Document and Entity Information In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	CLOROX CO /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000021076
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		130,962,056