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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Building [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Construction Equipment [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Construction Equipment [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Transportation Equipment [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Transportation Equipment [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Furniture and Fixtures [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Furniture and Fixtures [Member] Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life of office equipment and software					40 years	15 years	3 years	5 years	3 years	10 years	3 years
Useful life of intangible assets			15 years	1 year
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Restricted cash	$ 0.4	$ 0.5
Account receivables	22.3	13.9
Other assets	1.2	0.9
Accounts payable	$ 1.5	$ 0.3