Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 16, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000109563
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		39,327,690