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Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 30

-Section 35

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Percentage of fair value of investments (categorized by debt securities, equity securities, real estate and other plan assets) to the fair value of plan assets held.

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Employee Benefit Plans - Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Farmer Brothers Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 94,815	$ 98,426	$ 88,097
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	100.00%	100.00%
Farmer Brothers Plan \| Real Estate
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 9,686	$ 10,036
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	10.00%	10.00%
Farmer Brothers Plan \| Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 0	$ 0
Farmer Brothers Plan \| Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	94,815	98,426
Farmer Brothers Plan \| Level 3
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Brewmatic Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 3,291	$ 3,435	3,063
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	100.00%	100.00%
Brewmatic Plan \| Real Estate
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 331	$ 351
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	10.00%	10.00%
Brewmatic Plan \| Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 0	$ 0
Brewmatic Plan \| Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	3,291	3,435
Brewmatic Plan \| Level 3
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Hourly Employees' Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 2,104	$ 1,629	$ 1,248
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	100.00%	100.00%
Hourly Employees' Plan \| Real Estate
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 215	$ 166
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	10.00%	10.00%
Hourly Employees' Plan \| Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 0	$ 0
Hourly Employees' Plan \| Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	2,104	1,629
Hourly Employees' Plan \| Level 3
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 0	$ 0