|**INCOME TAXES (Tables)**                                                            | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|**Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]**                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Provision for Income Taxes on Continuing Operations by Tax Jurisdiction              | The provision for income taxes, by tax jurisdiction, consisted of the following for the fiscal years ended June 30:202020192018CurrentFederal$171$166$177State322434Foreign453443Total current248224254DeferredFederal13(22)(24)State(5)(1)3Foreign(10)3(2)Total deferred(2)(20)(23)Total$246$204$231                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|Current                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Federal                                                                              | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|State                                                                                | 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Foreign                                                                              | 45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Total current                                                                        | 248                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Deferred                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Federal                                                                              | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|State                                                                                | (5)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Foreign                                                                              | (10)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Total deferred                                                                       | (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Total                                                                                | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Earnings from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, by Tax Jurisdiction         | The components of Earnings before income taxes, by tax jurisdiction, consisted of the following for the fiscal years ended June 30:202020192018United States$1,041$912$963Foreign14411291Total$1,185$1,024$1,054                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|United States                                                                        | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Foreign                                                                              | 144                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Total                                                                                | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Tax Rate Reconciliation                                                              | A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate on operations follows for the fiscal years ended June 30:202020192018Statutory federal tax rate21.0%21.0%28.1%State taxes (net of federal tax benefits)1.71.72.4Tax differential on foreign earnings0.91.01.2Federal domestic manufacturing deduction——(1.8)Federal excess tax benefits(2.4)(2.3)(1.7)Reversals of deferred taxes related to foreign unremitted earnings——(2.6)Remeasurement of deferred taxes—0.1(3.1)Other differences(0.4)(1.7)(0.7)Effective tax rate20.8%19.8%21.8%                                                                                        
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|Statutory federal tax rate                                                           | 21.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|State taxes (net of federal tax benefits)                                            | 1.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Tax differential on foreign earnings                                                 | 0.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Federal domestic manufacturing deduction                                             | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Federal excess tax benefits                                                          | (2.4)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Reversals of deferred taxes related to foreign unremitted earnings                   | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Remeasurement of deferred taxes                                                      | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Other differences                                                                    | (0.4)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Effective tax rate                                                                   | 20.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Schedule Of Impact From Change In Tax Rate                                           | During the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Company made reasonable estimates of the impacts of the Tax Act and initially recorded total benefits of $81 as provisional, as defined in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, as follows:AdjustmentsOne-time net deferred tax liability reduction$60One-time transition tax(7)Net total one-time tax benefit53Beneficial year-to-date current taxable income impact28Total tax benefits$81                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|One-time net deferred tax liability reduction                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|One-time transition tax                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Net total one-time tax benefit                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Beneficial year-to-date current taxable income impact                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Total tax benefits                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Components of Net Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)                                  | The components of net deferred tax assets (liabilities) as of June 30 are shown below:20202019Deferred tax assetsCompensation and benefit programs$119$100Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards8487Operating and finance lease liabilities75—Accruals and reserves3841Basis difference related to the Venture Agreement1919Inventory costs1622Other1821Subtotal369290Valuation allowance(38)(44)Total deferred tax assets331246Deferred tax liabilitiesFixed and intangible assets(256)(236)Lease right-of-use assets(68)—Low-income housing partnerships(9)(13)Other(24)(18)Total deferred tax liabilities(357)(267)Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)$(26)$(21)
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|Deferred tax assets                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Compensation and benefit programs                                                    | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards                                      | 84                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Operating and finance lease liabilities                                              | 75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Accruals and reserves                                                                | 38                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Basis difference related to the Venture Agreement                                    | 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Inventory costs                                                                      | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Other                                                                                | 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Subtotal                                                                             | 369                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Valuation allowance                                                                  | (38)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Total deferred tax assets                                                            | 331                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Deferred tax liabilities                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Fixed and intangible assets                                                          | (256)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Lease right-of-use assets                                                            | (68)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Low-income housing partnerships                                                      | (9)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Other                                                                                | (24)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Total deferred tax liabilities                                                       | (357)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)                                                | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Summary of Changes in Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance                         | Details of the valuation allowance were as follows as of June 30:202020192018Valuation allowance at beginning of year$(44)$(43)$(40)Net decrease/(increase) for other foreign deferred tax assets1——Net decrease/(increase) for foreign net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits5(1)(3)Valuation allowance at end of year$(38)$(44)$(43)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|Valuation allowance at beginning of year                                             | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Net decrease/(increase) for other foreign deferred tax assets                        | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Net decrease/(increase) for foreign net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Valuation allowance at end of year                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Reconciliation of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits                                    | The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits:202020192018Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year$31$47$40Gross increases - tax positions in prior periods122Gross decreases - tax positions in prior periods(11)(20)(1)Gross increases - current period tax positions468Gross decreases - current period tax positions———Lapse of applicable statute of limitations(1)(3)(2)Settlements(2)(1)—Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year$22$31$47                                                                                                                                              
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|Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year                                       | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Gross increases - tax positions in prior periods                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Gross decreases - tax positions in prior periods                                     | (11)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Gross increases - current period tax positions                                       | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Gross decreases - current period tax positions                                       | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Lapse of applicable statute of limitations                                           | (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Settlements                                                                          | (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year                                             | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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