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Special Charges (Recoveries) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
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 March 31, |  | Nine Months Ended March 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan | 751 |  |  | 2,071 |  |  | 21,780 |  |  | 2,071 |
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan | 28 |  |  | 455 |  |  | (2,006 | ) |  | 4,647 |
Restructuring Plans prior to OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan | — |  |  | (1,275 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | (1,600 | )
Acquisition-related costs | 855 |  |  | 1,506 |  |  | 2,015 |  |  | 4,284 |
Other charges (recoveries) | (3,305 | ) |  | 2,865 |  |  | 2,961 |  |  | (5,370 | )
Total | $ | (1,671 | ) |  | $ | 5,622 |  |  | $ | 24,754 |  |  | $ | 4,032 |
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 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 | 16,971 |  |  | 4,809 |  |  | 21,780 |
Cash payments | (15,129 | ) |  | (1,829 | ) |  | (16,958 | )
Foreign exchange | (666 | ) |  | 368 |  |  | (298 | )
Balance as of March 31, 2016 | $ | 5,018 |  |  | $ | 5,474 |  |  | $ | 10,492 |
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 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 | (458 | ) |  | (1,547 | ) |  | (2,005 | )
Cash payments | (494 | ) |  | (1,541 | ) |  | (2,035 | )
Foreign exchange | (208 | ) |  | (566 | ) |  | (774 | )
Balance as of March 31, 2016 | $ | 1,686 |  |  | $ | 782 |  |  | $ | 2,468 |

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