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Common Stock (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 24, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 11, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($) item $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2019 item $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2018 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2016 USD ($)
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Number of votes per common share \| item				1
Stock repurchase program, shares \| shares							3,137,609
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount							$ 31,600
Number of ordinary "A" shares in DNI sold \| shares			5,000,000
Common stock, par value \| $ / shares				$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, price per share \| $ / shares			$ 9.00
Number of investors \| item			2
Gross proceeds from transaction			$ 45,000			$ 45,000
10b5 Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount								$ 100,000
Expiration date				Aug. 31, 2016
Common Stock [Member] \| Stock Repurchase Agreement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock repurchased, shares \| shares				0	0
Subscription Agreement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of ordinary "A" shares in DNI sold \| shares		9,980,000
Common stock, par value \| $ / shares		$ 0.001
Common stock, price per share \| $ / shares		$ 10.79
Gross proceeds from transaction		$ 107,700
Separation Agreement [Member] \| Common Stock [Member] \| Stock Repurchase Agreement [Member] \| Former CEO S.C.P. Belamant [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock repurchased, shares \| shares	1,269,751
Common stock repurchase per share \| $ / shares	$ 10.80
Cost of common stock repurchased	$ 13,700
Board Rights [Member] \| Policy Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of common stock ownership for the right to nominate one director		5.00%
Percentage of common stock ownership for the right to appoint an observer		2.50%
Preemptive Rights [Member] \| Policy Agreement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership for the right to purchase pro-rata shares		5.00%
Executed Under Share Repurchase Authorizations [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount									$ 100,000
Put Option [Member] \| Policy Agreement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership to adopt a shareholder rights plan		20.00%
Number of trading days preceding the triggering event				60 days