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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Jan. 16, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Jan. 02, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related costs | $ 1,506,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts |  | $ 3,491,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts |  | $ 4,284,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts |  | $ 9,229,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill (note 5) | 2,155,243,000 us-gaap_Goodwill |  |  |  | 2,155,243,000 us-gaap_Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 2,155,243,000 us-gaap_Goodwill |  |  | 1,963,557,000 us-gaap_Goodwill
Actuate Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Acquired from Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,463,000 us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue | 450,432,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  | 466,840,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  | 1,424,824,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  | 1,219,504,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,534,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,307,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Cash consideration paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 322,417,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  |  |  | 291,768,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  | 0 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Acquired receivables, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,400,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquiredReceivablesFairValue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Acquired receivables, gross contractual amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,600,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquiredReceivablesGrossContractualAmount / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Acquired receivables, estimated uncollectible |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquiredReceivablesEstimatedUncollectible / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related costs | 1,164,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  | 3,252,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 331,956,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Non-current tangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,273,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Liabilities and non-controlling interest assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (77,868,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Total identifiable net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 141,312,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Goodwill (note 5) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 190,644,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 331,956,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,555,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember | [1] |  |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) | 14,862,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember | [2],[3] | 37,946,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember | [2],[3] | 141,285,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember | [2],[3] | 115,528,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember | [2],[3] |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Equity Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,539,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains | 3,100,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  | 3,100,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Informative Graphics Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,500,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_InformativeGraphicsCorporationMember |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  |  |  | 35,180,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_InformativeGraphicsCorporationMember |  | 0 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_InformativeGraphicsCorporationMember |  |  |  |  | 39,100,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_InformativeGraphicsCorporationMember |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Range of Outcomes, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Value, High |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,900,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInTheRangeOfOutcomesContingentConsiderationLiabilityValueHigh / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_InformativeGraphicsCorporationMember |
Acquisition-related costs | 300,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_InformativeGraphicsCorporationMember |  |  |  | 300,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_InformativeGraphicsCorporationMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,400,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_InformativeGraphicsCorporationMember |
Customer Assets [Member] | Actuate Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,600,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = otex_CustomerAssetsMember |  |  |  |
Technology Assets [Member] | Actuate Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = otex_TechnologyAssetsMember |  |  |  |
Special Charges [Member] | Actuate Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_NonrecurringAdjustmentAxis = otex_SpecialChargesMember |  |  |
Amortization Intangible Assets [Member] | Actuate Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,800,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_NonrecurringAdjustmentAxis = otex_AmortizationIntangibleAssetsMember |  |  |
Acquisition-related Costs [Member] | Actuate Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) | 10,600,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_NonrecurringAdjustmentAxis = us-gaap_AcquisitionRelatedCostsMember |  |  |  | 10,600,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_NonrecurringAdjustmentAxis = us-gaap_AcquisitionRelatedCostsMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Change in Control Payments [Member] | Actuate Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) | 3,400,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_NonrecurringAdjustmentAxis = otex_EmployeeChangeinControlPaymentsMember |  |  |  | 3,400,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_NonrecurringAdjustmentAxis = otex_EmployeeChangeinControlPaymentsMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Post-Business Combination Compensation Obligations [Member] | Actuate Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) | 3,900,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_NonrecurringAdjustmentAxis = otex_PostBusinessCombinationCompensationObligationsMember |  |  |  | 3,900,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_NonrecurringAdjustmentAxis = otex_PostBusinessCombinationCompensationObligationsMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition Closing Costs [Member] | Actuate Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) | 3,300,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_NonrecurringAdjustmentAxis = otex_AcquisitionClosingCostsMember |  |  |  | 2,200,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_NonrecurringAdjustmentAxis = otex_AcquisitionClosingCostsMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued Consideration Unpaid [Member] | Actuate Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,200,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = otex_AccruedConsiderationUnpaidMember |  |  |  |
[1] | Net loss includes one-time fees of approximately $4.0 million on account of special charges, and $5.8 million of amortization charges relating to intangible assets.
[2] | (2) Included in pro forma net income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 are estimated amortization charges relating to the allocated values of intangible assets.
[3] | (1) Included in pro forma net income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are approximately $10.6 million of one-time expenses incurred by Actuate on account of the acquisition. These one-time expenses include i) approximately $3.4 million in employee change in control payments, ii) approximately $3.9 million of post-business combination compensation obligations associated with the acquisition, and iii) approximately $3.3 million of transaction fees triggered by the closing of the acquisition. In addition to the one-time expenses discussed above, included in pro forma net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 is another $2.2 million of transaction fees triggered by the closing of the acquisition.

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