Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

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Acquisition (Details Textual) (Stellite [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 01, 2012 Employee
Stellite [Member]
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of Stellite Employees				1,300
Number of Primary Operating Facilities				7
Purchase price for acquiring Deloro Stellite				$ 382,600,000
Acquisition Related Costs		8,900,000
Goodwill		242,553,000
Net sales	238,000,000	90,100,000
Net income (loss) attributable to Kennametal	2,400,000	(7,100,000)
Acquisition And Integration Related Expenses		$ 10,100,000	$ 14,300,000.0