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Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details)
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Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Feb. 06, 2014
Celesio [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2014
Celesio [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Celesio [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Celesio [Member]
EUR (€)
Jun. 30, 2014
Celesio [Member]
EUR (€)
Mar. 31, 2014
Celesio [Member]
EUR (€)
Feb. 06, 2014
Celesio [Member]
country
Dec. 31, 2013
Celesio [Member]
EUR (€)
Jun. 30, 2014
The 2014 and 2018 Bonds [Member]
Celesio [Member]
Mar. 31, 2014
The 2014 and 2018 Bonds [Member]
Celesio [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Celesio [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Franz Haniel Cie GmbH [Member]
Celesio [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Bridge Term Loan Agreement, 2013 [Member]
Celesio [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Senior Bridge Term Loan Agreement, 2014 [Member]
Celesio [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 13, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Celesio [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                
Ownership interest                         50.01%mck_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageofVotingInterestsOwnedbyIndividualSeller
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= mck_FranzHanielCieGmbHMember
     
Tender offer price per share           € 23.50mck_BusinessAcquisitionTenderOfferPrice
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
€ 23.50mck_BusinessAcquisitionTenderOfferPrice
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
  € 23.00mck_BusinessAcquisitionTenderOfferPrice
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
             
Senior bridge loan                           $ 5,500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mck_SeniorBridgeTermLoanAgreement2013Member
$ 5,500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mck_SeniorBridgeTermLoanAgreement2014Member
 
Senior bridge loan, term                           364 days 364 days  
Fx option gain (loss) (13,000,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet                              
Tender offer, acquisition threshold                               75.00%mck_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionThreshold
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= mck_CelesioMember
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Acquisition date   Feb. 06, 2014                            
Shares acquired, percentage               77.60%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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= mck_CelesioMember
               
Acquiree name   Celesio                            
Cash paid for acquisition   4,500,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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= mck_CelesioMember
                           
Debt assumed   2,300,000,000mck_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedDebt
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
                           
Diluted shares acquired, percentage               75.60%mck_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquiredFullyDiluted
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
               
Acquiree business description   Celesio is an international wholesale and retail company and a provider of logistics and services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. Celesio’s headquarters is in Stuttgart, Germany and it operates in 14 countries around the world.                            
Number of countries in which acquiree operates               14us-gaap_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates
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= mck_CelesioMember
               
Shares issued upon debt conversion                   42,238us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= mck_The2014and2018BondsMember
20,900,000us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1
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= mck_CelesioMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= mck_The2014and2018BondsMember
         
NCI shares acquired     1,000,000mck_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesPurchaseOfInterestByParentCommonShares
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
                         
NCI shares acquired, cash paid     32,000,000mck_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesPurchaseOfInterestByParentConsiderationPaid
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
                         
NCI ownership interest, parent         75.90%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
                     
Measurement period adjustment, intangible assets       $ 536,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
              $ 536,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentIntangibles
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= mck_CelesioMember
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
       
Recurring compensation to NCI, per share         € 0.83mck_AnnualRecurringCompensationtoNCIUnderDominationAgreementPerShare
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
                     
Guaranteed dividend to NCI, per share         € 0.83mck_GuaranteedDividend
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
                     
Put option for NCI, per share         € 22.99mck_PutOptionforNCIUnderDominationAgreementCelesioPerShare
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember
                     
Put option, interest rate         5.00%mck_PutRightInterestRate
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mck_CelesioMember