Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,628,082	$ 1,464,193	$ 5,031,127	$ 4,476,664
Cost of sales	1,135,215	1,046,063	3,505,770	3,150,736
Gross profit	492,867	418,130	1,525,357	1,325,928
Selling, general and administrative expenses	357,514	326,623	1,099,384	969,881
Operating income	135,353	91,507	425,973	356,047
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	8,633	3,001	24,558	7,861
Foreign exchange losses (gains), net	3,570	(3,406)	2,612	(4,366)
Miscellaneous, net	2,912	2,294	11,262	6,932
Income before income taxes	120,238	89,618	387,541	345,620
Income tax expense, net	31,419	19,346	98,019	76,250
Equity in loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries		23		23
Net income	88,819	70,249	289,522	269,347
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(5)	(46)	702	(156)
Net income attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated	$ 88,824	$ 70,295	$ 288,820	$ 269,503
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 1.23	$ 1.00	$ 4.01	$ 3.87
Diluted	$ 1.22	$ 0.99	$ 3.98	$ 3.83
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	72,020	69,946	72,046	69,557
Diluted	72,642	70,795	72,524	70,322