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Goodwill (Summary Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Jan. 16, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 1,963,557us-gaap_Goodwill
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	(222)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
Ending balance	2,155,243us-gaap_Goodwill
GXS Group, Inc. [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Acquisition of goodwill	(23,475)us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_GXSGroupInc.Member
Informative Graphics Corporation [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Acquisition of goodwill	24,295us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_InformativeGraphicsCorporationMember
Actuate Corporation [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance		190,644us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember
Acquisition of goodwill	190,644us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember
Ending balance		$ 190,644us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = otex_ActuateCorporationMember

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- Definition

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination.

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Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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