ACQUISITIONS, INVESTMENT IN AND LOANS TO AFFILIATES: (Details)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended					1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($) Y Segment ShareBasedAward Salon	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Empire Education Group, Inc. USD ($) School	Sep. 30, 2010 Empire Education Group, Inc. USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Empire Education Group, Inc. USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2008 Empire Education Group, Inc.	Aug. 01, 2007 Empire Education Group, Inc. School	Mar. 31, 2011 Provalliance USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Provalliance EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Provalliance USD ($) Salon	Sep. 30, 2010 Provalliance USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Provalliance USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2008 Provalliance USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 MY Style JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2011 MY Style USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2007 MY Style USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2007 MY Style JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2011 MY Style USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 MY Style USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 MY Style USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2007 MY Style Yamano Holding Corporation Shares issuable upon conversion of debt JPY (¥)	Apr. 30, 2007 MY Style Yamano Holding Corporation Shares issuable upon conversion of debt USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 MY Style Yamano Holding Corporation Shares issuable upon conversion of debt USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 MY Style Yamano Holding Corporation Shares issuable upon conversion of debt USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 MY Style Yamano Holding Corporation Shares issuable upon conversion of debt JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2011 MY Style Yamano Holding Corporation Preferred Shares	Mar. 31, 2010 MY Style Yamano Holding Corporation Class A preferred stock USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2010 MY Style Yamano Holding Corporation Class A preferred stock JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2010 MY Style Yamano Holding Corporation Class B preferred stock JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2010 MY Style Yamano Holding Corporation Class B preferred stock USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 MY Style MY Style Note USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 MY Style MY Style Note JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2010 MY Style MY Style Note USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Hair Club for Men, Ltd USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Hair Club for Men, Ltd USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Hair Club for Men, Ltd USD ($)
Investment in and loans to affiliates
Investment in and loans to affiliates	$ 251,894,000		$ 261,140,000	$ 105,547,000		$ 104,540,000					$ 140,532,000		$ 149,245,000						$ 677,000		$ 2,210,000														$ 5,138,000		$ 5,145,000
Number of cosmetology schools contributed to acquire equity method investment								51
Ownership percentage in equity method investee (as a percent)							55.10%	49.00%			46.70%			30.00%																					50.00%
Number of cosmetology schools owned by equity method investee				102
Outstanding loan receivable from equity method investee				21,400,000	21,400,000
Maximum revolving credit facility provided to equity method investee				15,000,000
Interest income related to the loan and revolving credit facility				100,000	200,000
Voting control granted to other shareholders (as a percent)				51.00%
Cash dividends received	270,000	1,452,000										1,224,000																							300,000	200,000
Number of stores	12,770										2,600
Estimated fair value of equity put option included as a component of the investment in Provalliance														24,800,000
Increase in the equity put related to foreign currency translation											(1,600,000)	2,500,000
Additional ownership interest acquired in equity method investee (as a percent)									17.00%	17.00%
Amount paid to acquire additional ownership interest in equity method investee									57,300,000	40,400,000
Equity put option											21,124,000		22,700,000
Equity in income, net of income taxes				1,000,000	1,200,000						2,862,000	1,379,000																							200,000	100,000
Equity in income, net of income taxes, cash flow											(2,862,000)	(1,379,000)
Aggregate amount of investment																	11,300,000	1,300,000,000
Exchangeable note, shares of affiliate permitted to be acquired (as a percent)																						27.10%	27.10%
Affiliate shares outstanding (in shares)																	800	800
Premium paid on investment																						573,000,000	5,500,000
Number of shares purchased (in shares)																												1	1	1	1
Subscription amount																												1,100,000	100,000,000	211,131,284	2,300,000
Dividend rate (as a percent)																											5.00%
Other than temporary impairment on carrying value of preferred shares															326,700,000	3,900,000
Other than temporary impairment on premium															435,000,000	5,300,000
Principal amount outstanding																								1,300,000		100,000,000						1,400,000	104,328,000
Principal payments due annually (in Yen)																																	52,164,000
Interest rate (as a percent)																								1.845%								3.00%	3.00%
Interest income, maximum																								100,000	100,000							100,000		100,000
Investment recorded in current assets																			2,300,000
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)																			$ 500,000	$ (600,000)