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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Commodity contracts | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Commodity contracts | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Foreign exchange contracts. | Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Commodity contracts | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Commodity contracts | Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Foreign exchange contracts. | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Foreign exchange contracts. | Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Interest rate contracts | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Interest rate contracts | Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Commodity contracts | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Commodity contracts | Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Total Fair Value | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Total Fair Value | Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Total Fair Value Commodity contracts | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Total Fair Value Commodity contracts | Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Total Fair Value Foreign exchange contracts. | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Total Fair Value Foreign exchange contracts. | Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Total Fair Value Interest rate contracts | Jun. 30, 2010 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Total Fair Value Interest rate contracts | Jun. 30, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum threshold of relative value of unobservable inputs to the total fair value for Level 3 (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00%
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories carried at market |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,153 | $ 3,774 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 762 | $ 458 |  |  | $ 5,915 | $ 4,232 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized derivative gains: |  |  | 1,198 | 777 | 162 |  |  | 1,457 | 1,883 | 237 | 38 | 3 |  |  |  | 112 | 69 |  |  | 2,767 | 2,729 | 237 | 200 | 3 |  |
Marketable securities | 1,628 | 1,067 |  |  |  | 328 | 543 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,956 | 1,610 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets | 2,826 | 2,006 |  |  |  | 7,178 | 6,238 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 874 | 527 |  |  | 10,878 | 8,771 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized derivative losses: |  |  | 1,317 | 937 | 184 |  |  | 1,193 | 2,161 | 178 | 82 |  | 26 |  |  | 44 | 56 |  |  | 2,554 | 3,154 | 178 | 266 |  | 26 |
Inventory-related payables |  |  |  |  |  | 278 | 207 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 | 31 |  |  | 323 | 238 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Liabilities | $ 1,317 | $ 1,121 |  |  |  | $ 1,649 | $ 2,476 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 89 | $ 87 |  |  | $ 3,055 | $ 3,684 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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