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Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Litigation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 01, 2015
Loss Contingencies
Proceeds from Litigation Settlements	$ 14,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLegalSettlements	$ 9,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLegalSettlements	$ 14,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLegalSettlements	$ 24,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLegalSettlements
DEA Investigation and Related Matters [Member]
Loss Contingencies
Litigation Charges	0		34,000,000
Litigation Accrual	34,000,000		34,000,000
State of West Virginia vs Cardinal Health, Inc
Loss Contingencies
Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants			13
FTC Investigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies
Litigation Charges			27,000,000
CVS Health Corporation Member [Domain]
Red Oak Sourcing Establishment Date			July 2014
Red Oak Sourcing Initial Term			10 years
Number Of Quarterly Payments To CVS	39
Quarterly Payment To CVS	25,600,000
Quarterly Payment To CVS Commencement Date	October 2014
Cordis [Member]
Business Acquisition, Binding Offer Date					Mar. 01, 2015
Binding Offer Payment to Acquire Business					$ 1,900,000,000