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Share Capital, Option Plans And Share-Based Payments Share Capital, Option Plans And Share-Based Payments (Schedule of Long Term Incentive Plan Expense) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unvested stock awards compensation cost, weighted average recognition period |  |  | 3 years |
Long Term Incentive Plan |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected share-based compensation expense |  |  | $ 38,339,000 otex_ShareBasedCompensationExpectedExpense / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_LongTermIncentivePlanMember |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 1,915,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_LongTermIncentivePlanMember | 4,691,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_LongTermIncentivePlanMember | 3,249,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_LongTermIncentivePlanMember | 7,463,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_LongTermIncentivePlanMember
Compensation cost recognized to date | 22,600,000 otex_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_LongTermIncentivePlanMember |  | 22,600,000 otex_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_LongTermIncentivePlanMember |
Compensation cost not yet recognized | 15,700,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_LongTermIncentivePlanMember |  | 15,700,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_LongTermIncentivePlanMember |
Unvested stock awards compensation cost, weighted average recognition period |  |  | 2 years 1 month 6 days |
Employee Share Purchase Plan [Member] |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash received from employee stock purchase plan | 700,000 otex_CashReceivedFromEmployeeStockPurchasePlan / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember | 600,000 otex_CashReceivedFromEmployeeStockPurchasePlan / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember | 1,500,000 otex_CashReceivedFromEmployeeStockPurchasePlan / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember | 1,300,000 otex_CashReceivedFromEmployeeStockPurchasePlan / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2013 LTIP |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected share-based compensation expense |  |  | 6,489,000 otex_ShareBasedCompensationExpectedExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2013Member |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 0 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2013Member | 0 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2013Member | 0 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2013Member | 215,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2013Member
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2014 LTIP |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected share-based compensation expense |  |  | 7,838,000 otex_ShareBasedCompensationExpectedExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2014Member |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 0 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2014Member | 591,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2014Member | 420,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2014Member | 1,961,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2014Member
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2015 LTIP |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected share-based compensation expense |  |  | 2,289,000 otex_ShareBasedCompensationExpectedExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2015Member |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 168,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2015Member | 169,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2015Member | 167,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2015Member | 752,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2015Member
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2016 LTIP |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected share-based compensation expense |  |  | 1,487,000 otex_ShareBasedCompensationExpectedExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 83,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member | 116,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member | 168,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member | 116,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2017 LTIP |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected share-based compensation expense |  |  | 3,816,000 otex_ShareBasedCompensationExpectedExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2017Member |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 303,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2017Member | 0 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2017Member | 390,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2017Member | 0 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2017Member
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2015 LTIP |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected share-based compensation expense |  |  | 3,772,000 otex_ShareBasedCompensationExpectedExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2015Member |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 320,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2015Member | 245,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2015Member | 531,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2015Member | 849,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2015Member
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2016 LTIP |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected share-based compensation expense |  |  | 4,056,000 otex_ShareBasedCompensationExpectedExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 327,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member | 270,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member | 656,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member | 270,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Fiscal 2017 LTIP |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected share-based compensation expense |  |  | 8,592,000 otex_ShareBasedCompensationExpectedExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2017Member |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 714,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2017Member | 0 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2017Member | 917,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2017Member | 0 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2017Member
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs fully vested) [Member] | Fiscal 2016 LTIP |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected share-based compensation expense |  |  | 0 otex_ShareBasedCompensationExpectedExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUsfullyvestedMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | $ 0 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUsfullyvestedMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member | $ 3,300,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUsfullyvestedMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member | $ 0 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUsfullyvestedMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member | $ 3,300,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUsfullyvestedMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = otex_OpenTextCorporationLongTermIncentivePlanFiscal2016Member

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