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Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012
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Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | $ 3,372 | $ 3,063
Deferred receivables consideration | 894 | 629
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 2,902 | 2,995
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Marketable securities | 2,064 | 1,666
Total Assets | 3,457 | 2,941
Liabilities: |  |
Total Liabilities | 1,769 | 1,489
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 1,393 | 1,275
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 1,769 | 1,487
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 | 5,653 | 5,297
Marketable securities | 11 | 26
Deferred receivables consideration | 894 | 629
Total Assets | 8,478 | 7,569
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 539 | 307
Total Liabilities | 1,702 | 1,634
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 1,697 | 1,397
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 917 | 1,038
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 222 | 219
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 243 | 289
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Other Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains |  | 1
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 3 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 1 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Inventories carried at market | 1,755 | 1,462
Total Assets | 2,037 | 1,633
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 40 | 38
Total Liabilities | 257 | 217
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 282 | 171
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 216 | 179
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 1 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Inventories carried at market | 7,408 | 6,759
Marketable securities | 2,075 | 1,692
Deferred receivables consideration | 894 | 629
Total Assets | 13,972 | 12,143
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 579 | 345
Total Liabilities | 3,728 | 3,340
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 3,372 | 2,843
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 2,902 | 2,704
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 222 | 219
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 244 | 291
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Other Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains |  | 1
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 3 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | $ 1 |

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