Balance Sheet Components - Other long term assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Prepayments for property and equipment	$ 3,747	$ 4,846
Investment in a privately held company	100	700
Lease financing costs, noncurrent	0	1,758
Custom deposit, noncurrent	886	980
Other long-term deposits	839	889
Office lease deposit, noncurrent	1,039	1,031
Other	170	413
Other long-term assets	$ 6,781	$ 10,617

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Lease Financing Costs, Noncurrent

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Office Lease Deposit Assets, Noncurrent

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Prepayment for Property and Equipment

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Amount, after adjustment, of cost-method investment. Adjustments include, but are not limited to, dividends received in excess of earnings after date of investment that are considered a return of investment and other than temporary impairments.

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Amount of other miscellaneous assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of noncurrent assets classified as other.

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The amount of an asset, typically cash, provided to a counterparty to provide certain assurance of performance by the entity pursuant to the terms of a written or oral agreement, such as a lease.

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