Percentage of estimated annualized forfeitures of stock options.

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- Definition

Percentage of share-based compensation expense allocated to cost of sales.

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- Definition

Percentage of share-based compensation expense allocated to selling general and administrative expense.

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- Definition

Performance Share Grant, Period

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Restricted share awards, estimated forfeiture, percentage.

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- Definition

Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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- Definition

The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 123R

-Paragraph A240

-Subparagraph c(1)

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (d)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Share Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of share based compensation expense allocated to cost of sales			20.00%
Percentage of share based compensation expense allocated to selling, general and administrative expense			80.00%
Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average fair values of stock options granted under the stock option Plan	$ 7.84	$ 9.42	$ 8.44	$ 9.33
Percentage of estimated annualized forfeitures of stock option			16.00%
Restricted Share Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation, vesting period years			3 years
Restricted share awards, estimated forfeiture percentage			7.50%
Performance Stock and Performance Stock Unit \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance share grant, period			24 months
Performance Stock and Performance Stock Unit \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance share grant, period			48 months