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Special Charges (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Restructuring Reserve | Special charges include costs that relate to certain restructuring initiatives that we have undertaken from time to time under our various restructuring plans, as well as acquisition-related costs and other similar charges.
|  | Three Months Ended December 31, |  | Six Months Ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan |  | $ | 1,386 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,192 |  |  | $ | — |
Restructuring Plans prior to OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan |  | (412 | ) |  | 1,821 |  |  | (325 | ) |  | 6,617 |
Acquisition-related costs |  | 2,342 |  |  | 4,434 |  |  | 2,778 |  |  | 5,738 |
Other charges (recoveries) |  | (9,075 | ) |  | 13 |  |  | (8,235 | ) |  | (2,356 | )
Total |  | $ | (5,759 | ) |  | $ | 6,268 |  |  | $ | (1,590 | ) |  | $ | 9,999 |
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Restructuring Reserve | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the six months ended December 31, 2014 is shown below.
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan | Workforce reduction |  | Facility costs |  | Total
Balance as of June 30, 2014 | $ | 5,051 |  |  | $ | 6,028 |  |  | $ | 11,079 |
Accruals and adjustments | 4,781 |  |  | (589 | ) |  | 4,192 |
Cash payments | (4,236 | ) |  | (1,573 | ) |  | (5,809 | )
Foreign exchange | (391 | ) |  | (224 | ) |  | (615 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2014 | $ | 5,205 |  |  | $ | 3,642 |  |  | $ | 8,847 |

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