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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Interest And Penalties Related To Liabilities For Income Tax Expense |
|  | Three months ended December 31, |  |  | Six months ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Interest expense (income) |  | $ | 4,897 |  |  | $ | 337 |  |  | $ | 6,459 |  |  | $ | 2,233 |
Penalties (recovery) |  |  | (7,279 | ) |  |  | (318 | ) |  |  | (7,241 | ) |  |  | (215 | )
Total |  | $ | (2,382 | ) |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | (782 | ) |  | $ | 2,018 |
Interest Accrued And Penalties Accrued Related To Income Tax Expense |
|  | As of December 31, 2011 |  |  | As of June 30, 2011 |
Interest accrued |  | $ | 16,059 |  |  | $ | 10,290 |
Penalties accrued |  | $ | 7,873 |  |  | $ | 15,771 |

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