Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Net sales	$ 4,364,078	$ 3,772,345	$ 3,364,428
Cost of sales	3,179,932	2,784,995	2,479,270
Gross profit	1,184,146	987,350	885,158
Selling, general and administrative expenses	884,200	813,809	774,189
Sale of intellectual property	(300)	(16,510)	0
Loss on deconsolidation of variable interest entity	0	0	13,122
Goodwill impairment	0	0	12,292
Operating income	300,246	190,051	85,555
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	20,126	22,576	30,215
Foreign exchange losses, net	13,152	952	946
Miscellaneous, net	5,815	6,303	5,317
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	261,153	160,220	49,077
Income tax (benefit) expense, net	(68,388)	24,304	8,610
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	329,541	135,916	40,467
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	0	114,197
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	0	9,394
Net income from discontinued operations	0	0	123,591
Net income	329,541	135,916	164,058
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	5,289
Net income attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated	329,541	135,916	158,769
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	329,541	135,916	40,467
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	5,289
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated	$ 329,541	$ 135,916	$ 35,178
Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated:
Basic	$ 4.62	$ 1.91	$ 0.50
Diluted	$ 4.57	$ 1.90	$ 0.50
Earnings per share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 1.76
Diluted	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 1.75
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 4.62	$ 1.91	$ 2.26
Diluted	$ 4.57	$ 1.90	$ 2.25
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic	71,297	70,992	70,350
Diluted	72,083	71,635	70,595