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Quarterly Financial Data (Narrative) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2010
Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
After-tax facility exit and other related costs |  | $ 222,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
After-tax facility exit and other related costs (per share) |  | 0.33 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
After-tax restructuring and related cost, incurred cost | 52,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
After-tax restructuring and related cost, cost incurred (per share) | 0.08 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
After-tax start up costs for new greenfield plants |  |  | 11,000,000 | 14,000,000 | 14,000,000 | 20,000,000 |  |  |
After-tax start up costs for new greenfield plants (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.03 |  |  |
Charges from debt buyback or exchange |  |  | 15,000,000 |  |  |  | 12,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 75,000,000
After-tax charges from debt buyback or exchange |  |  | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
After-tax charges from debt buyback or exchange (per share) |  |  | 0.01 |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain on sale of bank securities of equity investee |  |  | 78,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
After-tax gain on sale of bank securities of equity investee |  |  | 49,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
After-tax gain on sale of bank securities of equity investee, per share (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.07 |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain related to the acquisition of the remaining interest in Golden Peanut |  |  |  |  | 71,000,000 |  |  | 71,000,000 |
After-tax gain related to the acquisition of the remaining interest in Golden Peanut |  |  |  |  | 44,000,000 |  |  |  |
After-tax gain related to the acquisition of the remaining interest in Golden Peanut, per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 0.07 |  |  |  |
(Losses) gains on interest rate swap after tax |  |  |  | 4,000,000 | 34,000,000 | (19,000,000) |  |  |
(Losses) gains on interest rate swap (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 0.01 | $ 0.05 | $ (0.03) |  |  |
After-tax increase to earnings due to adjustments to machinery and equipment assets |  |  | $ 28,000,000 | $ 31,000,000 | $ 24,000,000 |  |  |  |
After-tax increase to earnings due to adjustments to machinery and equipment assets (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.04 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.04 |  |  |  |

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