OTHER LIABILITIES (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Terminal obligation		$ 631
Venture agreement terminal obligation, net		341	$ 317
Sale leaseback transaction, net proceeds, investing activities	$ 108
Lease term	15 years
Deferred gain on sale-lease back, noncurrent portion		$ 29	$ 33
Glad Business [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership by venture partner		20.00%	20.00%

The percentage of ownership interest by the venture partner.

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- Definition

The term of the lease related to the assets being leased-back in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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- Definition

The noncurrent portion of the deferred gain recorded in connection with the sale-leaseback transaction.

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- Definition

Venture Agreement. Terminal Obligation

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- Definition

Venture Agreement, Terminal Obligation, Net

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- Definition

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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- Definition

Amount of cash inflow after closing and debt issuance costs received by a seller-lessee in a sale-leaseback recognized in investing activities.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 40
-Section 55
-Paragraph 51
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