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	Jun. 09, 2020 USD ($) $ / €	May 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / €	Jun. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / €	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / €	Jun. 30, 2021 EUR (€)	May 07, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 EUR (€) $ / €	Jun. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Jun. 25, 2019 EUR (€)
Long-term debt
Realized foreign exchange gain on issuance on 2024 Euro Notes							$ 2,547		$ 2,547
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized On 2024 Euro Notes						$ (5,280)	$ (3,420)	$ 13,590	(512)
Net proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured 2024 Euro Notes					$ 152,100
2021 Notes
Long-term debt
Redemption and extinguishment of Notes									$ (189,225)
Senior unsecured 2024 Notes
Long-term debt
Face amount						$ 415,800		$ 415,800		€ 350.0			€ 215.0	€ 135.0	€ 135.0
Interest rate (as a percent)			4.375%			4.375%	4.375%	4.375%	4.375%	4.375%			4.375%
Discount rate (as a percent)			99.50%	99.50%
Original amount issued at a discount			$ 240,000				$ 240,000		$ 240,000				€ 213.9
Foreign currency exchange rate at Euro to USD \| $ / €	1.133		1.112				1.112		1.112				1.112
Realized foreign exchange gain on issuance on 2024 Euro Notes	$ 2,500
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized On 2024 Euro Notes						$ 5,300	$ 3,400	$ 13,600	$ 500
Net proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured 2024 Euro Notes			$ 240,300	€ 215.0					240,285
Debt costs								2,137
Senior unsecured 2024 Notes \| Level 2
Long-term debt
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Senior unsecured 2021 notes
Long-term debt
Face amount			$ 189,200				$ 189,200		$ 189,200
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.625%				5.625%		5.625%				5.625%
Senior secured 2026 Notes
Long-term debt
Face amount						$ 500,000		$ 500,000			$ 500,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						3.50%		3.50%		3.50%
Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt								$ 496,933
Discount on issuance of debt								1,800
Debt costs								$ 1,317
Redemption price percentage of principal amount redeemed								100.00%
Senior secured 2026 Notes \| Level 2
Long-term debt
Senior notes, fair value						$ 510,000		$ 510,000
Senior secured notes due 2022
Long-term debt
Face amount						$ 284,100		284,100				$ 115,900
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.375%
Senior secured debt outstanding		$ 284,100
Redemption of debt		$ 45,000
Interest amount deposited with trustee								$ 11,500