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Marketable Securities and Cash Equivalents (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2011 years acquisitions securities days segments VIEs | Jun. 30, 2010
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost of marketable securities and cash equivalents | $ 1,566 | $ 1,690
Cost of trading equity securities | 24 | 20
Unrealized gains on marketable securities and cash equivalents | 93 | 67
Unrealized losses on marketable securities and cash equivalents | (4) | (15)
Fair value of marketable securities and cash equivalents | 1,655 | 1,742
Fair value of trading equity securities | 24 | 20
Available-for-sale securities |  |
Unrealized losses that arose within the last 12 months | 4 |
Market value of the investments that have been in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months | 9 |
Number of available-for-sale equity securities with unrealized losses (in securities) | 1 |
United States government obligations | Maturity less than 1 year |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost | 753 | 395
Fair Value | 753 | 395
United States government obligations | Maturity 1 to 5 years |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost | 72 | 33
Unrealized Gains | 1 | 1
Fair Value | 73 | 34
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations | Maturity less than 1 year |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost | 20 |
Fair Value | 20 |
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations | Maturity 1 to 5 years |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost | 54 | 111
Unrealized Gains |  | 3
Fair Value | 54 | 114
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations | Maturity 5 to 10 years |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost | 5 | 122
Unrealized Gains |  | 4
Fair Value | 5 | 126
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations | Maturity greater than 10 years |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost | 218 | 232
Unrealized Gains | 8 | 9
Fair Value | 226 | 241
Corporate debt securities | Maturity less than 1 year |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost | 1 | 10
Fair Value | 1 | 10
Corporate debt securities | Maturity 1 to 5 years |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost | 35 | 46
Unrealized Gains | 1 | 2
Fair Value | 36 | 48
Debt instruments - Other | Maturity less than 1 year |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost | 215 | 659
Fair Value | 215 | 659
Debt instruments - Other | Maturity 1 to 5 years |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost | 3 | 2
Fair Value | 3 | 2
Debt instruments - Other | Maturity 5 to 10 years |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost | 7 | 6
Fair Value | 7 | 6
Equity securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities. |  |
Cost | 159 | 54
Unrealized Gains | 83 | 48
Unrealized Losses | (4) | (15)
Fair Value | $ 238 | $ 87

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