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Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Jun. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2011
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Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | $ 3,063 | $ 3,007
Deferred receivables consideration | 629 |
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 2,995 | 2,759
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Marketable securities | 1,666 | 1,628
Total Assets | 2,941 | 2,826
Liabilities: |  |
Total Liabilities | 1,489 | 1,317
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 1,275 | 1,198
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 1,487 | 1,317
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 2 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Inventories carried at market | 5,297 | 5,153
Marketable securities | 26 | 328
Deferred receivables consideration | 629 |
Total Assets | 7,569 | 7,178
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 307 | 278
Total Liabilities | 1,634 | 1,649
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 1,397 | 1,457
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 1,038 | 1,193
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 219 | 237
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 289 | 178
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Other Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 1 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains |  | 3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Inventories carried at market | 1,462 | 762
Total Assets | 1,633 | 874
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 38 | 45
Total Liabilities | 217 | 89
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 171 | 112
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 179 | 44
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Inventories carried at market | 6,759 | 5,915
Marketable securities | 1,692 | 1,956
Deferred receivables consideration | 629 |
Total Assets | 12,143 | 10,878
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 345 | 323
Total Liabilities | 3,340 | 3,055
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 2,843 | 2,767
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 2,704 | 2,554
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 219 | 237
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 291 | 178
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Other Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 1 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains |  | $ 3

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