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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Performance share grant period.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award estimated forfeiture rate.

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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)

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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 Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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-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, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
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%
Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance share grant, period			24 months
Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance share grant, period			48 months
Stock Options and Cash-Based Stock Appreciation Rights
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average fair values of stock options granted under the stock option Plan	$ 6.17	$ 6.63	$ 5.75	$ 8.57
Share based compensation, estimated forfeiture percentage			17.00%
Restricted Share Awards and Cash-Based Restricted Share Unit Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation, estimated forfeiture percentage			10.00%
Share based compensation, vesting period years			3 years