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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2018 | Dec. 22, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018
Valuation Allowance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory income tax rate | 21.00% | 35.00% | 21.00% |  |  |  |
Blended tax rate |  |  |  |  |  | 28.10% |
Income tax expense |  |  | $ 2,656 | $ (5,072) | [1] | $ 45,106 | [1]
Loss before income tax |  |  | (65,016) | (319,443) | [1] | 94,558 | [1]
Foreign tax credits generated-United States |  |  | 72 | (944) |  | $ (55,778) |
Capital gains related to disposal of FIHRST and sale of DNI reduced by utilizing capital loss carryforwards |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets |  |  | $ 478 | $ 338 |  |  |
Effective tax rate |  |  | (4.09%) | 1.59% |  | 47.70% |
Changes in enacted tax rate |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 309 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | $ 106,433 | 125,887 |  |  |
Additional [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation Allowance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign tax credits generated-United States |  |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation Allowance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transition tax liability after generated foreign tax credits |  |  |  | 56,900 |  | 55,800 |
Additional valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  | 600 |
Changes in enacted tax rate |  |  |  |  |  | 300 |
South Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation Allowance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory income tax rate |  |  | 28.00% |  |  |  |
Loss before income tax |  |  | $ (26,230) | $ (273,265) |  | 131,366 |
Valuation Allowance Foreign Tax Credits [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation Allowance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign tax credits generated-United States |  |  |  |  |  | $ 65,300 |
Cell C [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation Allowance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of investment |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
CPS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation Allowance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of investment |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
[1] | Refer to Note 1

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