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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Interest and Penalties Related to Liabilities for Income Tax Expense | For the three and six months ended December 31, 2015, and 2014, we recognized the following amounts as income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
| Three Months Ended December 31, |  | Six Months Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Interest expense | $ | 1,195 |  |  | $ | 1,507 |  |  | $ | 2,972 |  |  | $ | 3,511 |
Penalties expense (recoveries) | (2,596 | ) |  | (343 | ) |  | (2,726 | ) |  | (295 | )
Total | $ | (1,401 | ) |  | $ | 1,164 |  |  | $ | 246 |  |  | $ | 3,216 |
Interest Accrued and Penalties Accrued Related to Income Tax Expense | As of December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, the following amounts have been accrued on account of income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
| As of December 31, 2015 |  | As of June 30, 2015
Interest expense accrued * | $ | 30,753 |  |  | $ | 28,827 |
Penalties accrued * | $ | 1,756 |  |  | $ | 5,040 |
* | These balances have been included within "Long-term income taxes payable" within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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