v3.19.2

Contractual Commitments, Contingencies, and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Expenses Related to Data Center Agreements | The following table summarizes the respective total annual expenses related to these agreements:
|  | Years ended June 30,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (in millions)
IT Services Agreement |  | $ | 100.0 |  |  | $ | 101.2 |  |  | $ | 99.3 |
EU IT Services Agreement |  | 6.1 |  |  | 6.3 |  |  | 5.5 |
Total expenses |  | $ | 106.1 |  |  | $ | 107.5 |  |  | $ | 104.8 |
Capitalized Contract Costs | The following table summarizes the capitalized costs related to these agreements as of June 30, 2019:
|  | IT Services Agreement |  | EU IT Services Agreement |  | Total
|  | (in millions)
Capitalized costs, beginning balance |  | $ | 62.3 |  |  | $ | 5.2 |  |  | $ | 67.5 |
Capitalized costs incurred |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Impact of foreign currency exchange |  | — |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.2 | )
Total capitalized costs, ending balance |  | 62.3 |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | 67.3 |
Total accumulated amortization |  | (35.8 | ) |  | (2.5 | ) |  | (38.3 | )
Net Deferred IBM Costs |  | $ | 26.5 |  |  | $ | 2.5 |  |  | $ | 29.0 |
Summary of Total Amortization Expense of Capitalized Costs Related to Data Center Agreements | The following table summarizes the respective total annual amortization expense of capitalized costs related to these agreements:
|  | Years ended June 30,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (in millions)
IT Services Agreement |  | $ | 5.3 |  |  | $ | 5.3 |  |  | $ | 4.6 |
EU IT Services Agreement |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.4 |
Total expenses |  | $ | 5.8 |  |  | $ | 5.8 |  |  | $ | 5.0 |
Summary of Lease Expenses Related to IT Services Agreement, the EU IT Services Agreement, and related software maintenance agreements, various facilities and equipment leases, software license agreements, and software/hardware maintenance agreements | The following table summarizes the total expenses related to these agreements:
|  | Years ended June 30,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (in millions)
Data center expenses |  | $ | 106.1 |  |  | $ | 107.5 |  |  | $ | 104.8 |
Facilities and equipment leases |  | 49.0 |  |  | 50.4 |  |  | 50.3 |
Software license agreements |  | 37.3 |  |  | 33.7 |  |  | 32.0 |
Software/hardware maintenance agreements |  | 65.0 |  |  | 63.5 |  |  | 63.2 |
Total expenses |  | $ | 257.4 |  |  | $ | 255.0 |  |  | $ | 250.3 |
Schedule of Minimum Commitments Related to Technology Service Agreement | The minimum commitments under these obligations at June 30, 2019 are as follows, which includes the aforementioned IT Services Agreement and EU IT Services Agreement:
Years Ending June 30, |  | (in millions)
2020 |  | $ | 117.6 |
2021 |  | 111.1 |
2022 |  | 102.5 |
2023 |  | 96.4 |
2024 |  | 91.4 |
Thereafter |  | 204.4 |
Total |  | $ | 723.5 |

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