maturity [full receipt] of the receivable.

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Long-term Debt (Details)	12 Months Ended
Long-term Debt (Details)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subordinated note interest rate	4.25%
Covenant requirement, maximum ratio of debt to trailing 12 month EBITDA	3.75
Covenant requirement, minimum ratio of EBITDA to interest expense	2.75
Interest expense related to long-term debt	$ 18,800,000	$ 20,300,000	$ 19,200,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Asset-backed Bank Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accounts receivable net of reserves outstanding under revolving agreement	$ 179,600,000
Line of credit facility weighted average effective interest rate	2.08%
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000
Credit facility remaining borrowing capacity	$ 25,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Asset-backed Bank Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.40%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Asset-backed Bank Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.45%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000
Weighted average interest rate	2.49%
Credit facility remaining borrowing capacity	$ 115,000,000
Credit facility, maximum additional borrowing capacity available	200,000,000
Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 250,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.04%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.04%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	3.03%
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 100,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	3.26%
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 150,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.125%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.25%