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Income Taxes (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Interest and Penalties Related to Liabilities for Income Tax Expense | For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we recognized the following amounts as income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  | Nine Months Ended March 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Interest expense | $ | 1,673 |  |  | $ | 949 |  |  | $ | 4,456 |  |  | $ | 3,921 |
Penalties expense (recoveries) | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |  | (318 | ) |  | (2,719 | )
Total | $ | 1,679 |  |  | $ | 956 |  |  | $ | 4,138 |  |  | $ | 1,202 |
Interest Accrued and Penalties Accrued Related to Income Tax Expense | As of March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016, the following amounts have been accrued on account of income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
| As of March 31, 2017 |  | As of June 30, 2016
Interest expense accrued * | $ | 38,674 |  |  | $ | 34,476 |
Penalties accrued * | $ | 1,271 |  |  | $ | 1,615 |
* | These balances have been included within "Long-term income taxes payable" within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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