Income Taxes (Details 2)	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2009
Effective Tax Reconciliation
U.S. Federal income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Permanent tax exemptions	(2.00%)	(11.90%)	0.80%
Repatriation of foreign earnings	1.20%	4.40%	(1.40%)
Provision for tax contingencies	(0.40%)	(2.60%)	(2.50%)
Valuation allowance	(1.40%)	11.00%	(8.30%)
Reduction of benefit from share-based payments	1.10%	5.90%
Change in health care legislation		2.70%
Goodwill impairment			(30.10%)
State income taxes, net of Federal tax benefit	0.70%	0.30%	(0.20%)
Foreign tax rates less than U.S. Federal tax rate (net)	(4.70%)	(3.20%)	5.00%
Other	1.00%	(0.10%)	1.60%
Effective tax rate	30.50%	41.50%	(0.10%)

Effective income tax rate reconciliation, change in health care legislation.

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A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 109
-Paragraph 47

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 08
-Paragraph h
-Subparagraph 2
-Article 4

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The domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable under enacted tax laws to the Company's pretax income from continuing operations for the period. The "statutory" tax rate shall be the regular tax rate if there are alternative tax systems.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 109
-Paragraph 47

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate that can be explained by the difference between statutory income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions and the domestic federal statutory income tax rate recorded during the period.

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to nondeductible impairment losses under enacted tax laws.

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to differences in the deductibility or nondeductibility of incentive stock options and other share based compensation costs in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and enacted tax laws.

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to all other items not otherwise listed in the existing taxonomy.

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to the repatriation of foreign earnings under enacted tax laws.

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate that can be explained by the state and local income tax expense (benefit), net of the federal tax benefit (expense) thereon, recorded during the period.

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The sum of the differences between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to changes in all income tax contingencies, whether recorded or adjusted, during the period.

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to income that is exempt from income taxes under enacted tax laws.

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