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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Interest and Penalties Related to Liabilities for Income Tax Expense | For the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we recognized the following amounts as income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
| Three Months Ended December 31, |  | Six Months Ended December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Interest expense | $ | 1,570 |  |  | $ | 1,811 |  |  | $ | 4,607 |  |  | $ | 3,897 |
Penalties expense (recoveries) | 67 |  |  | (624 | ) |  | 559 |  |  | (543 | )
Total | $ | 1,637 |  |  | $ | 1,187 |  |  | $ | 5,166 |  |  | $ | 3,354 |
The following amounts have been accrued on account of income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
| As of December 31, 2018 |  | As of June 30, 2018
Interest expense accrued * | $ | 58,603 |  |  | $ | 54,058 |
Penalties accrued * | $ | 2,707 |  |  | $ | 2,438 |
* These balances have been included within "Long-term income taxes payable" within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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