SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Additional Information) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) item
Additional compensation expense, target cap		150.00%
Minimum percentage for calculating the amortization of actuarial gains and losses under the corridor approach		5.00%
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$ 5	$ 4
Non-customer receivables		9	12
Packaging development and design costs		$ 11	$ 11	$ 12
Number of hedging instruments designated as fair value hedges \| item		0	0	0
Effective tax rate		34.10%	34.20%	34.60%
Minimum [Member]
Effective tax rate		34.00%
Maximum [Member]
Effective tax rate		35.00%
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Percentage point benefit from adoption of ASU 2016-09	4.00%

Cap percentage of target recognized as additional compensation expense if performance goals are exceeded.

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The number of hedging instruments designated as fair value hedges held by the entity.

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Represents the minimum percentage of the greater of the projected benefit obligation or the market-related asset value that actuarial gains and losses must exceed in order to be amortized to pension expense under the corridor approach for purposes of determining the amortization of actuarial gains and losses related to the entity's employee benefits.

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Aggregate costs expensed during the period for developing and designing packaging, including design, artwork, films, and labeling.

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Percentage point benefit to historical effective tax rate from adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-09, "Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting".

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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The sum of amounts currently receivable other than from customers. For classified balance sheets, represents the current amount receivable, that is amounts expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of expense related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and notes receivable.

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