Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 18, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Central Index Key	0000057515
Entity Registrant Name	LANCASTER COLONY CORP
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		27,451,989
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30