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Description Of Business	12 Months Ended
Description Of Business	Jun. 30, 2012
Description Of Business [Abstract]
Description Of Business	DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS PAREXEL is a leading biopharmaceutical services company, providing a broad range of expertise in clinical research, medical communications services, consulting and informatics, and advanced technology products and services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. Our primary objective is to provide solutions for managing the biopharmaceutical product lifecycle with the goal of reducing the time, risk, and cost associated with the development and commercialization of new therapies. Since our incorporation in 1983, we have developed significant expertise in processes and technologies supporting this strategy. Our product and service offerings include: clinical trials management, data management, biostatistical analysis, medical communications, commercialization, clinical pharmacology, patient recruitment, regulatory and product development consulting, health policy and reimbursement, performance improvement, medical imaging services, ClinPhone^® randomization and trial supply management (“ClinPhone RTSM”), IMPACT^® clinical trials management systems (“CTMS”) and DataLabs^® electronic data capture (“EDC”), web-based portals, systems integration, patient diary applications, and other drug development consulting services.