Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Gross carrying amount	$ 33,266	$ 31,599
Accumulated amortization	(9,305)	(4,373)
Net carrying amount	23,961	27,226
Intangible assets, gross, excluding Goodwill		33,049
Accumulated amortization - Intangible assets, excluding Goodwill		(4,373)
Intangible assets, net, excluding Goodwill	$ 23,961	28,676
Minimum [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Useful life of intangible assets	1 year 6 months
Maximum [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Useful life of intangible assets	15 years
Trade Names [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Indefinite-lived trade names		1,450
SM Electric Trade Name [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Trade Names, Gross	$ 1,500
Intellectual Property [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Gross carrying amount	2,460	2,460
Accumulated amortization	(1,086)	(920)
Net carrying amount	$ 1,374	$ 1,540
Intellectual Property [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Useful life of intangible assets	6 years	6 years
Intellectual Property [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Useful life of intangible assets	15 years	15 years
Customer based [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Gross carrying amount	$ 27,837	$ 27,662
Accumulated amortization	(7,109)	(2,949)
Net carrying amount	$ 20,728	$ 24,713
Customer based [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Useful life of intangible assets	1 year 6 months	1 year 6 months
Customer based [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Useful life of intangible assets	15 years	15 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Gross carrying amount	$ 1,354	$ 1,312
Accumulated amortization	(802)	(471)
Net carrying amount	$ 552	$ 841
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Useful life of intangible assets	4 years	3 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Useful life of intangible assets	5 years	5 years
Trade Names [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Useful life of intangible assets		5 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 1,615	$ 165
Accumulated amortization	(308)	(33)
Net carrying amount	$ 1,307	$ 132
Trade Names [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Useful life of intangible assets	3 years
Trade Names [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Carrying value of other intangible assets
Useful life of intangible assets	5 years

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