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Line Of Credit Facility Commitment Fee Percentage Step Down

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Line Of Credit Facility Commitment Fee Percentage Step Up

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Borrowings - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
Borrowings - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 18, 2019	Feb. 06, 2017	May 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2021	Sep. 01, 2020	Aug. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021							$ 3,914,400,000
Fair value of fixed-rate notes							4,025,900,000
Outstanding borrowings under lines of credit							0	$ 0
Long-term debt, excluding current portion
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021							3,914,400,000
Fair value of fixed-rate notes							4,025,900,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021							2,250,000,000.0
Fair value of fixed-rate notes							$ 2,361,400,000
Revolving Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate							1.20%	2.59%	3.26%
Fiscal 2021 Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity										$ 1,500,000,000
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Annual facility fee (as basis points)							0.11%
Annual facility fee, step up (as basis points)							2000.00%
Annual facility fee, step down (as basis points)							700.00%
Fiscal 2021 Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR, CDOR, EURIBOR, TIBOR And STIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							1.015%
Fiscal 2021 Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR, CDOR, EURIBOR, TIBOR and STIBOR. Step Up
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							1.175%
Fiscal 2021 Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR, CDOR, EURIBOR, TIBOR And STIBOR. Step Down
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							0.805%
Fiscal 2021 Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (SONIA)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							1.0476%
Fiscal 2021 Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (SONIA), Step Up
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							1.2076%
Fiscal 2021 Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (SONIA), Step Down
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							0.8376%
Fiscal 2019 Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity										$ 1,500,000,000
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021							$ 114,400,000
Debt instrument, term		5 years
Fair value of fixed-rate notes							114,400,000
Fiscal 2019 Revolving Credit Facility, U.S. Dollar Tranche \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,100,000,000
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021							20,000,000.0
Fair value of fixed-rate notes							20,000,000.0
Fiscal 2019 Revolving Credit Facility Multicurrency Tranche \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000.0
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021							94,400,000
Fair value of fixed-rate notes							94,400,000
Fiscal 2014 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021							0					$ 400,000,000.0
Company repaid amount											$ 400,000,000.0
Stated interest rate												3.95%
Fiscal 2014 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Long-term debt, excluding current portion
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of fixed-rate notes							0
Fiscal 2016 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021							500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate						3.40%
Percentage of principal amount at issuance						99.589%
Effective interest rate						3.449%
Fiscal 2016 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Long-term debt, excluding current portion
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of fixed-rate notes							549,000,000.0	$ 554,300,000
Fiscal 2020 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021					$ 750,000,000.0		750,000,000.0
Fair value of fixed-rate notes							791,300,000	$ 803,600,000
Stated interest rate					2.90%
Percentage of principal amount at issuance					99.717%
Effective interest rate					2.933%
Fiscal 2021 Term Loans \| Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021				$ 2,550,000,000
Fiscal 2021 Term Loans Tranche 1 \| Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021				$ 1,000,000,000.0
Debt instrument, term				18 months
Fiscal 2021 Term Loans Tranche 2 \| Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021				$ 1,550,000,000
Fiscal 2021 Term Loans Tranche 2 \| Term Loans \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				0.875%
Fiscal 2021 Term Loans Tranche 2 \| Term Loans \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), Step Up
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				1.25%
Fiscal 2021 Term Loans Tranche 2 \| Term Loans \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), Step Down
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				0.75%
Fiscal 2021 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding at June 30, 2021			$ 1,000,000,000.0				1,000,000,000.0
Fair value of fixed-rate notes							1,021,100,000
Stated interest rate			2.60%
Percentage of principal amount at issuance			99.957%
Effective interest rate			2.605%
Fiscal 2021 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Long-term debt, excluding current portion
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of fixed-rate notes							$ 1,020,000,000.00