|**DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)**                                               | 9 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|**Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]**                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Summary of (losses) gains from discontinued operations                             | The following table provides a summary of Earnings (losses) from discontinued operations for Clorox Venezuela and Earnings (losses) from discontinued operations other than Clorox Venezuela for the periods indicated:Three Months EndedNine Months Ended3/31/20173/31/20163/31/20173/31/2016Operating losses from Clorox Venezuela before income taxes$—$—$—$—Exit costs and other related expenses for Clorox Venezuela(1)(1)(2)(2)Total earnings (losses) from Clorox Venezuela before income taxes(1)(1)(2)(2)Income tax benefit attributable to Clorox Venezuela1212Total earnings (losses) from Clorox Venezuela, net of tax—1(1)—Gains (losses) from discontinued operationsother than Clorox Venezuela, net of tax—2——Earnings (losses) from discontinued operations, net of tax$—$3$(1)$—
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|                                                                                   | 3/31/2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Operating losses from Clorox Venezuela before income taxes                         | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Exit costs and other related expenses for Clorox Venezuela                         | (1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Total earnings (losses) from Clorox Venezuela before income taxes                  | (1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Income tax benefit attributable to Clorox Venezuela                                | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Total earnings (losses) from Clorox Venezuela, net of tax                          | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Gains (losses) from discontinued operationsother than Clorox Venezuela, net of tax | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Earnings (losses) from discontinued operations, net of tax                         | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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