Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data		Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Total Harman International Industries, Incorporated Shareholders' Equity [Member]	Non Controlling Interest [Member]
Balance at Jun. 30, 2011		$ 1,423,658	$ 956	$ 915,433	$ 136,733	$ 1,418,106	$ (1,047,570)	$ 1,423,658	$ 0
Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2011			69,920,251
Net income attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated		329,541	0	0	0	329,541	0	329,541	0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		(107,024)			(107,024)			(107,024)	0
Restricted stock unit vesting		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restricted stock unit vesting (in shares)			189,525
Share-based payment arrangements, net of shares received		11,347	5	11,342	0	0	0	11,347	0
Share-based payment arrangements, net of shares received (in shares)			422,949
Share-based compensation, net		17,196	0	17,196	0	0	0	17,196	0
Dividends ($0.30 on June 30, 2012 $0.60 on June 30, 2013 $1.20 on June 30, 2014 per share)	[1]	(21,161)	0	0	0	(21,161)	0	(21,161)	0
Treasury stock repurchases		(123,946)	0	0	0	0	(123,946)	(123,946)	0
Treasury stock repurchases, shares			(3,246,409)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2012		1,529,611	961	943,971	29,709	1,726,486	(1,171,516)	1,529,611	0
Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2012			67,286,316
Net income attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated		142,407	0	0	0	142,407	0	142,407	0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		(7,909)			(7,909)			(7,909)
Restricted stock unit vesting		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restricted stock unit vesting (in shares)			303,615
Share-based payment arrangements, net of shares received		13,939	9	13,930	0	0	0	13,939	0
Share-based payment arrangements, net of shares received (in shares)			608,415
Share-based compensation, net		13,847	0	13,847	0	0	0	13,847	0
Dividends ($0.30 on June 30, 2012 $0.60 on June 30, 2013 $1.20 on June 30, 2014 per share)	[1]	(41,626)	0	0	0	(41,626)	0	(41,626)	0
Treasury stock repurchases		(5,398)	0	0	0	0	(5,398)	(5,398)	0
Treasury stock repurchases, shares			(145,866)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2013		1,644,871	970	971,748	21,800	1,827,267	(1,176,914)	1,644,871	0
Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2013			68,052,480
Net income attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated		234,692	0	0	0	234,692	0	234,692	(113)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		17,999			17,999			17,999
Restricted stock unit vesting		0	0	0	0		0	0	0
Restricted stock unit vesting (in shares)			333,018
Share-based payment arrangements, net of shares received		37,623	14	37,609	0	0	0	37,623	0
Share-based payment arrangements, net of shares received (in shares)		1,030,452	1,030,452
Share-based compensation, net		28,588	0	28,588	0	0	0	28,588	0
Dividends ($0.30 on June 30, 2012 $0.60 on June 30, 2013 $1.20 on June 30, 2014 per share)	[1]	(82,725)	0	0	0	(82,725)	0	(82,725)	0
Treasury stock repurchases		(90,779)	0	0	0	0	(90,779)	(90,779)	0
Treasury stock repurchases, shares			(1,327,693)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation		2,309	0	2,309	0	0	0	2,309	0
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest		556	0	0	0	0	0	0	556
Balance at Jun. 30, 2014		$ 1,793,021	$ 984	$ 1,040,254	$ 39,799	$ 1,979,234	$ (1,267,693)	$ 1,792,578	$ 443
Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2014			68,088,257

[1] Cash dividends declared on common stock were $0.30 in all four quarters of fiscal year 2014, $0.15 in all four quarters of fiscal year 2013 and $0.075 in all four quarters of fiscal year 2012.