Other (Expense) Income, Net (Summary Of Other Income (Expense), Net) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Other (Expense) Income, Net [Abstract]
Interest income	$ 0.3	$ 0.3
Unrealized (losses) gains on company owned life insurance contracts and investments held in rabbi trusts	(1.7)	0.8
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	0.7	0.6
Other expense		(0.1)
Total other (expense) income, net	$ (0.7)	$ 1.6

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Interest generated from day to day operating activities of the business. This element represents a revenue generating activity and is therefore gross (before any related cost of revenue items).

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-Publisher FASB

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-SubTopic 10

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The aggregate amount of other expense amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business) also known as other nonoperating expense recognized during the period. Such amounts may include: (a) unusual costs, (b) loss on foreign exchange transactions, (c) losses on securities (net of profits), and (d) miscellaneous other expense items.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section S99

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The net amount of other income and expense amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business) also known as other nonoperating income (expense) recognized for the period. Such amounts may include: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) net gains or losses on securities, (d) unusual costs, (e) gains or losses on foreign exchange transactions, and (f) miscellaneous other income and expense items.

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