Business Acquisition Tender Offer Price

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- Definition

Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Increase In Paid In Capital.

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- Definition

Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Purchase Of Interest By Parent Common Shares

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- Definition

Consolidation, Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Purchase Of Interest By Parent, Consideration Paid

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- Definition

Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Purchase Of Interest By Parent Percent

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- Definition

This element represents the total net income attributable to the parent for the period and the effect of net changes during the period impacting the parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary as it relates to the total (consolidated) equity attributable to the parent. The changes to the parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary represented by this element did not result in a deconsolidation of the subsidiary from the consolidated financial statements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1A

-Subparagraph (d)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=18733093&loc=SL4573702-111684

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 55

-Paragraph 4M

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35736750&loc=SL4591554-111686

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- Definition

Represents the purchase by the parent of an additional equity interest in a subsidiary during the period, thereby effecting a change in total (consolidated) equity attributable to the parent. The purchase of the additional equity interest represented by this element increases the parent's controlling interest in the subsidiary.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Noncontrolling Interests Noncontrolling Interests (Ownership Changes) (Narrative) (Details) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Celesio [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Celesio [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Celesio [Member] EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2014 Celesio [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
NCI ownership interest, parent		76.00%			75.40%
NCI shares acquired, cash paid		$ 8	$ 32
NCI shares acquired		0.3	1.0
Tender offer price per share				€ 23.50
NCI shares acquired, change in ownership percentage			0.50%
NCI change from shares acquired	62	9	35
NCI shares acquired, change in APIC	2
NCI shares acquired, change in parent net income and transfers to NCI	$ 1,474