Holding Company Condensed Financial Information (Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Income before income tax benefit	$ 9,220	$ 8,242	$ 12,015	$ 13,236	$ 7,388	$ 4,066	$ 3,213	$ 4,071	$ 42,713	$ 18,738	$ 23,269
Income tax benefit	(3,963)	(3,372)	(5,075)	(4,506)	(3,082)	(1,734)	(1,359)	(1,753)	(16,916)	(7,928)	(10,049)
Net income	5,257	4,870	6,940	8,730	4,306	2,332	1,854	2,318	25,797	10,810	13,220
Provident Financial Holding [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest and other income									9	13	29
General and administrative expenses									791	750	799
Loss before equity in net earnings of the subsidiary									(782)	(737)	(770)
Equity in net earnings of the subsidiary									26,250	11,237	13,666
Income before income tax benefit									25,468	10,500	12,896
Income tax benefit									(329)	(310)	(324)
Net income									$ 25,797	$ 10,810	$ 13,220