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	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) award shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) award shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense \| $	$ 2,921	$ 1,121	$ 3,185	$ 6,649
Board of Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)		34,059
Stock-based compensation expense \| $		$ 1,100
RSU
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted (in shares)	71,421
Vesting period			3 years
Performance-based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted (in shares)			30,447
Types of performance-based RSUs \| award	2		2
Ultimate payout, minimum (as a percent)			0.00%
Ultimate payout, maximum (as a percent)			200.00%
Market-based RSU
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted (in shares)			71,038