Business acquisition cost of acquired entity additional working capital adjustment.

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Potential earn-out payments.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Purchase Price at the Date of Acquisition (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net cash paid at acquisition			$ 80,503	$ 40,015	$ 122,157
Working capital adjustment	$ 200
Integrated Photonics, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net cash paid at acquisition		$ 40,098
Working capital adjustment		848
Fair value of cash earnout arrangement		2,215
Purchase price		$ 43,161