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Special Charges (Recoveries) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 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 charges.
|  | Three Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
Fiscal 2017 Restructuring Plan |  | $ | 1,095 |  |  | $ | — |
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan |  | (15 | ) |  | 15,474 |
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan |  | 854 |  |  | (152 | )
Restructuring Plans prior to OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan |  | (16 | ) |  | — |
Acquisition-related costs |  | 6,774 |  |  | 177 |
Other charges |  | 3,762 |  |  | 1,838 |
Total |  | $ | 12,454 |  |  | $ | 17,337 |
Fiscal 2017 Restructuring Plan |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the three months ended September 30, 2016 is shown below.
Fiscal 2017 Restructuring Plan | Workforce reduction |  | Facility costs |  | Total
Balance payable as at June 30, 2016 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Accruals and adjustments | 572 |  |  | 523 |  |  | 1,095 |
Cash payments | (522 | ) |  | (25 | ) |  | (547 | )
Foreign exchange | 7 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 9 |
Balance payable as at September 30, 2016 | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | 500 |  |  | $ | 557 |
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the three months ended September 30, 2016 is shown below.
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan | Workforce reduction |  | Facility costs |  | Total
Balance payable as at June 30, 2016 | $ | 3,145 |  |  | $ | 5,046 |  |  | $ | 8,191 |
Accruals and adjustments | 10 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | (15 | )
Cash payments | (663 | ) |  | (283 | ) |  | (946 | )
Foreign exchange | (185 | ) |  | (33 | ) |  | (218 | )
Balance payable as at September 30, 2016 | $ | 2,307 |  |  | $ | 4,705 |  |  | $ | 7,012 |
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the three months ended September 30, 2016 is shown below.
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan | Workforce reduction |  | Facility costs |  | Total
Balance payable as at June 30, 2016 | $ | 115 |  |  | $ | 606 |  |  | $ | 721 |
Accruals and adjustments | 169 |  |  | 685 |  |  | 854 |
Cash payments | — |  |  | (162 | ) |  | (162 | )
Foreign exchange | (133 | ) |  | 45 |  |  | (88 | )
Balance payable as at September 30, 2016 | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 1,174 |  |  | $ | 1,325 |

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