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The estimated aggregate undiscounted amount of the accrual for environmental loss contingencies as of the balance sheet date.

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The Increase or Decrease in the accrual for environmental loss in the period from revisions in estimates to existing obligations. The amount does not relate to changes in the environmental accrual related to business acquisitions or divestitures, or to currency movements.

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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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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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Contingencies And Commitments (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011 Boarhead Farms [Member]	Aug. 18, 2008 Boarhead Farms [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Duty Drawback [Member]	Jun. 30, 2008 Export Regulations Violations [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in environmental remediation liability	$ 0
Environmental remediation liability	4.9	4.9
Percentage of past remediating costs including prejudgment interest				80.00%
Percentage of future remediating costs				80.00%
Contingent liability			21.8
Settlement offer					1.1
Settlement agreement, consideration value	$ (21.8)
Foreign nationals employed, exposed to protected technical data						40