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Share Capital, Option Plans And Share-Based Payments (Summary Of Share-Based Compensation Costs) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures			600,910us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Received from Exercise of Stock Options	$ 1,300,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	$ 3,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	$ 7,600,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	$ 4,200,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions
Share-based compensation expense	4,929,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	6,677,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	9,378,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	11,289,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit Realized from Exercise of Stock Options	300,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	500,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	800,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	600,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions
Options exercised (in shares)			(291,278)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number	4,178,091us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber		4,178,091us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber		4,273,226us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 39.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice		$ 39.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice		$ 36.35us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price			$ 55.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price			$ 26.24us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period			(404,767)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price			$ 38.44us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term			5 years 1 month 17 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value	78,254,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue		78,254,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	852,684us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber		852,684us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 25.02us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice		$ 25.02us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term			3 years 2 months 16 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value	28,342,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1		28,342,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	2,845,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember	1,653,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember	5,414,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember	3,010,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number	4,178,091us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember		4,178,091us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	554,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember	876,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember	1,145,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember	3,044,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember
Deferred Stock Units (Directors) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_DeferredStockUnitsMember	207,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_DeferredStockUnitsMember	471,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_DeferredStockUnitsMember	474,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_DeferredStockUnitsMember
Issued under Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	1,361,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_IssuedUnderLongTermIncentivePlanMember	515,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_IssuedUnderLongTermIncentivePlanMember	2,104,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_IssuedUnderLongTermIncentivePlanMember	1,119,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_IssuedUnderLongTermIncentivePlanMember
Other Issuance [Member] | Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 169,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_OtherIssuanceMember	$ 126,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_OtherIssuanceMember	$ 244,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_OtherIssuanceMember	$ 342,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_OtherIssuanceMember

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Amount of difference between fair value of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise price of vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable or convertible, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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