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Special Charges (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended																			0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2012 Special Charges [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Special Charges [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Special Charges [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Recovery ARO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Recovery ARO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Recovery ARO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Recovery Sublease [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Write-off of Debt Issuance Costs [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Charge Revised Sublease [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Write Down of Prepaid Royalties [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Write Down of Capital Assets [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Impairment of Intangible Assets [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Recovery of Negative Goodwill Related to Acquisition [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Fiscal 2012 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Fiscal 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Fiscal 2010 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Jul. 02, 2012 Acquisition of EasyLink Services International Corporation [Member] Special Charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected restructuring charges																	$ 17,400,000
Special charges recorded to date																	16,900,000	9,700,000	38,400,000
Acquisition-related costs	5,115,000	2,914,000	3,248,000	1,800,000	2,900,000	3,200,000														700,000
Acquisition-integration related costs				3,300,000
Other charges	$ 1,389,000	$ (482,000)	$ (1,081,000)				$ 800,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 500,000	$ 500,000	$ 2,700,000	$ 500,000	$ 400,000	$ 500,000	$ 300,000	$ 1,700,000

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