Consolidated Statements Of Shareholders Equity And Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data		Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings	Treasury Stock [Member]	Harman Shareholders' Equity [Member]	Non-controlling Interest [Member]	Total
Beginning Balance at Jun. 30, 2008		$ 841	$ 676,648	$ 191,531	$ 1,560,657	$ (1,047,570)	$ 1,382,107	$ 34	$ 1,382,141
Beginning Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2008		58,518,066
Comprehensive loss :
Net income attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated		0	0	0	(431,504)	0	(431,504)	0	(431,504)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0	0	(120,251)	0	0	(120,251)	0	(120,251)
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging derivatives		0	0	(7,713)	0	0	(7,713)	0	(7,713)
Pension liability adjustment		0	0	(1,874)	0	0	(1,874)	0	(1,874)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities		0	0	(4,495)	0	0	(4,495)	0	(4,495)
Total comprehensive (loss) income		0	0	(134,333)	(431,504)	0	(565,837)	0	(565,837)
Issuance of common stock (in shares)		10,667,000
Issuance of common stock		107	189,723	0	0	0	189,830	0	189,830
Exercise of stock options, net of shares received (in shares)		144,712
Exercise of stock options, net of shares received		1	142	0	0	0	143	0	143
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercise		0	126	0	0	0	126	0	126
Share-based compensation, net		0	2,970	0	0	0	2,970	0	2,970
Dividends	[1]	0	0	0	(2,207)	0	(2,207)	0	(2,207)
Noncontrolling interest		0	0	0	0	0		752	752
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2009		949	869,609	57,198	1,126,946	(1,047,570)	1,007,132	786	1,007,918
Ending Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2009		69,329,778
Comprehensive loss :
Net income attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated		0	0	0	158,769	0	158,769	0	158,769
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0	0	(66,500)	0	0	(66,500)	0	(66,500)
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging derivatives		0	0	27,749	0	0	27,749	0	27,749
Pension liability adjustment		0	0	(13,599)	0	0	(13,599)	0	(13,599)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities		0	0	(1,182)	0	0	(1,182)	0	(1,182)
Total comprehensive (loss) income		0	0	(53,532)	158,769	0	105,237	0	105,237
Restricted stock unit vesting (Shares)		68,699
Restricted stock unit vesting		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Exercise of stock options, net of shares received (in shares)		131,542
Exercise of stock options, net of shares received		3	2,584	0	0	0	2,587	0	2,587
Share-based compensation, net		0	19,936	0	0	0	19,936	0	19,936
Noncontrolling interest		0	0	0	0	0	0	(786)	(786)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2010		952	892,129	3,666	1,285,715	(1,047,570)	1,134,892	0	1,134,892
Ending Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2010		69,530,019
Comprehensive loss :
Net income attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated		0	0	0	135,916	0	135,916	0	135,916
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0	0	164,079	0	0	164,079	0	164,079
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging derivatives		0	0	(41,892)	0	0	(41,892)	0	(41,892)
Pension liability adjustment		0	0	9,117	0	0	9,117	0	9,117
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities		0	0	1,763	0	0	1,763	0	1,763
Total comprehensive (loss) income		0	0	133,067	135,916	0	268,983	0	268,983
Restricted stock unit vesting (Shares)		44,948
Restricted stock unit vesting		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Exercise of stock options, net of shares received (in shares)		345,284							(346,731)
Exercise of stock options, net of shares received		4	9,544	0	0	0	9,548	0	9,548
Share-based compensation, net		0	13,760	0	0	0	13,760	0	13,760
Dividends	[1]	0	0	0	(3,525)	0	(3,525)	0	(3,525)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2011		$ 956	$ 915,433	$ 136,733	$ 1,418,106	$ (1,047,570)	$ 1,423,658	$ 0	$ 1,423,658
Ending Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2011		69,920,251

[1] Cash dividends declared on common stock were $0.0125 in each of the first and second quarter of fiscal year 2009 and were $0.025 in each of the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2011.