Business Acquisition Consideration Cash Deposited Escrow Account

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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Change of Control Payments

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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Elimination of Intercompany Balances Related to Accrued Interest and Term Loan

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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Fair Value Purchase Option

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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Share-Based Compensation

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Period For Annual Audited Financial Report

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The noncurrent portion of deferred revenue amount as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue is a liability related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized, and is not expected to be recognized in the next twelve months. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 27, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred grants	$ 10,447,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent
Business acquisition, cash transferred	20,115,000	223,531,000
Crescendo Biosciences, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration transferred			258,950,000
Business acquisition, cash transferred			225,100,000
Elimination of intercompany balances related to accrued interest and term loan			25,900,000
Fair value of purchase option granted			8,000,000
Business acquisition, amount deposited into escrow account			20,000,000
Share-based compensation to Crescendo employees			6,929,000
Control bonuses paid to Crescendo employees			5,695,000
Crescendo Biosciences, Inc. \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Period of audit completion			12 months
Crescendo Biosciences, Inc. \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Period of audit completion			15 months
German Clinic [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration transferred				20,100,000
Intangible asset amortization period for income tax purposes	15 years
Deferred grants	$ 10,400,000