Debt Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding, net of deferred financing costs	$ 1,094,139	$ 1,018,017
Current portion of long-term debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding, net of deferred financing costs	26,237	111,789
Long-term debt, net of current portion [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding, net of deferred financing costs	1,067,902	906,228
2015 Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross		1,021,250
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross		(3,233)
2015 Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Current portion of long-term debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross		114,375
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross		(2,586)
2015 Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Long-term debt, net of current portion [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross		906,875
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross		$ (647)
2019 Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	1,100,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross	(5,861)
2019 Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Current portion of long-term debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	27,500
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross	(1,263)
2019 Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Long-term debt, net of current portion [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	1,072,500
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross	$ (4,598)

Debt outstanding, net of deferred financing costs per ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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