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Equity and Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plans - Cash Long-Term Incentive Plan (Details)

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Equity and Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plans - Cash Long-Term Incentive Plan (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
vesting_installment
Mar. 31, 2014
Cash Long-Term Incentive Plan        
Cash-based long-term incentive plan, approved amount $ 66.7klac_LongTermIncentivePlanApprovedAmount   $ 66.7klac_LongTermIncentivePlanApprovedAmount  
Cash Long-Term Incentive Plan        
Cash Long-Term Incentive Plan        
Cash long-term incentive plan, number of equal vesting installments     4klac_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualNumberOfEqualVestingInstallments
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= klac_CashLongTermIncentivePlanMember 		 
Cash long-term incentive plan, percentage of equal vesting installments     25.00%klac_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPercentageOfEqualVestingInstallments
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= klac_CashLongTermIncentivePlanMember 		 
Cash long-term incentive plan, vesting period     4 years  
Cash long-term incentive program, compensation expense 10.5us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= klac_CashLongTermIncentivePlanMember 		7.3us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= klac_CashLongTermIncentivePlanMember 		29.0us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= klac_CashLongTermIncentivePlanMember 		18.7us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= klac_CashLongTermIncentivePlanMember
Cash long-term incentive plan, unrecognized compensation balance $ 112.4klac_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualUnrecognizedCompensationLiability
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= klac_CashLongTermIncentivePlanMember 		  $ 112.4klac_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualUnrecognizedCompensationLiability
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= klac_CashLongTermIncentivePlanMember