Basis of Presentation Reclassifications (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) to cost of revenue - Cloud services and subscriptions	$ 61,298	$ 60,776	$ 179,132	$ 178,886
Decrease to cost of revenue - Customer support	22,427	24,084	64,624	70,878
Decrease to cost of revenue - Professional services and other	37,599	42,396	114,038	129,999
Decrease to operating expense - General and administrative	37,731	45,552	107,067	120,962
Increase to operating expense - Sales and marketing	84,600	97,146	248,420	269,167
Decrease to License	64,397	63,561	197,584	197,137
Decrease to Customer support	183,636	184,204	553,440	547,576
Decrease to Professional services and other	45,005	52,299	145,007	168,154
Increase to Cloud services and subscriptions	147,505	147,513	444,394	456,342
Decrease to cost of revenue - License	$ 2,480	2,980	$ 7,190	9,388
Reclassification Related to Change in Method of Allocating Operating Expenses
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) to cost of revenue - Cloud services and subscriptions		(1,174)		(1,878)
Decrease to cost of revenue - Customer support		(8)		(374)
Decrease to cost of revenue - Professional services and other		(7)		(654)
Decrease to operating expense - General and administrative		(170)		(365)
Increase to operating expense - Sales and marketing		1,359		3,271
Reclassification Related to Revenue Alignment
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) to cost of revenue - Cloud services and subscriptions		1,961		5,805
Decrease to cost of revenue - Professional services and other		(1,927)		(5,679)
Decrease to License		(397)		(1,260)
Decrease to Customer support		(131)		(131)
Decrease to Professional services and other		(3,163)		(9,854)
Increase to Cloud services and subscriptions		3,691		11,245
Decrease to cost of revenue - License		$ (34)		$ (126)

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