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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
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
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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
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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
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Vested (in shares)								300,000
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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
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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
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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
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Number of Class A Common Stock shares reserved and available to be granted pursuant to equity compensation plans (in shares)								15,000,000.0
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Common Class A \| Performance Share Units \| Employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
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Common Class A \| Performance Share Units \| Employee \| PSU settled June 30, 2020
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
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Common Class A \| Long-term Performance Share Units \| Employee \| Executive
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
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Grant date fair value (in USD) \| $					$ 27						$ 6	$ 30
Business days to make tranche payment						30 days
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