BASIS OF PRESENTATION OF UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011 North American Salons	Jun. 30, 2011 North American Salons	Dec. 31, 2011 Hair Restoration Centers	Dec. 31, 2011 Hair Restoration Centers	Jun. 30, 2011 Hair Restoration Centers	Jun. 30, 2011 Regis	Dec. 31, 2011 Regis	Jun. 30, 2011 MasterCuts	Dec. 31, 2011 MasterCuts	Jun. 30, 2011 SmartStyle	Dec. 31, 2011 SmartStyle	Jun. 30, 2011 Supercuts	Dec. 31, 2011 Supercuts	Mar. 31, 2011 Promenade	Dec. 31, 2011 Promenade	Jun. 30, 2011 Promenade
Goodwill
Goodwill impairment	$ 78,426,000	$ 78,426,000				$ 78,426,000	$ 78,426,000										$ 74,100,000
Tax benefit from goodwill impairment loss	5,900,000	5,900,000				5,900,000	5,900,000
Excess of goodwill fair value over carrying value for reporting units reasonably likely to become impaired (as a percent)									18.00%
Minimum excess of fair value over carrying value for reporting units not impaired or likely to be impaired (as a percent)											20.00%		20.00%		20.00%
Goodwill	$ 604,097,000	$ 604,097,000	$ 680,512,000	$ 529,730,000	$ 527,716,000	$ 74,367,000	$ 74,367,000	$ 152,796,000	$ 103,761,000	$ 103,581,000	$ 4,652,000	$ 4,652,000	$ 48,916,000	$ 48,529,000	$ 129,477,000	$ 129,540,000		$ 243,428,000	$ 240,910,000