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Interest At L I B O R Plus Basis Points

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Percentage Of Notes Issued

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to issue debt and obtain financing associated with the related debt instruments. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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Amount of commitment fees for the unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity.

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Aug. 14, 2014	Sep. 22, 2011	Aug. 31, 2013	May. 31, 2007	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2009
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Outstanding amount of line of credit							$ 0	$ 0
Unused available capacity							585,000,000
Percentage of notes issued				99.10%
Effective yield (percent)				6.251%
6.125% Senior Notes [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Senior notes offered				$ 250,000,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs							0	4,300,000	$ 0
2007 Senior Notes [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Interest rate				6.125%
Debt issuance costs				$ 1,900,000
Debt issuance cost, amortization period				10 years
Amortization related to the senior notes							300,000	500,000
Purchased, principal amount of Senior Notes										$ 125,000,000.0
Unamortized bond discount										$ 1,000,000
Senior Notes, fair value							135,800,000	139,100,000
2014 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs			$ 4,300,000
Interest rate			3.95%
Debt issuance cost, amortization period			7 years
Amortization related to the senior notes							3,100,000	3,700,000
Senior Notes, fair value							417,800,000	426,600,000
Senior notes, principal amount			$ 400,000,000.0
Issuance price (percent)			99.871%
Effective yield (percent)			3.971%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Debt issuance cost capitalized							2,000,000
Debt issuance costs							1,900,000	0	0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Fiscal 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 750,000,000.0
Term	5 years
Annual facility fee (as basis points)	0.125%
Outstanding amount of line of credit							165,000,000	0
Unused available capacity							$ 585,000,000
Debt issuance costs	$ 1,900,000
Weighted-average interest rate							1.18%
Unused borrowing capacity fee							$ 800,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Fiscal 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	1.125%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| U.S. Dollar Tranche [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 670,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Multicurrency Tranche [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 80,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Fiscal 2012 Credit Facilities [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Debt issuance cost expensed					$ 100,000
Debt issuance cost capitalized							400,000
Fiscal 2012 Credit Facilities [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity		$ 990,000,000.0
Five-year term loan facility [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity		$ 490,000,000.0
Term		5 years
Interest at LIBOR plus basis points		1.25%
Repayment of revolving credit facility						$ 400,000,000
Five-year revolving credit facility [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity		$ 500,000,000.0
Term		5 years
Interest at LIBOR plus basis points		1.25%
Annual facility fee (as basis points)		0.15%
Annual facility fee, Total							$ 100,000	$ 800,000	$ 800,000
Fiscal 2012 Term Loan [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate								1.44%	1.47%