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Contingent Bonuses Payable

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Carrying amount due after one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer) from tax authorities as of the balance sheet date representing refunds of overpayments or recoveries based on agreed-upon resolutions of disputes.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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Noninterest expense related to directors' fees which are fees paid by an Entity to its directors. Directors' fees may be paid in addition to salary and other benefits.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of the portions of long-term notes payable due within one year or the operating cycle if longer.

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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The number of shares or units of entity securities issued in the transaction in which equity securities were issued to pay for goods or nonemployee services.

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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Detail) AUD in Millions			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Detail) AUD in Millions	Aug. 02, 2016 USD ($) shares	Jan. 14, 2013 shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 AUD	Apr. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Rent expenses				$ 284,000	$ 301,000
Future contingent production payments payable											$ 5,000,000
Percent of interest in contingent payments											52.00%
Accrued income taxes			$ 1,800,000	1,800,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent			2,631,000	(6,989,000)	7,945,000
Notes payable			104,000	783,000	0
Stockholders equity			2,631,000	(6,989,000)	7,945,000					$ 45,917,000
Accrued and Other Liabilities
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Accrued income taxes				1,800,000	1,700,000
Prepaid and Other Assets
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Income taxes receivable				1,800,000	1,700,000
Pro forma
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent				4,100,000
Notes payable				158,000
Stockholders equity				3,729,000
MI3 Petroleum Engineering
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Contingent Bonuses Payable									$ 100,000
NT/P82 Seismic Survey, Completion of Seismic Survey
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Other commitment \| AUD						AUD 9
Common Stock
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Stockholders equity			71,000	70,000	$ 69,000					$ 69,000
One Stone Exchange Agreement \| Investor \| One Stone
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Notes payable							$ 625,000
Sopak Collateral Agreement \| Common Stock
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Number of shares available for purchase (in shares) \| shares		1,158,080
Sopak Collateral Agreement \| Warrant
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Number of shares available for purchase (in shares) \| shares		543,478
Contract Termination, Termination Fee \| One Stone Exchange Agreement \| Investor
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss				750,000
Contract Termination, Termination Fee \| One Stone Exchange Agreement \| Investor \| One Stone
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss			750,000	750,000				$ 750,000
Contract Termination, Expense Reimbursement \| One Stone Exchange Agreement \| Investor \| One Stone
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss			$ 200,000	$ 200,000				$ 200,000
Nautilus Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA)
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Future contingent production payments payable											$ 5,000,000
Nautilus Tech PSA \| Common Stock
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Number of shares available for purchase (in shares) \| shares			90,350
Merger Agreement \| Tellurian
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Termination fee, maximum	$ 1,000,000
Reverse termination fee	$ 1,000,000
Merger Agreement \| Tellurian \| Director
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares) \| shares	100,000
Director fees	$ 150,000
Nautilus Poplar, LLC (NP)
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Percent of interest in contingent payments											52.00%