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Employee Benefits, Restructuring and Post-retirement Employee Benefits Provisions - Summary of Employee Benefits, Restructuring and Post-retirement Employee Benefits Provisions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Provisions [abstract]
Employee benefits	$ 1,232	$ 1,177
Restructuring	8	10
Post-retirement employee benefits	449	438
Total provisions	1,689	1,625
Current	1,148	1,062
Non-current	$ 541	$ 563

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Provision for post-retirement employee benefits.

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The amount of provisions for employee benefits. [Refer: Employee benefits expense; Provisions]

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The amount of provision for restructuring, such as the sale or termination of a line of business; closure of business locations in a country or region or relocation of activities from one country or region to another; changes in management structure; and fundamental reorganisations that have a material effect on the nature and focus of the entity's operations. [Refer: Other provisions]

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