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Income Taxes (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Interest and Penalties Related to Liabilities for Income Tax Expense | For the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we recognized the following amounts as income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
Interest expense |  | $ | 1,282 |  |  | $ | 1,777 |
Penalties expense (recoveries) |  | (106 | ) |  | (130 | )
Total |  | $ | 1,176 |  |  | $ | 1,647 |
Interest Accrued and Penalties Accrued Related to Income Tax Expense | As of September 30, 2016 and June 30, 2016, the following amounts have been accrued on account of income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
| As of September 30, 2016 |  | As of June 30, 2016
Interest expense accrued * | $ | 35,574 |  |  | $ | 34,476 |
Penalties accrued * | $ | 1,540 |  |  | $ | 1,615 |
* | These balances have been included within "Long-term income taxes payable" within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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