Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	SCANSOURCE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000918965
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		27,882,395