Gross amount of long-lived physical assets disposed during the reporting period.

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- Definition

Lease Term, Option to Renew

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- Definition

Sale Leaseback Transaction, Lease Term

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The number of lease term renewal option related to the sale-leaseback transaction.

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- Definition

The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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Amount of increase (decrease) of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

The amount of the gain recorded in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller to be recognized in future periods.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 40
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The portion of the gain that will be recorded as income or a reduction in rent expense in future periods less amounts recognized in the current period.

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Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 20, 2007 USD ($) OptionPlan	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Increase in property and equipment		$ 23,306
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment		12,589	$ 6,900	$ 6,332
Lease term	10 years
Number of five year term option to renew \| OptionPlan	2
Lease term, option to renew	5 years
Deferred gain on sale-leaseback transaction	$ 11,569
Unamortized deferred gain			929
Computer equipment and software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Retirement of asset		$ 14,310	$ 32