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- Definition

Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3602-108585

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109226348&loc=d3e2420-110228

Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
U.S. federal income tax rate			21.00%	21.00%	28.00%
State and local taxes, net			1.00%	2.00%	(1.00%)
Effect of foreign operations			(2.00%)	9.00%	(2.00%)
Change in valuation allowance			0.00%	0.00%	1.00%
Non-deductible goodwill and asset impairments			(22.00%)	5.00%	(32.00%)
Impact of the Tax Act			0.00%	0.00%	(22.00%)
Write-off of channel distribution agreement			0.00%	0.00%	(9.00%)
Income tax audit settlements			0.00%	0.00%	5.00%
Non-deductible compensation and benefits			0.00%	1.00%	(1.00%)
R&D credits			1.00%	(2.00%)	0.00%
Other, net			0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Effective tax rate			(1.00%)	36.00%	(33.00%)
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
U.S. federal income tax rate			21.00%	21.00%	28.00%
Non-cash impairment charge	$ 292		$ 1,690	$ 96	$ 280
Non-cash impairment of goodwill		$ 41	1,098	49
Income tax expense, net			$ 21	126	$ 355
Foreign tax authority settlement, net income tax expense (benefit)				$ 49
Effective tax rate			(1.00%)	36.00%	(33.00%)
Australian Subsidiaries
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Non-cash impairment charge				$ 1,100
Non-cash impairment of goodwill			$ 96	218
Current Income Tax Expense
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Foreign tax authority settlement, net income tax expense (benefit)				2
Deferred Income Taxes
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Foreign tax authority settlement, net income tax expense (benefit)				47
U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Income tax expense, net			237
Goodwill
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Non-deductible goodwill, asset and investment impairment			262
Goodwill \| Australian Subsidiaries
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Non-deductible goodwill, asset and investment impairment			$ 10	54
Asset And Investment \| Australian Subsidiaries
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Non-deductible goodwill, asset and investment impairment				$ 301