Inventory - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Schedule of Inventory [Line Items]
Increase in Inventory	$ 2,739,000	$ (859,000)
Production Cycle Term	Longer than one year
Product
Schedule of Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory relating to contracts having production cycles longer than one year	$ 0

Schedule of Inventory [Line Items]

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- Definition

The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the aggregate value of all inventory held by the reporting entity, associated with underlying transactions that are classified as operating activities.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (a)

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- Definition

Amount before valuation and LIFO reserves, and progress payments, of inventory associated with long-term contracts, expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a),(d))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

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-Subparagraph a, d

-Article 5

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- Definition

Entity's operating cycle if it is other than 12 months.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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