The maximum percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The number of customers which account for the majority of the operating revenue as of the reporting date.

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Number of customers receiving notice of services would cease.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of debt not otherwise defined (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion.

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Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Feb. 28, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011 Percentage Of Sales Revenue By Major Customers On FASI Segment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Percentage of Sales Revenue by an Individual Customer on a consolidated basis [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Percentage of Sales Revenue by an Individual Customer on FASI segment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Carrying Value [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Fair Value [Member]
Concentrations of Credit Risk [Abstract]
Number of customers accounting for majority of FASI annual operating revenue	4
Concentration of operating revenue (in hundredths)			71.50%	1.50%	10.70%
Number of FASI customers receiving notice services would cease		1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Senior credit facility						$ 50,000	$ 49,636
Other debt and capital leases						$ 1,034	$ 1,071
Base reference rate of credit facilities	LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate minimum (in hundredths)	0.60%
Basis spread on variable rate maximum (in hundredths)	0.90%