Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are comprised of the following:



	As of December 31, 2012		As of June 30, 2012
Accounts payable—trade	$	3,477	$	7,574
Accrued salaries and commissions	42,782		50,821
Accrued liabilities*	123,953		65,557
Amounts payable in respect of restructuring and other Special charges (note 16)	7,303		7,068
Asset retirement obligations	464		714
Total	$	177,979	$	131,734

Long-term accrued liabilities



	As of December 31, 2012		As of June 30, 2012
Amounts payable in respect of restructuring and other Special charges (note 16)	$	2,924	$	1,803
Other accrued liabilities	11,264		8,819
Asset retirement obligations	4,956		3,625
Total	$	19,144	$	14,247

* The increase in accrued liabilities was primarily due to the acquisition of legacy EasyLink obligations.

Asset retirement obligations

We are required to return certain of our leased facilities to their original state at the conclusion of our lease. We have accounted for such obligations in accordance with ASC Topic 410 “Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations” (ASC Topic 410). As of December 31, 2012, the present value of this obligation was $5.4 million (June 30, 2012—$4.3 million), with an undiscounted value of $5.8 million (June 30, 2012—$4.8 million).