KLA Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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

Equity and Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plans - Cash Dividends (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 05, 2015	Nov. 19, 2014	Nov. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per share (including a special cash dividend of $16.50 per share declared during the three months ended December 31, 2014)	$ 0.5	$ 0.45	$ 18	$ 1.35
Payment of dividends			$ 2,961,402,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	$ 224,405,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(2,582,000)		(2,582,000)						2,479,113,000
Dividends payable - financing activities	41,412,000	0	41,412,000	0
Restricted Stock Unit, Performance-Based And Service-Based
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends payable - financing activities	41,400,000		41,400,000
Regular Cash Dividend
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per share (including a special cash dividend of $16.50 per share declared during the three months ended December 31, 2014)					$ 0.50
Payment of dividends			245,500,000
Regular Cash Dividend \| Restricted Stock Unit, Performance-Based And Service-Based
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends payable - financing activities	600,000		600,000
Regular Cash Dividend \| Retained Earnings
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Payment of dividends		74,800,000		224,400,000
Regular Cash Dividend \| Additional Paid-in Capital
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Payment of dividends	80,800,000
Special Cash Dividend
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per share (including a special cash dividend of $16.50 per share declared during the three months ended December 31, 2014)						$ 16.50	$ 16.50	$ 16.50
Total amount of dividends accrued								2,760,000,000
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)						0
Special Cash Dividend \| Restricted Stock Units
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends payable - financing activities	40,800,000		40,800,000
Special Cash Dividend \| Retained Earnings
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Total amount of dividends accrued						2,100,000,000
Special Cash Dividend \| Additional Paid-in Capital
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Total amount of dividends accrued						$ 646,500,000