Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	har
Entity Registrant Name	HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000800459
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		70,186,288