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Number Of Contracts In Which Reinsurers Compensate Losses Arising On Contracts It Issues

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Number Of Deliverables Identified For Multiple Element Arrangements

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Number Of Entities Required To Be Consolidated

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Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) contract item	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($) item
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of entities required to be consolidated	0	0	0
Number of deliverables identified for multiple element arrangements	2
Research and development expenditures \| $	$ 2.4	$ 2.2	$ 1.3
Income tax rate	28.00%	28.00%	28.00%
Undistributed earnings \| $	$ 442.1
Minimum probability of tax benefit realization percentage	50.00%
FTS Patent [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortized useful lives of intangible assets	10 years
Exclusive Licenses [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortized useful lives of intangible assets	7 years
Customer Databases [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortized useful lives of intangible assets	3 years
Maximum [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortized useful lives of intangible assets	15 years
Maximum [Member] \| Software And Unpatented Technology [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortized useful lives of intangible assets	5 years
Maximum [Member] \| Trademarks [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortized useful lives of intangible assets	20 years
Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of contracts in which reinsurers compensate losses arising on contracts it issues \| contract	1
Minimum [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortized useful lives of intangible assets	1 year
Minimum [Member] \| Software And Unpatented Technology [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortized useful lives of intangible assets	3 years
Minimum [Member] \| Trademarks [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortized useful lives of intangible assets	3 years
Computer Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected economic lives of property, plant and equipment	5 years
Computer Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected economic lives of property, plant and equipment	3 years
Office Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected economic lives of property, plant and equipment	10 years
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Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected economic lives of property, plant and equipment	2 years
Vehicles [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected economic lives of property, plant and equipment	8 years
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Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected economic lives of property, plant and equipment	4 years
Furniture and Fittings [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected economic lives of property, plant and equipment	10 years
Furniture and Fittings [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected economic lives of property, plant and equipment	5 years
Plant And Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected economic lives of property, plant and equipment	10 years
Plant And Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected economic lives of property, plant and equipment	5 years