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Share Capital, Option Plans And Share-Based Payments (Summary Of Share-Based Compensation Costs) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | 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 |  |  | 1,240,910 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Received from Exercise of Stock Options | $ 3,100,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions | $ 13,500,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions | $ 10,700,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions | $ 17,700,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions |
Share-based compensation expense | 6,562,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation | 4,418,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation | 15,940,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation | 15,707,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit Realized from Exercise of Stock Options | 100,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions | 800,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions | 900,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions | 1,400,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions |
Options exercised (in shares) |  |  | (389,753)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number | 4,625,555 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber |  | 4,625,555 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber |  | 4,273,226 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price | $ 41.72 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice |  | $ 41.72 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice |  | $ 36.35 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  | $ 54.57 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  | $ 27.40 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period |  |  | (498,828)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  | $ 38.86 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term |  |  | 5 years 2 months 19 days |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value | 53,975,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue |  | 53,975,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number | 1,263,959 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber |  | 1,263,959 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price | $ 31.58 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice |  | $ 31.58 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term |  |  | 3 years 9 months 29 days |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value | 26,931,000 us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1 |  | 26,931,000 us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1 |  |
Stock Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | 3,461,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 2,437,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 8,875,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 5,447,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number | 4,625,555 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  | 4,625,555 us-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 | 600,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember | 945,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember | 1,745,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_PerformanceStockUnitsMember | 3,989,000 us-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 | 894,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_DeferredStockUnitsMember | 588,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_DeferredStockUnitsMember | 1,365,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = otex_DeferredStockUnitsMember | 1,062,000 us-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 | 1,287,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_IssuedUnderLongTermIncentivePlanMember | 371,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_IssuedUnderLongTermIncentivePlanMember | 3,391,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_IssuedUnderLongTermIncentivePlanMember | 1,490,000 us-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 | $ 320,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_OtherIssuanceMember | $ 77,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_OtherIssuanceMember | $ 564,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_OtherIssuanceMember | $ 419,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / otex_RestrictedStockUnitTypeAxis = otex_OtherIssuanceMember |

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