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	Oct. 26, 2020	Oct. 23, 2018	Aug. 11, 2014	Jan. 27, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2005
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding stock options					2,741,384		2,791,084
Total share-based compensation					$ 6,412,000	$ 5,393,000
Fair value of options vested					$ 800,000	1,378,000
2005 Employee Stock Option and Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for issuance											4,800,000
Outstanding stock options					102,520
2015 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for issuance								3,575,000	6,000,000
Common stock reserved										11,500,000
Shares available for future grant					1,592,107
Employee Share Purchase Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for issuance			4,000,000		3,208,791
Total share-based compensation					$ 201,000	164,000
Maximum percentage of gross payroll deduction			15.00%
Purchase price as a percentage of fair market value			90.00%
Maximum shares purchase in a single transaction			1,500
Maximum amount purchased in a calendar year			$ 25,000
Shares issued					791,209
Employee Stock Options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding stock options					2,638,864
Total share-based compensation					$ 709,000	732,000
Total unrecognized compensation costs					$ 677,000
Stock option recognized over weighted average period (in years)					6 months
Employee Stock Options \| 2005 Employee Stock Option and Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period (in years)					10 years
Share-based compensation award plan , expiration date					May 25, 2015
Employee Stock Options \| 2015 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period (in years)					10 years
Restricted Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, non-option equity instruments, outstanding, number					2,172,959
Restricted Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, non-option equity instruments, outstanding, number					2,172,959		2,263,569
Total share-based compensation					$ 6,458,000	4,039,000
Stock option recognized over weighted average period (in years)					1 year 10 months 24 days
Total unrecognized compensation costs					$ 24,148,000
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, grants in period, net of forfeitures					548,768
Restricted Stock \| Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period					1 year
Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period					3 years
Performance Stock Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option recognized over weighted average period (in years)					2 years 1 month 6 days
Total unrecognized compensation costs					$ 5,223,000
Performance Stock Units \| Units Granted On October 2018
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation						114,000
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, grants in period, net of forfeitures		248,140
Percentage of shares issued, minimum		50.00%
Percentage of shares issued, maximum		200.00%
Weighted-average grant date fair value		$ 17.84
Percentage of performance stock units tied to 3-year total shareholder return		34.00%
Percentage of performance stock units tied to fiscal year 2021 revenue		33.00%
Percentage performance stock units tied to fiscal year 2021 adjusted earnings per share goals		33.00%
Allocated share-based compensation benefits					438,000
Performance Stock Units \| Units Granted On December 2019 and January 2020
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation						$ 281,000
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, grants in period, net of forfeitures				279,587
Percentage of shares issued, minimum				42.50%
Percentage of shares issued, maximum				172.50%
Weighted-average grant date fair value				$ 16.02
Allocated share-based compensation benefits					457,000
Percentage of performance stock units tied to fiscal year 2021 revenue goal				80.00%
Percentage of performance stock units tied to fiscal year 2022 revenue goal				20.00%
Vesting period for the 3-year total shareholder return				3 years
Performance Stock Units \| Units Granted On October 2020
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, grants in period, net of forfeitures	408,861
Percentage of shares issued, minimum	8.50%
Percentage of shares issued, maximum	199.50%
Weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 16.25
Allocated share-based compensation benefits					$ 61,000
Percentage of performance stock units tied to fiscal year 2022 revenue goal	80.00%
Vesting period for the 3-year total shareholder return	3 years
Percentage of performance stock units tied to fiscal year 2023 revenue goal	20.00%