The amount of employer contributions made to defined contribution plans during the fiscal year.

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Number Of Funded Status Of Defined Benefit Pension Plans

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for all deferred compensation arrangements. Represents currently earned compensation under compensation arrangements that is not actually paid until a later date.

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Amount of cost for employer contribution to multiemployer plan. Multiemployer plan includes, but is not limited to, pension plan determined to be individually significant and insignificant and other postretirement benefit plan.

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Percentage of employer contribution required by collective-bargaining arrangement (CBA) to total contribution from all participating employers in multiemployer pension plan determined to be individually significant.

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Other Postretirement Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Plan	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of funded status of defined benefit pension plans \| Plan	2
Employer contributions to defined contribution plans	$ 154	$ 145	$ 145
Unfunded obligation of plan	$ 46	45
Minimum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of total contributions	5.00%
Pension Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Period contributions	$ 5	$ 5	$ 5
Multiemployer Plans in Red Zone \| Minimum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of total contributions	5.00%
Multiemployer Plans in Red Zone \| Maximum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of total contributions	65.00%
Multiemployer Plans in Yellow Zone \| Minimum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of total contributions	65.00%
Multiemployer Plans in Yellow Zone \| Maximum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of total contributions	80.00%
Multiemployer Plans in Green Zone \| Minimum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of total contributions	5.00%
Multiemployer Plans in Green Zone \| Maximum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of total contributions	80.00%