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Goodwill and other intangible assets.

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Net Book Value

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Total loss recognized during the period from the impairment of goodwill plus the loss recognized in the period resulting from the impairment of the carrying amount of intangible assets, other than goodwill.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of divestiture of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 291,952		$ 291,952		$ 298,487
Amortization expense for intangible assets	4,150	$ 5,638	8,421	$ 11,886
Infrastructure [Member]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Goodwill	0		0		0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit				(6,500)
Infrastructure [Member] \| Portfolio of Businesses for Strategic Alternatives [Member]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Net Book Value	30,000		30,000
Industrial [Member]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Goodwill	264,952		264,952		271,501
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit				(1,100)
WIDIA [Member]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 27,000		$ 27,000		$ 26,986
December Charges [Member] \| Infrastructure [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment				$ 106,100
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		105,700
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)		400
December Charges [Member] \| Industrial [Member]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)		$ 2,300