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Share Repurchase - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 11 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2016 | Aug. 01, 2015 | May. 02, 2015 | Aug. 01, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Jan. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative shares of common stock repurchased (in shares) | 11.4 |  | 3.7 |  |  |  |
Total investment | $ 893,000,000 |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |
Shares delivered upon noncash settlement |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |
Total cash investment | $ 893,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 3,445,000,000 |
Repurchase of Share Repurchase Program 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized expansion amount of existing share repurchase program |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000,000
New amount of existing share repurchase program |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000,000
Cumulative shares of common stock repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 106.0 |  |
Price per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 70.51 |  |
Total investment |  |  |  |  | $ 7,500,000,000 |  |
Cash Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cash investment |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |  |
Prepaid Forward Contracts Market Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate market value |  |  | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 80.74 |  |  |
Total cash investment |  |  |  | $ 265,000,000 |  |  |
Shares retired |  | 1.1 | 2.2 |  |  |  |

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