Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of Goodwill by Reportable Segment) (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 7,221
Goodwill acquired, net of purchase price adjustments	3,195
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other	(83)
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit	(401)
Ending balance	10,098
Pharmaceutical
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	2,939
Goodwill acquired, net of purchase price adjustments	1
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other	(28)
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit	(347)
Ending balance	2,621
Medical
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	4,282
Goodwill acquired, net of purchase price adjustments	3,194
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other	(55)
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit	(54)
Ending balance	$ 7,477

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
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