Profit Sharing Pension and Post Retirement Medical Benefit Plans (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2009
Changes in plan assets
Employer contributions	$ 14,500	$ 9,400	$ 2,300
U.S. Pension Benefits [Member]
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Beginning benefit obligation	71,775	54,500
Service cost	1,487	2,521	2,404
Interest cost	3,934	3,799	3,612
Actuarial loss (gain)	2,322	13,826
Effect of curtailment or settlement	(5,772)
Benefits paid to plan participants	(2,317)	(2,871)
Ending projected benefit obligation	71,429	71,775	54,500
Changes in plan assets
Beginning fair value of plan assets	56,762	48,565
Actual return on plan assets	13,806	7,323
Employer contributions	2,510	3,745
Benefits paid to plan participants	(2,317)	(2,871)
Ending fair value of plan assets	70,761	56,762	48,565
Non-U.S. Pension Benefits [Member]
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Beginning benefit obligation	127,140	116,781
Service cost	6,075	5,441	5,872
Interest cost	4,198	4,183	4,319
Plan participants' contributions		131
Actuarial loss (gain)	(18,340)	15,871
Plan amendment	263	(217)
Actual expenses	(77)	(122)
Effect of curtailment or settlement	(2,107)	(14,362)
Business combination		5,199
Benefits paid to plan participants	(2,686)	(2,043)
Changes in foreign currency	16,431	(3,722)
Ending projected benefit obligation	130,897	127,140	116,781
Changes in plan assets
Beginning fair value of plan assets	51,928	46,577
Actual return on plan assets	2,081	5,365
Employer contributions	14,072	12,099
Settlements	(2,107)	(7,663)
Actual expenses	(77)	(122)
Plan participants' contributions		131
Business combination		1,505
Benefits paid to plan participants	(2,686)	(2,043)
Changes in foreign currency	8,656	(3,921)
Ending fair value of plan assets	71,867	51,928	46,577
Postretirement Medical Benefits [Member]
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Beginning benefit obligation	45,402	36,781
Service cost	1,369	1,082	1,741
Interest cost	2,469	2,486	2,883
Plan participants' contributions	848	919
Actuarial loss (gain)	(7,174)	6,179
Special termination benefits	23	70
Benefits paid to plan participants	(1,769)	(2,115)
Ending projected benefit obligation	41,168	45,402	36,781
Changes in plan assets
Employer contributions	921	1,196
Plan participants' contributions	848	919
Benefits paid to plan participants	$ (1,769)	$ (2,115)

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Defined benefit plan actual expenses on plan assets.

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Defined benefit plan curtailments or settlements.

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The difference between fair value of plan assets at the end of the period and the fair value at the beginning of the period, adjusted for contributions and payments of benefits during the period, and after adjusting for taxes and other expenses, as applicable.

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The net increase or decrease of changes in the value of either the benefit obligation or the plan assets resulting from experience different from that assumed or from a change in an actuarial assumption, or the consequence of a decision to temporarily deviate from the substantive plan.

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1) For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value as of a date of all benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to that date. The projected benefit obligation is measured using assumptions as to future compensation levels if the pension benefit formula is based on those future compensation levels (pay-related, final-pay, final-average-pay, or career-average-pay plans). For plans with flat-benefit or nonpay-related pension benefit formulas, the accumulated benefit obligation and the projected benefit obligation are the same. 2) For other postretirement defined benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered to a particular date. Prior to an employee's full eligibility date, the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of a particular date for an employee is the portion of the expected postretirement benefit obligation attributed to that employee's service rendered to that date; on and after the full eligibility date, the accumulated and expected postretirement benefit obligations for an employee are the same.

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The amount of payments made for which participants are entitled under a pension plan, including pension benefits, death benefits, and benefits due on termination of employment. Also includes payments made under a postretirement benefit plan, including prescription drug benefits, health care benefits, life insurance benefits, and legal, educational and advisory services.

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The amount of increase in the benefit obligation attributed to business combinations.

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The amount of increase in the plan assets attributed to a business combination.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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The amount of contributions made by the employer.

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The amount of contributions made by plan participants. Under a contributory plan active employees or retirees contribute part of the cost. In some contributory plans, those wishing to be covered must contribute; in others, the contributions result in increased benefits.

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Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those nonbenefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets.

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The amount of increase or decrease in the benefit obligation attributed to foreign currency changes. The effects of foreign currency exchange rate changes that are to be disclosed are those applicable to plans of a foreign operation whose functional currency is not the reporting currency.

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The amount of increase or decrease in plan assets attributed to foreign currency changes. The effects of foreign currency exchange rate changes that are to be disclosed are those applicable to plans of a foreign operation whose functional currency is not the reporting currency.

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The increase in a defined benefit pension plan's projected benefit obligation or a defined benefit postretirement plan's accumulated postretirement benefit obligation due to the passage of time.

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The amount of increase or decrease due to a change in the terms of an existing plan or the initiation of a new plan. A plan amendment may increase or decrease benefits, including those attributed to years of service already rendered.

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The actuarial present value of benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to services rendered by employees during the period. The portion of the expected postretirement benefit obligation attributed to employee service during the period. The service cost component is a portion of the benefit obligation and is unaffected by the funded status of the plan.

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The amount that relates to an irrevocable action that relieves the employer (or the plan) of primary responsibility for a benefit obligation and eliminates significant risks related to the obligation and the assets used to effect the settlement. Examples of transactions that constitute a settlement include (a) making lump-sum cash payments to plan participants in exchange for their rights to receive specified benefits and (b) purchasing nonparticipating annuity contracts.

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The amount of increase related to special termination benefits offered to and accepted by employees in connection with their termination of employment that are only offered for a short period of time. A situation involving termination benefits may also involve a curtailment.

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