Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Aug. 20, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	IIVI
Entity Registrant Name	II-VI INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000820318
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		62,888,133
Entity Public Float			$ 969,097,000