Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 26, 2017
Entity Registrant Name	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001001250
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Common Class A
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		222,244,079
Common Class B
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		144,161,737