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Special Charges (Recoveries) (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve | Special charges include costs that relate to certain restructuring initiatives that we have undertaken from time to time under our various restructuring plans, as well as acquisition-related costs and other miscellaneous charges.
| Three Months Ended December 31, |  | Six Months Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan | $ | 5,555 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21,029 |  |  | $ | — |
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan | (1,882 | ) |  | 1,386 |  |  | (2,034 | ) |  | 4,192 |
Restructuring Plans prior to OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan | 4 |  |  | (412 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | (325 | )
Acquisition-related costs | 983 |  |  | 2,342 |  |  | 1,160 |  |  | 2,778 |
Other charges (recoveries) | 4,428 |  |  | (9,075 | ) |  | 6,266 |  |  | (8,235 | )
Total | $ | 9,088 |  |  | $ | (5,759 | ) |  | $ | 26,425 |  |  | $ | (1,590 | )
OpenText/Actuate Restructuring Plan |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the six months ended December 31, 2015 is shown below.
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan | Workforce reduction |  | Facility costs |  | Total
Balance as of June 30, 2015 | $ | 3,842 |  |  | $ | 2,126 |  |  | $ | 5,968 |
Accruals and adjustments | 16,758 |  |  | 4,271 |  |  | 21,029 |
Cash payments | (12,645 | ) |  | (976 | ) |  | (13,621 | )
Foreign exchange | (697 | ) |  | 659 |  |  | (38 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | 7,258 |  |  | $ | 6,080 |  |  | $ | 13,338 |
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the six months ended December 31, 2015 are shown below.
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan | Workforce reduction |  | Facility costs |  | Total
Balance as of June 30, 2015 | $ | 2,846 |  |  | $ | 4,436 |  |  | $ | 7,282 |
Accruals and adjustments | (528 | ) |  | (1,505 | ) |  | (2,033 | )
Cash payments | (393 | ) |  | (1,358 | ) |  | (1,751 | )
Foreign exchange | (76 | ) |  | (486 | ) |  | (562 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | 1,849 |  |  | $ | 1,087 |  |  | $ | 2,936 |

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