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Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Litigation (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 09, 2022 plaintiff lawsuit	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($) plaintiff	Jul. 31, 2021 lawsuit	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) lawsuit states numberOfUSTerritories	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
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Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments				$ 20
Settling U.S Territories \| numberOfUSTerritories				5
Income from Settlements of Class Action Lawsuits				$ 18	$ 112	$ 16
Cost of Goods and Services Sold				174,819	155,689	146,054
Distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses				4,557	4,533	4,572
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement				(109)	(1,129)	(5,741)
Pharmaceutical
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Judgment for lost profits				$ 16
Opioid Lawsuits
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Loss Contingency, Number of State \| states				46
Loss Contingency, Number of Eligible States \| states				49
Payments for Legal Settlements				$ 417
Loss Contingency, Lawsuits, Number \| lawsuit				2,775
Opioid Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Claims Settled, Number \| lawsuit	2,300
Payments for Legal Settlements		$ 374
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number \| lawsuit	475
Product Liability Lawsuits
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Claims Settled, Number \| lawsuit			1,300
Product Liability Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed \| lawsuit	18
New York Opioid Stewardship Act
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Liability for New York Opioid Stewardship Act					41
Loss Contingency Accrual				$ 20
Aggregate Annual Assessment				100
DOJ Investigation
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Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement					13
Alameda County [Member] \| Product Liability Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff	5,967
WASHINGTON \| Opioid Lawsuits
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss				160
WEST VIRGINIA \| Opioid Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss		$ 124
OKLAHOMA \| Opioid Lawsuits
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss				95
Other Jurisdictions [Member] \| Product Liability Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event
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Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff	20
Product Liability Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed \| lawsuit	470
Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual				512
Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss				1,050
Total Opioid Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Litigation Liability				6,360
Estimated Litigation Liability, Current				532
Litigation Settlement, Expense					$ 1,170	$ 5,630
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss				$ 6,000
Private Parties [Member] \| GEORGIA \| Opioid Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff		21
Class Action Lawsuits [Member] \| Private Parties [Member] \| Opioid Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Lawsuits, Number \| lawsuit	151