Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 629,459	$ 658,877
Cost of goods sold	421,111	407,817
Gross profit	208,348	251,060
Operating expense	138,860	145,989
Amortization of intangibles	5,107	3,461
Operating income	64,381	101,610
Interest expense	5,956	5,487
Other (income) expense, net	(902)	574
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	59,327	95,549
Provision for income taxes	12,280	21,976
Net income	47,047	73,573
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	657	1,587
Net income attributable to Kennametal	$ 46,390	$ 71,986
PER SHARE DATA ATTRIBUTABLE TO KENNAMETAL SHAREOWNERS
Basic earning per share	$ 0.58	$ 0.89
Diluted earning per share	$ 0.57	$ 0.88
Dividends per share	$ 0.16	$ 0.12
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	80,245	80,659
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	81,405	81,808