Short-term and Long-term Obligations - Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 145,837	$ 93,589
Less: debt issuance costs	(326)	0
Total debt, net of debt issuance costs	145,511	93,589
Current portion, net of debt issuance costs	(113,260)	(53,589)
Long-term portion, net of debt issuance costs	32,251	40,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	83,499	72,299
Line of Credit \| Bank of America \| Bank of America 2016 Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	63,199
Line of Credit \| Bank of America \| Bank of America 2015 Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt		62,199
Line of Credit \| CTBC Bank \| CTBC 2016 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	20,300	10,100
Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	62,338	21,290
Term Loan \| Bank of America \| Bank of America 2016 Credit Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	42,500
Term Loan \| Bank of America \| Bank of America 2015 Credit Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt		933
Term Loan \| CTBC Bank \| CTBC 2016 Facility \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 19,838	$ 20,357

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