Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 161,417	$ 211,539
Receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts, March-$194; June-$432)	69,374us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent	57,808us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
Inventories:
Raw materials	29,951	28,069
Finished goods	42,319	46,447
Total inventories	72,270us-gaap_InventoryNet	74,516us-gaap_InventoryNet
Deferred income taxes and other current assets	26,128	23,428
Total current assets	329,189us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	367,291us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land, buildings and improvements	112,836lanc_LandBuildingsAndImprovements	107,690lanc_LandBuildingsAndImprovements
Machinery and equipment	253,537us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross	238,791us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross
Total cost	366,373us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	346,481us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation	190,878	177,807
Property, plant and equipment-net	175,495us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	168,674us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other Assets:
Goodwill	126,723us-gaap_Goodwill	89,840us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets-net	51,696	5,376
Other noncurrent assets	8,127us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	7,449us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total	691,230us-gaap_Assets	638,630us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	43,796us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	37,907us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued liabilities	33,226us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	31,165us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	77,022us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	69,072us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Other Noncurrent Liabilities	20,868us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	22,208us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred Income Taxes	23,969	18,753
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock-authorized 3,050,000 shares; outstanding-none
Common stock-authorized 75,000,000 shares; outstanding – March-27,356,804 shares; June-27,339,421 shares	107,020us-gaap_CommonStockValue	104,789us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Retained earnings	1,206,136	1,167,211
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,874)	(8,061)
Common stock in treasury, at cost	(735,911)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(735,342)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total shareholders' equity	569,371us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	528,597us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total	$ 691,230	$ 638,630

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of real estate held for productive use. This excludes land held for sale. Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of long-lived, depreciable assets that include building structures held for productive use including any addition, improvement, or renovation to the structure, such as interior masonry, interior flooring, electrical, and plumbing.

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