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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 22, 2016 USD ($) Installment	Nov. 05, 2013 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Unit	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 22, 2016 EUR (€) Installment	Mar. 10, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 10, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 17, 2014 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Accumulated amount of goodwill impairment			$ 330,000
Goodwill			1,510,279	$ 1,287,180		$ 540,952
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill			150,018	774,641
Goodwill, unfavorable foreign currency translation			1,500
Additional contingent purchase price			74,540
Net intangible assets			476,284	669,667
Amortization expense of intangible assets			72,600	37,300		13,200
Innovative Systems GmbH [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill			74,500
Dispute settlement amount		€ 16.3	$ 85,300
Additional contingent purchase price	$ 74,500					8,100
Payments for partial award settlement \| €					€ 16.3
Loss contingency settlement agreement date			Jun. 22, 2016
Percentage of shareholders involved in contingent purchase Price	80.05%
Loss contingency settlement agreement terms			Under the terms of the agreement, we will pay the 80.05% Shareholders €76.8 million ($85.3 million) (the “IS Obligation”), with an initial payment of €11.8 million ($13.3 million) due in July 2016 and five installment payments of €13 million ($14.4 million) due every July 1st from 2016 through 2020.
Remaining disputed amount	$ 85,300						€ 76.8
Remaining disputed amount, initial payment due date			2016-07
Remaining disputed amount, initial payment	$ 13,300						€ 11.8
Number of installments after initial payment \| Installment	5						5
Remaining disputed amount, each installment payable	$ 14,400						€ 13.0
First installment due date			Jul. 01, 2016
Final installment due date			Jul. 01, 2020
Discount percentage on early installments	8.00%						8.00%
Disputes resolved shareholders percentage	19.95%		19.95%				19.95%
Symphony Teleca Corporation [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill											$ 598,849
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill			$ 69,700	529,400
TowerSec Ltd. [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill								$ 69,538
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill			69,500
Red Bend Ltd. [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill												$ 205,907
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill			17,500	187,000
Southern Vision Systems Inc [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill									$ 14,718
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill			1,500	13,200
IPSG/VFX [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill			(4,300)	8,000
Yurbuds [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill														$ 35,599
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill			(3,700)	5,400
Bang & Olufsen Automotive Assets [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill										$ 12,992
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill			$ (200)	13,200
S1nn GmbH & Co. KG [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill													$ 20,337
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill				20,300
AMX [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill				(1,900)
Professional Solutions [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of reporting units \| Unit			1
Reporting unit percentage of fair value in excess of carrying value			8.00%
Reporting unit's goodwill			$ 383,200
Reporting unit percentage of goodwill			27.00%
Goodwill			$ 385,609	387,861		$ 385,922
Increase (Decrease) in goodwill			$ (2,775)	$ 19,225