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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2012
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]          
Income tax expense $ 815us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 757us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 587us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit    
Income tax benefit (expense) discrete items 33mck_IncomeTaxBenefitDiscreteItems (94)mck_IncomeTaxBenefitDiscreteItems 29mck_IncomeTaxBenefitDiscreteItems    
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Operations 4,916us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries        
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Undistributed Foreign Earnings 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings        
Unrecognized Tax Benefits 616us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 647us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 560us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits   595us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that would Impact Income Tax Expense and the Effective Tax Rate 457us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate        
Potential Reduction of Unrecognized Benefits Due to Audit Resolutions and Expiration of Statutes of Limitations 137us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit        
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Before Any Tax Effect, Related to Accrued Interest (24)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 48us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense      
Accrued interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits 122us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 179us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued      
Canada Revenue Agency Assessments [Member]          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]          
Income tax benefit (expense) discrete items   122mck_IncomeTaxBenefitDiscreteItems
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= mck_CanadaRevenueAgencyAssessmentsMember
  122mck_IncomeTaxBenefitDiscreteItems
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= mck_CanadaRevenueAgencyAssessmentsMember
 
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]          
Income tax benefit (expense) discrete items 55mck_IncomeTaxBenefitDiscreteItems
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= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
       
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]          
Federal, State and Foreign Operating Loss Carryforwards 44us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
       
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]          
Federal, State and Foreign Operating Loss Carryforwards 1,930us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
       
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]          
Federal, State and Foreign Operating Loss Carryforwards $ 711us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember