FINANCING RECEIVABLES - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Number of days past due, to consider loans as nonperforming	120 days
Nonperforming loan
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Impaired Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 19.1	$ 17.6
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	18.8	15.9
Accounts Receivable
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Net Institutional Student Loans, classified as Accounts Receivable	25.9	23.1
Other Assets
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Net Institutional Student Loans, classified as Other Assets	$ 25.8	$ 24.2
Becker
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Term of loan, in months	18 months

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