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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 05, 2013 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 10, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 17, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 13, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 17, 2013 USD ($)	Apr. 10, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2013 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Accumulated amount of goodwill impairment		$ 330,000
Goodwill		1,287,180		$ 540,952	$ 234,342
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill		774,641		294,569
Additional contingent purchase price				8,052
Net intangible assets		669,667		182,030
Amortization expense of intangible assets		37,300		13,200	$ 12,600
Innovative Systems GmbH [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill				8,100
Dispute settlement amount \| €	€ 16.3
Additional contingent purchase price				8,100
Payments for partial award settlement \| €			€ 16.3
Southern Vision Systems Inc [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill						$ 13,165
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill		13,200
Bang & Olufsen [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill							$ 13,202
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill		13,200
Symphony Teleca Corporation [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill								$ 529,367
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill		529,400
Red Bend Ltd. [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill									$ 187,031
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill		187,000
S1nn GmbH & Co. KG [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill										$ 20,337
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill		20,300
IPSG/VFX [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill											$ 7,958
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill		8,000
Yurbuds [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill												$ 35,599
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill		5,400		30,100
AMX [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill		$ (1,900)
AMX LLC [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill													$ 242,370
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill				244,300
Duran Audio BV [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill														$ 15,132
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill				15,100
Martin Professional A/S [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill																$ 61,557
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill				4,900
iOnRoad [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill															$ 2,200
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill				$ 100