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Inventories - Summary of Inventories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017
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Classes of current inventories [abstract] |  |
Raw materials and consumables | $ 1,266 | $ 1,241
Work in progress | 2,965 | 2,852
Finished goods | 674 | 675
Total | 4,905 | 4,768
Current | 3,764 | 3,673
Non-current | $ 1,141 | $ 1,095

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