CLOROX CO /DE/, 10-K filed on 8/21/2015
Annual Report
DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION (USD $)
In Billions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jul. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
 
 
 
Document Type
10-K 
 
 
Amendment Flag
false 
 
 
Document Period End Date
Jun. 30, 2015 
 
 
Document Fiscal Year Focus
2015 
 
 
Document Fiscal Period Focus
FY 
 
 
Entity Registrant Name
CLOROX CO /DE/ 
 
 
Entity Central Index Key
0000021076 
 
 
Current Fiscal Year End Date
--06-30 
 
 
Entity Filer Category
Large Accelerated Filer 
 
 
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
Yes 
 
 
Entity Voluntary Filers
No 
 
 
Entity Current Reporting Status
Yes 
 
 
Entity Public Float
 
 
$ 13.7 
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
 
128,643,834 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS [Abstract]
 
 
 
Net sales
$ 5,655 
$ 5,514 
$ 5,533 
Cost of products sold
3,190 
3,158 
3,142 
Gross profit
2,465 
2,356 
2,391 
Selling and administrative expenses
798 
751 
793 
Advertising costs
523 
503 
498 
Research and development costs
136 
125 
130 
Interest expense
100 
103 
122 
Other income, net
(13)
(10)
(4)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
921 
884 
852 
Income taxes on continuing operations
315 
305 
279 
Earnings from continuing operations
606 
579 
573 
Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax
(26)
(21)
(1)
Net earnings
$ 580 
$ 558 
$ 572 
Net earnings (losses) per share, Basic
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$ 4.65 
$ 4.47 
$ 4.37 
Discontinued operations
$ (0.20)
$ (0.16)
$ 0.00 
Basic net earnings per share
$ 4.45 
$ 4.31 
$ 4.37 
Net earnings (losses) per share, Diluted
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$ 4.57 
$ 4.39 
$ 4.31 
Discontinued operations
$ (0.20)
$ (0.16)
$ (0.01)
Diluted net earnings per share
$ 4.37 
$ 4.23 
$ 4.30 
Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands)
 
 
 
Basic
130,310 
129,558 
131,075 
Diluted
132,776 
131,742 
132,969 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [Abstract]
 
 
 
Earnings from continuing operations
$ 606 
$ 579 
$ 573 
Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax
(26)
(21)
(1)
Net earnings
580 
558 
572 
Other comprehensive (losses) income:
 
 
 
Foreign currency adjustments, net of tax
(54)
(37)
(11)
Net unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives, net of tax
(14)
(9)
Pension and postretirement benefit adjustments, net of tax
(17)
(4)
37 
Total other comprehensive (losses) income, net of tax
(85)
(50)
29 
Comprehensive income
$ 495 
$ 508 
$ 601 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Current assets
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 382 
$ 329 
Receivables, net
519 
546 
Inventories, net
385 
386 
Other current assets
143 
134 
Total current assets
1,429 
1,395 
Property, plant and equipment, net
918 
977 
Goodwill
1,067 
1,101 
Trademarks, net
535 
547 
Other intangible assets, net
50 
64 
Other assets
165 
174 
Total assets
4,164 
4,258 
Current liabilities
 
 
Notes and loans payable
95 
143 
Current maturities of long-term debt
300 
575 
Accounts payable
431 
440 
Accrued liabilities
548 
472 
Income taxes payable
31 
Total current liabilities
1,405 
1,638 
Long-term debt
1,796 
1,595 
Other liabilities
750 
768 
Deferred income taxes
95 
103 
Total liabilities
4,046 
4,104 
Commitments and contingencies
   
   
Stockholders' equity
 
 
Preferred stock: $1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
Common stock: $1.00 par value; 750,000,000 shares authorized; 158,741,461 shares issued at June 30, 2015 and 2014; and 128,614,310 and 128,796,228 shares outstanding at June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively
159 
159 
Additional paid-in capital
775 
709 
Retained earnings
1,923 
1,739 
Treasury shares, at cost: 30,127,151 and 29,945,233 shares at June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively
(2,237)
(2,036)
Accumulated other comprehensive net loss
(502)
(417)
Stockholders' equity
118 
154 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$ 4,164 
$ 4,258 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS [Abstract]
 
 
Preferred stock, par value
$ 1.00 
$ 1.00 
Preferred stock, shares authorized
5,000,000 
5,000,000 
Preferred stock, shares issued
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
Common stock, par value
$ 1.00 
$ 1.00 
Common stock, shares authorized
750,000,000 
750,000,000 
Common stock, shares issued
158,741,461 
158,741,461 
Common stock, shares outstanding
128,614,310 
128,796,228 
Treasury stock, shares
30,127,151 
29,945,233 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data in Thousands
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Treasury Shares [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Net (Losses) Income [Member]
Total
Balance, amount at Jun. 30, 2012
$ 159 
$ 633 
$ 1,350 
$ (1,881)
$ (396)
$ (135)
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2012
158,741 
 
 
(29,179)
 
 
Net earnings
 
 
572 
 
 
572 
Other comprehensive (loss) income
 
 
 
 
29 
29 
Accrued dividends
 
 
(348)
 
 
(348)
Stock-based compensation
 
35 
 
 
 
35 
Other employee stock plan activities, amount
 
(7)
(13)
141 
 
121 
Other employee stock plan activities, shares
 
 
 
2,304 
 
 
Treasury stock purchased, amount
 
 
 
(128)
 
(128)
Treasury stock purchased, shares
 
 
 
(1,500)
 
 
Balance, amount at Jun. 30, 2013
159 
661 
1,561 
(1,868)
(367)
146 
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2013
158,741 
 
 
(28,375)
 
 
Net earnings
 
 
558 
 
 
558 
Other comprehensive (loss) income
 
 
 
 
(50)
(50)
Accrued dividends
 
 
(374)
 
 
(374)
Stock-based compensation
 
36 
 
 
 
36 
Other employee stock plan activities, amount
 
12 
(6)
92 
 
98 
Other employee stock plan activities, shares
 
 
 
1,476 
 
 
Treasury stock purchased, amount
 
 
 
(260)
 
(260)
Treasury stock purchased, shares
 
 
 
(3,046)
 
 
Balance, amount at Jun. 30, 2014
159 
709 
1,739 
(2,036)
(417)
154 
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2014
158,741 
 
 
(29,945)
 
 
Net earnings
 
 
580 
 
 
580 
Other comprehensive (loss) income
 
 
 
 
(85)
(85)
Accrued dividends
 
 
(391)
 
 
(391)
Stock-based compensation
 
32 
 
 
 
32 
Other employee stock plan activities, amount
 
34 
(5)
233 
 
262 
Other employee stock plan activities, shares
 
 
 
(4,198)
 
 
Treasury stock purchased, amount
 
 
 
(434)
 
(434)
Treasury stock purchased, shares
 
 
 
4,016 
 
 
Balance, amount at Jun. 30, 2015
$ 159 
$ 775 
$ 1,923 
$ (2,237)
$ (502)
$ 118 
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2015
158,741 
 
 
(30,127)
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Operating activities:
 
 
 
Net earnings
$ 580 
$ 558 
$ 572 
Deduct: Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax
(26)
(21)
(1)
Earnings from continuing operations
606 
579 
573 
Adjustments to reconcile earnings from continuing operations to net cash provided by continuing operations:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
169 
177 
180 
Stock-based compensation
32 
36 
35 
Deferred income taxes
(16)
(21)
(8)
Settlement of interest rate forward contracts
(25)
Other
(17)
20 
Changes in:
 
 
 
Receivables, net
20 
(10)
Inventories, net
(25)
(11)
Other current assets
12 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
93 
(12)
(29)
Income taxes payable
29 
(5)
18 
Net cash provided by continuing operations
858 
786 
780 
Net cash provided by (used for) discontinued operations
16 
(19)
(5)
Net cash provided by operations
874 
767 
775 
Investing activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(125)
(137)
(190)
Proceeds from sale-leasebacks, net of transaction costs
135 
Other
19 
Net cash used for investing activities from continuing operations
(106)
(137)
(51)
Net cash used for investing activities by discontinued operations
(1)
(4)
Net cash used for investing activities
(106)
(138)
(55)
Financing activities:
 
 
 
Notes and loans payable, net
(48)
(60)
(98)
Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs
495 
593 
Long-term debt repayments
(575)
(850)
Treasury stock purchased
(434)
(260)
(128)
Cash dividends paid
(385)
(368)
(335)
Issuance of common stock for employee stock plans and other
251 
96 
133 
Net cash used for financing activities
(696)
(592)
(685)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(19)
(7)
(3)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
53 
30 
32 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
Beginning of year
329 
299 
267 
End of year
382 
329 
299 
Supplemental cash flow information:
 
 
 
Interest paid
104 
76 
129 
Income taxes paid, net of refunds
236 
312 
263 
Noncash financing activities:
 
 
 
Cash dividends declared and accrued, but not paid
$ 99 
$ 95 
$ 93 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

 

The Company is principally engaged in the production, marketing and sales of consumer products through mass retail outlets, e-commerce channels, distributors and medical supply distributors. The consolidated financial statements include the statements of the Company and its wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts were eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior year reclassifications were made in the consolidated financial statements and related notes to the consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.

 

Effective September 22, 2014, the Company's Venezuela affiliate, Corporación Clorox de Venezuela S.A. (Clorox Venezuela), discontinued its operations. Consequently, the Company reclassified the financial results of Clorox Venezuela as a discontinued operation in the consolidated financial statements for all periods presented herein.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) requires management to reach opinions as to estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. Specific areas requiring management's opinion on estimates and judgments include assumptions pertaining to accruals for consumer and trade-promotion programs, stock-based compensation costs, pension and post-employment benefit costs, future cash flows associated with impairment testing of goodwill and other long-lived assets, the credit worthiness of customers, uncertain tax positions, tax valuation allowances and legal, environmental and insurance matters. Actual results could materially differ from estimates and assumptions made.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents


Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid instruments, time deposits and money market funds with an initial maturity at purchase of three months or less. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents approximates the carrying amount.

 

The Company's cash position includes amounts held by foreign subsidiaries and, as a result, the repatriation of certain cash balances from some of the Company's foreign subsidiaries could result in additional tax costs in the United States and in certain foreign jurisdictions. However, these cash balances are generally available without legal restriction to fund local business operations. In addition, a portion of the Company's cash balance is held in U.S. dollars by foreign subsidiaries, whose functional currency is their local currency. Such U.S. dollar balances are reported on the foreign subsidiaries' books, in their functional currency, with the impact from foreign currency exchange rate differences recorded in other income, net. The Company's cash holdings were as follows as of June 30:

 

2015      2014   
U.S. dollar balances held by U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries and at parent  $ 221   $ 180
Non-U.S. dollar balances held by non-U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries 142   132
U.S. dollar balances held by non-U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries 19   12
Non-U.S. dollar balances held by U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries   -   5
Total   $ 382   $ 329


Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. When necessary, the Company provides allowances to adjust the carrying value of its inventory to the lower of cost or market, including any costs to sell or dispose. Appropriate consideration is given to obsolescence, excessive inventory levels, product deterioration and other factors in evaluating net realizable value for the purposes of determining the lower of cost or market.

 

Property, Plant and Equipment and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

 

Property, plant and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization expense are calculated by the straight-line method using the estimated useful lives or lives determined by lease contracts for the related assets. The table below provides estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment by asset classification.

 

Estimated
Useful Lives
Buildings and leasehold improvements     10 - 40 years
Land improvements    10 - 30 years
Machinery and equipment    3 - 15 years
Computer equipment    3 - 5 years
Capitalized software costs    3 - 7 years

 

Property, plant and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset (or asset group) may not be fully recoverable. The risk of impairment is initially assessed based on an estimate of the undiscounted cash flows at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows exist. Impairment occurs when the book value of the asset exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows generated by the asset. When impairment is indicated, an impairment charge is recorded for the difference between the book value of the asset and its estimated fair market value. Depending on the asset, estimated fair market value may be determined either by use of a discounted cash flow model or by reference to estimated selling values of assets in similar condition.

 

Capitalization of Software Costs

 

The Company capitalizes certain qualifying costs incurred in the acquisition and development of software for internal use, including the costs of the software, materials, consultants, interest and payroll and payroll-related costs for employees during the application development stage. Internal and external costs incurred during the preliminary project stage and post implementation-operation stage, mainly training and maintenance costs, are expensed as incurred. Once the application is substantially complete and ready for its intended use, qualifying costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the software's useful life.


Impairment Review of Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

 

The Company tests its goodwill, trademarks with indefinite lives and other indefinite-lived intangible assets annually for impairment in the fiscal fourth quarter unless there are indications during a different interim period that these assets may have become impaired.


With respect to goodwill, the Company has the option to first assess qualitative factors such as maturity and stability of the reporting unit, magnitude of excess fair value over book value from the prior year's impairment testing, other reporting unit specific operating results as well as new events and circumstances impacting the operations at the reporting unit level. If the result of a qualitative test indicates a potential for impairment of a reporting unit, a quantitative test is performed. The quantitative test is a two-step process. In the first step, the Company compares the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value. In all instances, the estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value of the reporting unit. Had the estimated fair value of any reporting unit been less than its carrying value, the Company would have performed a second step to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit's goodwill had exceeded its implied fair value, an impairment charge would have been recorded for the difference between the carrying amount and the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill.


To determine the fair value of a reporting unit as part of its quantitative test, the Company uses a discounted cash flow (DCF) approach, as it believes that this approach is the most reliable indicator of the fair value of its businesses and the fair value of their future earnings and cash flows. Under this approach, the Company estimates the future cash flows of each reporting unit and discounts these cash flows at a rate of return that reflects their relative risk. The cash flows used in the DCF are consistent with those the Company uses in its internal planning, which gives consideration to actual business trends experienced, and the broader business strategy for the long term. The other key estimates and factors used in the DCF include, but are not limited to, future sales volumes, revenue and expense growth rates, changes in working capital, foreign exchange rates, currency devaluation, inflation and a perpetuity growth rate. Changes in such estimates or the application of alternative assumptions could produce different results.


For trademarks and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, the Company performs a quantitative analysis to test for impairment and compares the estimated fair value of an asset to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of such asset exceeds its estimated fair value, an impairment charge is recorded for the difference between the carrying amount and the estimated fair value. The Company uses the income approach to estimate the fair value of its trademarks and other intangible assets with indefinite lives. This approach requires significant judgments in determining both the assets' estimated cash flows as well as the appropriate discount and foreign exchange rates applied to those cash flows to determine fair value. Changes in such estimates or the use of alternative assumptions could produce different results.

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company grants various nonqualified stock-based compensation awards to eligible employees, including stock options and performance units.

 

For stock options, the Company estimates the fair value of each award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which requires management to make estimates regarding expected option life, stock price volatility and other assumptions. Groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes. The Company estimates stock option forfeitures based on historical data for each employee grouping. The total number of stock options expected to vest is adjusted by actual and estimated forfeitures. Changes to the actual and estimated forfeitures will result in a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period of change. Compensation expense is recorded by amortizing the grant date fair values on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, adjusted for estimated forfeitures.

 

The Company's performance unit grants provide for the issuance of common stock to certain managerial staff and executive management if the Company achieves specified performance targets. The performance period is three years and the payout determination is made at the end of the three-year performance period. The fair value of each grant issued is estimated on the date of grant based on the current market price of the stock. The total amount of compensation expense recognized reflects estimated forfeiture rates and the initial assumption that performance goals will be achieved. Compensation expense is adjusted based on management's assessment of the probability that performance goals will be achieved. If such goals are not met or it is determined that achievement of performance goals is not probable, previously recognized compensation expense is trued up in the current period to reflect the expected payout level. If it is determined that the performance goals will be exceeded, additional compensation expense is recognized, subject to a cap of 150% of target.

 

Cash flows resulting from tax deductions in excess of the cumulative compensation cost recognized for stock-based payment arrangements (excess tax benefits) are primarily classified as financing cash inflows.

 

Employee Benefits

 

The Company accounts for its defined benefit retirement income and retirement health care plans using actuarial methods. These methods use an attribution approach that generally spreads “plan events” over the service lives or expected lifetime (for frozen plans) of plan participants. Examples of plan events are plan amendments and changes in actuarial assumptions such as the expected return on plan assets, discount rate, rate of compensation increase and certain employee-related factors, such as retirement age and mortality. The principle underlying the attribution approach is that employees render service over their employment period on a relatively “smooth” basis and, therefore, the statement of earnings effects of retirement income and retirement health care plans are recognized in the same pattern. One of the principal assumptions used in the net periodic benefit cost calculation is the expected return on plan assets. The required use of an expected return on plan assets may result in recognized pension expense or income that differs from the actual returns of those plan assets in any given year. Over time, however, the goal is for the expected long-term returns to approximate the actual returns and, therefore, the expectation is that the pattern of income and expense recognition should closely match the pattern of the services provided by the participants. The Company uses a market-related value method for calculating plan assets for purposes of determining the amortization of actuarial gains and losses. The differences between actual and expected returns are recognized in the net periodic benefit cost calculation over the average remaining service period or expected lifetime (for frozen plans) of the plan participants using the corridor approach. Under this approach, only actuarial gains (losses) that exceed 5% of the greater of the projected benefit obligation or the market-related value of assets are amortized to pension expense by the Company. In developing its expected return on plan assets, the Company considers the long-term actual returns relative to the mix of investments that comprise its plan assets and also develops estimates of future investment returns by considering external sources.

 

The Company recognizes an actuarial-based obligation at the onset of disability for certain benefits provided to individuals after employment, but before retirement, that include medical, dental, vision, life and other benefits.

 

Environmental Costs

 

The Company is involved in certain environmental remediation and ongoing compliance activities. Accruals for environmental matters are recorded on a site-by-site basis when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and based upon a reasonable estimate of the liability. The Company's accruals reflect the anticipated participation of other potentially responsible parties in those instances where it is probable that such parties are legally responsible and financially capable of paying their respective shares of the relevant costs. These accruals are adjusted periodically as assessment and remediation efforts progress or as additional technical or legal information become available. Actual costs to be incurred at identified sites in future periods may vary from the estimates, given the inherent uncertainties in evaluating environmental exposures. The accrual for environmental matters is included in Other liabilities in the Company's consolidated balance sheets on an undiscounted basis due to uncertainty regarding the timing of future payments.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Sales are recognized as revenue when the risk of loss and title pass to the customer and when all of the following have occurred: a firm sales arrangement exists, pricing is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured. Sales are recorded net of allowances for returns, trade promotions, coupons and other discounts. The Company routinely commits to one-time or ongoing trade-promotion programs with customers and consumer coupon programs that require the Company to estimate and accrue the expected costs of such programs. Programs include shelf price reductions, end-of-aisle or in-store displays of the Company's products and graphics and other trade-promotion activities conducted by the customer. Coupons are recognized as a liability when distributed based upon expected consumer redemptions. The Company maintains liabilities related to these programs for the estimated expenses incurred, but not paid, at the end of each period. Trade-promotion and coupon redemption costs are recorded as a reduction of sales. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts based on its historical experience and ongoing assessment of its customers' credit risk. Receivables were presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $4 and $3 as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Receivables, net, included non-customer receivables of $12 and $15 as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Cost of Products Sold

 

Cost of products sold represents the costs directly related to the manufacture and distribution of the Company's products and primarily includes raw materials, packaging, contract packer fees, shipping and handling, warehousing, package design, depreciation, amortization, direct and indirect labor and operating costs for the Company's manufacturing and distribution facilities including salary, benefit costs and incentive compensation, and royalties and amortization related to the Company's Glad Venture Agreement (see Note 9).

 

Costs associated with developing and designing new packaging are expensed as incurred and include design, artwork, films and labeling. Expenses for fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were $11, $12 and $10, respectively, all of which were reflected in cost of products sold or discontinued operations, as appropriate, in the consolidated statements of earnings.

 

Selling and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling and administrative expenses represent costs incurred by the Company in generating revenues and managing the business and include market research, commissions and certain administrative expenses. Administrative expenses include salary, benefits, incentive compensation, professional fees and services, software and licensing fees and other operating costs associated with the Company's non-manufacturing, non-research and development staff, facilities and equipment.

 

Advertising and Research and Development Costs

 

The Company expenses advertising and research and development costs in the period incurred.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company uses the asset and liability method to account for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the anticipated future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement amounts and their respective tax bases. Management reviews the Company's deferred tax assets to determine whether their value can be realized based upon available evidence. A valuation allowance is established when management believes that it is more likely than not that some portion of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. Changes in valuation allowances from period to period are included in the Company's tax provision in the period of change. In addition to valuation allowances, the Company provides for uncertain tax positions when such tax positions do not meet certain recognition thresholds or measurement standards. Amounts for uncertain tax positions are adjusted in quarters when new information becomes available or when positions are effectively settled.

 

U.S. income tax expense and foreign withholding taxes are provided on unremitted foreign earnings that are not indefinitely reinvested at the time the earnings are generated. Where foreign earnings are indefinitely reinvested, no provision for U.S. income or foreign withholding taxes is made. When circumstances change and the Company determines that some or all of the undistributed earnings will be remitted in the foreseeable future, the Company accrues an expense in the current period for U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes attributable to the anticipated remittance.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation

 

Local currencies are the functional currencies for substantially all of the Company's foreign operations. When the transactional currency is different than the functional currency, transaction gains and losses are included as a component of other income, net. In addition, certain assets and liabilities denominated in currencies different than a foreign subsidiary's functional currency are reported on the subsidiary's books in its functional currency, with the impact from exchange rate differences recorded in other income, net. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, while income and expenses are translated at the average monthly exchange rates during the year.

 

Gains and losses on foreign currency translations are reported as a component of other comprehensive income. Deferred taxes are not provided on cumulative translation adjustments where the Company expects earnings of a foreign subsidiary to be indefinitely reinvested. The income tax effect of currency translation adjustments related to foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures for which earnings are not considered indefinitely reinvested is recorded as a component of deferred taxes with an offset to other comprehensive income.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

The Company's use of derivative instruments, principally swaps, futures and forward contracts, is limited to non-trading purposes and is designed to partially manage exposure to changes in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currencies. The Company's contracts are hedges for transactions with notional amounts and periods consistent with the related exposures and do not constitute investments independent of these exposures.

 

The changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument are recorded as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets with an offset to net earnings or other comprehensive income depending on whether, for accounting purposes, it has been designated and qualifies as an accounting hedge and, if so, on the type of hedging relationship. The criteria used to determine if hedge accounting treatment is appropriate are: (a) formal designation and documentation of the hedging relationship, the risk management objective and hedging strategy at hedge inception; (b) eligibility of hedged items, transactions and corresponding hedging instrument; and (c) effectiveness of the hedging relationship both at inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis in achieving the hedging objectives. For those derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments, the Company must designate the hedging instrument either as a fair value hedge or as a cash flow hedge. The Company designates its commodity forward and future contracts for forecasted purchases of raw materials, interest rate forward contracts for forecasted interest payments, and foreign currency forward contracts for forecasted purchases of inventory as cash flow hedges. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company had no hedging instruments designated as fair value hedges.

 

For derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of gains or losses is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. From time to time, the Company may have contracts not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, for which it recognizes changes in the fair value in other income, net. Cash flows from hedging activities are classified as operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

The Company de-designates cash flow hedge relationships when it determines that the hedge relationships are no longer highly effective or that the forecasted transaction is no longer probable. Upon de-designation of a hedge, the portion of gains or losses on the derivative instrument that was previously accumulated in other comprehensive income remains in accumulated other comprehensive income until the forecasted transaction is recognized in net earnings, or is recognized in net earnings immediately if it is determined that there is any ineffectiveness or the forecasted transaction is no longer probable.

 

The Company uses different methodologies, when necessary, to estimate the fair value of its derivative contracts. The estimated fair values of the majority of the Company's contracts are based on quoted market prices, traded exchange market prices, or broker price quotations, and represent the estimated amounts that the Company would pay or receive to terminate the contracts.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Cost,” which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The new guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of ASU 2015-03 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, “Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis,” which changes the guidance for evaluating whether to consolidate certain legal entities. The amendments modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities ("VIEs") or voting interest entities. The new guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of ASU 2015-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” which replaces most existing U.S. GAAP revenue recognition guidance and is intended to improve and converge with international standards the financial reporting requirements for revenue from contracts with customers. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires additional disclosures about the nature, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers, including information about significant judgments and changes in judgments. The new guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, with the option to early adopt in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity (Topic 205),” which will change the criteria for reporting discontinued operations. The amendments will also require new disclosures about discontinued operations and disposals of components of an entity that do not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. The amendments are effective for the Company for new disposals (or classifications as held for sale) of components of the Company, should they occur, beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016. Early adoption is permitted for disposals (or classifications as held for sale) that have not been previously reported. The Company will adopt this ASU beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, as required. Adoption of the new standard will not impact the Company's reporting or disclosures for discontinued operations of Clorox Venezuela or other previously discontinued operations.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

NOTE 2. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

On September 22, 2014, Clorox Venezuela announced that it was discontinuing its operations, effective immediately, and seeking to sell its assets. Since fiscal year 2012, Clorox Venezuela was required to sell more than two thirds of its products at prices frozen by the Venezuelan government. During this same period, Clorox Venezuela experienced successive years of hyperinflation resulting in significant sustained increases in its input costs, including packaging, raw materials, transportation and wages. As a result, Clorox Venezuela had been selling its products at a loss, resulting in ongoing operating losses. Clorox Venezuela repeatedly met with government authorities in an effort to help them understand the rapidly declining state of the business, including the need for immediate, significant and ongoing price increases and other critical remedial actions to address these adverse impacts. Based on the Venezuelan government's representations, Clorox Venezuela had expected significant price increases would be forthcoming much earlier; however, the price increases subsequently approved were insufficient and would have caused Clorox Venezuela to continue operating at a significant loss into the foreseeable future. As such, Clorox Venezuela was no longer financially viable and was forced to discontinue its operations. 

 

On September 26, 2014, the Company reported that Venezuelan Vice President Jorge Arreaza announced, with endorsement by President Nicolás Maduro, that the Venezuelan government had occupied the Santa Lucía and Guacara production facilities of Clorox Venezuela.  On November 6, 2014, the Company reported that the Venezuelan government had published a resolution granting a government-sponsored Special Administrative Board full authority to restart and operate the business of Clorox Venezuela, thereby reaffirming the government's expropriation of Clorox Venezuela's assets. Further, President Nicolás Maduro announced the government's intention to facilitate the resumed production of bleach and other cleaning products at Clorox Venezuela plants. He also announced his approval of a financial credit to invest in raw materials and production at the plants. These actions by the Venezuelan government were taken without the consent or involvement of Clorox Venezuela, its parent Clorox Spain S.L. (Clorox Spain) or any of their affiliates. Clorox Venezuela, Clorox Spain and their affiliates reserved their rights under all applicable laws and treaties.


With this exit, the financial results of Clorox Venezuela are reflected as discontinued operations in the Company's consolidated financial statements. The results of Clorox Venezuela have historically been part of the International reportable segment.

 

Net sales for Clorox Venezuela were $11, $77 and $90 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

The following table provides a summary of (losses) gains from discontinued operations for Clorox Venezuela and gains (losses) from discontinued operations other than Clorox Venezuela for the years ended June 30:

 

  2015   2014   2013
Operating (losses) earnings from Clorox Venezuela before income taxes          $ (6 )   $ (23 )   $ 1
Exit costs and other related expenses for Clorox Venezuela   (78 )   -   -
Total losses from Clorox Venezuela before income taxes   (84 )   (23 )   1
Income tax benefit attributable to Clorox Venezuela   29   6   -
Total (losses) gains from Clorox Venezuela, net of tax   (55 )   (17 )   1
                              
Gains (losses) from discontinued operations other than  
   
Clorox Venezuela, net of tax   29   (4 )   (2 )
Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax   $ (26 )   $ (21 )   $ (1 )

Unrelated to Clorox Venezuela, in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, $32 of gross unrecognized tax benefits relating to other discontinued operations for periods prior to fiscal year 2015 were recognized upon the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. Recognition of these previously disclosed tax benefits had no impact on the Company's cash flow or earnings from continuing operations for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013. (See Note 17.)

 

Summary of Operating Losses, Asset Charges and Other Costs

 

The following provides a breakdown of (losses) gains from discontinued operations for Clorox Venezuela and gains from discontinued operations other than Clorox Venezuela for the fiscal year ended June 30:

 

2015  
Operating losses from Clorox Venezuela before income taxes        $ (6 )
Net asset charges:
Inventories (11 )
Property, plant and equipment   (16 )
Trademark and other intangible assets   (6 )
Other assets   (2 )
Other exit and business termination costs:  
Severance   (3 )
Recognition of deferred foreign currency translation loss   (30 )
Other   (10 )
Total losses from Clorox Venezuela before income taxes   (84 )
Income tax benefit attributable to Clorox Venezuela   29
Total losses from Clorox Venezuela, net of tax   (55 )
         
Gains from discontinued operations other than  
Clorox Venezuela, net of tax   29
Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax   $ (26 )
 

Prior to Clorox Venezuela being consolidated under the rules governing the preparation of financial statements in a highly inflationary economy, cumulative translation gains (losses) were included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive net (losses) income. The charge of $30 to discontinued operations in September 2014 represents the recognition of these losses as a result of Clorox Venezuela discontinuing its operations effective September 22, 2014.

 

Goodwill related to Clorox Venezuela was previously aggregated and assessed for impairment at the Latin America reporting unit level, which is a component of the Company's International segment. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, after Clorox Venezuela discontinued its operations, the Company reviewed the relative fair value of its components of the Latin America reporting unit and concluded that no goodwill should be allocated to the Clorox Venezuela component and that there were no indicators of impairment within the remaining Latin America reporting unit. Based on the results of the annual impairment test performed in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, the fair value of the Latin America reporting unit exceeded its recorded value by approximately 79%.

Financial Reporting: Hyperinflation and the Selection of Exchange Rates

Due to a sustained inflationary environment, the financial statements of Clorox Venezuela are consolidated under the rules governing the preparation of financial statements in a highly inflationary economy. As such, Clorox Venezuela's non-U.S. dollar (non-USD) monetary assets and liabilities were remeasured into U.S. dollars (USD) each reporting period with the resulting gains and losses now reflected in discontinued operations.

 

Subsequent to Clorox Venezuela discontinuing operations in September 2014, the Venezuelan government has continued to evolve its currency exchange mechanisms; however, these changes have not had a material impact on the Company's financial results because the balance of net bolivar assets and liabilities on the local books of Clorox Venezuela was $0 as of June 30, 2015. As of June 30, 2014, the local books of Clorox Venezuela carried a net asset position of $42. In addition, as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company held $13 and $17, respectively, of tax asset balances related to Clorox Venezuela in Corporate in the reconciliation of the results of the Company's reportable segments to consolidated results.

INVENTORIES
INVENTORIES

NOTE 3. INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consisted of the following as of June 30:

 

  2015   2014
Finished goods   $ 316   $ 312
Raw materials and packaging             101   108
Work in process   3   2
LIFO allowances   (35 )   (36 )
Total   $ 385
  $ 386

 

The last-in, first-out (LIFO) method was used to value approximately 38% and 34% of inventories as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The carrying values for all other inventories, including inventories of all international businesses, are determined on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. The effect on earnings of the liquidation of LIFO layers was a benefit of $0, $2 and $3 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

The Company had inventory consigned to others of $2 and $4 as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

NOTE 4. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Other current assets consisted of the following as of June 30:

 

  2015       2014  
Deferred tax assets         $ 99   $ 81
Prepaid expenses 39   42
Other 5   11
Total   $ 143   $ 134
 

As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, Other in the table above included $3 and $9 of restricted cash, respectively. As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company had restricted cash of $3 and $3, respectively, held in escrow related to fiscal year 2012 acquisitions. Additionally, as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, restricted cash of $0 and $5, respectively, was held by a foreign subsidiary as a prepayment received for intercompany services. 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

NOTE 5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

The components of property, plant and equipment, net, consisted of the following as of June 30:

 

2015      2014   
Machinery and equipment $ 1,608   $ 1,593
Buildings 515   506
Capitalized software costs 371   374
Land and improvements   122   122
Construction in progress   65   79
Computer equipment   76   79
  2,757   2,753
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization           (1,839 )   (1,776 )
Total   $ 918   $ 977

  

Included in Machinery and equipment above are $12 and $0 of equipment under capital leases as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Accumulated depreciation for assets under capital leases was $2 and $0 as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Included in Land and improvements above are $2 and $0 of asset retirement obligations as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for two leased properties.The liability of $2 incurred in fiscal year 2015 was recorded in Other liabilities.

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant and equipment, net, was $157, $161 and $162 in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013,respectively, which includes depreciation of assets under capital leases. This also includes amortization of capitalized software of $19, $22 and $21 in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Non-cash capital expenditures were $18, $0 and $0 in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

GOODWILL, TRADEMARKS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
GOODWILL, TRADEMARKS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 6. GOODWILL, TRADEMARKS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:

 

  Goodwill
  Cleaning      Lifestyle      Household      International      Total   
Balance June 30, 2013   323     244     85     $ 453     $ 1,105  
Effect of foreign currency translation     -       -       -       (4 )     (4
Balance June 30, 2014  
323  
244  
85  
449  
1,101
Effect of foreign currency translation     -       -       -       (34     (34
Balance June 30, 2015   $ 323   $ 244   $ 85   $ 415   $ 1,067

  

During the fourth quarter of fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company completed its annual impairment tests of goodwill and no instances of impairment were identified.

  

The changes in the carrying amount of trademarks and other intangible assets for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:

  

As of June 30, 2015              As of June 30, 2014

Gross

carrying

amount

 

 

 Accumulated

amortization 

 

 

 Net

carrying

amount 

 

 

Gross
carrying
amount
 
    Accumulated amortization     

 Net

carrying

amount 

 
Trademarks not subject to amortization $ 524     $ -     524     $ 533   $ -   $ 533
Trademarks subject to amortization   33       22       11     36   22   14
Other intangible assets:                            
Technology and product formulae   137       133       4     139   129   10
Other   188       142       46     194   140   54
Total 882     297     $ 585     $ 902   $ 291   $ 611

Amortization expense relating to our intangible assets was $12, $15 and $15 for the years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for these intangible assets is $8, $8, $7, $7 and $6 for fiscal years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively.


In the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company recorded impairment of trademarks and other intangible assets of $6 related to the discontinuation of operations in Venezuela. This amount is included as part of losses from discontinued operations, net of tax.

 

In fiscal year 2014, as a result of the effective devaluation of the Venezuelan currency in the third quarter, the Company assessed whether recorded values of intangible assets attributable to the Venezuela subsidiary and goodwill of the reporting unit that included Venezuela were impaired. As a result of its assessment, the Company identified indications of impairment and recorded noncash tax deductible impairment charges on trademark values totaling $4, which is reflected in the International reportable segment. Of this amount, $3 is related to continuing operations and is reflected in Other income, net and $1 is related to trademarks held on the books of Clorox Venezuela and is reflected in losses from discontinued operations, net. The Company used the income approach to estimate the fair value of the trademarks, and as such, the fair value measurement was classified as Level 3. For a further discussion of Clorox Venezuela's intangible and other asset balances, see Note 2.

 

In fiscal year 2014, the Company entered into an exclusivity agreement with a manufacturer. In connection with the agreement, the Company recorded an Other intangible asset valued at $4 that will be amortized over the 7-year term of the agreement. The agreement may be renewed for an additional 3 years at no cost upon mutual consent.

 

During the fourth quarter of fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company completed its annual impairment tests of indefinite-lived intangible assets and no instances of impairment were identified.

ACCRUED LIABILITIES
ACCRUED LIABILITIES

NOTE 7. ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of June 30:

 

   2015            2014      
Compensation and employee benefit costs           
$ 189   $ 102
Trade and sales promotion 115   113
Dividends 103   100
Royalties   16   11
Insurance   15   18
Interest
  14   27
Derivatives   8   17
Other   88   84
Total   $ 548   $ 472
DEBT
DEBT

NOTE 8. DEBT

 

Notes and loans payable, which mature in less than one year, included the following as of June 30:

 

2015      2014   
Commercial paper $ 93   $ 141
Foreign borrowings 2   2
Total $ 95   $ 143

 

The weighted average interest rates incurred on average outstanding notes and loans payable during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, including fees associated with the Company's undrawn revolving credit facility, were 2.05%, 0.97% and 1.68%, respectively. The weighted average effective interest rates on commercial paper balances as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, were 0.39% and 0.28%, respectively.

 

Long-term debt, carried at face value net of unamortized discounts or premiums, included the following as of June 30:

 

2015   2014
Senior unsecured notes and debentures:    
5.00%, $575 due January 2015 $ -   $ 575
3.55%, $300 due November 2015 300   300
5.95%, $400 due October 2017   399   399
3.80%, $300 due November 2021   298   298
3.05%, $600 due September 2022   599   598
3.50%, $500 due December 2024   500   -
Total   2,096   2,170
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt   (300 )   (575 )
Long-term debt   $ 1,796   $ 1,595

 

The weighted average interest rates incurred on average outstanding long-term debt during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, were 4.44%, 4.56% and 4.76%, respectively. The weighted average effective interest rates on long-term debt balances as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, were 4.31% and 4.56%, respectively.

 

In January 2015, $575 of the Company's senior notes with an annual fixed interest rate of 5.00% became due and were repaid using the net proceeds from the December 2014 debt issuance and commercial paper borrowings.

 

In December 2014, under a shelf registration statement filed with the SEC that will expire in December 2017, the Company issued $500 of senior notes with an annual fixed interest rate of 3.50%. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually in June and December and the notes have a maturity date of December 15, 2024. The notes carry an effective interest rate of 4.10%, which includes the impact from the settlement of interest rate forward contracts in December 2014 (see Note 10). The notes rank equally with all of the Company's existing senior indebtedness.

 

In March 2013, $500 in senior notes with an annual fixed interest rate of 5.00% became due and were repaid. The repayment was funded in part with commercial paper borrowings and in part with a portion of the proceeds from the sale-leaseback transaction of the Company's Oakland, Calif., general office building (see Note 9).


In October 2012, $350 in senior notes with an annual fixed interest rate of 5.45% became due and were repaid. The repayment was funded with a portion of the proceeds from the September 2012 issuance of $600 in senior notes with an annual fixed interest rate of 3.05%, payable semi-annually in March and September, and a maturity date of September 15, 2022. The remaining proceeds from the September 2012 issuance were used to repay commercial paper. The September 2012 notes were issued under the Company's shelf registration statement filed in November 2011 and rank equally with all of the Company's existing senior indebtedness.

 

The Company's borrowing capacity under other financing arrangements as of June 30 was as follows:

 

  2015      2014   
Revolving credit facility   $ 1,100   $ 1,100
Foreign credit lines   11   31
Other credit lines   18   13
Total   $ 1,129   $ 1,144

 

As of June 30, 2015, the Company had a $1,100 revolving credit agreement (the Credit Agreement), which expires in October 2019. The Credit Agreement replaced a prior $1,100 revolving credit agreement in place since May 2012. There were no borrowings under the Credit Agreement as of June 30, 2015 or 2014, and the Company believes that borrowings under the Credit Agreement are and will continue to be available for general corporate purposes. The agreement includes certain restrictive covenants and limitations, with which the Company was in compliance as of June 30, 2015.

 

Of the $29 of foreign and other credit lines as of June 30, 2015, $4 was outstanding and the remainder of $25 was available for borrowing. Of the $44 of foreign and other credit lines as of June 30, 2014, $5 was outstanding and the remainder of $39 was available for borrowing. As of June 30, 2014, $7 of the foreign credit lines related to Clorox Venezuela, of which $1 was outstanding.

 

Long-term debt maturities as of June 30, 2015, are $300, $0, $400, $0, $0 and $1,400 in fiscal years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and thereafter, respectively. 

OTHER LIABILITIES
OTHER LIABILITIES

NOTE 9. OTHER LIABILITIES

 

Other liabilities consisted of the following as of June 30:

 

  2015          2014     
Employee benefit obligations $ 299   $ 289
Venture agreement net terminal obligation       294   290
Taxes 38   76
Other   119   113
Total   $ 750   $ 768

 

Venture Agreement

 

The Company has an agreement with The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) for its Glad® plastic bags, wraps and containers business. The Company maintains a net terminal obligation liability, which reflects the estimated value of the contractual requirement to repurchase P&G's interest at the termination of the agreement. As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, P&G had a 20% interest in the venture. The Company pays a royalty to P&G for its interest in the profits, losses and cash flows, as contractually defined, of the Glad® business, which is included in cost of products sold.

 

The agreement, entered into in 2003, has a 20-year term, with a 10-year renewal option by mutual agreement and can be terminated under certain circumstances, including at P&G's option upon a change in control of the Company or, at either party's option, upon the sale of the Glad® business by the Company. Upon termination of the agreement, the Company will purchase P&G's interest for cash at fair value as established by predetermined valuation procedures. Following termination, the Glad® business will retain the exclusive core intellectual property licenses contributed by P&G on a royalty-free basis for the licensed products marketed.

 

Deferred Gain on Sale-leaseback Transaction

 

In December 2012, the Company completed a sale-leaseback transaction under which it sold its general office building in Oakland, Calif. to an unrelated third party for net proceeds of $108 and entered into a 15-year operating lease agreement with renewal options with the buyer for a portion of the building. The Company deferred recognition of the portion of the total gain on the sale that was equivalent to the present value of the lease payments and will continue to amortize such amount to earnings ratably over the lease term. As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, the long-term portion of the deferred gain of $40 and $43, respectively, was included in Other in the table above. 

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

NOTE 10. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the consolidated balance sheets are required to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity's own assumptions.

 

As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company's financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the period included derivative financial instruments, which were all classified as Level 2, and trust assets to fund certain of the Company's nonqualified deferred compensation plans, which were classified as Level 1.

 

Financial Risk Management and Derivative Instruments

 

The Company is exposed to certain commodity, interest rate and foreign currency risks related to its ongoing business operations and uses derivative instruments to mitigate its exposure to these risks.

 

Commodity Price Risk Management

 

The Company may use commodity exchange traded futures and over-the-counter swap contracts to fix the price of a portion of its forecasted raw material requirements. Contract maturities, which are generally no longer than 2 years, are matched to the length of the raw material purchase contracts. Commodity purchase contracts are measured at fair value using market quotations obtained from commodity derivative dealers.

 

As of June 30, 2015, the notional amount of commodity derivatives was $47, of which $27 related to jet fuel swaps and $20 related to soybean oil futures. As of June 30, 2014, the notional amount of commodity derivatives was $36, of which $19 related to jet fuel swaps and $17 related to soybean oil futures.

 

Interest Rate Risk Management

 

The Company may enter into over-the-counter interest rate forward contracts to fix a portion of the benchmark interest rate prior to the anticipated issuance of fixed rate debt. These interest rate forward contracts generally have durations of less than 12 months. The interest rate contracts are measured at fair value using information quoted by U.S. government bond dealers.

 

As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, the notional amount of interest rate forward contracts was $0 and $288, respectively.

 

During fiscal year 2015, the Company paid $25 to settle interest rate forward contracts related to the December 2014 issuance of $500 in senior notes. The settlement payments are reflected as operating cash flows in the consolidated statements of cash flows for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. The loss is reflected in accumulated other comprehensive net loss on the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2015, and will be amortized into interest expense on the consolidated statements of earnings over the 10-year term of the notes.

 

Foreign Currency Risk Management

 

The Company may also enter into certain over-the-counter foreign currency-related derivative contracts to manage a portion of the Company's forecasted foreign currency exposure associated with the purchase of inventory and certain intercompany transactions. These foreign currency contracts generally have durations of no longer than 16 months. The foreign exchange contracts are measured at fair value using information quoted by foreign exchange dealers.

 

The notional amounts of outstanding foreign currency forward contracts used by the Company's subsidiaries in Canada, Australia and New Zealand to hedge forecasted purchases of inventory were $64, $35 and $6, respectively, as of June 30, 2015, and $54, $28 and $5, respectively, as of June 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty Risk Management

 

The Company utilizes a variety of financial institutions as counterparties for over-the counter derivative instruments. The Company enters into agreements governing the use of over-the-counter derivative instruments and sets internal limits on the aggregate over-the-counter derivative instrument positions held with each counterparty. Certain terms of these agreements require the Company or the counterparty to post collateral when the fair value of the derivative instruments exceeds contractually defined counterparty liability position limits. Of the $8 and $17 of the derivative instruments reflected in accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, $8 and $11, respectively, contained such terms. As of both June 30, 2015 and 2014, neither the Company nor any counterparty was required to post any collateral.

 

Certain terms of the agreements governing the Company's over-the-counter derivative instruments require the credit ratings, as assigned by Standard & Poor's and Moody's to the Company and its counterparties, to remain at a level equal to or better than the minimum of an investment grade credit rating. If the Company's credit ratings were to fall below investment grade, the counterparties to the derivative instruments could request full collateralization on derivative instruments in net liability positions.

 

As of both June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company and each of its counterparties had been assigned investment grade ratings by both Standard & Poor's and Moody's.

 

Certain of the Company's exchange-traded futures contracts used for commodity price risk management include requirements for the Company to post collateral in the form of a cash margin account held by the Company's broker for trades conducted on that exchange. As of June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014, the Company maintained cash margin balances related to exchange-traded futures contracts of $2 and $1, respectively, which are classified as Other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The following table summarizes the Company's assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30::

 


    2015          2014       

Balance sheet classification

 

Fair value
hierarchy
level 

Carrying
Amount

 

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

 

Carrying
Amount

 

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

 Assets                                        
Investments including money market funds (a) Cash and cash
equivalents
  1 $ 212   $ 212   $ 150   $ 150
Time deposits (a)    Cash and cash
equivalents
  2     84       84       75       75  
Foreign exchange derivative contracts Other current assets   2 1   1   -   -
Interest rate contracts   Other current assets    2     -       -       -       -  
Commodity purchase derivative contracts Other current assets   2   -   -   1   1
Trust assets for nonqualified deferred              
compensation plans Other assets   1   38   38   31   31
          $ 335   $ 335   $ 257   $ 257
Liabilities            
Commodity purchase derivative contracts Accrued liabilities   2   $ 8   $ 8   $ 1   $ 1
Interest rate derivative contracts Accrued liabilities   2 -   -   13   13
Foreign exchange derivative contracts Accrued liabilities   2   -   -   3   3
Commodity purchase derivative contracts   Other liabilities   2   -   -   -   -
Notes and loans payable (b)   Notes and loans
payable
  2   95   95   143   143
Long-term debt (c)   Other liabilities   2   2,096   2,137   2,170   2,265
          $ 2,199   $ 2,240   $ 2,330   $ 2,425

 

(a)
Cash equivalents are composed of time deposits and other interest bearing investments including money market funds with original maturity dates of 90 days or less. Cash equivalents are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.

(b)
Short-term debt is composed of U.S. commercial paper and/or other similar short-term debts issued by non-U.S. subsidiaries, all of which are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.

(c)
Long-term debt, which is recorded at cost, includes the current portion of debt instruments, which approximates fair value. The fair value of long-term debt was determined using secondary market prices quoted by corporate bond dealers, and was classified as Level 2.

   

Derivatives

 

The Company designates its commodity forward and future contracts for forecasted purchases of raw materials, interest rate forward contracts for forecasted interest payments, and foreign currency forward contracts for forecasted purchases of inventory as cash flow hedges.

 

The effects of derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments on other comprehensive net (losses) income and the consolidated statements of earnings and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income were as follows during the fiscal years ended June 30:

 

Gains (losses)
recognized in other comprehensive net loss

  Gains (losses) reclassified from
accumulated other comprehensive net
loss 
and recognized in earnings
2015   2014   2013   2015   2014   2013
Commodity purchase derivative contracts $ (13 )   $ 2   $ (1 )   $ (5 )   $ -   $ -
Interest rate derivative contracts (12 )   (13 )   (1 )   (5 )   (4 )   (3 )
Foreign exchange derivative contracts   7   (3 )   3   3   4   -
Total   $ (18 )   $ (14 )   $ 1   $ (7 )   $ -   $ (3 )

 

The gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net (losses) income and recognized in earnings during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, for commodity purchase and foreign exchange contracts were included in cost of products sold. The losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net (losses) income and recognized in earnings during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, for interest rate contracts were included in interest expense.

The estimated amount of the existing net loss in accumulated other comprehensive net (losses) income as of June 30, 2015, which is expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months is $13. Gains and losses on derivative instruments representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings. During each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, hedge ineffectiveness was not significant.

 

Trust Assets

 

The Company has held interests in mutual funds and cash equivalents as part of trust assets related to certain of its nonqualified deferred compensation plans. The trusts represent variable interest entities for which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary, and therefore, trust assets are consolidated and included in Other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The interests in mutual funds are measured at fair value using quoted market prices. The Company has designated these marketable securities as trading investments. The participants in the deferred compensation plans may select among certain mutual funds in which their compensation deferrals are invested in accordance with the terms of the plans and within the confines of the trusts which hold the marketable securities.

 

The value of the trust assets related to certain of the Company's nonqualified deferred compensation plans increased by $7 as compared to June 30, 2014, primarily due to current quarter employees' contributions to these plans and market returns.

OTHER CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES
OTHER CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES

NOTE 11. OTHER CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES

 

Contingencies

 

The Company is involved in certain environmental matters, including response actions at various locations. The Company had a recorded liability of $12 and $14 as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for its share of aggregate future remediation costs related to these matters. One matter in Dickinson County, Michigan, for which the Company is jointly and severally liable, accounted for a substantial majority of the recorded liability as of both June 30, 2015 and 2014. The Company has agreed to be liable for 24.3% of the aggregate remediation and associated costs for this matter pursuant to a cost-sharing arrangement with a third party. With the assistance of environmental consultants, the Company maintains an undiscounted liability representing its current best estimate of its share of the capital expenditures, maintenance and other costs that may be incurred over an estimated 30-year remediation period. Currently, the Company cannot accurately predict the timing of future payments that may be made under this obligation. In addition, the Company's estimated loss exposure is sensitive to a variety of uncertain factors, including the efficacy of remediation efforts, changes in remediation requirements and the future availability of alternative clean-up technologies. Although it is reasonably possible that the Company's exposure may exceed the amount recorded, any amount of such additional exposures, or range of exposures, is not estimable at this time.

In October 2012, a Brazilian appellate court issued an adverse decision in a lawsuit pending in Brazil against the Company and one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, The Glad Products Company (Glad). The lawsuit, which was initially filed in a Brazilian lower court in 2002 by two Brazilian companies and one Uruguayan company (collectively, Petroplus), relates to joint venture agreements for the distribution of STP auto-care products in Brazil with three companies that became subsidiaries of the Company as a result of the Company's merger with First Brands Corporation in January 1999 (collectively, Clorox Subsidiaries). The pending lawsuit seeks indemnification for damages and losses for alleged breaches of the joint venture agreements and abuse of economic power by the Company and Glad. Petroplus had previously unsuccessfully raised the same claims and sought damages from the Company and the Clorox Subsidiaries in an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration proceeding in Miami, Florida, filed in 2001. The ICC arbitration panel unanimously ruled against Petroplus in a final decision in November 2003 (Final ICC Arbitration Award). The Final ICC Arbitration Award was ratified by the Superior Court of Justice of Brazil in May 2007 (Foreign Judgment), and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida subsequently confirmed the Final ICC Arbitration Award and recognized and adopted the Foreign Judgment as a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (U.S. Judgment). Despite this, in March 2008, a Brazilian lower court ruled against the Company and Glad in the pending lawsuit. The value of the judgment against the Company, including interest and foreign exchange fluctuations as of June 30, 2015, was approximately $32.

Among other defenses, because the Final ICC Arbitration Award, the Foreign Judgment and the U.S. Judgment relate to the same claims as those in the pending lawsuit, the Company believes that Petroplus is precluded from re-litigating these claims. Based on the unfavorable appellate court decision, however, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that a loss could be incurred in this matter in excess of amounts accrued, and that the estimated range of such loss in this matter is from $0 to $26.

The Company continues to believe that its defenses are meritorious, and has appealed the decision to the highest courts of Brazil. In December 2013, in the first stage of the appellate process, the appellate court declined to admit the Company's appeals to the highest courts. The Company then appealed directly to the highest courts. While in May 2014 the Superior Court of Justice originally agreed to consider the Company's appeal, in December 2014 the same court declined to admit the appeal based on procedural grounds. The Company successfully appealed that decision and the court agreed to admit the appeal in March 2015. The appeal is currently pending and it is possible that a final decision in this case could be issued as early as the first quarter of fiscal year 2016. Expenses related to this litigation have been, and any potential additional loss would be, reflected in discontinued operations, consistent with the Company's classification of expenses related to its discontinued Brazil operations.

In a separate action filed in 2004 by Petroplus, in January 2013, a lower Brazilian court nullified the Final ICC Arbitration Award. The Company believes this judgment is inconsistent with the Foreign Judgment and the U.S. Judgment and that it is without merit. The Company appealed this decision, and the lower court decision was overturned by the appellate court in April 2014. Petroplus has appealed this decision to Brazil's highest court.

 

Glad and the Clorox Subsidiaries have also filed separate lawsuits against Petroplus alleging misuse of the STP trademark and related matters, which are currently pending before Brazilian courts, and have taken other legal actions against Petroplus, which are pending. Additionally, in November 2013, the Clorox Subsidiaries initiated a new ICC arbitration seeking damages against Petroplus.

 

The Company is subject to various other lawsuits, claims and loss contingencies relating to issues such as contract disputes, product liability, patents and trademarks, advertising, commercial, administrative, employment claims and other matters. Based on management's analysis, it is the opinion of management that the ultimate disposition of these matters, to the extent not previously provided for, will not have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the Company's consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.

 

Guarantees

 

In conjunction with divestitures and other transactions, the Company may provide typical indemnifications (e.g., indemnifications for representations and warranties and retention of previously existing environmental, tax and employee liabilities) that have terms that vary in duration and in the potential amount of the total obligation and, in many circumstances, are not explicitly defined. The Company has not made, nor does it believe that it is probable that it will make, any material payments relating to its indemnifications, and believes that any reasonably possible payments would not have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the Company's consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.

 

The Company had not recorded any liabilities on the aforementioned indemnifications as of June 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

As of June 30, 2015, the Company was a party to letters of credit of $11, primarily related to one of its insurance carriers, of which $0 had been drawn upon.

LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS
LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS

NOTE 12. LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS

 

The Company leases transportation and manufacturing equipment, certain information technology equipment and various manufacturing, warehousing, and office facilities. The majority of the Company's leases are classified as operating leases, and the Company's existing contracts will expire by 2027. The Company expects that, in the normal course of business, existing contracts will be renewed or replaced by other leases. Rental expense for all operating leases was $76, $71 and $71 in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

The future minimum annual lease commitments required under the Company's existing non-cancelable operating and capital lease agreements as of June 30, 2015, were as follows:

 

      Operating        Capital   
Year             leases

leases
2016       $ 50
$ 3
2017  
46

3
2018  
42

2
2019  
34

1
2020  
29

-
Thereafter                   
100

-
Total   $ 301
$ 9

 

Included within the future minimum lease commitments for operating leases disclosed above are future minimum rental payments required under the Company's existing non-cancelable lease agreements for the corporate headquarters and primary research and development facility as of June 30, 2015, in the amounts of  $6, $7, $7, $7, $7 and $22 in fiscal years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and thereafter, respectively.

 

The Company is also a party to certain purchase obligations, which are defined as purchase agreements that are enforceable and legally binding and that contain specified or determinable significant terms, including quantity, price and the approximate timing of the transaction. Examples of the Company's purchase obligations include contracts to purchase raw materials, commitments to contract manufacturers, commitments for information technology and related services, advertising contracts, capital expenditure agreements, software acquisition and license commitments and service contracts. The Company enters into purchase obligations during the regular course of business based on expectations of future needs. Many of these purchase obligations contracts are short term in nature and are flexible to allow for changes in the Company's business and related requirements. As of June 30, 2015, the Company's purchase obligations totaled $176, $57, $37, $30, $7 and $0 for fiscal years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and thereafter, respectively. 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

NOTE 13. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

On May 13, 2013, the Company's board of directors terminated the share repurchase programs previously authorized on May 13, 2008, and May 18, 2011, and authorized a new share repurchase program for an aggregate purchase amount of up to $750. This open market share repurchase program is in addition to the Company's evergreen repurchase program (Evergreen Program), the purpose of which is to offset the impact of stock dilution related to stock-based awards. The Evergreen Program has no authorization limit as to amount or timing of repurchases.

 

Share repurchases under authorized programs were as follows during the fiscal years ended June 30:

2015          2014          2013       
Amount      Shares
(in 000's)
    Amount      Shares
(in 000's)
    Amount      Shares
(in 000's)
 
Open-market purchase programs        $ -     -   $ -     -   $ -     -
Evergreen Program 434     4,016   260     3,046   128     1,500
Total   $ 434     4,016   $ 260     3,046   $ 128     1,500


During fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company declared dividends per share of $2.99, $2.87 and $2.63, respectively, and paid dividends per share of $2.96, $2.84 and $2.56, respectively.

 

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive net (losses) income by component were as follows for the fiscal years ended June 30:

 

  2015       2014       2013  
                
Foreign currency adjustments
Other comprehensive (loss) income  
before reclassifications   $ (92 )   $ (26 )   $ (16 )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other      
comprehensive net losses:      
Recognition of deferred foreign currency      
translation loss   30   -   -
Income tax benefit (expense)   8   (11 )   5
Foreign currency adjustments, net of tax   $ (54 )   $ (37 )   $ (11 )
                            
Net unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives      
Other comprehensive income (loss)      
before reclassifications   $ (18 )   $ (15 )   $ 1
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other      
comprehensive net losses   7   -   3
Income tax (expense) benefit   (3 )   6   (1 )
Net unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives, net of tax   $ (14 )   $ (9 )   $ 3
                             
Pension and postretirement benefit adjustments      
Other comprehensive (loss) income      
before reclassifications   $ (29 )   $ (16 )   $ 49
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other      
comprehensive net losses   -   8   10
Income tax benefit (expense)   12
  4   (22 )
Pension and postretirement benefit adjustments, net of tax   $ (17 )   $ (4 )   $ 37
                             
Total changes in other comprehensive (losses) income, net of tax         $ (85 )   $ (50 )   $ 29

 

Included in foreign currency adjustments are re-measurement losses on long term intercompany loans where settlement is not planned or anticipated in the foreseeable future. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, other comprehensive losses on these loans totaled $9, $12 and $1, respectively, and there were no amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net (losses) income.

 

Pension and postretirement benefit reclassification adjustments are reflected in cost of products sold and selling and administrative expenses.

NET EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)

NOTE 14. NET EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)

 

The following is the reconciliation of the weighted average number of shares outstanding (in thousands) used to calculate basic net EPS to those used to calculate diluted net EPS:

 

  2015          2014          2013     
Basic 130,310       129,558       131,075  
Dilutive effect of stock options and other       2,466       2,184       1,894  
Diluted 132,776       131,742       132,969  


During fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, there were approximately zero stock options and restricted stock units that were considered antidilutive and excluded from the diluted net EPS calculation.
 

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

NOTE 15. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

 

In November 2012, the Company's stockholders voted to approve the amended and restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan). The Plan permits the Company to grant various nonqualified stock-based compensation awards, including stock options, restricted stock, performance units, deferred stock units, stock appreciation rights and other stock-based awards. The primary amendment reflected in the Plan was an increase of approximately 3 million common shares that may be issued for stock-based compensation purposes. Pursuant to the Plan, the Company is authorized to issue up to 7 million common shares. As of June 30, 2015, approximately 7 million common shares were available for grant under the plan.

 

Compensation cost and the related income tax benefit recognized for stock-based compensation plans were classified as indicated below for the fiscal years ended June 30.

 

2015      2014      2013   
Cost of products sold $ 4   $ 4   $ 4
Selling and administrative expenses 25   29   28
Research and development costs 3   3   3
Total compensation cost   $ 32   $ 36   $ 35
                          
Related income tax benefit   $ 12   $ 13   $ 13

 

Cash received during fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 from stock options exercised under all stock-based payment arrangements was $230, $86 and $121, respectively. The Company issues shares for stock-based compensation plans from treasury stock. The Company may repurchase shares under its Evergreen Program to offset the estimated impact of share dilution related to stock-based awards (see Note 13).

 

Details regarding the valuation and accounting for stock options, restricted stock awards, performance units and deferred stock units for non-employee directors follow.

 

Stock Options

 

The fair value of each stock option award granted during fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model and assumptions noted in the following table:

 

2015   2014   2013
Expected life 5.6 to 5.8 years   5.7 years   5.7 years
Weighted-average expected life 5.7 years   5.7 years   5.7 years
Expected volatility 16.3% to 18.6%   18.4% to 18.5%   18.7% to 19.2%
Weighted-average volatility 16.6%   18.5%   19.1%
Risk-free interest rate 1.4% to 2.0%   1.8% to 1.9%   0.6% to 0.8%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate 1.9%   1.8%   0.7%
Dividend yield 2.8% to 3.4%   3.4%   3.2%-3.6%
Weighted-average dividend yield 3.3%   3.4%   3.6%


The expected life of the stock options is based on observed historical exercise patterns. Groups of employees having similar historical exercise behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes. The Company estimates stock option forfeitures based on historical data for employee groups. The total number of stock options expected to vest is adjusted by actual and estimated forfeitures.

 

The expected volatility is based on implied volatility from publicly traded options on the Company's stock at the date of grant, historical implied volatility of the Company's publicly traded options and other factors. The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield on a U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issue with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option. The dividend yield is based on the projected annual dividend payment per share, divided by the stock price at the date of grant.

 

Details of the Company's stock option activities are summarized below:

 

         Weighted-           
    Average      Average  
  Number of   Exercise      Remaining   Aggregate   
  Shares   Price      Contractual   Intrinsic   
    (In thousands)   per Share      Life   Value   
                     
Options outstanding as of June 30, 2014   10,368   $ 69     6 years   $ 232
Granted   1,895   91      
Exercised   (3,605)   64      
Cancelled   (301)   82      
Options outstanding as of June 30, 2015   8,357   $ 76     7 years   $ 236
         
Options vested as of June 30, 2015   4,094   $ 68     5 years   $ 148

 

The weighted-average fair value per share of each option granted during fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, was $9.65, $9.69 and $6.96, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $140, $42 and $45, respectively.

 

Stock option awards outstanding as of June 30, 2015, have been granted at prices that are equal to the market value of the stock on the date of grant. Stock option grants generally vest over four years and expire no later than ten years after the grant date. The Company recognizes compensation expense ratably over the vesting period. As of June 30, 2015, there was $17 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested options, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period of one year, subject to forfeiture changes.

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

The fair value of restricted stock awards is estimated on the date of grant based on the market price of the stock and is amortized to compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the related vesting periods, which are generally three to four years. The total number of restricted stock awards expected to vest is adjusted by actual and estimated forfeitures. Restricted stock grants receive dividend distributions earned during the vesting period upon vesting.

 

As of June 30, 2015, there was $1 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock awards, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period of one year. The total fair value of the shares that vested in each of the fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $1. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of awards granted was $95.67, $89.25 and $72.28 per share for fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

A summary of the status of the Company's restricted stock awards is presented below:

 

  Weighted-Average     
Number of   Grant Date    
Shares   Fair Value    
(In thousands)    per Share    

 

           
Restricted stock awards as of June 30, 2014   21     $ 81  
Granted   10       96  
Vested   (8)       78  
Forfeited   (5)       81  
Restricted stock awards as of June 30, 2015   18     $ 91  

 

Performance Units

 

The Company's performance unit grants provide for the issuance of common stock to certain managerial staff and executive management if the Company achieves certain performance targets. The performance period is three years and the final payout determination is made at the end of the three-year performance period. Performance unit grants receive dividends earned during the vesting period upon vesting.

 

The fair value of each grant issued is estimated on the date of grant based on the current market price of the stock. The total amount of compensation expense recognized reflects actual and estimated forfeitures, and the initial assumption that performance goals will be achieved. Compensation expense is adjusted, as necessary, on a quarterly basis based on management's assessment of the probability that performance goals will be achieved. If such goals are not met or it is determined that achievement of performance goals is not probable, any previously recognized compensation expense is adjusted in the current period to reflect the expected payout level. If it is determined that the performance goals will be exceeded, additional compensation expense is recognized, subject to a cap of 150% of the grant day target.

 

The number of shares issued will be dependent upon vesting and the achievement of specified performance targets. As of June 30, 2015, there was $16 in unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested performance unit grants that is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average performance period of one year. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of awards granted was $89.75, $84.45 and $72.11 per share for fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

A summary of the status of the Company's performance unit awards is presented below:

 

    Weighted-Average   
  Number of   Grant Date   
  Shares   Fair Value   
  (In thousands)   per Share   
   
     
Performance unit awards as of June 30, 2014   1,221   $ 73
Granted   332   90
Distributed   (349)   68
Forfeited   (81)   80
Performance unit awards as of June 30, 2015   1,123   $ 79
                   
Perfomance units vested and deferred as of June 30, 2015   179   $ 58

 

The non-vested performance units outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, were 944,000 and 1,053,000, respectively, and the weighted average grant date fair value was $81.92 and $74.68 per share, respectively. Total shares vested during fiscal year 2015, were 357,000, which had a weighted average grant date fair value per share of $68.15. During fiscal year 2015, $23 of the vested awards was paid by the issuance of shares and $1 of the vested awards was deferred. Deferred shares continue to earn dividends, which are also deferred.. The total fair value of shares vested was $24, $0 and $14 during fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Upon vesting, the recipients of the grants receive the distribution as shares or, if previously elected by eligible recipients, as deferred stock.

 

Deferred Stock Units for Nonemployee Directors

 

Nonemployee directors receive annual grants of deferred stock units under the Company's director compensation program and can elect to receive all or a portion of their annual retainers and fees in the form of deferred stock units. The deferred stock units receive dividend distributions, which are reinvested as deferred stock units, and are recognized at their fair value on the date of grant. Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock following the completion of a director's service.

 

During fiscal year 2015, the Company granted 14,000 deferred stock units, reinvested dividends of 7,000 units and distributed 14,000 shares, which had a weighted-average fair value on grant date of $103.99, $100.59 and $62.82 per share, respectively. As of June 30, 2015, 241,000 units were outstanding, which had a weighted-average fair value on the grant date of $66.26 per share.

OTHER INCOME, NET
OTHER INCOME, NET

NOTE 16. OTHER INCOME, NET

 

The major components of other income, net, for the fiscal years ended June 30 were:

 

2015   2014   2013
Income from equity investees $ (14 )   $ (13 )   $ (12 )
Low income housing partnership gains, net (13 )   -
  (2 )
Interest income (4 )   (3 )   (3 )
Income from transition and related services   (1 )   (1 )   (3 )
Foreign exchange transaction losses, net      9       1       8  
Amortization of trademarks and other intangible assets   8   8   9
Intangible asset impairment charges   3   3   -
Restructuring charges   2   -   -
Insurance and other settlements     -       (5 )     -  
Other   (3 )   -   (1 )
Total   $ (13 )   $ (10 )   $ (4 )

 

Investment in Low-Income Housing Partnerships

 

The Company owns, directly or indirectly, limited partnership interests in low-income housing partnerships, which are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The Company's investment balance as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, was $0 and $4, respectively. These partnerships are considered to be variable interest entities; however, the Company does not consolidate them because it does not have the power to direct the partnerships' activities that significantly impact their economic performance. The purpose of the partnerships is to develop and operate low-income housing rental properties. The general partners, who typically hold 1% of the partnership interests, are third parties unrelated to the Company and its affiliates, and are responsible for controlling and managing the business and financial operations of the partnerships. As a limited partner, the Company is not responsible for any of the liabilities and obligations of the partnerships nor do the partnerships or their creditors have any recourse to the Company other than for the capital requirements. All available tax benefits from low-income housing tax credits provided by the partnerships were claimed as of fiscal year 2012. The risk that previously claimed low-income housing tax credits might be recaptured or otherwise retroactively invalidated is considered remote.

 

In April 2015, a low-income housing partnership, in which the Company was a limited partner, sold its real estate holdings. The real property sale resulted in $15 in cash proceeds from investing activities and a gain of $14 recorded to Other income, net, on the consolidated statement of earnings for the year ended June 30, 2015.

INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

NOTE 17. INCOME TAXES

 

The provision for income taxes on continuing operations, by tax jurisdiction, consisted of the following as of June 30:

 

  2015   2014   2013
Current          
Federal   $ 265   $ 247   $ 245
State   28   34   23
Foreign   38   45   19
Total current   331   326   287
Deferred      
Federal   (13 )   (19 )   (1 )
State   (1 )   2   (2 )
Foreign   (2 )   (4 )   (5 )
Total deferred   (16 )   (21 )   (8 )
Total   $ 315   $ 305   $ 279

 

The components of earnings from continuing operations before income taxes, by tax jurisdiction, consisted of the following as of June 30:

 

  2015      2014      2013   
United States   $ 829   $ 754   $ 724
Foreign   92   130   128
Total   $ 921   $ 884   $ 852

 

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate on continuing operations follows as of June 30:

 

2015   2014   2013
Statutory federal tax rate 35.0 %   35.0 %   35.0 %
State taxes (net of federal tax benefits)                  2.1     2.6     1.7  
Tax differential on foreign earnings (0.3)     (0.3 )   (2.9 )
Domestic manufacturing deduction   (2.1)     (2.3 )   (2.3 )
Change in valuation allowance   0.6     0.6     0.7  
Other differences   (1.1)     (1.0 )   0.5  
Effective tax rate   34.2 %   34.6 %   32.7 %

The lower effective tax rate for fiscal year 2015 compared to fiscal year 2014 was primarily due to higher uncertain tax position releases, partially offset by higher tax on foreign earnings.

 

Applicable U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes have not been provided on approximately $204 of undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries as of June 30, 2015, because these earnings are considered indefinitely reinvested. The estimated net federal income tax liability that could arise if these earnings were not indefinitely reinvested is approximately $54. Applicable U.S. income and foreign withholding taxes are provided on these earnings in the periods in which they are no longer considered indefinitely reinvested.

 

Tax benefits resulting from stock-based payment arrangements that are in excess of the tax benefits recorded in net earnings over the vesting period of those arrangements (excess tax benefits) are recorded as increases to additional paid-in capital. Excess tax benefits of approximately $42, $11, and $11, were realized and recorded to additional paid-in capital for fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

The components of net deferred tax assets (liabilities) as of June 30 are shown below:

 

  2015   2014
Deferred tax assets        
Compensation and benefit programs   $ 191   $ 171
Basis difference related to Venture Agreement   30   30
Accruals and reserves   43   53
Inventory costs   19   20
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards                        41   37
Other   61   63
Subtotal   385   374
Valuation allowance   (34 )   (51 )
Total deferred tax assets   351   323
                    
Deferred tax liabilities    
Fixed and intangible assets   (277 )   (269 )
Low-income housing partnerships   (22 )   (24 )
Unremitted foreign earnings   (7 )   (8 )
Other   (24 )   (26 )
Total deferred tax liabilities   (330 )   (327 )
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)   $ 21   $ (4 )

The Company periodically reviews its deferred tax assets for recoverability. A valuation allowance is established when the Company believes that it is more likely than not that some portion of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. Valuation allowances have been provided to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts considered recoverable. Details of the valuation allowance were as follows as of June 30:

 

  2015   2014
Valuation allowance at beginning of year   $ (51 )   $ (36 )
Net decrease/(increase) for other foreign deferred tax assets   15   (12 )
Net decrease/(increase) for foreign net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits                                      2   (3 )
Valuation allowance at end of year   $ (34 )   $ (51 )

 

As of June 30, 2015, the Company had foreign tax credit carryforwards of $24 for U.S. income tax purposes with expiration dates between fiscal years 2023 and 2025. Tax credit carryforwards in foreign jurisdictions of $18 have expiration dates in fiscal year 2016. Tax benefits from foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $13 have expiration dates between fiscal years 2016 and 2025. Tax benefits from foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $10 may be carried forward indefinitely.

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal and various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. The federal statute of limitations has expired for all tax years through June 30, 2011. Various income tax returns in state and foreign jurisdictions are currently in the process of examination.

 

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, the total balance of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions was $10 and $11, respectively. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions included in income tax expense resulted in a net benefit of $1, a net expense of $3, and a net expense of $1 in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of the Company's gross unrecognized tax benefits:

 

    2015        2014           2013
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year   $ 71       $  69       $  80  
Gross increases - tax positions in prior periods   3     3     3
Gross decreases - tax positions in prior periods                                           (8 )     (5 )     (19 )
Gross increases - current period tax positions   6     7     7
Gross decreases - current period tax positions   -     -     -
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations   (34 )     (1 )     (2 )
Settlements   -     (2 )     -
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year   $ 38     $ 71     $ 69

 

Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, are potential benefits of $27, $58 and $56, respectively, which if recognized, would affect net earnings. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, $32 of gross unrecognized tax benefits relating to other discontinued operations for periods prior to fiscal year 2015 were recognized upon the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. Recognition of these previously disclosed tax benefits had no impact on the Company's cash flow or earnings from continuing operations for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

NOTE 18. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

 

Retirement Income Plans

 

Effective July 1, 2011, and as part of a set of long-term, cost-neutral enhancements to the Company's overall employee benefit plans, the domestic qualified retirement income pension plan was frozen for service accrual and eligibility purposes for most participants, however, interest credits have continued to accrue on participant balances. As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, the benefits of the domestic qualified plan are based on either employee years of service and compensation or a stated dollar amount per year of service. The Company is the sole contributor to the plan in amounts deemed necessary to provide benefits and to the extent deductible for federal income tax purposes. Assets of the plan consist primarily of investments in cash equivalents and common collective trusts.

 

The Company did not make any contributions to its domestic qualified retirement income plan during fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013. The Company's funding policy for its qualified plans is to contribute amounts sufficient to meet minimum funding requirements as set forth in employee benefit tax laws plus additional amounts as the Company may determine to be appropriate. Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the Company made a $15 discretionary contribution to the pension plan.

 

Contributions made to the domestic nonqualified retirement income plans were $13, $13 and $11 in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Contributions made to the foreign retirement income plans were $1, $2 and $1 in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Retirement Health Care Plans

 

The Company provides certain health care benefits for employees who meet age, participation and length of service requirements at retirement. The plans pay stated percentages of covered expenses after annual deductibles have been met or stated reimbursements up to a specified dollar subsidy amount. Benefits paid take into consideration payments by Medicare for the domestic plan. The plans are funded as claims are paid, and the Company has the right to modify or terminate certain plans.

 

The assumed domestic health care cost trend rate used in measuring the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was 7.1% for medical and 7.2% for prescription drugs for fiscal year 2015. These rates have been assumed to gradually decrease each year until an assumed ultimate trend of 4.5% is reached in 2028. The health care cost trend rate assumption has a minimal effect on the amounts reported due primarily to the existence of benefit cap provisions in the Company's domestic plan. As such, the effect of a hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in the assumed domestic health care cost trend rate on the total service and interest cost components as well as the postretirement benefit obligation would have been immaterial for each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

 

Financial Information Related to Retirement Income and Retirement Health Care

 

Summarized information for the Company's retirement income and retirement health care plans as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30 is as follows:

 

  Retirement   Retirement  
  Income   Health Care
  2015   2014   2015       2014  
Change in benefit obligations:                      
Projected benefit obligation as of beginning of year       $ 641   $ 612   $ 49     $ 51
Service cost       2   3   -     1
Interest cost       25   27   2     2
Actuarial loss (gain)       14   47   -     (2 )
Plan amendments       -   -   (1 ) 
  (2 )
Translation and other adjustments       (5 )   (6 )   (2 ) 
  -
Benefits paid       (38 )   (42 )   (3 ) 
  (1 )
Projected benefit obligation as of end of year       639   641   45     49
Change in plan assets:              
Fair value of assets as of beginning of year       $ 432   $ 408   $ -     $ -
Actual return on plan assets       6   51   -     -
Employer contributions to nonqualified plans       13   15   3     1
Benefits paid       (38 )   (42 )   (3 ) 
  (1 )
Translation adjustment       (4 )   -   -     -
Fair value of plan assets as of end of year       409   432   -     -
Accrued benefit cost, net funded status       $ (230 )   $ (209 )   $ (45 ) 
  $ (49 )
 Amount recognized in the balance sheets consists of:                                      
 Pension benefit assets       2     2     -        -   
 Current accrued benefit liability         (16     (14     (3       (4
 Non-current accrued benefit liability         (216 )     (197     (42       (45
 Accrued benefit cost, net       (230 )   (209   (45     (49

 

Retirement income plans with an accumulated benefit obligation (ABO) in excess of plan assets as of June 30 were as follows:

 

          Other
  Pension Plans   Retirement Plans
  2015   2014   2015   2014
Projected benefit obligation   $ 538   $ 538   $ 80   $ 78
Accumulated benefit obligation       538   538   80   78
Fair value of plan assets       385   405   -   -

The ABO for all pension plans was $559, $563 and $530 as of June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

The net costs of the retirement income and health care plans for the fiscal years ended June 30 included the following components:

 

  Retirement Income   Retirement Health Care
  2015   2014   2013   2015   2014   2013
Service cost   $ 2   $ 3   $ 4   $ -   $ 1   $ 1
Interest cost   25   27   24   2   2   2
Expected return on plan assets     (20 )   (25 )   (29 )   -   -   -
Amortization of unrecognized items     12   11   12   2   (4 )   (2 )
Total     $ 19   $ 16   $ 11   $ 4   $ (1 )   $ 1

 

Items not yet recognized as a component of postretirement expense as of June 30, 2015, consisted of:

 

  Retirement   Retirement
  Income   Health Care
Net actuarial loss (gain)   $ 264   $ (17 )
Prior service benefit   -   (7 )
Net deferred income tax (assets) liabilities     (98 )   8
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)     $ 166   $ (16 )

 

Net actuarial loss (gain) recorded in accumulated other comprehensive net (losses) income for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, included the following:

 

  Retirement   Retirement
  Income   Health Care
Net actuarial loss (gain) as of beginning of year   $ 247   $ (29 )
Amortization during the year   (12 )   13
Loss (gain) during the year     29   (1 )
Net actuarial loss (gain) as of end of year     $ 264   $ (17 )

 

The Company uses the straight-line amortization method for unrecognized prior service costs and benefits. In fiscal year 2016, the Company expects to recognize, on a pre-tax basis, $10 of the net actuarial loss as a component of net periodic benefit cost for the retirement income plans. In addition, in fiscal year 2016, the Company expects to recognize, on a pre-tax basis, $2 of the net actuarial gain as a component of net periodic benefit cost for the retirement health care plans.

 

Weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the actuarial present value of benefit obligations as of June 30 were as follows:

 

  Retirement Income     Retirement Health Care
  2015     2014     2015     2014
Discount rate   4.20 %     4.05 %     4.16 %     4.00 %
Rate of compensation increase   3.37 %     4.46 %     n/a     n/a

 

Weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs as of June 30 were as follows:

 

  Retirement Income
  2015     2014     2013
Discount rate   4.05 %     4.39 %     3.87 %
Rate of compensation increase   4.46 %     3.44 %     3.71 %
Expected return on plan assets       5.28 %     6.61 %     7.50 %
                                 
      Retirement Health Care
      2015     2014     2013
Discount rate       4.00 %     4.33 %     3.86 %

 

The expected long-term rate of return assumption is based on an analysis of historical experience of the portfolio and the summation of prospective returns for each asset class in proportion to the fund's current asset allocation.

 

Expected benefit payments for the Company's pension and other postretirement plans as of June 30, 2015, were as follows:

 

  Retirement   Retirement
  Income   Health Care
2016   $ 41   $ 4
2017   42   3
2018     43   3
2019     40   3
2020     41   3
Fiscal years 2021 through 2025     210   12

 

Expected benefit payments are based on the same assumptions used to measure the benefit obligations and include estimated future employee service.

 

The target allocations and weighted average asset allocations by asset category of the investment portfolio for the Company's domestic retirement income plans as of June 30 were:

 

   
  % Target Allocation   % of Plan Assets
  2015   2014   2015   2014
             
U.S. equity   11 %   11 %   11 %   11 %
International equity   12     12     12     12  
Fixed income   74     74     74     74  
Other   3     3     3     3  
Total   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %

 

The target asset allocation is determined based on the optimal balance between risk and return and, at times, may be adjusted to achieve the plan's overall investment objective to generate sufficient resources to pay current and projected plan obligations over the life of the domestic qualified retirement income plan.

 

The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy, the retirement income plans' assets carried at fair value as of June 30:

 

  2015           
  Level 1      Level 2      Total   
Cash equivalents   $ 3   $ -   $ 3
Common collective trusts          
Bond funds       -   295   295
International equity funds       -   59   59
Domestic equity funds       -   41   41
Real estate fund       -   11   11
Total common collective trusts       -   406   406
Total assets at fair value     $ 3   $ 406   $ 409
                             
        2014         
      Level 1   Level 2   Total
Cash equivalents       $ 3   $ -   $ 3
Common collective trusts          
Bond funds       -   309   309
International equity funds       -   64   64
Domestic equity funds       -   44   44
Real estate fund       -   12   12
Total common collective trusts       -   429   429
Total assets at fair value     $ 3   $ 429   $ 432

 

The carrying value of cash equivalents approximates its fair value as of June 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

Common collective trust funds are not publicly traded and, therefore, are classified as Level 2. They are valued at a net asset value unit price determined by the portfolio's sponsor based on the fair value of underlying assets held by the common collective trust fund on June 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

The common collective trusts are invested in various trusts that attempt to achieve their investment objectives by investing primarily in other collective investment funds which have characteristics consistent with each trust's overall investment objective and strategy.

 

Defined Contribution Plans

 

The Company has defined contribution plans for most of its domestic employees. The plans include The Clorox Company 401(k) Plan, The Clorox Company 2011 Nonqualified Defined Benefit Plan and the Executive Retirement Plan.  The aggregate cost of the domestic defined contribution plans was $45, $43 and $45 in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Included in the aggregate cost was the cost of The Clorox Company 401(k) Plan of $42, $38 and $40 in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company also has defined contribution plans for certain international employees. The aggregate cost of these foreign plans was $3, $3 and $1 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

SEGMENT REPORTING
SEGMENT REPORTING

NOTE 19. SEGMENT REPORTING

 

The Company operates through strategic business units that are aggregated into four reportable segments: Cleaning, Household, Lifestyle and International.

 

  • Cleaning consists of laundry, home care and professional products marketed and sold in the United States. Products within this segment include laundry additives, including bleach products under the Clorox® brand and Clorox 2® stain fighter and color booster; home care products, primarily under the Clorox®, Formula 409®, Liquid-Plumr®, Pine-Sol®, S.O.S® and Tilex® brands; naturally derived products under the Green Works® brand; and professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the Clorox®, Dispatch®, Aplicare®, HealthLink® and Clorox Healthcare® brands.

 

  • Household consists of charcoal, cat litter and plastic bags, wraps and container products marketed and sold in the United States. Products within this segment include plastic bags, wraps and containers under the Glad® brand; cat litter products under the Fresh Step®, Scoop Away® and Ever Clean® brands; and charcoal products under the Kingsford® and Match Light® brands.

 

  • Lifestyle consists of food products, water-filtration systems and filters, and natural personal care products marketed and sold in the United States. Products within this segment include dressings and sauces, primarily under the Hidden Valley®, KC Masterpiece® and Soy Vay® brands; water-filtration systems and filters under the Brita® brand; and natural personal care products under the Burt's Bees® brand.

 

  • International consists of products sold outside the United States. Products within this segment include laundry, home care, water-filtration, charcoal and cat litter products, dressings and sauces, plastic bags, wraps and containers and natural personal care products, primarily under the Clorox®, Glad®, PinoLuz®, Ayudin®, Limpido®, Clorinda®, Poett®, Mistolin®, Lestoil®, Bon Bril®, Brita®, Green Works®, Pine-Sol®, Agua Jane®, Chux®, Kingsford®, Fresh Step®, Scoop Away®, Ever Clean®, KC Masterpiece®, Hidden Valley® and Burt's Bees® brands.

 

Certain non-allocated administrative costs, interest income, interest expense and various other non-operating income and expenses are reflected in Corporate. Corporate assets include cash and cash equivalents, property and equipment, other investments and deferred taxes.

 

Year   Cleaning       Household      Lifestyle       International      Corporate   Company   
Net sales 2015     $ 1,824
  $ 1,794   $ 950   $ 1,087   $ -   $ 5,655
    2014     1,776   1,709   936   1,093   -   5,514
    2013     1,783   1,693   929   1,128   -   5,533
Earnings (losses) from continuing                
operations before income taxes     2015     445   375   257   79   (235)   921
    2014     428   326   258   99   (227 )   884
    2013     420   336   259   95   (258 )   852
Income from equity investees     2015     -   -   -   14   -   14
    2014     -   -   -   13   -   13
    2013     -   -   -   12   -   12
Total assets     2015   876   725   860   1,057   646   4,164
    2014   887   745   869   1,190   567   4,258
                                                         
Capital expenditures     2015     35   50   11   25   4   125
    2014     37   53   11   31   5   137
    2013     57   72   19   24   18   190
Depreciation and amortization     2015     52   67   19   24   7   169
    2014     49   67   19   25   17   177
    2013     52   69   19   26   14   180
Significant noncash charges included                    
in earnings from continuing                    
operations before income taxes:                    
Share-based compensation     2015     8   7   4   1   12   32
    2014     11   9   5   1   10   36
    2013     10   9   5   1   10   35

 

All intersegment sales are eliminated and are not included in the Company's reportable segments' net sales.

 

Net sales to the Company's largest customer, Walmart Stores, Inc. and its affiliates, were 26%, 27% and 27% of consolidated net sales for each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and occurred in each of the Company's reportable segments. No other customers accounted for more than 10% of consolidated net sales in any of these fiscal years. During fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company's five largest customers accounted for 45% of its consolidated net sales, for each of the three fiscal years.

 

Three of the Company's product lines have accounted for 10% or more of consolidated net sales during each of the past three fiscal years. In fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, sales of liquid bleach represented approximately 14%, 13% and 14% of the Company's consolidated net sales, respectively, approximately 26% of net sales in the Cleaning segment for each such years, and approximately 27%, 28% and 28% of net sales in the International segment, respectively. Sales of trash bags represented approximately 14%, 13% and 13% of the Company's consolidated net sales in each of the fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, approximately 38%, 36% and 37% of net sales in the Household segment respectively, and approximately 8%, 8% and 10% of net sales in the International segment, respectively. Sales of charcoal represented approximately 11%, 11% and 10% of the Company's consolidated net sales and approximately 34%, 34% and 32% of net sales in the Household segment in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Net sales and property, plant and equipment, net, by geographic area as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30 were as follows:

 

Fiscal   United          Total   
Year   States      Foreign      Company   
Net sales 2015   $ 4,609
  $ 1,046   $ 5,655
    2014   4,466   1,048   5,514
    2013   4,448   1,085   5,533
Property, plant and equipment, net                 2015   $ 801   $ 117   $ 918
    2014   825   152   977
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 20. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company holds various equity investments with ownership percentages of up to 50% in a number of consumer products businesses, most of which operate outside the United States. The Company has no ongoing capital commitments, loan requirements, guarantees or any other types of arrangements under the terms of its agreements that would require any future cash contributions or disbursements arising out of an equity investment.

 

Transactions with the Company's equity investees typically represent payments for contract manufacturing and purchases of raw materials. Payments to related parties, including equity investees, for such transactions during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were $55, $57 and $50, respectively. Receipts from and ending accounts receivable and payable balances related to the Company's related parties were not significant during or as of the end of each of the fiscal years presented.

UNAUDITED QUARTERLY DATA
UNAUDITED QUARTERLY DATA

NOTE 21. UNAUDITED QUARTERLY DATA

 

  Quarters Ended
  September 30 December 31 March 31 June 30 Total Year
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2015          
Net sales   $ 1,352 $ 1,345 $ 1,401 $ 1,557
$ 5,655
Cost of products sold     $ 774 $ 773 $ 796 $ 847
$ 3,190
Earnings from continuing operations     $ 145 $ 128 $ 144 $ 189
$ 606
(Losses) earnings from discontinued operations,    
net of tax     $ (55 ) $ (3 ) $ 30 $ 2
$ (26 )
Net earnings     $ 90 $ 125 $ 174 $ 191
$ 580
Per common share:    
Basic    
Continuing operations     $ 1.12 $ 0.98 $ 1.09 $ 1.46
$ 4.65
Discontinued operations    
(0.42 ) (0.02 ) 0.22 0.02
(0.20 )
Basic net earnings per share     $ 0.70 $ 0.96 $ 1.31 $ 1.48
$ 4.45
Diluted    
Continuing operations     $ 1.10 $ 0.97 $ 1.08 $ 1.44
$ 4.57
Discontinued operations     (0.42 ) (0.02 ) 0.22 0.02
(0.20 )
Diluted net earnings per share     $ 0.68 $ 0.95 $ 1.30 $ 1.46
$ 4.37
Dividends declared per common share     $ 0.74 $ 0.74 $ 0.74 $ 0.77
$ 2.99
Market price (NYSE)    
High     $ 112.70
$ 112.65
$ 106.36
$ 98.31
$ 112.70
Low     103.77
102.95
95.19
86.03
86.03
Year-end     104.02
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2014    
Net sales     $ 1,343 $ 1,308 $ 1,366 $ 1,497 $ 5,514
Cost of products sold     $ 759 $ 753 $ 791 $ 855 $ 3,158
Earnings from continuing operations     $ 139 $ 118 $ 151 $ 171 $ 579
Losses from discontinued operations,                        
net of tax     $ (3 ) $ (3 ) $ (14 ) $ (1 ) $ (21 )
Net earnings     $ 136 $ 115 $ 137 $ 170 $ 558
Per common share:    
Basic    
Continuing operations     $ 1.07 $ 0.91 $ 1.16 $ 1.32 $ 4.47
Discontinued operations    
(0.03 ) (0.02 ) (0.11 ) - (0.16 )
Basic net earnings per share     $ 1.04 $ 0.89 $ 1.05 $ 1.32 $ 4.31
Diluted    
Continuing operations     $ 1.05 $ 0.90 $ 1.14 $ 1.30 $ 4.39
Discontinued operations    
(0.02 ) (0.03 ) (0.10 ) (0.01 ) (0.16 )
Diluted net earnings per share     $ 1.03 $ 0.87 $ 1.04 $ 1.29 $ 4.23
Dividends declared per common share     $ 0.71 $ 0.71 $ 0.71 $ 0.74 $ 2.87
Market price (NYSE)    
High     $ 87.60 $ 96.76 $ 92.75 $ 93.43 $ 96.76
Low     81.25 80.20 83.70 86.56 80.20
Year-end     91.40
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES (Dollars in millions)

 

 

Column A   Column B   Column C   Column D   Column E
    Additions   Deductions  
  Balance at   Charged to   Credited to   Credited   Balance at
  beginning   costs and   costs and   to other   end
Description   of period   expenses   expenses   accounts   of period
Allowance for doubtful accounts                  
Year ended June 30, 2015   $ (3 )   $ (1)   $ -   $ -   $ (4 )
Year ended June 30, 2014   (5 )   -   2   -   (3 )
Year ended June 30, 2013   (7 )   -   2   -   (5 )
LIFO allowance          
Year ended June 30, 2015   $ (36 )   $ -   $ -   $ 2   $ (34 )
Year ended June 30, 2014   (40 )   -   3   1   (36 )
Year ended June 30, 2013   (37 )   (3 )   -   -   (40 )
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets                                   
Year ended June 30, 2015   $ (51 )   $ (4 )   $ -   $ 21   $ (34 )
Year ended June 30, 2014   (36 )   (25 )   -   10   (51 )
Year ended June 30, 2013   (20 )   (16 )   -   -   (36 )
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policy)

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

 

The Company is principally engaged in the production, marketing and sales of consumer products through mass retail outlets, e-commerce channels, distributors and medical supply distributors. The consolidated financial statements include the statements of the Company and its wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts were eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior year reclassifications were made in the consolidated financial statements and related notes to the consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.

 

Effective September 22, 2014, the Company's Venezuela affiliate, Corporación Clorox de Venezuela S.A. (Clorox Venezuela), discontinued its operations. Consequently, the Company reclassified the financial results of Clorox Venezuela as a discontinued operation in the consolidated financial statements for all periods presented herein.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) requires management to reach opinions as to estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. Specific areas requiring management's opinion on estimates and judgments include assumptions pertaining to accruals for consumer and trade-promotion programs, stock-based compensation costs, pension and post-employment benefit costs, future cash flows associated with impairment testing of goodwill and other long-lived assets, the credit worthiness of customers, uncertain tax positions, tax valuation allowances and legal, environmental and insurance matters. Actual results could materially differ from estimates and assumptions made.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents


Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid instruments, time deposits and money market funds with an initial maturity at purchase of three months or less. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents approximates the carrying amount.

 

The Company's cash position includes amounts held by foreign subsidiaries and, as a result, the repatriation of certain cash balances from some of the Company's foreign subsidiaries could result in additional tax costs in the United States and in certain foreign jurisdictions. However, these cash balances are generally available without legal restriction to fund local business operations. In addition, a portion of the Company's cash balance is held in U.S. dollars by foreign subsidiaries, whose functional currency is their local currency. Such U.S. dollar balances are reported on the foreign subsidiaries' books, in their functional currency, with the impact from foreign currency exchange rate differences recorded in other income, net. The Company's cash holdings were as follows as of June 30:

 

2015      2014   
U.S. dollar balances held by U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries and at parent  $ 221   $ 180
Non-U.S. dollar balances held by non-U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries 142   132
U.S. dollar balances held by non-U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries 19   12
Non-U.S. dollar balances held by U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries   -   5
Total   $ 382   $ 329


Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. When necessary, the Company provides allowances to adjust the carrying value of its inventory to the lower of cost or market, including any costs to sell or dispose. Appropriate consideration is given to obsolescence, excessive inventory levels, product deterioration and other factors in evaluating net realizable value for the purposes of determining the lower of cost or market.

 

Property, Plant and Equipment and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

 

Property, plant and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization expense are calculated by the straight-line method using the estimated useful lives or lives determined by lease contracts for the related assets. The table below provides estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment by asset classification.

 

Estimated
Useful Lives
Buildings and leasehold improvements     10 - 40 years
Land improvements    10 - 30 years
Machinery and equipment    3 - 15 years
Computer equipment    3 - 5 years
Capitalized software costs    3 - 7 years

 

Property, plant and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset (or asset group) may not be fully recoverable. The risk of impairment is initially assessed based on an estimate of the undiscounted cash flows at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows exist. Impairment occurs when the book value of the asset exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows generated by the asset. When impairment is indicated, an impairment charge is recorded for the difference between the book value of the asset and its estimated fair market value. Depending on the asset, estimated fair market value may be determined either by use of a discounted cash flow model or by reference to estimated selling values of assets in similar condition.

 

Capitalization of Software Costs

 

The Company capitalizes certain qualifying costs incurred in the acquisition and development of software for internal use, including the costs of the software, materials, consultants, interest and payroll and payroll-related costs for employees during the application development stage. Internal and external costs incurred during the preliminary project stage and post implementation-operation stage, mainly training and maintenance costs, are expensed as incurred. Once the application is substantially complete and ready for its intended use, qualifying costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the software's useful life.


Impairment Review of Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

 

The Company tests its goodwill, trademarks with indefinite lives and other indefinite-lived intangible assets annually for impairment in the fiscal fourth quarter unless there are indications during a different interim period that these assets may have become impaired.


With respect to goodwill, the Company has the option to first assess qualitative factors such as maturity and stability of the reporting unit, magnitude of excess fair value over book value from the prior year's impairment testing, other reporting unit specific operating results as well as new events and circumstances impacting the operations at the reporting unit level. If the result of a qualitative test indicates a potential for impairment of a reporting unit, a quantitative test is performed. The quantitative test is a two-step process. In the first step, the Company compares the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value. In all instances, the estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value of the reporting unit. Had the estimated fair value of any reporting unit been less than its carrying value, the Company would have performed a second step to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit's goodwill had exceeded its implied fair value, an impairment charge would have been recorded for the difference between the carrying amount and the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill.


To determine the fair value of a reporting unit as part of its quantitative test, the Company uses a discounted cash flow (DCF) approach, as it believes that this approach is the most reliable indicator of the fair value of its businesses and the fair value of their future earnings and cash flows. Under this approach, the Company estimates the future cash flows of each reporting unit and discounts these cash flows at a rate of return that reflects their relative risk. The cash flows used in the DCF are consistent with those the Company uses in its internal planning, which gives consideration to actual business trends experienced, and the broader business strategy for the long term. The other key estimates and factors used in the DCF include, but are not limited to, future sales volumes, revenue and expense growth rates, changes in working capital, foreign exchange rates, currency devaluation, inflation and a perpetuity growth rate. Changes in such estimates or the application of alternative assumptions could produce different results.


For trademarks and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, the Company performs a quantitative analysis to test for impairment and compares the estimated fair value of an asset to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of such asset exceeds its estimated fair value, an impairment charge is recorded for the difference between the carrying amount and the estimated fair value. The Company uses the income approach to estimate the fair value of its trademarks and other intangible assets with indefinite lives. This approach requires significant judgments in determining both the assets' estimated cash flows as well as the appropriate discount and foreign exchange rates applied to those cash flows to determine fair value. Changes in such estimates or the use of alternative assumptions could produce different results.

Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company grants various nonqualified stock-based compensation awards to eligible employees, including stock options and performance units.

 

For stock options, the Company estimates the fair value of each award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which requires management to make estimates regarding expected option life, stock price volatility and other assumptions. Groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes. The Company estimates stock option forfeitures based on historical data for each employee grouping. The total number of stock options expected to vest is adjusted by actual and estimated forfeitures. Changes to the actual and estimated forfeitures will result in a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period of change. Compensation expense is recorded by amortizing the grant date fair values on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, adjusted for estimated forfeitures.

 

The Company's performance unit grants provide for the issuance of common stock to certain managerial staff and executive management if the Company achieves specified performance targets. The performance period is three years and the payout determination is made at the end of the three-year performance period. The fair value of each grant issued is estimated on the date of grant based on the current market price of the stock. The total amount of compensation expense recognized reflects estimated forfeiture rates and the initial assumption that performance goals will be achieved. Compensation expense is adjusted based on management's assessment of the probability that performance goals will be achieved. If such goals are not met or it is determined that achievement of performance goals is not probable, previously recognized compensation expense is trued up in the current period to reflect the expected payout level. If it is determined that the performance goals will be exceeded, additional compensation expense is recognized, subject to a cap of 150% of target.

 

Cash flows resulting from tax deductions in excess of the cumulative compensation cost recognized for stock-based payment arrangements (excess tax benefits) are primarily classified as financing cash inflows.

 

Employee Benefits

 

The Company accounts for its defined benefit retirement income and retirement health care plans using actuarial methods. These methods use an attribution approach that generally spreads “plan events” over the service lives or expected lifetime (for frozen plans) of plan participants. Examples of plan events are plan amendments and changes in actuarial assumptions such as the expected return on plan assets, discount rate, rate of compensation increase and certain employee-related factors, such as retirement age and mortality. The principle underlying the attribution approach is that employees render service over their employment period on a relatively “smooth” basis and, therefore, the statement of earnings effects of retirement income and retirement health care plans are recognized in the same pattern. One of the principal assumptions used in the net periodic benefit cost calculation is the expected return on plan assets. The required use of an expected return on plan assets may result in recognized pension expense or income that differs from the actual returns of those plan assets in any given year. Over time, however, the goal is for the expected long-term returns to approximate the actual returns and, therefore, the expectation is that the pattern of income and expense recognition should closely match the pattern of the services provided by the participants. The Company uses a market-related value method for calculating plan assets for purposes of determining the amortization of actuarial gains and losses. The differences between actual and expected returns are recognized in the net periodic benefit cost calculation over the average remaining service period or expected lifetime (for frozen plans) of the plan participants using the corridor approach. Under this approach, only actuarial gains (losses) that exceed 5% of the greater of the projected benefit obligation or the market-related value of assets are amortized to pension expense by the Company. In developing its expected return on plan assets, the Company considers the long-term actual returns relative to the mix of investments that comprise its plan assets and also develops estimates of future investment returns by considering external sources.

 

The Company recognizes an actuarial-based obligation at the onset of disability for certain benefits provided to individuals after employment, but before retirement, that include medical, dental, vision, life and other benefits.

 

Environmental Costs

 

The Company is involved in certain environmental remediation and ongoing compliance activities. Accruals for environmental matters are recorded on a site-by-site basis when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and based upon a reasonable estimate of the liability. The Company's accruals reflect the anticipated participation of other potentially responsible parties in those instances where it is probable that such parties are legally responsible and financially capable of paying their respective shares of the relevant costs. These accruals are adjusted periodically as assessment and remediation efforts progress or as additional technical or legal information become available. Actual costs to be incurred at identified sites in future periods may vary from the estimates, given the inherent uncertainties in evaluating environmental exposures. The accrual for environmental matters is included in Other liabilities in the Company's consolidated balance sheets on an undiscounted basis due to uncertainty regarding the timing of future payments.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Sales are recognized as revenue when the risk of loss and title pass to the customer and when all of the following have occurred: a firm sales arrangement exists, pricing is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured. Sales are recorded net of allowances for returns, trade promotions, coupons and other discounts. The Company routinely commits to one-time or ongoing trade-promotion programs with customers and consumer coupon programs that require the Company to estimate and accrue the expected costs of such programs. Programs include shelf price reductions, end-of-aisle or in-store displays of the Company's products and graphics and other trade-promotion activities conducted by the customer. Coupons are recognized as a liability when distributed based upon expected consumer redemptions. The Company maintains liabilities related to these programs for the estimated expenses incurred, but not paid, at the end of each period. Trade-promotion and coupon redemption costs are recorded as a reduction of sales. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts based on its historical experience and ongoing assessment of its customers' credit risk. Receivables were presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $4 and $3 as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Receivables, net, included non-customer receivables of $12 and $15 as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Cost of Products Sold

 

Cost of products sold represents the costs directly related to the manufacture and distribution of the Company's products and primarily includes raw materials, packaging, contract packer fees, shipping and handling, warehousing, package design, depreciation, amortization, direct and indirect labor and operating costs for the Company's manufacturing and distribution facilities including salary, benefit costs and incentive compensation, and royalties and amortization related to the Company's Glad Venture Agreement (see Note 9).

 

Costs associated with developing and designing new packaging are expensed as incurred and include design, artwork, films and labeling. Expenses for fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were $11, $12 and $10, respectively, all of which were reflected in cost of products sold or discontinued operations, as appropriate, in the consolidated statements of earnings.

 

Selling and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling and administrative expenses represent costs incurred by the Company in generating revenues and managing the business and include market research, commissions and certain administrative expenses. Administrative expenses include salary, benefits, incentive compensation, professional fees and services, software and licensing fees and other operating costs associated with the Company's non-manufacturing, non-research and development staff, facilities and equipment.

 

Advertising and Research and Development Costs

 

The Company expenses advertising and research and development costs in the period incurred.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company uses the asset and liability method to account for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the anticipated future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement amounts and their respective tax bases. Management reviews the Company's deferred tax assets to determine whether their value can be realized based upon available evidence. A valuation allowance is established when management believes that it is more likely than not that some portion of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. Changes in valuation allowances from period to period are included in the Company's tax provision in the period of change. In addition to valuation allowances, the Company provides for uncertain tax positions when such tax positions do not meet certain recognition thresholds or measurement standards. Amounts for uncertain tax positions are adjusted in quarters when new information becomes available or when positions are effectively settled.

 

U.S. income tax expense and foreign withholding taxes are provided on unremitted foreign earnings that are not indefinitely reinvested at the time the earnings are generated. Where foreign earnings are indefinitely reinvested, no provision for U.S. income or foreign withholding taxes is made. When circumstances change and the Company determines that some or all of the undistributed earnings will be remitted in the foreseeable future, the Company accrues an expense in the current period for U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes attributable to the anticipated remittance.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation

 

Local currencies are the functional currencies for substantially all of the Company's foreign operations. When the transactional currency is different than the functional currency, transaction gains and losses are included as a component of other income, net. In addition, certain assets and liabilities denominated in currencies different than a foreign subsidiary's functional currency are reported on the subsidiary's books in its functional currency, with the impact from exchange rate differences recorded in other income, net. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, while income and expenses are translated at the average monthly exchange rates during the year.

 

Gains and losses on foreign currency translations are reported as a component of other comprehensive income. Deferred taxes are not provided on cumulative translation adjustments where the Company expects earnings of a foreign subsidiary to be indefinitely reinvested. The income tax effect of currency translation adjustments related to foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures for which earnings are not considered indefinitely reinvested is recorded as a component of deferred taxes with an offset to other comprehensive income.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

The Company's use of derivative instruments, principally swaps, futures and forward contracts, is limited to non-trading purposes and is designed to partially manage exposure to changes in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currencies. The Company's contracts are hedges for transactions with notional amounts and periods consistent with the related exposures and do not constitute investments independent of these exposures.

 

The changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument are recorded as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets with an offset to net earnings or other comprehensive income depending on whether, for accounting purposes, it has been designated and qualifies as an accounting hedge and, if so, on the type of hedging relationship. The criteria used to determine if hedge accounting treatment is appropriate are: (a) formal designation and documentation of the hedging relationship, the risk management objective and hedging strategy at hedge inception; (b) eligibility of hedged items, transactions and corresponding hedging instrument; and (c) effectiveness of the hedging relationship both at inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis in achieving the hedging objectives. For those derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments, the Company must designate the hedging instrument either as a fair value hedge or as a cash flow hedge. The Company designates its commodity forward and future contracts for forecasted purchases of raw materials, interest rate forward contracts for forecasted interest payments, and foreign currency forward contracts for forecasted purchases of inventory as cash flow hedges. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company had no hedging instruments designated as fair value hedges.

 

For derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of gains or losses is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. From time to time, the Company may have contracts not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, for which it recognizes changes in the fair value in other income, net. Cash flows from hedging activities are classified as operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

The Company de-designates cash flow hedge relationships when it determines that the hedge relationships are no longer highly effective or that the forecasted transaction is no longer probable. Upon de-designation of a hedge, the portion of gains or losses on the derivative instrument that was previously accumulated in other comprehensive income remains in accumulated other comprehensive income until the forecasted transaction is recognized in net earnings, or is recognized in net earnings immediately if it is determined that there is any ineffectiveness or the forecasted transaction is no longer probable.

 

The Company uses different methodologies, when necessary, to estimate the fair value of its derivative contracts. The estimated fair values of the majority of the Company's contracts are based on quoted market prices, traded exchange market prices, or broker price quotations, and represent the estimated amounts that the Company would pay or receive to terminate the contracts.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Cost,” which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The new guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of ASU 2015-03 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, “Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis,” which changes the guidance for evaluating whether to consolidate certain legal entities. The amendments modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities ("VIEs") or voting interest entities. The new guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of ASU 2015-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” which replaces most existing U.S. GAAP revenue recognition guidance and is intended to improve and converge with international standards the financial reporting requirements for revenue from contracts with customers. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires additional disclosures about the nature, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers, including information about significant judgments and changes in judgments. The new guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, with the option to early adopt in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity (Topic 205),” which will change the criteria for reporting discontinued operations. The amendments will also require new disclosures about discontinued operations and disposals of components of an entity that do not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. The amendments are effective for the Company for new disposals (or classifications as held for sale) of components of the Company, should they occur, beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016. Early adoption is permitted for disposals (or classifications as held for sale) that have not been previously reported. The Company will adopt this ASU beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, as required. Adoption of the new standard will not impact the Company's reporting or disclosures for discontinued operations of Clorox Venezuela or other previously discontinued operations.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
2015      2014   
U.S. dollar balances held by U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries and at parent  $ 221   $ 180
Non-U.S. dollar balances held by non-U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries 142   132
U.S. dollar balances held by non-U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries 19   12
Non-U.S. dollar balances held by U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries   -   5
Total   $ 382   $ 329
Estimated
Useful Lives
Buildings and leasehold improvements     10 - 40 years
Land improvements    10 - 30 years
Machinery and equipment    3 - 15 years
Computer equipment    3 - 5 years
Capitalized software costs    3 - 7 years
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)
  2015   2014   2013
Operating (losses) earnings from Clorox Venezuela before income taxes          $ (6 )   $ (23 )   $ 1
Exit costs and other related expenses for Clorox Venezuela   (78 )   -   -
Total losses from Clorox Venezuela before income taxes   (84 )   (23 )   1
Income tax benefit attributable to Clorox Venezuela   29   6   -
Total (losses) gains from Clorox Venezuela, net of tax   (55 )   (17 )   1
                              
Gains (losses) from discontinued operations other than  
   
Clorox Venezuela, net of tax   29   (4 )   (2 )
Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax   $ (26 )   $ (21 )   $ (1 )
2015  
Operating losses from Clorox Venezuela before income taxes        $ (6 )
Net asset charges:
Inventories (11 )
Property, plant and equipment   (16 )
Trademark and other intangible assets   (6 )
Other assets   (2 )
Other exit and business termination costs:  
Severance   (3 )
Recognition of deferred foreign currency translation loss   (30 )
Other   (10 )
Total losses from Clorox Venezuela before income taxes   (84 )
Income tax benefit attributable to Clorox Venezuela   29
Total losses from Clorox Venezuela, net of tax   (55 )
         
Gains from discontinued operations other than  
Clorox Venezuela, net of tax   29
Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax   $ (26 )
INVENTORIES (Tables)
Schedule of Inventories
  2015   2014
Finished goods   $ 316   $ 312
Raw materials and packaging             101   108
Work in process   3   2
LIFO allowances   (35 )   (36 )
Total   $ 385
  $ 386
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Tables)
Other Current Assets
  2015       2014  
Deferred tax assets         $ 99   $ 81
Prepaid expenses 39   42
Other 5   11
Total   $ 143   $ 134
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Tables)
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
2015      2014   
Machinery and equipment $ 1,608   $ 1,593
Buildings 515   506
Capitalized software costs 371   374
Land and improvements   122   122
Construction in progress   65   79
Computer equipment   76   79
  2,757   2,753
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization           (1,839 )   (1,776 )
Total   $ 918   $ 977
GOODWILL, TRADEMARKS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
  Goodwill
  Cleaning      Lifestyle      Household      International      Total   
Balance June 30, 2013   323     244     85     $ 453     $ 1,105  
Effect of foreign currency translation     -       -       -       (4 )     (4
Balance June 30, 2014  
323  
244  
85  
449  
1,101
Effect of foreign currency translation     -       -       -       (34     (34
Balance June 30, 2015   $ 323   $ 244   $ 85   $ 415   $ 1,067
As of June 30, 2015              As of June 30, 2014

Gross

carrying

amount

 

 

 Accumulated

amortization 

 

 

 Net

carrying

amount 

 

 

Gross
carrying
amount
 
    Accumulated amortization     

 Net

carrying

amount 

 
Trademarks not subject to amortization $ 524     $ -     524     $ 533   $ -   $ 533
Trademarks subject to amortization   33       22       11     36   22   14
Other intangible assets:                            
Technology and product formulae   137       133       4     139   129   10
Other   188       142       46     194   140   54
Total 882     297     $ 585     $ 902   $ 291   $ 611
ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Tables)
Accrued Liabilities
   2015            2014      
Compensation and employee benefit costs           
$ 189   $ 102
Trade and sales promotion 115   113
Dividends 103   100
Royalties   16   11
Insurance   15   18
Interest
  14   27
Derivatives   8   17
Other   88   84
Total   $ 548   $ 472
DEBT (Tables)
2015      2014   
Commercial paper $ 93   $ 141
Foreign borrowings 2   2
Total $ 95   $ 143
2015   2014
Senior unsecured notes and debentures:    
5.00%, $575 due January 2015 $ -   $ 575
3.55%, $300 due November 2015 300   300
5.95%, $400 due October 2017   399   399
3.80%, $300 due November 2021   298   298
3.05%, $600 due September 2022   599   598
3.50%, $500 due December 2024   500   -
Total   2,096   2,170
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt   (300 )   (575 )
Long-term debt   $ 1,796   $ 1,595
  2015      2014   
Revolving credit facility   $ 1,100   $ 1,100
Foreign credit lines   11   31
Other credit lines   18   13
Total   $ 1,129   $ 1,144
OTHER LIABILITIES (Tables)
Schedule of Other Liabilities
  2015          2014     
Employee benefit obligations $ 299   $ 289
Venture agreement net terminal obligation       294   290
Taxes 38   76
Other   119   113
Total   $ 750   $ 768
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

    2015          2014       

Balance sheet classification

 

Fair value
hierarchy
level 

Carrying
Amount

 

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

 

Carrying
Amount

 

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

 Assets                                        
Investments including money market funds (a) Cash and cash
equivalents
  1 $ 212   $ 212   $ 150   $ 150
Time deposits (a)    Cash and cash
equivalents
  2     84       84       75       75  
Foreign exchange derivative contracts Other current assets   2 1   1   -   -
Interest rate contracts   Other current assets    2     -       -       -       -  
Commodity purchase derivative contracts Other current assets   2   -   -   1   1
Trust assets for nonqualified deferred              
compensation plans Other assets   1   38   38   31   31
          $ 335   $ 335   $ 257   $ 257
Liabilities            
Commodity purchase derivative contracts Accrued liabilities   2   $ 8   $ 8   $ 1   $ 1
Interest rate derivative contracts Accrued liabilities   2 -   -   13   13
Foreign exchange derivative contracts Accrued liabilities   2   -   -   3   3
Commodity purchase derivative contracts   Other liabilities   2   -   -   -   -
Notes and loans payable (b)   Notes and loans
payable
  2   95   95   143   143
Long-term debt (c)   Other liabilities   2   2,096   2,137   2,170   2,265
          $ 2,199   $ 2,240   $ 2,330   $ 2,425

 

(a)
Cash equivalents are composed of time deposits and other interest bearing investments including money market funds with original maturity dates of 90 days or less. Cash equivalents are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.

(b)
Short-term debt is composed of U.S. commercial paper and/or other similar short-term debts issued by non-U.S. subsidiaries, all of which are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.

(c)
Long-term debt, which is recorded at cost, includes the current portion of debt instruments, which approximates fair value. The fair value of long-term debt was determined using secondary market prices quoted by corporate bond dealers, and was classified as Level 2.

Gains (losses)
recognized in other comprehensive net loss

  Gains (losses) reclassified from
accumulated other comprehensive net
loss 
and recognized in earnings
2015   2014   2013   2015   2014   2013
Commodity purchase derivative contracts $ (13 )   $ 2   $ (1 )   $ (5 )   $ -   $ -
Interest rate derivative contracts (12 )   (13 )   (1 )   (5 )   (4 )   (3 )
Foreign exchange derivative contracts   7   (3 )   3   3   4   -
Total   $ (18 )   $ (14 )   $ 1   $ (7 )   $ -   $ (3 )
LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS (Tables)
Schedule of future minimum annual lease commitments required under existing non-cancelable operating and capital lease agreements
      Operating        Capital   
Year             leases

leases
2016       $ 50
$ 3
2017  
46

3
2018  
42

2
2019  
34

1
2020  
29

-
Thereafter                   
100

-
Total   $ 301
$ 9
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)
2015          2014          2013       
Amount      Shares
(in 000's)
    Amount      Shares
(in 000's)
    Amount      Shares
(in 000's)
 
Open-market purchase programs        $ -     -   $ -     -   $ -     -
Evergreen Program 434     4,016   260     3,046   128     1,500
Total   $ 434     4,016   $ 260     3,046   $ 128     1,500
  2015       2014       2013  
                
Foreign currency adjustments
Other comprehensive (loss) income  
before reclassifications   $ (92 )   $ (26 )   $ (16 )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other      
comprehensive net losses:      
Recognition of deferred foreign currency      
translation loss   30   -   -
Income tax benefit (expense)   8   (11 )   5
Foreign currency adjustments, net of tax   $ (54 )   $ (37 )   $ (11 )
                            
Net unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives      
Other comprehensive income (loss)      
before reclassifications   $ (18 )   $ (15 )   $ 1
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other      
comprehensive net losses   7   -   3
Income tax (expense) benefit   (3 )   6   (1 )
Net unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives, net of tax   $ (14 )   $ (9 )   $ 3
                             
Pension and postretirement benefit adjustments      
Other comprehensive (loss) income      
before reclassifications   $ (29 )   $ (16 )   $ 49
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other      
comprehensive net losses   -   8   10
Income tax benefit (expense)   12
  4   (22 )
Pension and postretirement benefit adjustments, net of tax   $ (17 )   $ (4 )   $ 37
                             
Total changes in other comprehensive (losses) income, net of tax         $ (85 )   $ (50 )   $ 29
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) (Tables)
Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding
  2015          2014          2013     
Basic 130,310       129,558       131,075  
Dilutive effect of stock options and other       2,466       2,184       1,894  
Diluted 132,776       131,742       132,969  
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

 

2015      2014      2013   
Cost of products sold $ 4   $ 4   $ 4
Selling and administrative expenses 25   29   28
Research and development costs 3   3   3
Total compensation cost   $ 32   $ 36   $ 35
                          
Related income tax benefit   $ 12   $ 13   $ 13
2015   2014   2013
Expected life 5.6 to 5.8 years   5.7 years   5.7 years
Weighted-average expected life 5.7 years   5.7 years   5.7 years
Expected volatility 16.3% to 18.6%   18.4% to 18.5%   18.7% to 19.2%
Weighted-average volatility 16.6%   18.5%   19.1%
Risk-free interest rate 1.4% to 2.0%   1.8% to 1.9%   0.6% to 0.8%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate 1.9%   1.8%   0.7%
Dividend yield 2.8% to 3.4%   3.4%   3.2%-3.6%
Weighted-average dividend yield 3.3%   3.4%   3.6%
         Weighted-           
    Average      Average  
  Number of   Exercise      Remaining   Aggregate   
  Shares   Price      Contractual   Intrinsic   
    (In thousands)   per Share      Life   Value   
                     
Options outstanding as of June 30, 2014   10,368   $ 69     6 years   $ 232
Granted   1,895   91      
Exercised   (3,605)   64      
Cancelled   (301)   82      
Options outstanding as of June 30, 2015   8,357   $ 76     7 years   $ 236
         
Options vested as of June 30, 2015   4,094   $ 68     5 years   $ 148
  Weighted-Average     
Number of   Grant Date    
Shares   Fair Value    
(In thousands)    per Share    

 

           
Restricted stock awards as of June 30, 2014   21     $ 81  
Granted   10       96  
Vested   (8)       78  
Forfeited   (5)       81  
Restricted stock awards as of June 30, 2015   18     $ 91  
    Weighted-Average   
  Number of   Grant Date   
  Shares   Fair Value   
  (In thousands)   per Share   
   
     
Performance unit awards as of June 30, 2014   1,221   $ 73
Granted   332   90
Distributed   (349)   68
Forfeited   (81)   80
Performance unit awards as of June 30, 2015   1,123   $ 79
                   
Perfomance units vested and deferred as of June 30, 2015   179   $ 58
OTHER INCOME, NET (Tables)
Major Components of Other Income, Net
2015   2014   2013
Income from equity investees $ (14 )   $ (13 )   $ (12 )
Low income housing partnership gains, net (13 )   -
  (2 )
Interest income (4 )   (3 )   (3 )
Income from transition and related services   (1 )   (1 )   (3 )
Foreign exchange transaction losses, net      9       1       8  
Amortization of trademarks and other intangible assets   8   8   9
Intangible asset impairment charges   3   3   -
Restructuring charges   2   -   -
Insurance and other settlements     -       (5 )     -  
Other   (3 )   -   (1 )
Total   $ (13 )   $ (10 )   $ (4 )
INCOME TAXES (Tables)
  2015   2014   2013
Current          
Federal   $ 265   $ 247   $ 245
State   28   34   23
Foreign   38   45   19
Total current   331   326   287
Deferred      
Federal   (13 )   (19 )   (1 )
State   (1 )   2   (2 )
Foreign   (2 )   (4 )   (5 )
Total deferred   (16 )   (21 )   (8 )
Total   $ 315   $ 305   $ 279
  2015      2014      2013   
United States   $ 829   $ 754   $ 724
Foreign   92   130   128
Total   $ 921   $ 884   $ 852
2015   2014   2013
Statutory federal tax rate 35.0 %   35.0 %   35.0 %
State taxes (net of federal tax benefits)                  2.1     2.6     1.7  
Tax differential on foreign earnings (0.3)     (0.3 )   (2.9 )
Domestic manufacturing deduction   (2.1)     (2.3 )   (2.3 )
Change in valuation allowance   0.6     0.6     0.7  
Other differences   (1.1)     (1.0 )   0.5  
Effective tax rate   34.2 %   34.6 %   32.7 %
  2015   2014
Deferred tax assets        
Compensation and benefit programs   $ 191   $ 171
Basis difference related to Venture Agreement   30   30
Accruals and reserves   43   53
Inventory costs   19   20
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards                        41   37
Other   61   63
Subtotal   385   374
Valuation allowance   (34 )   (51 )
Total deferred tax assets   351   323
                    
Deferred tax liabilities    
Fixed and intangible assets   (277 )   (269 )
Low-income housing partnerships   (22 )   (24 )
Unremitted foreign earnings   (7 )   (8 )
Other   (24 )   (26 )
Total deferred tax liabilities   (330 )   (327 )
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)   $ 21   $ (4 )
  2015   2014
Valuation allowance at beginning of year   $ (51 )   $ (36 )
Net decrease/(increase) for other foreign deferred tax assets   15   (12 )
Net decrease/(increase) for foreign net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits                                      2   (3 )
Valuation allowance at end of year   $ (34 )   $ (51 )
    2015        2014           2013
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year   $ 71       $  69       $  80  
Gross increases - tax positions in prior periods   3     3     3
Gross decreases - tax positions in prior periods                                           (8 )     (5 )     (19 )
Gross increases - current period tax positions   6     7     7
Gross decreases - current period tax positions   -     -     -
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations   (34 )     (1 )     (2 )
Settlements   -     (2 )     -
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year   $ 38     $ 71     $ 69
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
  Retirement   Retirement  
  Income   Health Care
  2015   2014   2015       2014  
Change in benefit obligations:                      
Projected benefit obligation as of beginning of year       $ 641   $ 612   $ 49     $ 51
Service cost       2   3   -     1
Interest cost       25   27   2     2
Actuarial loss (gain)       14   47   -     (2 )
Plan amendments       -   -   (1 ) 
  (2 )
Translation and other adjustments       (5 )   (6 )   (2 ) 
  -
Benefits paid       (38 )   (42 )   (3 ) 
  (1 )
Projected benefit obligation as of end of year       639   641   45     49
Change in plan assets:              
Fair value of assets as of beginning of year       $ 432   $ 408   $ -     $ -
Actual return on plan assets       6   51   -     -
Employer contributions to nonqualified plans       13   15   3     1
Benefits paid       (38 )   (42 )   (3 ) 
  (1 )
Translation adjustment       (4 )   -   -     -
Fair value of plan assets as of end of year       409   432   -     -
Accrued benefit cost, net funded status       $ (230 )   $ (209 )   $ (45 ) 
  $ (49 )
 Amount recognized in the balance sheets consists of:                                      
 Pension benefit assets       2     2     -        -   
 Current accrued benefit liability         (16     (14     (3       (4
 Non-current accrued benefit liability         (216 )     (197     (42       (45
 Accrued benefit cost, net       (230 )   (209   (45     (49
          Other
  Pension Plans   Retirement Plans
  2015   2014   2015   2014
Projected benefit obligation   $ 538   $ 538   $ 80   $ 78
Accumulated benefit obligation       538   538   80   78
Fair value of plan assets       385   405   -   -
  Retirement Income   Retirement Health Care
  2015   2014   2013   2015   2014   2013
Service cost   $ 2   $ 3   $ 4   $ -   $ 1   $ 1
Interest cost   25   27   24   2   2   2
Expected return on plan assets     (20 )   (25 )   (29 )   -   -   -
Amortization of unrecognized items     12   11   12   2   (4 )   (2 )
Total     $ 19   $ 16   $ 11   $ 4   $ (1 )   $ 1
  Retirement   Retirement
  Income   Health Care
Net actuarial loss (gain)   $ 264   $ (17 )
Prior service benefit   -   (7 )
Net deferred income tax (assets) liabilities     (98 )   8
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)     $ 166   $ (16 )
  Retirement   Retirement
  Income   Health Care
Net actuarial loss (gain) as of beginning of year   $ 247   $ (29 )
Amortization during the year   (12 )   13
Loss (gain) during the year     29   (1 )
Net actuarial loss (gain) as of end of year     $ 264   $ (17 )
  Retirement Income     Retirement Health Care
  2015     2014     2015     2014
Discount rate   4.20 %     4.05 %     4.16 %     4.00 %
Rate of compensation increase   3.37 %     4.46 %     n/a     n/a

 

  Retirement Income
  2015     2014     2013
Discount rate   4.05 %     4.39 %     3.87 %
Rate of compensation increase   4.46 %     3.44 %     3.71 %
Expected return on plan assets       5.28 %     6.61 %     7.50 %
                                 
      Retirement Health Care
      2015     2014     2013
Discount rate       4.00 %     4.33 %     3.86 %
  Retirement   Retirement
  Income   Health Care
2016   $ 41   $ 4
2017   42   3
2018     43   3
2019     40   3
2020     41   3
Fiscal years 2021 through 2025     210   12
   
  % Target Allocation   % of Plan Assets
  2015   2014   2015   2014
             
U.S. equity   11 %   11 %   11 %   11 %
International equity   12     12     12     12  
Fixed income   74     74     74     74  
Other   3     3     3     3  
Total   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %
  2015           
  Level 1      Level 2      Total   
Cash equivalents   $ 3   $ -   $ 3
Common collective trusts          
Bond funds       -   295   295
International equity funds       -   59   59
Domestic equity funds       -   41   41
Real estate fund       -   11   11
Total common collective trusts       -   406   406
Total assets at fair value     $ 3   $ 406   $ 409
                             
        2014         
      Level 1   Level 2   Total
Cash equivalents       $ 3   $ -   $ 3
Common collective trusts          
Bond funds       -   309   309
International equity funds       -   64   64
Domestic equity funds       -   44   44
Real estate fund       -   12   12
Total common collective trusts       -   429   429
Total assets at fair value     $ 3   $ 429   $ 432
SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)
Year   Cleaning       Household      Lifestyle       International      Corporate   Company   
Net sales 2015     $ 1,824
  $ 1,794   $ 950   $ 1,087   $ -   $ 5,655
    2014     1,776   1,709   936   1,093   -   5,514
    2013     1,783   1,693   929   1,128   -   5,533
Earnings (losses) from continuing                
operations before income taxes     2015     445   375   257   79   (235)   921
    2014     428   326   258   99   (227 )   884
    2013     420   336   259   95   (258 )   852
Income from equity investees     2015     -   -   -   14   -   14
    2014     -   -   -   13   -   13
    2013     -   -   -   12   -   12
Total assets     2015   876   725   860   1,057   646   4,164
    2014   887   745   869   1,190   567   4,258
                                                         
Capital expenditures     2015     35   50   11   25   4   125
    2014     37   53   11   31   5   137
    2013     57   72   19   24   18   190
Depreciation and amortization     2015     52   67   19   24   7   169
    2014     49   67   19   25   17   177
    2013     52   69   19   26   14   180
Significant noncash charges included                    
in earnings from continuing                    
operations before income taxes:                    
Share-based compensation     2015     8   7   4   1   12   32
    2014     11   9   5   1   10   36
    2013     10   9   5   1   10   35
Fiscal   United          Total   
Year   States      Foreign      Company   
Net sales 2015   $ 4,609
  $ 1,046   $ 5,655
    2014   4,466   1,048   5,514
    2013   4,448   1,085   5,533
Property, plant and equipment, net                 2015   $ 801   $ 117   $ 918
    2014   825   152   977
UNAUDITED QUARTERLY DATA (Tables)
Unaudited Quarterly Data
  Quarters Ended
  September 30 December 31 March 31 June 30 Total Year
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2015          
Net sales   $ 1,352 $ 1,345 $ 1,401 $ 1,557
$ 5,655
Cost of products sold     $ 774 $ 773 $ 796 $ 847
$ 3,190
Earnings from continuing operations     $ 145 $ 128 $ 144 $ 189
$ 606
(Losses) earnings from discontinued operations,    
net of tax     $ (55 ) $ (3 ) $ 30 $ 2
$ (26 )
Net earnings     $ 90 $ 125 $ 174 $ 191
$ 580
Per common share:    
Basic    
Continuing operations     $ 1.12 $ 0.98 $ 1.09 $ 1.46
$ 4.65
Discontinued operations    
(0.42 ) (0.02 ) 0.22 0.02
(0.20 )
Basic net earnings per share     $ 0.70 $ 0.96 $ 1.31 $ 1.48
$ 4.45
Diluted    
Continuing operations     $ 1.10 $ 0.97 $ 1.08 $ 1.44
$ 4.57
Discontinued operations     (0.42 ) (0.02 ) 0.22 0.02
(0.20 )
Diluted net earnings per share     $ 0.68 $ 0.95 $ 1.30 $ 1.46
$ 4.37
Dividends declared per common share     $ 0.74 $ 0.74 $ 0.74 $ 0.77
$ 2.99
Market price (NYSE)    
High     $ 112.70
$ 112.65
$ 106.36
$ 98.31
$ 112.70
Low     103.77
102.95
95.19
86.03
86.03
Year-end     104.02
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2014    
Net sales     $ 1,343 $ 1,308 $ 1,366 $ 1,497 $ 5,514
Cost of products sold     $ 759 $ 753 $ 791 $ 855 $ 3,158
Earnings from continuing operations     $ 139 $ 118 $ 151 $ 171 $ 579
Losses from discontinued operations,                        
net of tax     $ (3 ) $ (3 ) $ (14 ) $ (1 ) $ (21 )
Net earnings     $ 136 $ 115 $ 137 $ 170 $ 558
Per common share:    
Basic    
Continuing operations     $ 1.07 $ 0.91 $ 1.16 $ 1.32 $ 4.47
Discontinued operations    
(0.03 ) (0.02 ) (0.11 ) - (0.16 )
Basic net earnings per share     $ 1.04 $ 0.89 $ 1.05 $ 1.32 $ 4.31
Diluted    
Continuing operations     $ 1.05 $ 0.90 $ 1.14 $ 1.30 $ 4.39
Discontinued operations    
(0.02 ) (0.03 ) (0.10 ) (0.01 ) (0.16 )
Diluted net earnings per share     $ 1.03 $ 0.87 $ 1.04 $ 1.29 $ 4.23
Dividends declared per common share     $ 0.71 $ 0.71 $ 0.71 $ 0.74 $ 2.87
Market price (NYSE)    
High     $ 87.60 $ 96.76 $ 92.75 $ 93.43 $ 96.76
Low     81.25 80.20 83.70 86.56 80.20
Year-end     91.40
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Schedule of Cash Holdings) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2012
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
U.S. dollar balances held by U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries and at parent
$ 221 
$ 180 
 
 
Non-U.S. dollar balances held by non-U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries
142 
132 
 
 
U.S. dollar balances held by non-U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries
19 
12 
 
 
Non-U.S. dollar balances held by U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries
 
 
Total
$ 382 
$ 329 
$ 299 
$ 267 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Minimum [Member] |
Buildings and leasehold improvements [Member]
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
Estimated Useful Lives
10 years 
Minimum [Member] |
Land improvements [Member]
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
Estimated Useful Lives
10 years 
Minimum [Member] |
Machinery and equipment [Member]
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
Estimated Useful Lives
3 years 
Minimum [Member] |
Computer equipment [Member]
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
Estimated Useful Lives
3 years 
Minimum [Member] |
Capitalized software costs [Member]
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
Estimated Useful Lives
3 years 
Maximum [Member] |
Buildings and leasehold improvements [Member]
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
Estimated Useful Lives
40 years 
Maximum [Member] |
Land improvements [Member]
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
Estimated Useful Lives
30 years 
Maximum [Member] |
Machinery and equipment [Member]
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
Estimated Useful Lives
15 years 
Maximum [Member] |
Computer equipment [Member]
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
Estimated Useful Lives
5 years 
Maximum [Member] |
Capitalized software costs [Member]
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
Estimated Useful Lives
7 years 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Additional Information) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
item
Jun. 30, 2014
item
Jun. 30, 2013
item
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]
 
 
 
Performance period for performance awards
3 years 
 
 
Additional compensation expense, target cap
150.00% 
 
 
Minimum actuarial gains amortized to pension expense
5.00% 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts, net of tax
$ 4 
$ 3 
 
Non-customer receivables
12 
15 
 
New packaging development and design costs
$ 11 
$ 12 
$ 10 
Number of hedging instruments designated as fair value hedges
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Summary of (Losses) Gains from Discontinued Operations) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Gain (Losses) from discontinued operations, net of tax
$ 2 
$ 30 
$ (3)
$ (55)
$ (1)
$ (14)
$ (3)
$ (3)
$ (26)
$ (21)
$ (1)
Unrecognized tax benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross unrecognized tax benefits recognized upon the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34 
Clorox Venezuela [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11 
77 
90 
Operating (losses) earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6)
(23)
Exit costs and other related expenses for Clorox Venezuela
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(78)
Total losses from discontinued operations before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(84)
(23)
Income tax benefit attributable to discontinued operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29 
Total Gain (Losses) from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(55)
(17)
Other Discontinued Operations [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Gain (Losses) from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29 
(4)
(2)
Unrecognized tax benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross unrecognized tax benefits recognized upon the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 32 
 
 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Summary of Operating Losses, Asset Charges and Other Costs) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Gain (Losses) from discontinued operations, net of tax
$ 2 
$ 30 
$ (3)
$ (55)
$ (1)
$ (14)
$ (3)
$ (3)
$ (26)
$ (21)
$ (1)
Latin America [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncash goodwill impairment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other exit and business termination costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage of fair value of the reporting unit in excess of recorded value
79.00% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
79.00% 
 
 
Clorox Venezuela [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating losses before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6)
(23)
Total losses from discontinued operations before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(84)
(23)
Income tax benefit attributable to discontinued operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29 
Total Gain (Losses) from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(55)
(17)
Net asset charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inventories
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(11)
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(16)
 
 
Trademark and other intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6)
 
 
Other assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2)
 
 
Other exit and business termination costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3)
 
 
Recognition of deferred foreign currency translation loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(30)
 
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(10)
 
 
Other Discontinued Operation [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Gain (Losses) from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 
 
$ 30 
 
 
 
 
$ 29 
 
 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Narrative) (Details) (Clorox Venezuela [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Major Classes of Remaining Assets and Liabilities
 
 
Net asset position
$ 0 
$ 42 
Corporate [Member]
 
 
Major Classes of Remaining Assets and Liabilities
 
 
Tax asset balances
$ 13 
$ 17 
INVENTORIES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
INVENTORIES [Abstract]
 
 
 
Finished goods
$ 316 
$ 312 
 
Raw materials and packaging
101 
108 
 
Work in process
 
LIFO allowances
(35)
(36)
 
Total
385 
386 
 
Percentage of inventory valued with the LIFO method
38.00% 
34.00% 
 
Effect on earnings of the liquidation of LIFO layers
Inventory consigned to others
$ 2 
$ 4 
 
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS [Abstract]
 
 
Deferred tax assets
$ 99 
$ 81 
Prepaid expenses
39 
42 
Other
11 
Total
143 
134 
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
 
 
Restricted cash
Escrow [Member]
 
 
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
 
 
Restricted cash
Foreign subsidiary, prepayment for intercompany services [Member]
 
 
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
 
 
Restricted cash
$ 0 
$ 5 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant and equipment, net
$ 157 
$ 161 
$ 162 
Property, plant and equipment
2,757 
2,753 
 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
(1,839)
(1,776)
 
Total
918 
977 
 
Liabilities incurred
 
 
Non-cash capital expenditures
18 
Machinery and equipment [Member]
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
1,608 
1,593 
 
Equipment held under capital leases [Member]
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
12 
 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
Buildings [Member]
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
515 
506 
 
Capitalized software costs [Member]
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
371 
374 
 
Amortization
19 
22 
21 
Land and improvements [Member]
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
122 
122 
 
Asset retirement obligations
 
Number of leased properties
 
 
Construction in progress [Member]
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
65 
79 
 
Computer equipment [Member]
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
$ 76 
$ 79 
 
GOODWILL, TRADEMARKS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
GOODWILL, TRADEMARKS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Amortization expense of intangible assets
 
$ 12 
$ 15 
$ 15 
Trademark impairment
 
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Intangible assets, gross
 
882 
902 
 
Future amortization expense:
 
 
 
 
2016
 
 
 
2017
 
 
 
2018
 
 
 
2019
 
 
 
2020
 
 
 
Impairment of trademarks and other intangible assets
 
 
 
Other Intangible Assets [Member] |
Exclusive Manufacturing Agreement [Member]
 
 
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Intangible assets, gross
 
 
$ 4 
 
Useful life
 
 
7 years 
 
Renewal period
 
 
3 years 
 
GOODWILL, TRADEMARKS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Schedule of Goodwill) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
 
 
Goodwill, beginning balance
$ 1,101 
$ 1,105 
Effect of foreign currency translation
(34)
(4)
Goodwill, ending balance
1,067 
1,101 
Cleaning [Member]
 
 
Goodwill [Line Items]
 
 
Goodwill, beginning balance
323 
323 
Effect of foreign currency translation
Goodwill, ending balance
323 
323 
Lifestyle [Member]
 
 
Goodwill [Line Items]
 
 
Goodwill, beginning balance
244 
244 
Effect of foreign currency translation
Goodwill, ending balance
244 
244 
Household [Member]
 
 
Goodwill [Line Items]
 
 
Goodwill, beginning balance
85 
85 
Effect of foreign currency translation
Goodwill, ending balance
85 
85 
International [Member]
 
 
Goodwill [Line Items]
 
 
Goodwill, beginning balance
449 
453 
Effect of foreign currency translation
(34)
(4)
Goodwill, ending balance
$ 415 
$ 449 
GOODWILL, TRADEMARKS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Schedule of Intangible Assets, Excluding Goodwill) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
Gross carrying amount
$ 882 
$ 902 
Accumulated amortization
297 
291 
Net carrying amount
585 
611 
Trademarks [Member]
 
 
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
Trademarks not subject to amortization
524 
533 
Trademarks subject to amortization [Member]
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
Gross carrying amount
33 
36 
Accumulated amortization
22 
22 
Net carrying amount
11 
14 
Technology and Product formulae [Member]
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
Gross carrying amount
137 
139 
Accumulated amortization
133 
129 
Net carrying amount
10 
Other [Member]
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
Gross carrying amount
188 
194 
Accumulated amortization
142 
140 
Net carrying amount
$ 46 
$ 54 
ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
ACCRUED LIABILITIES [Abstract]
 
 
Compensation and employee benefit costs
$ 189 
$ 102 
Trade and sales promotion
115 
113 
Dividends
103 
100 
Royalties
16 
11 
Insurance
15 
18 
Interest
14 
27 
Derivatives
17 
Other
88 
84 
Total
$ 548 
$ 472 
DEBT (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2015
Commercial Paper [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Commercial Paper [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Revolving Line of Credit [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Revolving Line of Credit [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Foreign and Other Credit Lines [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Foreign and Other Credit Lines [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Foreign and Other Credit Lines [Member]
Venezuelan Subsidiary [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior notes with an annual fixed interest rate of 3.50% [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Senior notes with an annual fixed interest rate of 5.00% [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
New Senior Notes [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
Repaid Senior Notes [Member]
Oct. 31, 2012
Repaid Senior Notes [Member]
Long-term and Short-term Debt [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt issuance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 500 
 
$ 600 
 
 
Long-term debt repayments
575 
850 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
575 
 
500 
350 
Fixed interest rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.50% 
5.00% 
3.05% 
5.00% 
5.45% 
Maturity date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sep. 15, 2022 
 
 
Effective interest rate (as a percent)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.10% 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average interest rate on notes and loans payable
2.05% 
0.97% 
1.68% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average interest rate on short-term debt
 
 
 
0.39% 
0.28% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average interest rates on long-term debt, including the effect of interest rate swaps
4.44% 
4.56% 
4.76% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average interest rates on long-term debt
4.31% 
4.56% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Line of credit facility, expiration date
 
 
 
 
 
Oct. 01, 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity
1,129 
1,144 
 
 
 
1,100 
1,100 
29 
44 
 
 
 
 
 
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25 
39 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt maturities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
300 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
400 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thereafter
$ 1,400 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEBT (Notes and Loans Payable) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
 
 
Notes and loans payable
$ 95 
$ 143 
Commercial Paper [Member]
 
 
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
 
 
Notes and loans payable
93 
141 
Foreign Borrowings [Member]
 
 
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
 
 
Notes and loans payable
$ 2 
$ 2 
DEBT (Long-term Debt, Net of Unamortized Discounts or Premiums) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
Weighted average interest rate on long-term debt
4.31% 
4.56% 
Long-term debt
$ 2,096 
$ 2,170 
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt
(300)
(575)
Long-term debt, noncurrent
1,796 
1,595 
Senior Unsecured Long-Term Notes and Debentures; 5.00%, $575 Due January 2015 [Member]
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
Weighted average interest rate on long-term debt
5.00% 
5.00% 
Face value
575 
575 
Long-term debt
575 
Senior Unsecured Long-Term Notes and Debentures; 3.55%, $300 Due November 2015 [Member]
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
Weighted average interest rate on long-term debt
3.55% 
3.55% 
Face value
300 
300 
Long-term debt
300 
300 
Senior Unsecured Long-Term Notes and Debentures; 5.95%, $400 Due October 2017 [Member]
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
Weighted average interest rate on long-term debt
5.95% 
5.95% 
Face value
400 
400 
Long-term debt
399 
399 
Senior Unsecured Long Term Notes and Debenturest; 3.80%, $300 Due November 2021 [Member]
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
Weighted average interest rate on long-term debt
3.80% 
3.80% 
Face value
300 
300 
Long-term debt
298 
298 
Senior Unsecured Long Term Notes and Debtentures; 3.05%, $600 due September 2022 [Member]
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
Weighted average interest rate on long-term debt
3.05% 
3.05% 
Face value
600 
600 
Long-term debt
599 
598 
Senior Unsecured Long Term Notes and Debtentures; 3.50%, $500 due December 2024 [Member]
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
Weighted average interest rate on long-term debt
3.50% 
3.50% 
Face value
500 
500 
Long-term debt
$ 500 
$ 0 
DEBT (Borrowing Capacity Under Other Financing Arrangements) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
 
 
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity
$ 1,129 
$ 1,144 
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
 
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
 
 
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity
1,100 
1,100 
Foreign Credit Lines [Member]
 
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
 
 
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity
11 
31 
Other Credit Lines [Member]
 
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
 
 
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity
$ 18 
$ 13 
OTHER LIABILITIES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
OTHER LIABILITIES [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Employee benefit obligations
 
$ 299 
$ 289 
 
Venture agreement net terminal obligation
 
294 
290 
 
Taxes
 
38 
76 
 
Other
 
119 
113 
 
Total
 
750 
768 
 
Interest in the joint venture by venture partner
 
20.00% 
20.00% 
 
Agreement term
 
20 years 
 
 
Venture agreement renewal option
 
10 years 
 
 
Proceeds from sale-leasebacks, net of transaction costs
108 
135 
Lease term
15 years 
 
 
 
Deferred gain on sale-lease back, noncurrent portion
 
$ 40 
$ 43 
 
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior notes with an annual fixed interest rate of 3.50% [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Commodity purchase derivative contracts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Commodity purchase derivative contracts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Interest rate derivative contracts
Jun. 30, 2014
Interest rate derivative contracts
Jun. 30, 2015
Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Soybean Oil [Member]
Commodity purchase derivative contracts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Soybean Oil [Member]
Commodity purchase derivative contracts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Jet Fuel [Member]
Commodity purchase derivative contracts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Jet Fuel [Member]
Commodity purchase derivative contracts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Australia [Member]
Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Australia [Member]
Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Canada [Member]
Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Canada [Member]
Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
New Zealand [Member]
Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
New Zealand [Member]
Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets, changes in fair value of trust assets
$ 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum contract duration
 
 
 
 
2 years 
 
12 months 
 
16 months 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notional amounts
 
 
 
 
47 
36 
288 
 
20 
17 
27 
19 
35 
28 
64 
54 
Settlement of interest rate forward contracts
25 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt issued
 
 
 
500 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization period of settlement payment
 
 
 
 
 
 
10 years 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives
17 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative instruments subject to contractually defined counterparty liability position limits
11 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash margin balances amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated amount of the existing net loss to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months
$ 13 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Schedule of Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Assets
$ 335 
$ 257 
Liabilities
2,199 
2,330 
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Assets
335 
257 
Liabilities
2,240 
2,425 
Other assets [Member] |
Level 1 [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Trust assets for nonqualified deferred compensation plans
38 
31 
Other assets [Member] |
Level 1 [Member] |
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Trust assets for nonqualified deferred compensation plans
38 
31 
Notes and loans payable [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Liabilities
95 1
143 1
Notes and loans payable [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Liabilities
95 1
143 1
Other liabilities [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Long-term debt (c) |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Liabilities
2,096 2
2,170 2
Other liabilities [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Long-term debt (c) |
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Liabilities
2,137 2
2,265 2
Cash and cash Equivalents [Member] |
Level 1 [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member] |
Investments including money market funds (a) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Assets
212 3
150 3
Cash and cash Equivalents [Member] |
Level 1 [Member] |
Estimated Fair Value [Member] |
Investments including money market funds (a) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Assets
212 3
150 3
Cash and cash Equivalents [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member] |
Time deposits (a) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Assets
84 3
75 3
Cash and cash Equivalents [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Estimated Fair Value [Member] |
Time deposits (a) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Assets
84 3
75 3
Commodity purchase derivative contracts [Member] |
Other Current Assets [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative assets designated as hedging instruments
Commodity purchase derivative contracts [Member] |
Other Current Assets [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative assets designated as hedging instruments
Commodity purchase derivative contracts [Member] |
Accrued Liabilities [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative liabilities designated as hedging instruments
Commodity purchase derivative contracts [Member] |
Accrued Liabilities [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative liabilities designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate derivative contracts [Member] |
Accrued Liabilities [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative liabilities designated as hedging instruments
13 
Interest rate derivative contracts [Member] |
Accrued Liabilities [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative liabilities designated as hedging instruments
13 
Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member] |
Other Current Assets [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative assets designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member] |
Other Current Assets [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative assets designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member] |
Accrued Liabilities [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative liabilities designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member] |
Accrued Liabilities [Member] |
Level 2 [Member] |
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative liabilities designated as hedging instruments
$ 0 
$ 3 
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Schedule of the Effects of Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedging Instruments) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
 
 
 
Gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive net loss
$ (18)
$ (14)
$ 1 
Gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net loss and recognized in earnings
(7)
(3)
Commodity Purchase Contracts [Member]
 
 
 
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
 
 
 
Gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive net loss
(13)
(1)
Gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net loss and recognized in earnings
(5)
Interest rate derivative contracts
 
 
 
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
 
 
 
Gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive net loss
(12)
(13)
(1)
Gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net loss and recognized in earnings
(5)
(4)
(3)
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
 
 
 
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
 
 
 
Gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive net loss
(3)
Gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net loss and recognized in earnings
$ 3 
$ 4 
$ 0 
OTHER CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
OTHER CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES [Abstract]
 
 
Liability for aggregate future remediation costs
$ 12 
$ 14 
Percentage of liability for aggregate remediation and associated costs, other than legal fees
24.30% 
 
Remediation period
30 years 
 
Current value of judgment
32 
 
Estimated range of loss in excess of amounts accrued, minimum
 
Estimated range of loss in excess of amounts accrued, maximum
26 
 
Letter of credit
11 
 
Letter of credit, amount outstanding
$ 0 
 
LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Purchase obligations:
 
 
 
2016
$ 176 
 
 
2017
57 
 
 
2018
37 
 
 
2019
30 
 
 
2020
 
 
Thereafter
 
 
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
 
 
 
Rent expense for all operating leases
76 
71 
71 
Future minimum rental payments:
 
 
 
2016
50 
 
 
2017
46 
 
 
2018
42 
 
 
2019
34 
 
 
2020
29 
 
 
Thereafter
100 
 
 
Corporate Headquarters and Primary Research and Development Facility [Member]
 
 
 
Future minimum rental payments:
 
 
 
2016
 
 
2017
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
Thereafter
$ 22 
 
 
LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS (Schedule of Future Minimum Annual Lease Commitments Required under Existing Non-cancelable Operating and Capital Lease Agreements) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Operating leases
 
2016
$ 50 
2017
46 
2018
42 
2019
34 
2020
29 
Thereafter
100 
Total
301 
Capital leases
 
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Thereafter
Total
$ 9 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Share Repurchase Programs) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Share Repurchase Programs [Line Items]
 
 
 
Value of shares repurchased
$ 434 
$ 260 
$ 128 
Shares repurchased
4,016 
3,046 
1,500 
Open-market program [Member]
 
 
 
Share Repurchase Programs [Line Items]
 
 
 
Authorized repurchase amount
750 
 
 
Remaining authorized repurchase amount
750 
 
 
Value of shares repurchased
Shares repurchased
Evergreen Program [Member]
 
 
 
Share Repurchase Programs [Line Items]
 
 
 
Value of shares repurchased
$ 434 
$ 260 
$ 128 
Shares repurchased
4,016 
3,046 
1,500 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Common Stock Dividends) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends declared per common share
$ 0.77 
$ 0.74 
$ 0.74 
$ 0.74 
$ 0.74 
$ 0.71 
$ 0.71 
$ 0.71 
$ 2.99 
$ 2.87 
$ 2.63 
Dividends paid per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 2.96 
$ 2.84 
$ 2.56 
Foreign currency adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ (92)
$ (26)
$ (16)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recognition of deferred foreign currency translation loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30 
Income tax benefit (expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(11)
Foreign currency adjustments, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(54)
(37)
(11)
Net unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(18)
(15)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax (expense) benefit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3)
(1)
Net unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(14)
(9)
Pension and postretirement benefit adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(29)
(16)
49 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10 
Income tax benefit (expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12 
(22)
Pension and postretirement benefit adjustments, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(17)
(4)
37 
Total changes in other comprehensive losses, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(85)
(50)
29 
Long term intercompany loans [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intercompany Foreign Currency Balance [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) (Details)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) [Abstract]
 
 
 
Basic
130,310 
129,558 
131,075 
Dilutive effect of stock options and other
2,466 
2,184 
1,894 
Diluted
132,776 
131,742 
132,969 
Stock options and restricted stock units excluded from calculation of diluted net EPS
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation plans, shares authorized to issue
7,000,000 
 
 
Common shares available for grant
7,000,000 
 
 
Stock option plan, additional shares authorized
 
 
3,000,000 
Cash received from stock options exercised
$ 230 
$ 86 
$ 121 
Weighted-average fair value per share of options or awards granted
$ 9.65 
$ 9.69 
$ 6.96 
Intrinsic value of options exercised
140 
42 
45 
Performance period for performance awards
3 years 
 
 
Additional compensation expense, target cap
150.00% 
 
 
Deferred stock units for nonemployee directors granted
14,000 
 
 
Deferred stock units for nonemployee directors reinvested dividends
7,000 
 
 
Deferred stock units for nonemployee directors distributed
14,000 
 
 
Deferred stock units for nonemployee directors granted weighted average fair value on grant date
$ 103.99 
 
 
Deferred stock units for nonemployee directors reinvested weighted average fair value on grant date
$ 100.59 
 
 
Deferred stock units for nonemployee directors distributed weighted average fair value on grant date
$ 62.82 
 
 
Deferred stock units for nonemployee directors outstanding
241,000 
 
 
Deferred stock units for nonemployee directors outstanding weighted average fair value on grant date
$ 66.26 
 
 
Stock Options [Member]
 
 
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
 
 
 
Vesting period
4 years 
 
 
Expiration period
10 years 
 
 
Unrecognized compensation cost
17 
 
 
Unrecognized compensation cost, weighted-average period for recognition
1 year 
 
 
Restricted Stock [Member]
 
 
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
 
 
 
Unrecognized compensation cost
 
 
Unrecognized compensation cost, weighted-average period for recognition
1 year 
 
 
Weighted-average grant date fair value
$ 96 
$ 89.25 
$ 72.28 
Nonvested awards outstanding
18,000 
21,000 
 
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share of nonvested awards
$ 91 
$ 81 
 
Awards vested
8,000 
 
 
Fair value of shares vested
Performance Units [Member]
 
 
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
 
 
 
Unrecognized compensation cost
16 
 
 
Unrecognized compensation cost, weighted-average period for recognition
1 year 
 
 
Weighted-average grant date fair value
$ 90 
$ 84.45 
$ 72.11 
Nonvested awards outstanding
944,000 
1,053,000 
 
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share of nonvested awards
$ 81.92 
$ 74.68 
 
Awards vested
357,000 
 
 
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share of vested awards
$ 68.15 
 
 
Fair value of shares vested
24 
14 
Vested awards paid by the issuance of shares
23 
 
 
Vested stock awards deferred
$ 1 
 
 
Minimum [Member] |
Restricted Stock [Member]
 
 
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
 
 
 
Vesting period
3 years 
 
 
Maximum [Member] |
Restricted Stock [Member]
 
 
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
 
 
 
Vesting period
4 years 
 
 
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Assumptions Utilized in the Valuation in Calculating the Compensation Expense for Stock Options Granted) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS [Abstract]
 
 
 
Expected life, minimum
5 years 7 months 6 days 
 
 
Expected life, maximum
5 years 9 months 18 days 
 
 
Expected life
 
5 years 8 months 12 days 
5 years 8 months 12 days 
Weighted average expected life
5 years 8 months 12 days 
5 years 8 months 12 days 
5 years 8 months 12 days 
Expected volatility, minimum
16.30% 
18.40% 
18.70% 
Expected volatility, maximum
18.60% 
18.50% 
19.20% 
Weighted-average volatility
16.60% 
18.50% 
19.10% 
Risk-free interest rate, minimum
1.40% 
1.80% 
0.60% 
Risk-free interest rate, maximum
2.00% 
1.90% 
0.80% 
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate
1.90% 
1.80% 
0.70% 
Dividend yield, minimum
2.80% 
 
3.20% 
Dividend yield, maximum
3.40% 
 
3.60% 
Dividend yield
 
3.40% 
 
Weighted-average dividend yield
3.30% 
3.40% 
3.60% 
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Summary of Stock Option Activity) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Number of Shares
 
 
Outstanding, beginning balance
10,368 
 
Granted
1,895 
 
Exercised
(3,605)
 
Cancelled
(301)
 
Outstanding, ending balance
8,357 
10,368 
Options vested
4,094 
 
Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share
 
 
Outstanding, beginning balance
$ 69 
 
Granted
$ 91 
 
Exercised
$ 64 
 
Cancelled
$ 82 
 
Outstanding, ending balance
$ 76 
$ 69 
Options vested
$ 68 
 
Average remaining contractual life of options outstanding
7 years 
6 years 
Average remaining contractual life of options vested
5 years 
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
 
 
Outstanding
$ 236 
$ 232 
Options vested
$ 148 
 
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Summary of Restricted Stock Award Activity) (Details) (Restricted Stock [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Restricted Stock [Member]
 
 
 
Number of Shares
 
 
 
Outstanding, beginning balance
21,000 
 
 
Granted
10,000 
 
 
Vested
(8,000)
 
 
Forfeited
(5,000)
 
 
Outstanding, ending balance
18,000 
21,000 
 
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
 
 
 
Outstanding, beginning balance
$ 81 
 
 
Granted
$ 96 
$ 89.25 
$ 72.28 
Vested
$ 78 
 
 
Forfeited
$ 81 
 
 
Outstanding, ending balance
$ 91 
$ 81 
 
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Summary of Performance Stock Award Activity) (Details) (Performance Units [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Performance Units [Member]
 
 
 
Number of Shares
 
 
 
Outstanding, beginning balance
1,221 
 
 
Granted
332 
 
 
Distributed
(349)
 
 
Forfeited
(81)
 
 
Outstanding, ending balance
1,123 
1,221 
 
Vested and deferred
179 
 
 
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
 
 
 
Outstanding, beginning balance
$ 73 
 
 
Granted
$ 90 
$ 84.45 
$ 72.11 
Distributed
$ 68 
 
 
Forfeited
$ 80 
 
 
Outstanding, ending balance
$ 79 
$ 73 
 
Vested and deferred
$ 58 
 
 
OTHER INCOME, NET (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
OTHER INCOME, NET [Abstract]
 
 
 
Income from equity investees
$ (14)
$ (13)
$ (12)
Low income housing partnership gains, net
(13)
(2)
Interest income
(4)
(3)
(3)
Income from transition and related services
(1)
(1)
(3)
Foreign exchange transaction losses, net
Amortization of trademarks and other intangible assets
Intangible asset impairment charges
Restructuring charges
Insurance and other settlements
(5)
Other
(3)
(1)
Total
(13)
(10)
(4)
Investment in low-income housing partnerships
 
Cash proceeds from sale of property
15 
 
 
Gain on sale of property
$ 14 
 
 
INCOME TAXES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
 
 
 
Undistributed earning of certain foreign subsidiaries
$ 204 
 
 
Federal income tax liability on unremitted earnings
54 
 
 
Realized and recorded excess tax benefits
42 
11 
11 
Open tax year
2011 
 
 
Accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions
10 
11 
 
Interest and penalties of income tax expense (benefit)
(1)
Potential benefits which, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate on earnings
27 
58 
56 
Unrecognized tax benefits
 
 
 
Gross unrecognized tax benefits recognized upon the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations
34 
Other Discontinued Operations [Member]
 
 
 
Unrecognized tax benefits
 
 
 
Gross unrecognized tax benefits recognized upon the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations
32 
 
 
U.S. [Member] |
Earliest tax year [Member]
 
 
 
Tax Credit and Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration
Jun. 30, 2023 
 
 
U.S. [Member] |
Latest tax year [Member]
 
 
 
Tax Credit and Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration
Jun. 30, 2025 
 
 
Subject to Expiration [Member]
 
 
 
Tax Credit and Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
13 
 
 
Subject to Expiration [Member] |
Earliest tax year [Member]
 
 
 
Tax Credit and Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration
Jun. 30, 2016 
 
 
Subject to Expiration [Member] |
Latest tax year [Member]
 
 
 
Tax Credit and Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration
Jun. 30, 2025 
 
 
Not Subject to Expiration [Member]
 
 
 
Tax Credit and Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
10 
 
 
Foreign Tax Credit Carryforward [Member] |
U.S. [Member]
 
 
 
Tax Credit and Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
 
 
 
Tax credit carryforwards
24 
 
 
Foreign Tax Credit Carryforward [Member] |
Foreign [Member]
 
 
 
Tax Credit and Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
 
 
 
Tax credit carryforwards
$ 18 
 
 
Tax credit carryforwards, expiration
Jun. 30, 2016 
 
 
INCOME TAXES (Provision for Income Taxes by Tax Jurisdiction and Domestic and Foreign Earnings before Taxes) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Current
 
 
 
Federal
$ 265 
$ 247 
$ 245 
State
28 
34 
23 
Foreign
38 
45 
19 
Total current
331 
326 
287 
Deferred
 
 
 
Federal
(13)
(19)
(1)
State
(1)
(2)
Foreign
(2)
(4)
(5)
Total deferred
(16)
(21)
(8)
Total
315 
305 
279 
Enings from continuing operations before income taxes
 
 
 
United States
829 
754 
724 
Foreign
92 
130 
128 
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
$ 921 
$ 884 
$ 852 
INCOME TAXES (Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
 
 
 
Statutory federal tax rate
35.00% 
35.00% 
35.00% 
State taxes (net of federal tax benefits)
2.10% 
2.60% 
1.70% 
Tax differential on foreign earnings
(0.30%)
(0.30%)
(2.90%)
Domestic manufacturing deduction
(2.10%)
(2.30%)
(2.30%)
Change in valuation allowance
0.60% 
0.60% 
0.70% 
Other differences
(1.10%)
(1.00%)
0.50% 
Effective tax rate
34.20% 
34.60% 
32.70% 
INCOME TAXES (Components of Net Deferred Tax Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Compensation and benefit programs
$ 191 
$ 171 
 
Basis difference related to Venture Agreement
30 
30 
 
Accruals and reserves
43 
53 
 
Inventory costs
19 
20 
 
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards
41 
37 
 
Other
61 
63 
 
Subtotal
385 
374 
 
Valuation allowance
(34)
(51)
(36)
Total deferred tax assets
351 
323 
 
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
Fixed and intangible assets
(277)
(269)
 
Low-income housing partnerships
(22)
(24)
 
Unremitted foreign earnings
(7)
(8)
 
Other
(24)
(26)
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
(330)
(327)
 
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
$ 21 
$ (4)
 
INCOME TAXES (Valuation Allowance) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2015
Other foreign deferred tax assets [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Other foreign deferred tax assets [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits [Member]
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation allowance at beginning of year
$ (34)
$ (51)
$ (36)
 
 
 
 
Change in valuation allowance
 
 
 
15 
(12)
(3)
Valuation allowance at end of year
$ (34)
$ (51)
$ (36)
 
 
 
 
INCOME TAXES (Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
 
 
 
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year
$ 71 
$ 69 
$ 80 
Gross increases - tax positions in prior periods
Gross decreases - tax positions in prior periods
(8)
(5)
(19)
Gross increases - current period tax positions
Gross decreases - current period tax positions
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations
(34)
(1)
(2)
Settlements
(2)
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year
$ 38 
$ 71 
$ 69 
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2015
Domestic Qualified Retirement Income Plans [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Domestic Qualified Retirement Income Plans [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Domestic Qualified Retirement Income Plans [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Domestic Non-Qualified Retirement Income Plans [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Domestic Non-Qualified Retirement Income Plans [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Domestic Non-Qualified Retirement Income Plans [Member]
Jul. 6, 2015
Domestic Non-Qualified Retirement Income Plans [Member]
Subsequent event [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Foreign Retirement Income Plans [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Foreign Retirement Income Plans [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Foreign Retirement Income Plans [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
United States Employees [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
United States Employees [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
United States Employees [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
International Employees [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
International Employees [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
International Employees [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Retirement Income Plan [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Retirement Health Care Plan [Member]
item
Jun. 30, 2015
Medical [Member]
Jun. 30, 2015
Prescription Drugs [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discretionary contributions
 
 
 
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 13 
$ 13 
$ 11 
$ 15 
$ 1 
$ 2 
$ 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assumed ultimate trend
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.50% 
7.10% 
7.20% 
Ultimate trend, year reached
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2028 
 
 
Basis point increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
100 
 
 
Net actuarial gains (losses) as a component of net periodic benefit cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(10)
 
 
Aggregate cost of the defined contribution plans
45 
43 
45 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
42 
38 
40 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated benefit obligation
$ 559 
$ 563 
$ 530 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Summarized Information for Defined Benefit Retirement Income and Healthcare Plans) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Change in plan assets:
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets as of end of year
$ 409 
$ 432 
 
Retirement Income [Member]
 
 
 
Change in benefit obligations:
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligation as of beginning of year
641 
612 
 
Service cost
Interest cost
25 
27 
24 
Actuarial loss (gain)
14 
47 
 
Plan amendments
 
Translation and other adjustments
(5)
(6)
 
Benefits paid
(38)
(42)
 
Projected benefit obligation as of end of year
639 
641 
612 
Change in plan assets:
 
 
 
Fair value of assets as of beginning of year
432 
408 
 
Actual return on plan assets
51 
 
Employer contributions nonqualified plans
13 
15 
 
Benefits paid
(38)
(42)
 
Translation adjustment
(4)
 
Fair value of plan assets as of end of year
409 
432 
408 
Accrued benefit cost, net funded status
(230)
(209)
 
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of:
 
 
 
Pension benefit assets
 
Current accrued benefit liability
(16)
(14)
 
Non-current accrued benefit liability
(216)
(197)
 
Accrued benefit cost, net
(230)
(209)
 
Retirement Health Care [Member]
 
 
 
Change in benefit obligations:
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligation as of beginning of year
49 
51 
 
Service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial loss (gain)
(2)
 
Plan amendments
(1)
(2)
 
Translation and other adjustments
(2)
 
Benefits paid
(3)
(1)
 
Projected benefit obligation as of end of year
45 
49 
51 
Change in plan assets:
 
 
 
Fair value of assets as of beginning of year
 
Actual return on plan assets
 
Employer contributions nonqualified plans
 
Benefits paid
(3)
(1)
 
Translation adjustment
 
Fair value of plan assets as of end of year
Accrued benefit cost, net funded status
(45)
(49)
 
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of:
 
 
 
Pension benefit assets
 
Current accrued benefit liability
(3)
(4)
 
Non-current accrued benefit liability
(42)
(45)
 
Accrued benefit cost, net
$ (45)
$ (49)
 
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Information for Retirement Income Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
 
Accumulated benefit obligation
$ 559 
$ 563 
$ 530 
Pension Plans [Member]
 
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligation
538 
538 
 
Accumulated benefit obligation
538 
538 
 
Fair value of plan assets
385 
405 
 
Other Retirement Plans [Member]
 
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligation
80 
78 
 
Accumulated benefit obligation
80 
78 
 
Fair value of plan assets
$ 0 
$ 0 
 
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Components of the Net Cost of Retirement Income and Health Care Plans) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Retirement Income [Member]
 
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
 
Service cost
$ 2 
$ 3 
$ 4 
Interest cost
25 
27 
24 
Expected return on plan assets
(20)
(25)
(29)
Amortization of unrecognized items
12 
11 
12 
Total
19 
16 
11 
Retirement Health Care [Member]
 
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
 
Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of unrecognized items
(4)
(2)
Total
$ 4 
$ (1)
$ 1 
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Items Not Yet Recognized as a Component of Postretirement Expense) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Retirement Income [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Net actuarial loss (gain)
$ 264 
$ 247 
Prior service benefit
 
Net deferred income tax (assets) liabilities
(98)
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)
166 
 
Retirement Health Care [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Net actuarial loss (gain)
(17)
(29)
Prior service benefit
(7)
 
Net deferred income tax (assets) liabilities
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)
$ (16)
 
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Net Actuarial Loss (Gain) and Prior Service Cost (Benefit) Activity Recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income)) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Retirement Income [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
Net actuarial loss (gain) as of beginning of year
$ 247 
Amortization during the year
(12)
Loss (gain) during the year
29 
Net actuarial loss (gain) as of end of year
264 
Retirement Health Care [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
Net actuarial loss (gain) as of beginning of year
(29)
Amortization during the year
13 
Loss (gain) during the year
(1)
Net actuarial loss (gain) as of end of year
$ (17)
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Estimate the Net Periodic Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Retirement Income [Member]
 
 
 
Weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the actuarial present value of benefit obligations:
 
 
 
Discount rate
4.20% 
4.05% 
 
Rate of compensation increase
3.37% 
4.46% 
 
Weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs:
 
 
 
Discount rate
4.05% 
4.39% 
3.87% 
Rate of compensation increase
4.46% 
3.44% 
3.71% 
Expected return on plan assets
5.28% 
6.61% 
7.50% 
Retirement Health Care [Member]
 
 
 
Weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the actuarial present value of benefit obligations:
 
 
 
Discount rate
4.16% 
4.00% 
 
Weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs:
 
 
 
Discount rate
4.00% 
4.33% 
3.86% 
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Expected Benefit Payments) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Retirement Income [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
2016
$ 41 
2017
42 
2018
43 
2019
40 
2020
41 
Fiscal years 2021 - 2025
210 
Retirement Health Care [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Fiscal years 2021 - 2025
$ 12 
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Target Allocations and Weighted Average Asset Allocations) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
% Target Allocation
100.00% 
100.00% 
% of Plan Assets
100.00% 
100.00% 
U.S. Equity [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
% Target Allocation
11.00% 
11.00% 
% of Plan Assets
11.00% 
11.00% 
International Equity [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
% Target Allocation
12.00% 
12.00% 
% of Plan Assets
12.00% 
12.00% 
Fixed Income [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
% Target Allocation
74.00% 
74.00% 
% of Plan Assets
74.00% 
74.00% 
Other [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
% Target Allocation
3.00% 
3.00% 
% of Plan Assets
3.00% 
3.00% 
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Assets Carried at Fair Value) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Cash equivalents
$ 3 
$ 3 
Common/Collective trusts
406 
429 
Total assets at fair value
409 
432 
Level 1 [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Cash equivalents
Common/Collective trusts
Total assets at fair value
Level 2 [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Cash equivalents
Common/Collective trusts
406 
429 
Total assets at fair value
406 
429 
Bond Fund [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Common/Collective trusts
295 
309 
Bond Fund [Member] |
Level 1 [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Common/Collective trusts
Bond Fund [Member] |
Level 2 [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Common/Collective trusts
295 
309 
International Equity [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Common/Collective trusts
59 
64 
International Equity [Member] |
Level 1 [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Common/Collective trusts
International Equity [Member] |
Level 2 [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Common/Collective trusts
59 
64 
Domestic Equity [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Common/Collective trusts
41 
44 
Domestic Equity [Member] |
Level 1 [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Common/Collective trusts
Domestic Equity [Member] |
Level 2 [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Common/Collective trusts
41 
44 
Real Estate Fund [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Common/Collective trusts
11 
12 
Real Estate Fund [Member] |
Level 1 [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Common/Collective trusts
Real Estate Fund [Member] |
Level 2 [Member]
 
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
Common/Collective trusts
$ 11 
$ 12 
SEGMENT REPORTING (Company's Reportable Segments' Net Sales) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net sales
$ 5,655 
$ 5,514 
$ 5,533 
Earnings (losses) from continuing operations before income taxes
921 
884 
852 
Income from equity investees
14 
13 
12 
Total assets
4,164 
4,258 
 
Capital expenditures
125 
137 
190 
Depreciation and amortization
169 
177 
180 
Share-based compensation
32 
36 
35 
Cleaning [Member]
 
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net sales
1,824 
1,776 
1,783 
Earnings (losses) from continuing operations before income taxes
445 
428 
420 
Income from equity investees
Total assets
876 
887 
 
Capital expenditures
35 
37 
57 
Depreciation and amortization
52 
49 
52 
Share-based compensation
11 
10 
Household [Member]
 
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net sales
1,794 
1,709 
1,693 
Earnings (losses) from continuing operations before income taxes
375 
326 
336 
Income from equity investees
Total assets
725 
745 
 
Capital expenditures
50 
53 
72 
Depreciation and amortization
67 
67 
69 
Share-based compensation
Lifestyle [Member]
 
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net sales
950 
936 
929 
Earnings (losses) from continuing operations before income taxes
257 
258 
259 
Income from equity investees
Total assets
860 
869 
 
Capital expenditures
11 
11 
19 
Depreciation and amortization
19 
19 
19 
Share-based compensation
International [Member]
 
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net sales
1,087 
1,093 
1,128 
Earnings (losses) from continuing operations before income taxes
79 
99 
95 
Income from equity investees
14 
13 
12 
Total assets
1,057 
1,190 
 
Capital expenditures
25 
31 
24 
Depreciation and amortization
24 
25 
26 
Share-based compensation
Corporate [Member]
 
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net sales
Earnings (losses) from continuing operations before income taxes
(235)
(227)
(258)
Income from equity investees
Total assets
646 
567 
 
Capital expenditures
18 
Depreciation and amortization
17 
14 
Share-based compensation
$ 12 
$ 10 
$ 10 
SEGMENT REPORTING (Net Sales and Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Area) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net sales
$ 5,655 
$ 5,514 
$ 5,533 
Net property, plant and equipment
918 
977 
 
Unites States [Member]
 
 
 
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net sales
4,609 
4,466 
4,448 
Net property, plant and equipment
801 
825 
 
Foreign [Member]
 
 
 
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
 
 
 
Net sales
1,046 
1,048 
1,085 
Net property, plant and equipment
$ 117 
$ 152 
 
SEGMENT REPORTING (Concentration Percentages) (Details) (Net sales [Member])
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Cleaning [Member] |
Liquid Bleach [Member]
 
 
 
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
 
 
 
Concentration percentage
26.00% 
26.00% 
26.00% 
Household [Member] |
Trash Bags [Member]
 
 
 
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
 
 
 
Concentration percentage
38.00% 
36.00% 
37.00% 
Household [Member] |
Charcoal [Member]
 
 
 
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
 
 
 
Concentration percentage
34.00% 
34.00% 
32.00% 
International [Member] |
Liquid Bleach [Member]
 
 
 
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
 
 
 
Concentration percentage
27.00% 
28.00% 
28.00% 
International [Member] |
Trash Bags [Member]
 
 
 
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
 
 
 
Concentration percentage
8.00% 
8.00% 
10.00% 
Customer Concentration [Member]
 
 
 
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
 
 
 
Concentration percentage
45.00% 
45.00% 
45.00% 
Customer Concentration [Member] |
Walmart Stores, Inc. [Member]
 
 
 
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
 
 
 
Concentration percentage
26.00% 
27.00% 
27.00% 
Product Concentration [Member] |
Liquid Bleach [Member]
 
 
 
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
 
 
 
Concentration percentage
14.00% 
13.00% 
14.00% 
Product Concentration [Member] |
Trash Bags [Member]
 
 
 
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
 
 
 
Concentration percentage
14.00% 
13.00% 
13.00% 
Product Concentration [Member] |
Charcoal [Member]
 
 
 
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
 
 
 
Concentration percentage
11.00% 
11.00% 
10.00% 
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS [Abstract]
 
 
 
Consumer products businesses percentage ownership, maximum
50.00% 
 
 
Payments to related parties during the period
$ 55 
$ 57 
$ 50 
UNAUDITED QUARTERLY DATA (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
UNAUDITED QUARTERLY DATA [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$ 1,557 
$ 1,401 
$ 1,345 
$ 1,352 
$ 1,497 
$ 1,366 
$ 1,308 
$ 1,343 
$ 5,655 
$ 5,514 
 
Cost of products sold
847 
796 
773 
774 
855 
791 
753 
759 
3,190 
3,158 
3,142 
Earnings from continuing operations
189 
144 
128 
145 
171 
151 
118 
139 
606 
579 
573 
Earnings (losses) from discontinued operations, net of tax
30 
(3)
(55)
(1)
(14)
(3)
(3)
(26)
(21)
(1)
Net earnings
$ 191 
$ 174 
$ 125 
$ 90 
$ 170 
$ 137 
$ 115 
$ 136 
$ 580 
$ 558 
$ 572 
Net earnings (losses) per share, Basic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$ 1.46 
$ 1.09 
$ 0.98 
$ 1.12 
$ 1.32 
$ 1.16 
$ 0.91 
$ 1.07 
$ 4.65 
$ 4.47 
$ 4.37 
Discontinued operations
$ 0.02 
$ 0.22 
$ (0.02)
$ (0.42)
$ 0.00 
$ (0.11)
$ (0.02)
$ (0.03)
$ (0.20)
$ (0.16)
$ 0.00 
Basic net earnings per share
$ 1.48 
$ 1.31 
$ 0.96 
$ 0.70 
$ 1.32 
$ 1.05 
$ 0.89 
$ 1.04 
$ 4.45 
$ 4.31 
$ 4.37 
Net earnings (losses) per share, Diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$ 1.44 
$ 1.08 
$ 0.97 
$ 1.10 
$ 1.30 
$ 1.14 
$ 0.90 
$ 1.05 
$ 4.57 
$ 4.39 
$ 4.31 
Discontinued operations
$ 0.02 
$ 0.22 
$ (0.02)
$ (0.42)
$ (0.01)
$ (0.10)
$ (0.03)
$ (0.02)
$ (0.20)
$ (0.16)
$ (0.01)
Diluted net earnings per share
$ 1.46 
$ 1.30 
$ 0.95 
$ 0.68 
$ 1.29 
$ 1.04 
$ 0.87 
$ 1.03 
$ 4.37 
$ 4.23 
$ 4.30 
Dividends declared per common share
$ 0.77 
$ 0.74 
$ 0.74 
$ 0.74 
$ 0.74 
$ 0.71 
$ 0.71 
$ 0.71 
$ 2.99 
$ 2.87 
$ 2.63 
Market price (NYSE), high
$ 98.31 
$ 106.36 
$ 112.65 
$ 112.70 
$ 93.43 
$ 92.75 
$ 96.76 
$ 87.60 
$ 112.70 
$ 96.76 
 
Market price (NYSE), low
$ 86.03 
$ 95.19 
$ 102.95 
$ 103.77 
$ 86.56 
$ 83.70 
$ 80.20 
$ 81.25 
$ 86.03 
$ 80.20 
 
Market price (NYSE), year-end
$ 104.02 
 
 
 
$ 91.40 
 
 
 
$ 104.02 
$ 91.40 
 
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member]
 
 
 
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$ (3)
$ (5)
$ (7)
Charged to costs and expenses
(1)
Credited to costs and expenses
Credited to other accounts
Balance at end of period
(4)
(3)
(5)
LIFO Allowance [Member]
 
 
 
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
(36)
(40)
(37)
Charged to costs and expenses
(3)
Credited to costs and expenses
Credited to other accounts
Balance at end of period
(34)
(36)
(40)
Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets [Member]
 
 
 
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
(51)
(36)
(20)
Charged to costs and expenses
(4)
(25)
(16)
Credited to costs and expenses
Credited to other accounts
21 
10 
Balance at end of period
$ (34)
$ (51)
$ (36)