Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 25, 2012 Common Class A	Oct. 25, 2012 Common Class B
Entity Registrant Name	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001001250
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		237,418,029	149,778,082
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1