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Special Charges (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	May 27, 2010 Burntsand Inc. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member] Employee Termination Costs [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member] Excess Facilities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2010 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Fiscal 2010 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2010 Restructuring Plan [Member] Employee Termination Costs [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Fiscal 2010 Restructuring Plan [Member] Employee Termination Costs [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2010 Restructuring Plan [Member] Excess Facilities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Fiscal 2010 Restructuring Plan [Member] Excess Facilities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2009 Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Employee Termination Costs [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Employee Termination Costs [Member]	Jun. 30, 2009 Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Employee Termination Costs [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Excess Facilities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Excess Facilities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2009 Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Excess Facilities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2006 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Fiscal 2006 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Expected restructuring charges				$ 10,000,000			$ 40,000,000
Special charges recorded to date				8,500,000			41,600,000						17,100,000			12,400,000			4,700,000
Liability of restructuring plan				4,938,000	3,570,000	1,368,000	1,829,000	9,952,000	1,439,000	8,731,000	390,000	1,221,000	262,000	1,957,000	5,651,000	42,000	329,000	2,718,000	220,000	1,628,000	2,933,000	100,000	200,000
Reduction in asset retirement obligation	(1,000,000)	(500,000)
Charge relating to revised sublease assumption	500,000
Write off of prepaid royalties		400,000
Capital assets written off		500,000
Impairment of intangible assets		281,000
Recovery of negative goodwill			$ (1,664,000)

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