Note 3 - Treasury Stock	9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Schedule of Treasury Stock by Class [Table Text Block]	3. TREASURY STOCK In February 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized Mediware to repurchase up to $4,000,000 of its Common Stock, at times and prices as the President and Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company shall determine to be appropriate (the “Share Repurchase Program”). In October 2008, the Board of Directors expanded the Share Repurchase Program by $3,318,000, bringing the total amount authorized under the Share Repurchase Program to $7,318,000. The program has no expiration date, and Mediware has no obligation to purchase shares under the Share Repurchase Program. As of March 31, 2012, the Company has repurchased a total of 590,000 shares of Common Stock at a cost of $3,503,000 under the Share Repurchase Program, excluding the transactions described below. As of March 31, 2012, the Company is authorized to purchase up to an additional $3,815,000 of Common Stock under the Share Repurchase Program. The Company permits a net exercise for certain equity-based awards made to employees and directors. During the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, 21,096 and 18,675 shares of Common Stock with a fair value of $258,000 and $195,000, respectively, were surrendered in order to satisfy statutory tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of a stock-based compensation awards. These surrenders were accounted for as repurchases of common stock but are not part of our Share Repurchase Program. Shares of Common Stock repurchased by the Company are recorded at cost as treasury stock and result in a reduction of stockholders' equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. When shares are reissued, the Company will use the weighted average cost method for determining cost. The difference between the cost of the shares and the issuance price is added or deducted from additional paid-in capital.

Note 3 - Treasury Stock

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Schedule of Treasury Stock by Class [Table Text Block]

3. TREASURY STOCK

In February 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized Mediware to repurchase up to $4,000,000 of its Common Stock, at times and prices as the President and Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company shall determine to be appropriate (the “Share Repurchase Program”). In October 2008, the Board of Directors expanded the Share Repurchase Program by $3,318,000, bringing the total amount authorized under the Share Repurchase Program to $7,318,000. The program has no expiration date, and Mediware has no obligation to purchase shares under the Share Repurchase Program.

As of March 31, 2012, the Company has repurchased a total of 590,000 shares of Common Stock at a cost of $3,503,000 under the Share Repurchase Program, excluding the transactions described below. As of March 31, 2012, the Company is authorized to purchase up to an additional $3,815,000 of Common Stock under the Share Repurchase Program.

The Company permits a net exercise for certain equity-based awards made to employees and directors. During the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, 21,096 and 18,675 shares of Common Stock with a fair value of $258,000 and $195,000, respectively, were surrendered in order to satisfy statutory tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of a stock-based compensation awards. These surrenders were accounted for as repurchases of common stock but are not part of our Share Repurchase Program.

Shares of Common Stock repurchased by the Company are recorded at cost as treasury stock and result in a reduction of stockholders' equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. When shares are reissued, the Company will use the weighted average cost method for determining cost. The difference between the cost of the shares and the issuance price is added or deducted from additional paid-in capital.

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's treasury stock, including the average cost per share, carrying basis for each class of treasury stock, description of share repurchase program authorized by an entity's board of directors, the number of shares repurchased, the cost of the shares repurchased, the remaining maximum dollar value of shares available for repurchase under the program, the treatment of the purchase price in excess of the current market value, number of shares held for each class of treasury stock, and other information necessary to a fair presentation.

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