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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014
Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations | 34.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 38.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 36.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 35.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations |
Unfavorable/(favorable) impact due to remeasurement of unrecognized tax benefits, Amount |  |  | $ 61 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems |  |
Net Unfavorable/(Favorable) Discrete Items, Amount |  |  | (18)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments |  |
Unfavorable/(favorable) impact of settlements of federal and state tax controversies, settlements and unusual provisions, Amount |  |  | (67)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlements |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued | 154 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |  | 154 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |  | 143 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
Amount CareFusion is liable under tax matters agreement in the event amount must be paid to the taxing authority | 217 cah_IndemnificationReceivable |  | 217 cah_IndemnificationReceivable |  | 210 cah_IndemnificationReceivable
Unrecognized tax benefits | 526 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |  | 526 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |  | 510 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate | 333 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate |  | 333 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate |  | 322 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |
Significant Increase/(Decrease) in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Estimated Range of Change, Lower Bound | 0 us-gaap_DecreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossible / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  | 0 us-gaap_DecreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossible / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |
Significant Increase/(Decrease) in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Estimated Range of Change, Lower Bound | $ 175 us-gaap_DecreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossible / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  | $ 175 us-gaap_DecreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossible / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
Federal | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |
Tax years under examination | 2006 |  |  |  |
Federal | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |
Tax years under examination | 2010 |  |  |  |

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