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Stock-Based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 6,317	$ 6,302	$ 5,688
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense	$ 9,300
Weighted average period	1 year 8 months
Stock based compensation expense recognized tax	$ 3,200	2,500	2,800
Common stock grant expiration term	10 years
Total intrinsic value of stock option	$ 728	$ 700	$ 2,400
Vesting period	3 years
Description of vesting period of director awards	3 years
Deferred shares granted		242,649	381,038
Average grant date fair value		$ 29.31	$ 18.01
Deferred shares vested and released	631,443	326,763	266,029
Weighted average fair value	$ 22.34	$ 23.93	$ 22.38
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Method Used	Monte Carlo model
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Method Number of Simulations Used	100,000
Employee Award [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period, equal annual installments	1 year
Employee Award [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Employee Award [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	5 years
Market Based Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pro-rate of original awards, minimum	0.00%
Pro-rate of original awards maximum	200.00%
Vest in 2016 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Minimum threshold shares scheduled to vest for performance based shares	125,000
Vest in 2017 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Minimum threshold shares scheduled to vest for performance based shares	81,000
Vest in 2018 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Minimum threshold shares scheduled to vest for performance based shares	128,000
Matrix Service Company's 2012 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share awards authorized	2,300,000
Share awards grant	1,249,780