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Geographic Information (Schedule Of Financial Information By Geographic Area) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Sales Revenue, Services, Net	$ 557.2	$ 529.3	$ 534.4	$ 496.7	$ 536.6	$ 527.1	$ 518.5	$ 512.1	$ 2,117.6	$ 2,094.3	$ 2,016.0
Income from operations	48.0	$ 29.9	$ 60.0	$ 53.3	64.2	$ 69.7	$ 54.6	$ 35.5	191.2	224.0	199.9
Tangible long-lived assets	252.1				259.3				252.1	259.3	241.2
The Americas [Member]
Sales Revenue, Services, Net									998.3	978.5	1,055.6
Income from operations									86.4	109.3	112.8
Tangible long-lived assets	185.9				189.5				185.9	189.5	161.2
Europe, Middle East & Africa [Member]
Sales Revenue, Services, Net									775.6	819.1	691.1
Income from operations									53.9	84.5	56.3
Tangible long-lived assets	49.5				52.5				49.5	52.5	61.4
Asia/Pacific [Member]
Sales Revenue, Services, Net									343.7	296.7	269.3
Income from operations									50.9	30.2	30.8
Tangible long-lived assets	$ 16.7				$ 17.3				$ 16.7	$ 17.3	$ 18.6