QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) (Details)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended										12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2012 Provalliance USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Provalliance EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2011 Provalliance	Jan. 31, 2008 Provalliance	Jun. 30, 2012 Empire Education Group, Inc. USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2008 Empire Education Group, Inc.	Aug. 01, 2007 Empire Education Group, Inc.	Dec. 31, 2011 Hair Restoration Centers USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Promenade salon concept USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Promenade salon concept USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Regis salon concept USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Regis salon concept USD ($)
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
Revenues	$ 568,168,000	$ 573,584,000	$ 563,278,000	$ 568,749,000	$ 591,985,000	$ 581,267,000	$ 574,372,000	$ 578,245,000	$ 2,273,779,000		$ 2,325,869,000		$ 2,358,434,000
Gross margin, excluding royalties and depreciation	249,027,000	249,010,000	247,697,000	252,627,000	261,614,000	253,017,000	251,132,000	257,558,000	998,361,000		1,023,321,000
Operating income (loss)	(43,968,000)	25,200,000	(61,617,000)	13,072,000	7,154,000	(59,504,000)	22,864,000	33,434,000	(67,313,000)		3,948,000		97,218,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(63,634,000)	(2,468,000)	(57,427,000)	8,337,000	(16,395,000)	(25,335,000)	14,505,000	18,320,000	(115,192,000)		(8,905,000)		39,579,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		1,099,000							1,099,000				3,161,000
Net income (loss)	(63,634,000)	(1,369,000)	(57,427,000)	8,337,000	(16,395,000)	(25,335,000)	14,505,000	18,320,000	(114,093,000)		(8,905,000)		42,740,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations per share, basic (in dollars per share)	$ (1.11)	$ (0.04)	$ (1.01)	$ 0.15	$ (0.29)	$ (0.45)	$ 0.26	$ 0.32	$ (2.02)		$ (0.16)		$ 0.71
Income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.02							$ 0.02				$ 0.06
Net (loss) income per share, basic (in dollars per share)	$ (1.11)	$ (0.02)	$ (1.01)	$ 0.15	$ (0.29)	$ (0.45)	$ 0.26	$ 0.32	$ (2.00)	[1]	$ (0.16)	[1]	$ 0.77	[1]
Income (loss) from continuing operations per share, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (1.11)	$ (0.04)	$ (1.01)	$ 0.15	$ (0.29)	$ (0.45)	$ 0.24	$ 0.30	$ (2.02)		$ (0.16)		$ 0.71
Income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.02							$ 0.02				$ 0.05
Net (loss) income per share, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (1.11)	$ (0.02)	$ (1.01)	$ 0.15	$ (0.29)	$ (0.45)	$ 0.24	$ 0.30	$ (2.00)	[1]	$ (0.16)	[1]	$ 0.75	[1]
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.24		$ 0.20		$ 0.16
Impairment
Goodwill impairment						74,100,000			146,110,000		74,100,000		35,277,000									78,400,000	74,100,000	74,100,000	67,700,000	35,300,000
Goodwill impairment expense, net of tax																						72,600,000	50,800,000		55,200,000
Impairment charge															17,200,000				19,400,000
Ownership percentage in equity method investee															46.70%	46.70%	46.70%	30.00%	55.10%	55.10%	49.00%
Purchase price of equity method investment (in Euro)																€ 80,000,000

[1] Total is a recalculation; line items calculated individually may not sum to total due to rounding.