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STOCK PROGRAMS - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2020 $ / shares shares | Jan. 31, 2020 $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2019 shares | Sep. 30, 2018 shares | Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) tranche shares | Jan. 31, 2016 tranche shares | Sep. 30, 2015 tranche shares | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) tranche plan $ / shares shares | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares | Jan. 28, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 04, 2015 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of active equity compensation plans | plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock-based awards | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 151 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average period over which compensation cost related to unvested stock-based awards is expected to be recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation expense (income) to reflect additional deferrals and change in market value (in dollars) | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5 | $ 8 | $ 16 |  |
Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum exercise period for all stock options from the date of grant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Number of substantively equal tranches in which stock options grants become exercisable | tranche |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Service period over which stock option grants generally become exercisable in substantively equal tranches |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Employee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 834,500 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 199.25 |  |  |  |
Vested (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,233,300 |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Employee | RSU grants scheduled to vest in fiscal 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 800,000 |  |  |  |
Vested (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Employee | RSU grants scheduled to vest in fiscal 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vested (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Employee | RSU grants scheduled to vest in fiscal 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vested (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |
Performance Share Units | Employee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 198,500 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 187.10 |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Vested (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 512,100 | 300,000 | 300,000 |  |
Long-term Performance Share Units | Performance periods ending June 30, 2018 and 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 387,848 |  |  |  |
Cash Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation expense (income) to reflect additional deferrals and change in market value (in dollars) | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2 | $ 9 | $ 12 |  |
Common Class A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Class A Common Stock shares authorized under active equity compensation plans (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,800,000 |  |  |  |
Number of Class A Common Stock shares reserved and available to be granted pursuant to equity compensation plans (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Common Stock issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,088,300 | 4,943,500 | 5,087,400 |  |
Common Class A | Performance Share Units | Employee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock issued (in shares) |  |  | 400,000 | 400,000 |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |
Common Class A | Performance Share Units | Employee | PSU settled June 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 162.16 | $ 162.16 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 199.18 |  |  |  |
Common Class A | Long-term Performance Share Units | Performance period ending January 29, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock issued (in shares) |  | 23,898 |  |  |  |  |  | 71,694 |  |  |  |
Common Class A | Long-term Performance Share Units | Employee | Executive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payout for performance share units in Class A Common Stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 195,940 | 71,694 | 387,848 |  |  |  |  |
Number of tranches | tranche |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Grant date fair value (in USD) | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 27 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6 | $ 30
Business days to make tranche payment |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Class A | Long-term Performance Share Units | Employee | Performance period ending June 30, 2018 | Executive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payout for performance share units in Class A Common Stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 129,283 |  |  |  |  |
Common Class A | Long-term Performance Share Units | Employee | Performance period ending January 29, 2018 | Executive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payout for performance share units in Class A Common Stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 23,898 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of tranches | tranche |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Class A | Long-term Performance Share Units | Employee | Share Based Compensation Award Performance Period 2022 | Executive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payout for performance share units in Class A Common Stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 97,970 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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