Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Red Bend Ltd. [Member]	Symphony Teleca Corporation [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Red Bend Ltd. [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Symphony Teleca Corporation [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Red Bend Ltd. [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Symphony Teleca Corporation [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Red Bend Ltd. [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Symphony Teleca Corporation [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member] Red Bend Ltd. [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member] Symphony Teleca Corporation [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member] Red Bend Ltd. [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member] Symphony Teleca Corporation [Member]	Total Harman International Industries, Incorporated Shareholders' Equity [Member]	Total Harman International Industries, Incorporated Shareholders' Equity [Member] Red Bend Ltd. [Member]	Total Harman International Industries, Incorporated Shareholders' Equity [Member] Symphony Teleca Corporation [Member]	Non Controlling Interest [Member]	Non Controlling Interest [Member] Red Bend Ltd. [Member]	Non Controlling Interest [Member] Symphony Teleca Corporation [Member]
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		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, Shares					303,615
Repurchases related to share-based compensation arrangements		(6,210)			$ 0			(6,210)			0			0			0			(6,210)			0
Exercise of stock options		20,149			$ 9			20,140			0			0			0			20,149			0
Exercise of stock options, Shares					608,415
Tax shortfall from share-based compensation		(3,731)			$ 0			(3,731)			0			0			0			(3,731)			0
Share-based compensation, net		17,578			0			17,578			0			0			0			17,578			0
Dividends ($0.60 on June 30, 2013, $1.20 on June 30, 2014, $1.32 on June 30, 2015 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		234,579			$ 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, Shares					333,018
Repurchases related to share-based compensation arrangements		(12,316)			$ 0			(12,316)			0			0			0			(12,316)			0
Exercise of stock options		48,626			$ 14			48,612			0			0			0			48,626			0
Exercise of stock options, Shares					1,030,452
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation		3,622			$ 0			3,622			0			0			0			3,622			0
Share-based compensation, net		28,588			0			28,588			0			0			0			28,588			0
Dividends ($0.60 on June 30, 2013, $1.20 on June 30, 2014, $1.32 on June 30, 2015 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)
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
Net income		342,989			$ 0			0			0			342,680			0			342,680			309
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		(28,365)									(28,365)									(28,365)
Restricted stock unit vesting		0			$ 0			0			0						0			0			0
Restricted stock unit vesting, Shares					328,997
Repurchases related to share-based compensation arrangements		(22,318)			$ 0			(22,318)			0			0			0			(22,318)			0
Exercise of stock options		$ 27,676			$ 9			27,667			0			0			0			27,676			0
Exercise of stock options, Shares		494,304			494,304
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation		$ 4,031			$ 0			4,031			0			0			0			4,031			0
Share-based compensation, net		34,693			0			34,693			0			0			0			34,693			0
Dividends ($0.60 on June 30, 2013, $1.20 on June 30, 2014, $1.32 on June 30, 2015 per share)	[1]	(92,397)			0			0			0			(92,397)			0			(92,397)			0
Acquisition of Redbend	[2]		$ 124,253	$ 191,782		$ 0	$ 14		$ 89,162	$ 191,768		$ 0	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0		$ 35,091	$ 0		$ 124,253	$ 191,782		$ 0	$ 0
Acquisition of Redbend, Shares	[2]					897,424	1,410,161
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest	[2]	17,461			0			0			0			0			0			0			17,461
Balance at Jun. 30, 2015		$ 2,392,826			$ 1,007			$ 1,365,257			$ 11,434			$ 2,229,517			$ (1,232,602)			$ 2,374,613			$ 18,213
Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2015					71,219,143

[1] Cash dividends declared on common stock were $0.33 in all four quarters of fiscal year 2015, $0.30 in all four quarters of fiscal year 2014 and $0.15 in all four quarters of fiscal year 2013.

[2] Refer to Note 2 - Acquisitions for more information.