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Debt - Narratives (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Narratives (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2018	Aug. 26, 2015	Jul. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017
Additional Debt Disclosures
Repayment of debt						$ 23,966,000	$ 329,641,000
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 250,000,000
Commitment fee threshold		50.00%
Credit facility fees		$ 1,900,000
Debt and capital lease obligation				$ 85,974,000		85,974,000			$ 101,931,000
Proceeds from senior credit facility						13,590,000	67,261,000
Repayments of credit facility						29,471,000	40,677,000
Restriction payment threshold				100,000,000.0		100,000,000.0
Debt scheduled to mature in 2018				134,796,000		134,796,000
Effects of foreign currency translation on balance sheet item				(54,804,000)	$ 50,309,000	(27,869,000)	$ 58,918,000
Non-recourse debt
Additional Debt Disclosures
Effects of foreign currency translation on balance sheet item						(15,600,000)
Revolver
Additional Debt Disclosures
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 200,000,000
Debt maturity date		Aug. 26, 2018
Debt scheduled to mature in 2018				36,000,000		36,000,000
Revolver \| Accordion
Additional Debt Disclosures
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 250,000,000
Revolver \| Subsequent Event
Additional Debt Disclosures
Proceeds from senior credit facility			$ 53,000,000
Term Loan
Additional Debt Disclosures
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000
Debt and capital lease obligation				49,981,000		49,981,000		$ 50,000,000	$ 49,915,000
Debt scheduled to mature in 2018				$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000
Term Loan \| LIBOR
Additional Debt Disclosures
Basis spread						1.45%		1.45%
Secured Debt
Additional Debt Disclosures
Payments to cure loan to value						$ 7,400,000
Repayment of debt						$ 3,100,000
Minimum
Additional Debt Disclosures
Debt maturity date						Dec. 31, 2018
Credit facility fee, rate		0.15%
Minimum \| Revolver \| Euro Currency Rate
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt		1.50%
Minimum \| Revolver \| Base Rate
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt		0.50%
Minimum \| Revolver \| Subsequent Event
Additional Debt Disclosures
Debt maturity date	Aug. 26, 2018
Minimum \| Term Loan \| Euro Currency Rate
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt		1.45%
Minimum \| Term Loan \| Base Rate
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt		0.45%
Maximum
Additional Debt Disclosures
Debt maturity date						Dec. 31, 2031
Credit facility fee, rate		0.30%
Maximum \| Revolver \| Euro Currency Rate
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt		2.25%
Maximum \| Revolver \| Base Rate
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt		1.25%
Maximum \| Revolver \| Subsequent Event
Additional Debt Disclosures
Debt maturity date	Aug. 26, 2019
Maximum \| Term Loan \| Euro Currency Rate
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt		2.20%
Maximum \| Term Loan \| Base Rate
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt		1.20%
Fixed interest rate \| Minimum
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on mortgage loan						1.90%
Fixed interest rate \| Maximum
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on mortgage loan						7.40%
Variable interest rate \| Minimum
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on mortgage loan						1.30%
Variable interest rate \| Maximum
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on mortgage loan						6.00%