Separate Financial Information Of Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness (Schedule Of Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2012	Mar. 27, 2011
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	$ (166,687)	$ (100,343)
Additions to Plant and Equipment	(31,815)	(32,507)
Proceeds Received on Disposition of Plant and Equipment	175	82
Cash Investment in Subsidiary	0	0
Payments for Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired	(2,673)	0
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(34,313)	(32,425)
Net Borrowings (Repayments) on Loans, Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt	46,000	76,302
Capital Contributions	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs	(2,007)	(4,994)
Treasury Stock Purchases	(22,689)	0
Stock Option Exercise Proceeds and Tax Benefits	235	790
Cash Dividends Paid	(11,041)	(11,074)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	10,498	61,024
EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(2,692)	(1,994)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(193,194)	(73,738)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Beginning	209,639	116,554
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Ending	16,445	42,816
Briggs & Stratton Corporation [Member]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	(93,275)	(44,952)
Additions to Plant and Equipment	(26,152)	(24,479)
Proceeds Received on Disposition of Plant and Equipment	121	17
Cash Investment in Subsidiary	2,141	2,708
Payments for Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired	0
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(23,890)	(21,754)
Net Borrowings (Repayments) on Loans, Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt	(5,014)	(6,445)
Capital Contributions	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs	(2,007)	(4,994)
Treasury Stock Purchases	(22,689)
Stock Option Exercise Proceeds and Tax Benefits	235	790
Cash Dividends Paid	(11,041)	(11,074)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	(40,516)	(21,723)
EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(157,681)	(88,429)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Beginning	158,672	100,880
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Ending	991	12,451
Guarantor Subsidiary [Member]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	(54,687)	(57,984)
Additions to Plant and Equipment	(3,996)	(6,293)
Proceeds Received on Disposition of Plant and Equipment	50	39
Cash Investment in Subsidiary	0	0
Payments for Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired	0
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(3,946)	(6,254)
Net Borrowings (Repayments) on Loans, Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt	57,621	63,256
Capital Contributions	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs	0	0
Treasury Stock Purchases	0
Stock Option Exercise Proceeds and Tax Benefits	0	0
Cash Dividends Paid	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	57,621	63,256
EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(1,012)	(982)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Beginning	1,372	3,675
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Ending	360	2,693
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	(31,062)	16,138
Additions to Plant and Equipment	(1,667)	(1,735)
Proceeds Received on Disposition of Plant and Equipment	4	26
Cash Investment in Subsidiary	(6,939)	(2,800)
Payments for Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired	(2,673)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(11,275)	(4,509)
Net Borrowings (Repayments) on Loans, Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt	5,730	5,946
Capital Contributions	4,798	92
Debt Issuance Costs	0	0
Treasury Stock Purchases	0
Stock Option Exercise Proceeds and Tax Benefits	0	0
Cash Dividends Paid	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	10,528	6,038
EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(2,692)	(1,994)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(34,501)	15,673
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Beginning	49,595	11,999
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Ending	15,094	27,672
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	12,337	(13,545)
Additions to Plant and Equipment	0	0
Proceeds Received on Disposition of Plant and Equipment	0	0
Cash Investment in Subsidiary	4,798	92
Payments for Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired	0
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	4,798	92
Net Borrowings (Repayments) on Loans, Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt	(12,337)	13,545
Capital Contributions	(4,798)	(92)
Debt Issuance Costs	0	0
Treasury Stock Purchases	0
Stock Option Exercise Proceeds and Tax Benefits	0	0
Cash Dividends Paid	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	(17,135)	13,453
EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Beginning	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Ending	$ 0	$ 0