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Earnings Per Share Attributable to Cardinal Health, Inc. (Reconciliation of Common Shares Used to Compute Basic and Diluted EPS) (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]                      
Earnings from continuing operations   $ 382 $ 324 $ 310 $ 335 $ 386 $ 326 $ 384 $ 1,294 $ 1,431 $ 1,212
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest $ 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 (6) (4) 0
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Cardinal Health, Inc.                 1,288 1,427 1,212
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Net earnings                 $ 1,290 1,430  
Net earnings attributable to Cardinal Health, Inc. $ 274 $ 381 $ 324 $ 309 $ 333 $ 386 $ 326 $ 383   $ 1,427 $ 1,215
Weighted-average common shares–basic (in shares)                 317 327 332
Effect of dilutive securities:                      
Employee stock options, restricted share units, and performance share units (in shares)                 3 3 3
Weighted-average common shares–diluted (in shares)                 320 330 335
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Cardinal Health, Inc.:                      
Continuing operations (in usd per share) $ 0.87 $ 1.21 $ 1.02 $ 0.97 $ 1.03 $ 1.18 $ 0.99 $ 1.17 $ 4.06 $ 4.36 $ 3.65
Discontinued operations (in usd per share)                 0.00 0.00 0.01
Net basic earnings per common share attributable to Cardinal Health, Inc. (in usd per share)                 4.06 4.36 3.66
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Cardinal Health, Inc.:                      
Continuing operations (in usd per share) $ 0.86 $ 1.20 $ 1.02 $ 0.96 $ 1.02 $ 1.17 $ 0.98 $ 1.15 4.03 4.32 3.61
Discontinued operations (in usd per share)                 0.00 0.00 0.01
Net diluted earnings per common share attributable to Cardinal Health, Inc. (in usd per share)                 $ 4.03 $ 4.32 $ 3.62