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Employee Termination, Asset Impairment, and Other Charges | 9 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract] |
Employee Termination, Asset Impairment, and Other Charges | Employee Termination, Asset Impairment, and Other Charges Business Realignment The Company periodically incurs charges as part of the integration process of recent acquisitions and to realign its operations with anticipated market demand, primarily consisting of organization rationalization designed to streamline its business, reduce its cost structure and focus its resources. The Company recorded the following charges related to these actions:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |  |
| March 31, 2023 |  | April 1, 2022 |  | March 31, 2023 |  | April 1, 2022 |  |
| (in millions)
Employee termination benefits | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 125 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  |
Asset impairments and other charges | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Total employee termination, asset impairment, and other charges | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 140 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  |
The following table presents an analysis of the components of these activities against the reserve during the nine months ended March 31, 2023:
| Employee Termination Benefits |  |  |  |
| (in millions) |  |  |  |
Accrual balance at July 1, 2022 | $ | 17 |  |  |  |  |
Charges | 125 |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments | (126) |  |  |  |  |
Accrual balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | 16 |  |  |  |  |

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