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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 02, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 01, 2015 USD ($) country | May. 09, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired |  |  |  | $ 193,000,000 | $ 503,000,000 | $ 519,000,000 | $ 2,239,000,000
Potential maximum contingent payments for acquisition |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  | 220,000,000 | $ 284,000,000 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value discount rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00%
Harvard Drug Group | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | $ 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cordis |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Binding offer payment to acquire business |  | $ 1,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of countries in which the entity operates | country |  | 50 |  |  |  |  |
Principal countries | country |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |
Transaction and integration costs |  |  |  |  | 44,000,000 |  |
AccessClosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired |  |  | $ 320,000,000 |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  | 152,000,000 |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 133,000,000 |  |
Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets (in years) |  |  |  |  | 9 years |  |
AccessClosure | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value discount rate |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |

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