UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
Net sales	$ 2,430	$ 3,345	$ 4,624	$ 3,895	$ 3,590	$ 3,744	$ 4,005	$ 3,524	$ 14,294	$ 14,863	$ 13,683
Gross profit	1,663	2,509	3,583	2,987	2,755	2,925	3,095	2,701	10,742	11,476	10,839
Operating income (loss)	(543)	109	261	779	216	674	771	652	606	2,313	2,055
Net earnings (loss) attributable to The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.	$ (462)	$ (6)	$ 557	$ 595	$ 157	$ 555	$ 573	$ 500	$ 684	$ 1,785	$ 1,108
Net earnings (loss) attributable to The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (1.28)	$ (0.02)	$ 1.55	$ 1.65	$ 0.43	$ 1.53	$ 1.58	$ 1.36	$ 1.90	$ 4.91	$ 3.01
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (1.28)	$ (0.02)	$ 1.52	$ 1.61	$ 0.43	$ 1.51	$ 1.55	$ 1.34	$ 1.86	$ 4.82	$ 2.95
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Charges associated with restructuring and other activities	$ (20)	$ (25)	$ (13)	$ (25)	$ (124)	$ (35)	$ (35)	$ (47)
Charges associated with restructuring and other activities, net of tax	$ (17)	$ (20)	$ (10)	$ (21)	$ (95)	$ (27)	$ (31)	$ (37)
Charges associated with restructuring and other activities net of tax, per diluted common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.25)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.10)
Changes in fair value of contingent consideration	$ 8	$ 2	$ 7		$ 19	$ 9	$ (2)	$ 11	$ 17	$ 37	$ 43
Change in fair value of contingent consideration net of tax	$ 8	$ 2	$ 6		$ 16	$ 7	(1)	$ 9
Change in fair value of contingent consideration net of tax per diluted common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.01	$ 0.02		$ 0.04	$ 0.02		$ 0.02
Impacts and charges resulting from the TCJA							$ (6)	$ 1
Impacts and charges resulting from the TCJA, per diluted common share (in dollars per share)							$ (0.02)	$ (0.01)
Goodwill, other intangible and long-lived asset impairments	$ (303)	$ (346)	$ (777)			$ (52)	$ (38)		(1,426)	(90)	0
Goodwill, other intangible and long-lived asset impairments net of tax	$ (254)	$ (298)	$ (663)			$ (52)	$ (34)
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairments net of tax per diluted common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.70)	$ (0.83)	$ (1.81)			$ (0.14)	$ (0.09)
Gain on liquidation of an investment in a foreign subsidiary, net						$ 71			$ 0	$ 71	$ 0
Gain on liquidation of an investment in a foreign subsidiary, net of tax						$ 57
Gain on liquidation of an investment in a foreign subsidiary, net of tax per diluted common share (in dollars per share)						$ 0.15
Have&Be Co. Ltd
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Other income, net	$ 19		$ 576
Other income, net, net of tax	$ 9		$ 450
Other income, net, net of tax, diluted common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.02)		$ 1.23