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

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Share-based Compensation Expected Expense

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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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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

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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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to employees as compensation.

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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		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Unvested stock awards compensation cost, weighted average recognition period			3 years
Long Term Incentive Plan
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense			$ 38,339,000
Allocated share-based compensation expense	1,915,000	4,691,000	3,249,000	7,463,000
Compensation cost recognized to date	22,600,000		22,600,000
Compensation cost not yet recognized	15,700,000		15,700,000
Unvested stock awards compensation cost, weighted average recognition period			2 years 1 month 6 days
Employee Share Purchase Plan [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Cash received from employee stock purchase plan	700,000	600,000	1,500,000	1,300,000
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] \| Fiscal 2013 LTIP
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense			6,489,000
Allocated share-based compensation expense	0	0	0	215,000
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] \| Fiscal 2014 LTIP
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense			7,838,000
Allocated share-based compensation expense	0	591,000	420,000	1,961,000
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] \| Fiscal 2015 LTIP
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense			2,289,000
Allocated share-based compensation expense	168,000	169,000	167,000	752,000
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] \| Fiscal 2016 LTIP
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense			1,487,000
Allocated share-based compensation expense	83,000	116,000	168,000	116,000
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] \| Fiscal 2017 LTIP
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense			3,816,000
Allocated share-based compensation expense	303,000	0	390,000	0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Fiscal 2015 LTIP
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense			3,772,000
Allocated share-based compensation expense	320,000	245,000	531,000	849,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Fiscal 2016 LTIP
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense			4,056,000
Allocated share-based compensation expense	327,000	270,000	656,000	270,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Fiscal 2017 LTIP
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense			8,592,000
Allocated share-based compensation expense	714,000	0	917,000	0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs fully vested) [Member] \| Fiscal 2016 LTIP
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense			0
Allocated share-based compensation expense	$ 0	$ 3,300,000	$ 0	$ 3,300,000