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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Interest and Penalties Related to Liabilities for Income Tax Expense | For the three and six months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized the following amounts as income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
| Three Months Ended December 31, |  | Six Months Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Interest expense | $ | 1,501 |  |  | $ | 1,195 |  |  | $ | 2,783 |  |  | $ | 2,972 |
Penalties expense (recoveries) | (218 | ) |  | (2,596 | ) |  | (324 | ) |  | (2,726 | )
Total | $ | 1,283 |  |  | $ | (1,401 | ) |  | $ | 2,459 |  |  | $ | 246 |
Interest Accrued and Penalties Accrued Related to Income Tax Expense | As of December 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, the following amounts have been accrued on account of income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
| As of December 31, 2016 |  | As of June 30, 2016
Interest expense accrued * | $ | 36,957 |  |  | $ | 34,476 |
Penalties accrued * | $ | 1,234 |  |  | $ | 1,615 |
* | These balances have been included within "Long-term income taxes payable" within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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