Corporate Investments and Funds Held For Clients - Classification (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022
Corporate Investments and Funds Held for Clients
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 233,692	$ 96,465	$ 233,692	$ 96,465	$ 139,756
Funds held for clients	3,202,415		3,202,415		3,987,776
Total investments	3,436,107		3,436,107		4,127,532
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	(2,250)		(2,250)		(3,138)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	316,915		316,915		285,651
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	(1,878)		(1,878)		0
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	48,849		48,849		0
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	(4,128)		(4,128)		(3,138)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	365,764		365,764		285,651
Credit impairment losses	0	0	0	0
Realized gains or losses	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Commercial paper
Corporate Investments and Funds Held for Clients
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	(73)		(73)		(126)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	93,799		93,799		53,756
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	0		0		0
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	0		0		0
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	(73)		(73)		(126)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	93,799		93,799		53,756
Corporate bonds
Corporate Investments and Funds Held for Clients
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	(313)		(313)		(1,715)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	23,406		23,406		57,853
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	(1,186)		(1,186)		0
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	34,341		34,341		0
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	(1,499)		(1,499)		(1,715)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	57,747		57,747		57,853
Asset-backed securities
Corporate Investments and Funds Held for Clients
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	(161)		(161)		(141)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	26,279		26,279		7,354
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	(109)		(109)		0
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	2,464		2,464		0
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	(270)		(270)		(141)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	28,743		28,743		7,354
Certificates of deposit
Corporate Investments and Funds Held for Clients
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	(37)		(37)		(43)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	57,363		57,363		27,086
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	0		0		0
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	0		0		0
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	(37)		(37)		(43)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	57,363		57,363		27,086
U.S. treasury securities
Corporate Investments and Funds Held for Clients
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	(1,597)		(1,597)		(591)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	112,216		112,216		129,943
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	(56)		(56)		0
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	3,957		3,957		0
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	(1,653)		(1,653)		(591)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	116,173		116,173		129,943
U.S government agency securities
Corporate Investments and Funds Held for Clients
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	(28)		(28)		(451)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	973		973		7,549
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	(468)		(468)		0
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	6,531		6,531		0
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	(496)		(496)		(451)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	7,504		7,504		7,549
Other
Corporate Investments and Funds Held for Clients
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	(41)		(41)		(71)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for less than 12 months	2,879		2,879		2,110
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	(59)		(59)		0
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for greater than 12 months	1,556		1,556		0
Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	(100)		(100)		(71)
Fair value of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions	$ 4,435		$ 4,435		$ 2,110

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