Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 19, 2018
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, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		38,754,611