Fair value input, Probability of Outcome

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Fair value input, Project Years of Payment

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (bbb)

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)

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Fair Value Measurements Unobservable Input (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations, Recurring Basis, Liability Value	$ 5,152	$ 5,934	$ 0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Purchases	$ (782)	$ 5,934
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	18.00%
Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value input, Probability of Outcome	10.00%
Fair value input, Project Years of Payment	. NaN, NaN
Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value input, Probability of Outcome	55.00%
Fair value input, Project Years of Payment	Aug. 31, 2015