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Contractual Commitments, Contingencies And Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2010
Contractual Commitments Contingencies And Off- Balance Sheet Arrangements [Line Items] |  |  |
Expiration date on agreement | December 2022 |  |
Expenses recorded related to agreement | $ 111.4 | $ 110.4 | $ 104.8
Cost incurred for services | 6.3 |  |
Total Expenses on Agreements | 203.4 | 181.3 | 162.1
Capitalized Costs related to the build out of the IBM data center | 47.0 | 5.7 |
Outstanding letter of credit | 0.7 |  |
Maintenance Costs [Member] |  |  |
Contractual Commitments Contingencies And Off- Balance Sheet Arrangements [Line Items] |  |  |
Expenses recorded related to agreement | 2.9 |  |
IT Services Agreement [Member] |  |  |
Contractual Commitments Contingencies And Off- Balance Sheet Arrangements [Line Items] |  |  |
Expiration date on agreement | June 2012 |  |
Commitments under agreement | 552.6 |  |
Total Expenses on Agreements | $ 24.6 | $ 6.3 |
Automatic Data Processing [Member] |  |  |
Contractual Commitments Contingencies And Off- Balance Sheet Arrangements [Line Items] |  |  |
Expiration date on agreement | June 30, 2012 |  |

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