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]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member] Red Bend Ltd. [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]
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										234,692			234,692			(113)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		17,999									17,999				17,999
Restricted stock unit vesting, Shares					333,018
Repurchases related to share-based compensation arrangements		(12,316)						(12,316)							(12,316)
Exercise of stock options		48,626			$ 14			48,612							48,626
Exercise of stock options, Shares					1,030,452
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation		3,622						3,622							3,622
Share-based compensation, net		28,588						28,588							28,588
Dividends ($1.20 on June 30, 2014, $1.32 on June 30, 2015, $1.40 on June 30, 2016 per share)	[1]	(82,725)										(82,725)			(82,725)
Treasury stock repurchases		$ (90,779)											(90,779)		(90,779)
Treasury stock repurchases, Shares		(1,327,693)			(1,327,693)
Non-controlling 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										342,680			342,680			309
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		(28,365)									(28,365)				(28,365)
Restricted stock unit vesting, Shares					328,997
Repurchases related to share-based compensation arrangements		(22,318)						(22,318)							(22,318)
Exercise of stock options		27,676			$ 9			27,667							27,676
Exercise of stock options, Shares					494,304
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation		4,031						4,031							4,031
Share-based compensation, net		34,693						34,693							34,693
Dividends ($1.20 on June 30, 2014, $1.32 on June 30, 2015, $1.40 on June 30, 2016 per share)	[1]	(92,397)										(92,397)			(92,397)
Acquisition	[2]		$ 124,253	$ 191,782			$ 14		$ 89,162	$ 191,768				$ 35,091		$ 124,253	$ 191,782
Acquisition, Shares	[2]					897,424	1,410,161
Non-controlling interest	[2]	17,461																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
Net income		362,451										361,734			361,734			717
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		(88,675)									(88,675)				(88,675)
Restricted stock unit vesting, Shares					320,122
Repurchases related to share-based compensation arrangements		(11,933)						(11,933)							(11,933)
Exercise of stock options		$ 6,937			$ 5			6,932							6,937
Exercise of stock options, Shares		137,557			137,557
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation		$ 4,473						4,473							4,473
Share-based compensation, net		44,461						44,461							44,461
Dividends ($1.20 on June 30, 2014, $1.32 on June 30, 2015, $1.40 on June 30, 2016 per share)	[1]	(100,681)										(100,681)			(100,681)
Treasury stock repurchases		(140,031)											(140,031)		(140,031)
Treasury stock repurchases, Shares					(1,631,748)
Non-controlling interest	[2]	(17,355)						1,575							1,575			$ (18,930)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2016		$ 2,452,473			$ 1,012			$ 1,410,765			$ (77,241)	$ 2,490,570	$ (1,372,633)		$ 2,452,473
Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2016					70,045,074

[1] Cash dividends declared on common stock were $0.35 in all four quarters of fiscal year 2016, $0.33 in all four quarters of fiscal year 2015 and $0.30 in all four quarters of fiscal year 2014.

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