Marketable Securities And Cash Equivalents (Investments In Debt And Equity Securities) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost of marketable securities and cash equivalents	$ 1,210	$ 1,566
Unrealized gains on marketable securities and cash equivalents	3	93
Unrealized losses on marketable securities and cash equivalents	(4)	(4)
Fair value of marketable securities and cash equivalents	1,209	1,655
United States Government Obligations [Member] \| Maturity Less Than 1 Year [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	562	753
Fair Value	562	753
United States Government Obligations [Member] \| Maturity 1 To 5 Years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	87	72
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities	1	1
Fair Value	88	73
Government-Sponsored Enterprise Obligations [Member] \| Maturity Less Than 1 Year [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost		20
Fair Value		20
Government-Sponsored Enterprise Obligations [Member] \| Maturity 1 To 5 Years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost		54
Fair Value		54
Government-Sponsored Enterprise Obligations [Member] \| Maturity 5 To 10 Years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost		5
Fair Value		5
Government-Sponsored Enterprise Obligations [Member] \| Maturity Greater Than 10 Years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost		218
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities		8
Fair Value		226
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] \| Maturity Less Than 1 Year [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost		1
Fair Value		1
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] \| Maturity 1 To 5 Years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	24	35
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities		1
Fair Value	24	36
Other Debt Instruments [Member] \| Maturity Less Than 1 Year [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	385	215
Fair Value	385	215
Other Debt Instruments [Member] \| Maturity 1 To 5 Years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	4	3
Fair Value	4	3
Other Debt Instruments [Member] \| Maturity 5 To 10 Years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost		7
Fair Value		7
Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost of trading equity securities	24	24
Cost	124	159
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities	2	83
Unrealized losses on available for sale securities	(4)	(4)
Fair value of trading equity securities	24	24
Fair Value	$ 122	$ 238

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