Segment Information (Service Revenue, Direct Costs And Gross Profit On Service Revenue Of Reportable Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Service revenue	$ 499,269us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 487,145us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 990,965us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 936,390us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
Direct costs	327,321us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	324,507us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	646,140us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	627,701us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts
Gross profit	171,948us-gaap_GrossProfit	162,638us-gaap_GrossProfit	344,825us-gaap_GrossProfit	308,689us-gaap_GrossProfit
CRS [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Service revenue	377,404	363,867	747,215	696,459
Direct costs	264,036	255,231	517,365	493,419
Gross profit	113,368	108,636	229,850	203,040
PC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Service revenue	56,030	59,273	112,425	116,221
Direct costs	30,689	35,180	62,115	68,630
Gross profit	25,341	24,093	50,310	47,591
PI [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Service revenue	65,835	64,005	131,325	123,710
Direct costs	32,596	34,096	66,660	65,652
Gross profit	$ 33,239	$ 29,909	$ 64,665	$ 58,058

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