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Employee Benefit Plans (Actual Asset Allocation For Global Pension Plan Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2011
Pension Benefits [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset allocation | 100.00% | [1] | 100.00% | [2]
Cash dividend received on employer's common stock under pension plans | $ 0 |  | $ 0.1 |
Pension Benefits [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset allocation | 51.00% | [1] | 52.00% | [2]
Pension Benefits [Member] | Debt Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset allocation | 48.00% | [1] | 47.00% | [2]
Pension Benefits [Member] | Other Pension Plan Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset allocation | 1.00% | [1] | 1.00% | [2]
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of U.S. pension plan to global pension plan assets (as a percent) | 68.00% |  |  |
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset allocation | 60.00% |  |  |
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Debt Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset allocation | 40.00% |  |  |
Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset allocation | 32.00% |  |  |
Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Debt Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset allocation | 65.00% |  |  |
Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Other Pension Plan Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset allocation | 3.00% |  |  |
[1] | The Company’s U.S. pension plans contain approximately 68% of the Company’s global pension plan assets. The actual asset allocation for the Company’s U.S. pension plans as of the measurement date consists of 60% equity securities and 40% debt securities. The target asset allocation for the Company’s U.S. pension plans is the same as the actual asset allocation. The actual asset allocation for the Company’s foreign pension plans as of the measurement date consists of 32% equity securities, 65% debt securities, and 3% in other investments. The target asset allocation for the Company’s foreign pension plans is approximately the same as the actual asset allocation.
[2] | The Company’s pension plans did not hold any shares of Company common stock as of the June 30, 2012 and 2011 measurement dates. Cash dividends received on shares of Company common stock by these plans during the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, were $0 and $0.1 million, respectively.

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