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Income Taxes (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Interest And Penalties Related To Liabilities For Income Tax Expense | For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012, we recognized the following amounts as income tax related interest and penalties:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  | Nine Months Ended March 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Interest expense | $ | 1,825 |  |  | $ | 990 |  |  | $ | 8,284 |  |  | $ | 3,223 |
Penalties (recovery) | 25 |  |  | 173 |  |  | (7,216 | ) |  | (43 | )
Total | $ | 1,850 |  |  | $ | 1,163 |  |  | $ | 1,068 |  |  | $ | 3,180 |
Interest Accrued And Penalties Accrued Related To Income Tax Expense | As of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011 the following amounts have been accrued on account of income tax related interest and penalties:
| As of March 31, 2012 |  | As of June 30, 2011
Interest accrued * | $ | 18,270 |  |  | $ | 10,290 |
Penalties accrued * | $ | 8,093 |  |  | $ | 15,771 |
* | These balances have been included within 'Long-term income taxes payable' within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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