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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2011
Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract] |  |
Retirement Plan Expense |
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits
|  | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |  | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
|  | (In millions) |  | (In millions)
Retirement plan expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost (benefits earned during |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
the period) |  | $ | 71 | $ | 71 | $ | 58 |  | $ | 7 | $ | 8 | $ | 9
Interest cost |  |  | 130 |  | 120 |  | 119 |  |  | 12 |  | 13 |  | 16
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (141) |  | (132) |  | (117) |  |  | - |  | - |  | -
Remeasurement charge(1) |  |  | 30 |  | - |  | - |  |  | 4 |  | - |  | -
Amortization of actuarial loss |  |  | 52 |  | 59 |  | 31 |  |  | - |  | - |  | 5
Other amortization |  |  | 5 |  | 5 |  | 6 |  |  | (2) |  | (1) |  | (1)
Net periodic defined benefit plan expense |  |  | 147 |  | 123 |  | 97 |  |  | 21 |  | 20 |  | 29
Defined contribution plans |  |  | 45 |  | 43 |  | 40 |  |  | - |  | - |  | -
Total retirement plan expense |  | $ | 192 | $ | 166 | $ | 137 |  | $ | 21 | $ | 20 | $ | 29
Changes In Defined Benefit Obligation And Fair Value Of Defined Benefit Plan Assets |
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits
|  | 2012 | 2011 |  | 2012 | 2011
|  | (In millions) |  | (In millions)
Benefit obligation, beginning |  | $ | 2,470 | $ | 2,299 |  | $ | 229 | $ | 224
Service cost |  |  | 71 |  | 71 |  |  | 7 |  | 8
Interest cost |  |  | 130 |  | 120 |  |  | 12 |  | 13
Actuarial loss (gain) |  |  | 569 |  | (63) |  |  | 74 |  | (32)
Employee contributions |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |  | - |  | -
Remeasurement charge |  |  | 30 |  | - |  |  | 4 |  | -
Business combinations |  |  | - |  | 36 |  |  | - |  | 22
Benefits paid |  |  | (102) |  | (90) |  |  | (8) |  | (6)
Plan amendments |  |  | 2 |  | (9) |  |  | (13) |  | -
Foreign currency effects |  |  | (77) |  | 104 |  |  | - |  | -
Benefit obligation, ending |  | $ | 3,095 | $ | 2,470 |  | $ | 305 | $ | 229
Fair value of plan assets, beginning |  | $ | 2,134 | $ | 1,721 |  | $ | - | $ | -
Actual return on plan assets |  |  | 140 |  | 283 |  |  | - |  | -
Employer contributions |  |  | 123 |  | 116 |  |  | 8 |  | 6
Employee contributions |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |  | - |  | -
Business combinations |  |  | - |  | 22 |  |  | - |  | -
Benefits paid |  |  | (102) |  | (90) |  |  | (8) |  | (6)
Foreign currency effects |  |  | (61) |  | 80 |  |  | - |  | -
Fair value of plan assets, ending |  | $ | 2,236 | $ | 2,134 |  | $ | - | $ | -
Funded status |  | $ | (859) | $ | (336) |  | $ | (305) | $ | (229)
Prepaid benefit cost |  | $ | 25 | $ | 51 |  | $ | - | $ | -
Accrued benefit liability – current |  |  | (14) |  | (16) |  |  | (11) |  | (8)
Accrued benefit liability – long-term |  |  | (870) |  | (371) |  |  | (294) |  | (221)
Net amount recognized in the balance sheet |  | $ | (859) | $ | (336) |  | $ | (305) | $ | (229)
Principal Assumptions In Developing Net Periodic Pension Cost |
| Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits |
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Discount rate | 5.5 | % |  | 5.2 | % |  | 5.5 | % |  | 5.4 | % |
Expected return on plan assets | 7.1 | % |  | 7.1 | % |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |
Rate of compensation increase | 3.9 | % |  | 3.9 | % |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |
Principal Assumptions In Developing Year-End Actuarial Present Value Of The Projected Benefit Obligation |
| Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits |
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Discount rate | 4.0 | % |  | 5.5 | % |  | 4.0 | % |  | 5.5 | % |
Rate of compensation increase | 4.0 | % |  | 3.9 | % |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |
Impact Of 1% Change In Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates |
|  | 1% Increase |  | 1% Decrease
|  | (In millions)
Effect on combined service and interest cost components |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | (3)
Effect on accumulated postretirement benefit obligations |  | $ | 47 |  | $ | (38)
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Plan Assets |
|  | Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2012
|  | Quoted Prices in |  | Significant Other |  | Significant |  |
|  | Active Markets |  | Observable |  | Unobservable |  | Total
|  | for Identical |  | Inputs |  | Inputs |  |
|  | Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3) |  |  |
|  | (In millions)
Common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. companies |  | $ | 184 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 184
International companies |  |  | 2 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 2
Equity mutual funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Emerging markets |  |  | 77 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 77
International |  |  | 109 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 109
Large cap U.S. |  |  | 415 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 415
Common collective trust |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International equity |  |  | - |  |  | 372 |  |  | - |  |  | 372
Large cap U.S. equity |  |  | - |  |  | 16 |  |  | - |  |  | 16
Fixed income |  |  | - |  |  | 409 |  |  | - |  |  | 409
Other |  |  | - |  |  | 59 |  |  | - |  |  | 59
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  |  | - |  |  | 447 |  |  | - |  |  | 447
U.S. Treasury |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
instruments |  |  | 108 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 108
U.S. government agency, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
state and local |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
government bonds |  |  | - |  |  | 33 |  |  | - |  |  | 33
Other |  |  | - |  |  | 5 |  |  | - |  |  | 5
Total assets at fair value |  | $ | 895 |  | $ | 1,341 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2,236
|  | Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2011
|  | Quoted Prices in |  | Significant Other |  | Significant |  |
|  | Active Markets |  | Observable |  | Unobservable |  | Total
|  | for Identical |  | Inputs |  | Inputs |  |
|  | Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3) |  |
|  | (In millions)
Common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. companies |  | $ | 180 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 180
International companies |  |  | 5 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 5
Equity mutual funds |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |
Emerging markets |  |  | 70 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 70
International |  |  | 99 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 99
Large cap U.S. |  |  | 378 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 378
Other |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1
Common collective trust |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International equity |  |  | - |  |  | 341 |  |  | - |  |  | 341
Large cap U.S. equity |  |  | - |  |  | 24 |  |  | - |  |  | 24
Fixed income |  |  | - |  |  | 444 |  |  | - |  |  | 444
Other |  |  | - |  |  | 60 |  |  | - |  |  | 60
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  |  | - |  |  | 442 |  |  | - |  |  | 442
U.S. Treasury instruments |  |  | 49 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 49
U.S. government agency, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
state and local government |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
bonds |  |  | - |  |  | 35 |  |  | - |  |  | 35
Other |  |  | - |  |  | 6 |  |  | - |  |  | 6
Total assets at fair value |  | $ | 782 |  | $ | 1,352 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2,134
Actual Asset Allocation For Global Pension Plan Assets |
|  | 2012(1),(2) |  | 2011(2)
Equity securities |  | 51 | % |  | 52 | %
Debt securities |  | 48 | % |  | 47 | %
Other |  | 1 | % |  | 1 | %
Total |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
Expected Future Benefit Payments To Be Paid |
| Pension |  | Postretirement
| Benefits |  | Benefits
| (In millions)
2013 |  | $109 |  |  | $11
2014 |  | 115 |  |  | 11
2015 |  | 118 |  |  | 12
2016 |  | 122 |  |  | 12
2017 |  | 126 |  |  | 13
2018 – 2022 |  | 738 |  |  | 76

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