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Debt Convertible Notes (Details)		9 Months Ended
Debt Convertible Notes (Details)	Aug. 26, 2016 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)	May 12, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 13,301,000,000	$ 17,526,000,000
Convertible Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		35,000,000	439,000,000
Debt Instrument, Converted Instrument, Aggregate Value of Shares Issued		$ 16,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio, Shares \| shares		300,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio, Cash		$ 494,000,000
Convertible Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Seventeen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			128,777,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				1.50%
Convertible Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Member [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 34,979,000.000		$ 310,466,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				0.50%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio	10.9006
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio, Shares \| shares	2.6020
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio, Cash	$ 735.79
Call Option [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises		$ 61,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues \| shares		100,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues		$ 11,000,000