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Financial Data by Segment - Schedule of Financial Data Segment Reporting Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Segment	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments | Segment									2
Revenues	$ 929.6	$ 634.2	$ 574.6	$ 555.8	$ 885.9	$ 606.3	$ 520.6	$ 545.2	$ 2,694.2	$ 2,558.0	$ 2,430.8
Earnings (loss) before income taxes									438.9	395.5	323.2
Assets	2,368.1				2,192.1				2,368.1	2,192.1	2,018.2
Capital expenditures									48.4	43.2	38.2
Depreciation and amortization									49.3	46.8	47.6
Amortization of acquired intangibles									25.3	22.6	21.8
Amortization of acquired intangibles									36.6	33.9	34.2
Amortization of other assets									29.7	28.0	24.0
Investor Communication Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									2,030.2	1,881.0	1,776.1
Earnings (loss) before income taxes									381.4	336.3	303.2
Assets	1,346.9				1,137.0				1,346.9	1,137.0	1,064.8
Capital expenditures									34.9	28.2	20.7
Depreciation and amortization									27.8	25.3	23.2
Amortization of acquired intangibles									20.2	17.8	16.4
Amortization of other assets									6.9	4.4	3.6
Global Technology And Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									692.5	680.7	644.6
Earnings (loss) before income taxes									120.3	118.8	84.1
Assets	786.1				729.4				786.1	729.4	736.9
Capital expenditures									6.6	11.7	9.1
Depreciation and amortization									12.7	12.2	19.3
Amortization of acquired intangibles									5.1	4.8	5.4
Amortization of other assets									17.7	18.2	20.4
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									0.0	0.0	0.1
Earnings (loss) before income taxes									(73.5)	(75.3)	(80.3)
Assets	235.1				325.7				235.1	325.7	216.5
Capital expenditures									6.9	3.3	8.4
Depreciation and amortization									8.8	9.3	5.1
Amortization of acquired intangibles									0.0	0.0	0.0
Amortization of other assets									5.1	5.4	0.0
Foreign Currency Exchange [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									(28.5)	(3.7)	10.0
Earnings (loss) before income taxes									10.7	15.7	16.2
Assets	$ 0.0				$ 0.0				0.0	0.0	0.0
Capital expenditures									0.0	0.0	0.0
Depreciation and amortization									0.0	0.0	0.0
Amortization of acquired intangibles									0.0	0.0	0.0
Amortization of other assets									$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

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