Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended																			12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014 Farmer Brothers Plan	Jun. 30, 2013 Farmer Brothers Plan	Jun. 30, 2014 Brewmatic Plan	Jun. 30, 2013 Brewmatic Plan	Jun. 30, 2014 Hourly Employees' Plan	Jun. 30, 2013 Hourly Employees' Plan	Jun. 30, 2014 Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pension	Jun. 30, 2013 Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pension	Jun. 30, 2012 Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pension	Jun. 30, 2014 Real Estate Farmer Bros. Plan, the Brewmatic Plan and the Hourly Employees’ Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Real Estate Farmer Brothers Plan	Jun. 30, 2013 Real Estate Farmer Brothers Plan	Jun. 30, 2014 Real Estate Brewmatic Plan	Jun. 30, 2013 Real Estate Brewmatic Plan	Jun. 30, 2014 Real Estate Hourly Employees' Plan	Jun. 30, 2013 Real Estate Hourly Employees' Plan	Jun. 30, 2014 Minimum	Jun. 30, 2014 Maximum	Jun. 30, 2014 Program for Enhanced Early Retirement	Jun. 30, 2014 Green Zone [Member] Minimum	Oct. 31, 2011 Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan	Jun. 30, 2014 Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan	Jun. 30, 2013 Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan	Jun. 30, 2013 Labor Management Pension Fund	Jun. 30, 2012 Labor Management Pension Fund quarter	Jun. 30, 2012 Central States Pension Fund	Jun. 30, 2014 Multiemployer Plans, Pension	Jun. 30, 2014 Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Contribution [Member] plan	Jun. 30, 2013 Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Contribution [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Contribution [Member]	Jun. 30, 2015 Scenario, Forecast [Member] Farmer Brothers Plan	Jun. 30, 2015 Scenario, Forecast [Member] Brewmatic Plan	Jun. 30, 2015 Scenario, Forecast [Member] Hourly Employees' Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Amortization of net (gain) loss for the period					$ (1,279,000)	$ (1,422,000)	$ (65,000)	$ (126,000)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 880,000	$ (7,000)	$ 164,000
Effect of Curtailments	34,000
Plan assets by category					100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%				5.00%	10.00%	5.00%	10.00%	5.00%	10.00%	5.00%
Amount expected to be recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost in the next fiscal year																																			(400,000)	0	400,000
Expected employer contributions in the next fiscal year											939,000																								1,900,000	200,000	500,000
Funded status of multiemployer plans																								80.00%		91.50%	90.00%
Company's share of multiemployer plan's unfunded vested benefit liability																										14,400,000
Average hour calculation period for monthly payments in the case of withdrawal from multiemployer plan																									3 years
Window for average hour calculation period in the case of withdrawal from multiemployer plan																									10 years
Interest rate on monthly payments in the case of withdrawal from multiemployer plan, after interest free period																									7.00%
Withdrawal obligation																													4,300,000
Quarterly installment payments on estimated withdrawal liability																												100,000		300,000
Number of quarters relating to installment payments on estimated withdrawal liability																													80
Pension withdrawal expense		0	0	4,568,000
Expected contributions to multiemployer pension plan																															3,300,000	7,200,000
Number of non-pension multiemployer plans that the Company participates in																																8
Multiemployer Plan, Period Contributions																																6,600,000	5,800,000	5,800,000
Hours required for plan qualification																					T1000H
Elective employee contribution, as a percentage of their annual pay, range																					1.00%	15.00%
Percentage of employee contribution eligible for Company matching		50.00%
Company contribution, maximum percentage of employee's eligible income		6.00%
Plan periodic vesting percentage		20.00%
Plan, periodic vesting period		5 years
Automatic vesting age		65 years
Current employees, percent vested		100.00%
Amortization of net gain (loss)		(500,000)			(1,279,000)	(1,422,000)	(65,000)	(126,000)	0	0	3,141,000	(8,520,000)
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		(1,800,000)			0	0	0	19,000	0	0
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Amount		$ 1,300,000	$ 1,200,000	$ 1,400,000
Employer contributions (hours)																							T173H
Discount rate		4.30%			4.15%	4.50%	4.15%	4.50%	4.15%	4.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate		8.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed for Next Fiscal Year		4.50%