Earnings Per Share Attributable to Cardinal Health, Inc. (Narrative) (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Potentially dilutive employee stock options, restricted share units and performance share units that were antidilutive (in shares)	3	5	5	4
Shares that would be antidilutive as a result of net loss	2		2

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124432515&loc=d3e3550-109257

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