Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 20, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	CLOROX CO /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000021076
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		128,265,855
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017