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Pre Tax Charge associated with the unfavorable verdict returned against the company, in an antitrust and false advertising lawsuit filed by RTI Technologies .

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Date when the business acquisition agreement was executed, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 15, 2015	Nov. 10, 2014	Sep. 19, 2013	Nov. 09, 2009	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
United States of America [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Duty percentage rate							45.30%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Duty percentage rate							71.50%
RTI Technologies [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded	$ 12.0		$ 113.5	$ 5.0
Pre-tax charge relating to an unfavorable litigation verdict					$ 341.0
Percentage of reduction in total fee recovery		50.00%
CareFusion [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Acquisition agreement date						Oct. 05, 2014