Debt (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
Feb. 13, 2020	Mar. 28, 2020
Debt [Line Items]
Maximum board-authorized aggregate commercial paper limit		$ 2,000,000,000.0
Aggregate outstanding commercial paper and short-term debt minimum amount outstanding during period		18,400,000
Maximum amount outstanding		1,800,000,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term revolving credit facility		2,000,000,000.0
Borrowings outstanding under revolving credit facility		1,700,000,000
Commercial paper
Debt [Line Items]
Carrying value of total debt		$ 153,000,000.0
Senior Notes
Debt [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes due 2030
Debt [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes	$ 500,000,000
Coupon Rate	2.40%
Pricing (percentage of par)	99.647%
Period prior to maturity for early redemption	3 months
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes due 2050
Debt [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes	$ 500,000,000
Coupon Rate	3.30%
Pricing (percentage of par)	99.811%
Period prior to maturity for early redemption	6 months
Percent of principal due upon early repayment	100.00%
Percent of principal due after applicable date	100.00%

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Principal Repayment Percentage After Applicable Date

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Principal Repayment Percentage Prior To Maturity For Early Redemption

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Debt Instrument Issuance Percentage of Par

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Debt [Line Items]

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Maximum limit of commercial paper that can be issued in the aggregate as authorized by the Board.

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For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, the minimum amount borrowed at any time during the period.

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Amount of short-term and long-term debt and lease obligation.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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