Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 29, 2016
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	MTRX
Entity Registrant Name	MATRIX SERVICE CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000866273
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		26,615,091