Adjustments to Proceeds from Previous Divestiture - amount of to be cash received or paid for adjustments to working capital or other adjustments related to a previous acquisition.

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- Definition

Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3179-108585

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Discontinued Operations Narrative (Details) AUD in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017 AUD	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 AUD	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 AUD	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 AUD	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Dunlop Flooring [Member]
Income Statement and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses					AUD 34,564	$ 26,219
Adjustments to Proceeds from Previous Divestiture	AUD 1,334	$ 1,012
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business							AUD (2,715)	$ (2,083)
Tontine Pillow [Member]
Income Statement and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses			AUD 13,500	$ 10,363
Adjustments to Proceeds from Previous Divestiture	AUD (966)	$ (742)
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business							AUD 2,415	$ 1,856