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Income Taxes (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Interest and Penalties Related to Liabilities for Income Tax Expense | For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, we recognized the following amounts as income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  | Nine Months Ended March 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Interest expense | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 1,673 |  |  | $ | 3,915 |  |  | $ | 4,456 |
Penalties expense (recoveries) | 453 |  |  | 6 |  |  | (90 | ) |  | (318 | )
Total | $ | 471 |  |  | $ | 1,679 |  |  | $ | 3,825 |  |  | $ | 4,138 |
Interest Accrued and Penalties Accrued Related to Income Tax Expense | The following amounts have been accrued on account of income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
| As of March 31, 2018 |  | As of June 30, 2017
Interest expense accrued * | $ | 52,094 |  |  | $ | 47,402 |
Penalties accrued * | $ | 2,325 |  |  | $ | 2,160 |
* These balances have been included within "Long-term income taxes payable" within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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