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Segment Information (Assets by Reportable Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 34,122	$ 30,142	$ 26,033
Operating Segments | Pharmaceutical
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	20,662	17,385	15,361
Operating Segments | Medical
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	10,236	7,095	6,768
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 3,224	$ 5,662	$ 3,904

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
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