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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income Before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign | The following table summarizes earnings/(loss) before income taxes:
(in millions) | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
U.S. operations | $ | (4,056 | ) |  | $ | 1,478 |  |  | $ | 391 |
Non-U.S. operations | 284 |  |  | 273 |  |  | (619 | )
Earnings/(loss) before income taxes | $ | (3,772 | ) |  | $ | 1,751 |  |  | $ | (228 | )
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Current and Deferred | The following table summarizes the components of provision for/(benefit from) income taxes:
(in millions) | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 659 |  |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 341 |
State and local | 154 |  |  | 89 |  |  | 41 |
Non-U.S. | 69 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 143 |
Total current | $ | 882 |  |  | $ | 469 |  |  | $ | 525 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | (822 | ) |  | $ | (28 | ) |  | $ | (1,003 | )
State and local | (127 | ) |  | (37 | ) |  | 16 |
Non-U.S. | (12 | ) |  | (18 | ) |  | (25 | )
Total deferred | (961 | ) |  | (83 | ) |  | (1,012 | )
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes | $ | (79 | ) |  | $ | 386 |  |  | $ | (487 | )
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | The following table presents a reconciliation of the provision based on the federal statutory income tax rate to our effective income tax rate:
| 2020 (1) |  | 2019 (2) |  | 2018 (1)
Provision at Federal statutory rate | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | % |  | 28.1 | %
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit | 2.5 |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | (16.0 | )
Tax effect of foreign operations | — |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  | (48.4 | )
Nondeductible/nontaxable items | (0.1 | ) |  | 2.5 |  |  | (10.2 | )
Goodwill impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | (124.7 | )
Tax Act | 0.1 |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  | 410.9 |
Change in valuation allowances | 1.5 |  |  | 4.5 |  |  | (76.9 | )
Foreign tax credits | 0.5 |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | 27.3 |
China tax related to divestiture | — |  |  | — |  |  | (25.8 | )
Legal entity reorganization | — |  |  | (3.6 | ) |  | 71.4 |
Opioid litigation | (23.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.7 | ) |  | (21.9 | )
Effective income tax rate | 2.1 | % |  | 22.1 | % |  | 213.8 | %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The following table presents the components of the deferred income tax assets and liabilities at June 30:
(in millions) | 2020 |  | 2019
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |
Receivable basis difference | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 35 |
Accrued liabilities | 607 |  |  | 133 |
Share-based compensation | 38 |  |  | 39 |
Loss and tax credit carryforwards | 589 |  |  | 621 |
Deferred tax assets related to uncertain tax positions | 52 |  |  | 30 |
Other | 87 |  |  | 6 |
Total deferred income tax assets | 1,412 |  |  | 864 |
Valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets | (470 | ) |  | (542 | )
Net deferred income tax assets | $ | 942 |  |  | $ | 322 |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |
Inventory basis differences | $ | (1,083 | ) |  | $ | (1,056 | )
Property-related | (327 | ) |  | (171 | )
Goodwill and other intangibles | (751 | ) |  | (808 | )
Total deferred income tax liabilities | $ | (2,161 | ) |  | $ | (2,035 | )
Net deferred income tax liability | $ | (1,219 | ) |  | $ | (1,713 | )
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities after Netting by Tax Jurisdiction | Deferred income tax assets and liabilities in the preceding table, after netting by taxing jurisdiction and for uncertain tax positions, are in the following captions in the consolidated balance sheets at June 30:
(in millions) | 2020 |  | 2019
Noncurrent deferred income tax asset (1) | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 36 |
Noncurrent deferred income tax liability (2) | (1,258 | ) |  | (1,749 | )
Net deferred income tax liability | $ | (1,219 | ) |  | $ | (1,713 | )
(1) | Included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
(2) Included in deferred income taxes and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward | sheets. The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits:
(in millions) | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance at beginning of fiscal year | $ | 456 |  |  | $ | 423 |  |  | $ | 417 |
Additions for tax positions of the current year | 500 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 15 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years (1) | 78 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 141 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years | (27 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (40 | )
Settlements with tax authorities (1) | (6 | ) |  | (25 | ) |  | (99 | )
Expiration of the statute of limitations (1) | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11 | )
Balance at end of fiscal year | $ | 998 |  |  | $ | 456 |  |  | $ | 423 |
(1) Included in fiscal 2018 additions for tax positions of prior years is $110 million related to exposures acquired as part of the Patient Recovery Business for which we are fully indemnified. Also for fiscal 2018 are settlements of $81 million related to the Patient Recovery Business as well as $11 million of statute expirations.

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