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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014
Amortization of Intangible Assets | $ 47 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets | $ 46 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets | $ 92 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets | $ 92 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets |
Indefinite-life intangibles: |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross | 14 cah_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross |  | 14 cah_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross |  | 14 cah_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization | 0 cah_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization |  | 0 cah_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization |  | 0 cah_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | 14 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill |  | 14 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill |  | 14 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
Definite-life intangibles: |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross | 1,561 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross |  | 1,561 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross |  | 1,514 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization | 628 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization |  | 628 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization |  | 536 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net | 933 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet |  | 933 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet |  | 978 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Total Intangibles, Gross | 1,575 cah_TotalIntangiblesGross |  | 1,575 cah_TotalIntangiblesGross |  | 1,528 cah_TotalIntangiblesGross
Total Intangibles, Accumulated Amortization | 628 cah_TotalIntangiblesAccumulatedAmortization |  | 628 cah_TotalIntangiblesAccumulatedAmortization |  | 536 cah_TotalIntangiblesAccumulatedAmortization
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) | 947 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill |  | 947 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill |  | 992 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |
Definite-life intangibles: |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross | 1,041 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |  | 1,041 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |  | 1,043 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization | 434 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |  | 434 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |  | 388 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net | 607 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |  | 607 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |  | 655 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Trademarks, trade names and patents |  |  |  |  |
Definite-life intangibles: |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross | 225 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cah_TrademarksAndPatentsMember |  | 225 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cah_TrademarksAndPatentsMember |  | 213 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cah_TrademarksAndPatentsMember
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization | 79 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cah_TrademarksAndPatentsMember |  | 79 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cah_TrademarksAndPatentsMember |  | 69 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cah_TrademarksAndPatentsMember
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net | 146 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cah_TrademarksAndPatentsMember |  | 146 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cah_TrademarksAndPatentsMember |  | 144 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cah_TrademarksAndPatentsMember
Developed technology and other |  |  |  |  |
Definite-life intangibles: |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross | 295 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember |  | 295 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember |  | 258 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization | 115 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember |  | 115 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember |  | 79 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net | 180 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember |  | 180 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember |  | 179 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
Trademarks and other |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-life intangibles: |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross | 14 cah_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember |  | 14 cah_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember |  | 14 cah_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization | 0 cah_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember |  | 0 cah_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember |  | 0 cah_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | $ 14 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember |  | $ 14 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember |  | $ 14 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember

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