Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Definite-lived (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Oct. 04, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Impairment of goodwill	$ 339,600
Gross Carrying Amount		$ 482,597	$ 482,597	$ 475,234
Accumulated Amortization		(127,748)	(127,748)	(112,454)
Intangible Assets, Net		354,849	$ 354,849	362,780
Cody Labs import license
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Avg. Life			15 years
Gross Carrying Amount		581	$ 581	581
Accumulated Amortization		(444)	(444)	(424)
Intangible Assets, Net		137	$ 137	157
Product rights \| KUPI
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Avg. Life			15 years
Gross Carrying Amount		416,154	$ 416,154	416,154
Accumulated Amortization		(111,455)	(111,455)	(97,583)
Intangible Assets, Net		304,699	$ 304,699	318,571
Product rights \| Silarx
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Avg. Life			15 years
Gross Carrying Amount		10,000	$ 10,000	10,000
Accumulated Amortization		(3,056)	(3,056)	(2,722)
Intangible Assets, Net		6,944	$ 6,944	7,278
Trade name \| KUPI
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Avg. Life			2 years
Gross Carrying Amount		2,920	$ 2,920	2,920
Accumulated Amortization		(2,920)	$ (2,920)	(2,920)
Other intangible assets
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Avg. Life			12 years
Gross Carrying Amount		33,942	$ 33,942	26,579
Accumulated Amortization		(4,678)	(4,678)	(4,243)
Intangible Assets, Net		29,264	$ 29,264	22,336
Other intangible assets \| KUPI
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Avg. Life			15 years
Gross Carrying Amount		19,000	$ 19,000	19,000
Accumulated Amortization		(5,195)	(5,195)	(4,562)
Intangible Assets, Net		13,805	$ 13,805	$ 14,438
Other product rights
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Amount Agreed to Pay on Approval		$ 3,000

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