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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign | The following is a geographical breakdown of income before the provision for income taxes:
| Year Ended June 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Domestic income (loss) | $ | 269,331 |  |  | $ | 238,405 |  |  | $ | 110,562 |
Foreign income | 171,243 |  |  | 147,721 |  |  | 138,989 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 440,574 |  |  | $ | 386,126 |  |  | $ | 249,551 |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | The provision for (recovery of) income taxes consisted of the following:
| Year Ended June 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Current income taxes (recoveries): |  |  |  |  |
Domestic | $ | 7,862 |  |  | $ | 5,313 |  |  | $ | 12,238 |
Foreign | 99,650 |  |  | 48,777 |  |  | 82,593 |
| 107,512 |  |  | 54,090 |  |  | 94,831 |
Deferred income taxes (recoveries): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic | 52,889 |  |  | 61,678 |  |  | (851,683 | )
Foreign | (5,464 | ) |  | 28,058 |  |  | (19,512 | )
| 47,425 |  |  | 89,736 |  |  | (871,195 | )
Provision for (recovery of) income taxes | $ | 154,937 |  |  | $ | 143,826 |  |  | $ | (776,364 | )
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | A reconciliation of the combined Canadian federal and provincial income tax rate with our effective income tax rate is as follows:
| Year Ended June 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Expected statutory rate | 26.5 | % |  | 26.5 | % |  | 26.5 | %
Expected provision for income taxes | $ | 116,752 |  |  | $ | 102,323 |  |  | $ | 66,131 |
Effect of foreign tax rate differences | (1,344 | ) |  | 2,352 |  |  | 8,647 |
Change in valuation allowance | (5,045 | ) |  | 1,779 |  |  | 520 |
Amortization of deferred charges | — |  |  | 4,242 |  |  | 6,298 |
Effect of permanent differences | (577 | ) |  | 4,332 |  |  | 3,673 |
Effect of changes in unrecognized tax benefits | 31,992 |  |  | 5,543 |  |  | 14,427 |
Effect of withholding taxes | 2,097 |  |  | 7,927 |  |  | 3,845 |
Difference in tax filings from provision | (250 | ) |  | 1,321 |  |  | (7,836 | )
Effect of U.S. tax reform | — |  |  | 19,037 |  |  | — |
Effect of tax credits for research and development | (13,550 | ) |  | (3,875 | ) |  | (2,643 | )
Effect of accrual for undistributed earnings | (13,112 | ) |  | (1,154 | ) |  | 5,613 |
Effect of Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) | 16,030 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other Items | 5,473 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1,075 |
Impact of internal reorganization of subsidiaries | 16,471 |  |  | — |  |  | (876,114 | )
| $ | 154,937 |  |  | $ | 143,826 |  |  | $ | (776,364 | )
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The primary components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows, for the periods indicated below:
| June 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Deferred tax assets |  |  |
Non-capital loss carryforwards | $ | 161,119 |  |  | $ | 129,436 |
Capital loss carryforwards | 155 |  |  | 417 |
Undeducted scientific research and development expenses | 137,253 |  |  | 123,114 |
Depreciation and amortization | 683,777 |  |  | 829,369 |
Restructuring costs and other reserves | 17,845 |  |  | 17,202 |
Deferred revenue | 53,254 |  |  | 62,726 |
Other | 59,584 |  |  | 57,461 |
Total deferred tax asset | $ | 1,112,987 |  |  | $ | 1,219,725 |
Valuation Allowance | $ | (77,328 | ) |  | $ | (80,924 | )
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |
Scientific research and development tax credits | $ | (14,482 | ) |  | $ | (13,342 | )
Other | (72,599 | ) |  | (82,668 | )
Deferred tax liabilities | $ | (87,081 | ) |  | $ | (96,010 | )
Net deferred tax asset | $ | 948,578 |  |  | $ | 1,042,791 |
Comprised of: |  |  |
Long-term assets | 1,004,450 |  |  | 1,122,729 |
Long-term liabilities | (55,872 | ) |  | (79,938 | )
| $ | 948,578 |  |  | $ | 1,042,791 |
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies | The aggregate changes in the balance of our gross unrecognized tax benefits (including interest and penalties) were as follows:
Unrecognized tax benefits as of July 1, 2017 | $ | 174,530 |
Increases on account of current year positions | 6,483 |
Increases on account of prior year positions | 17,794 |
Decreases due to settlements with tax authorities | — |
Decreases due to lapses of statutes of limitations | (20,995 | )
Unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2018 | $ | 177,812 |
Increases on account of current year positions | 25,642 |
Increases on account of prior year positions | 15,024 |
Decreases due to settlements with tax authorities | — |
Decreases due to lapses of statutes of limitations | (9,236 | )
Unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2019 | $ | 209,242 |
Interest and Penalties Related to Liabilities for Income Tax Expense | We recognize interest expense and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. For the year ended June 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, we recognized the following amounts as income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
| Year Ended June 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Interest expense | $ | 10,512 |  |  | $ | 6,233 |  |  | $ | 13,028 |
Penalties expense (recoveries) | 945 |  |  | (191 | ) |  | 438 |
Total | $ | 11,457 |  |  | $ | 6,042 |  |  | $ | 13,466 |
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 June 30, 2019 |  | As of June 30, 2018
Interest expense accrued * | $ | 64,530 |  |  | $ | 54,058 |
Penalties accrued * | $ | 2,525 |  |  | $ | 2,438 |
* These balances have been included within "Long-term income taxes payable" within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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