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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
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Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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The Company and Significant Accounting Policies - Joint Venture (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jul. 01, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	$ 32,739		$ 32,739		$ 34,376	$ 35,371
Operating lease liability	34,087		34,087
Government Grants, Reduction Recorded To Interest Expense	$ 700	$ 100	$ 4,100	$ 100
Parent Company \| Facility in Liangjiang New Area of Chongqing (the 'Joint Venture')
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions	51.00%
Chongqing Funds \| Facility in Liangjiang New Area of Chongqing (the 'Joint Venture')
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions	49.00%
ASU 2016-02
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net							$ 21,000
Operating lease liability							$ 21,000