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Share Capital, Option Plans And Share-Based Payments Share Capital, Option Plans And Share-Based Payments (Schedule of Long Term Incentive Plan Expense) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Unvested stock awards compensation cost, weighted average recognition period	3 years 3 months 26 days
Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	$ 1,845,000	$ 3,460,000	$ 4,882,000	$ 9,780,000
Expected share-based compensation expense			39,818,000
Compensation cost recognized to date	26,600,000		26,600,000
Compensation cost not yet recognized	13,200,000		13,200,000
Unvested stock awards compensation cost, weighted average recognition period			2 years 1 month 10 days
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2012 LTIP [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	0	2,147,000	579,000	7,427,000
Expected share-based compensation expense			17,314,000
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2013 LTIP [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	272,000	585,000	870,000	1,625,000
Expected share-based compensation expense			4,646,000
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2014 LTIP [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	787,000	728,000	2,184,000	728,000
Expected share-based compensation expense			8,500,000
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2015 LTIP [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	277,000	0	363,000	0
Expected share-based compensation expense			3,132,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2015 LTIP [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	509,000	0	886,000	0
Expected share-based compensation expense			$ 6,226,000

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Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Aggregate unrecognized cost of share-based awards, other than options, made to employees under an equity-based compensation plan, that have yet to vest.

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