Financial Instruments Measured At Fair Value (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	12.10%
Estimated Change in Contingent Liability with 1 Percent Change in DIscount Rate	$ 100
Notional amounts of foreign exchange derivative contracts, net assets	23,000	16,550
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Derivative at Fair Value, Net	(459)	361
Foreign exchange contracts, maturities	13 months
Discontinued foreign exchange hedges	0
Transfers Of Financial Instruments Between Levels	$ 0

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Transfers of financial instruments between three levels of fair value

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of all foreign currency derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments.

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Maximum amount of time remaining before foreign currency exchange rate derivatives mature or expire, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Aggregate notional amount of all foreign currency derivatives designated as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges. Notional amount refers to the number of currency units specified in the foreign currency derivative contract.

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