Acquisitions, Disposals and Other Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended				1 Months Ended						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended										1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Nov. 30, 2012 FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Foxtel [Member]		Jun. 30, 2013 Foxtel [Member]		Nov. 30, 2012 Foxtel [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Foxtel [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Foxtel [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Foxtel [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 LMG [Member] Newspaper Business [Member] State	Sep. 30, 2013 LMG [Member] Daily Newspapers [Member] Product	Sep. 30, 2013 LMG [Member] Weekly Newspapers [Member] Product	Nov. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Foxtel [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Foxtel [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Australian Independent Business Media [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Thomas Nelson [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Thomas Nelson [Member] Publishing Rights [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Thomas Nelson [Member] Imprints [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. [Member] Assumed Debt [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. [Member] Foxtel [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. [Member] Minimum [Member] Foxtel [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. [Member] Maximum [Member] Foxtel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Storyful Limited [Member]
Schedule Of Business Acquisitions And Divestitures [Line Items]
Number of products																			8	15
Number of states																		7
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity																																			$ 25,000,000
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, cash paid																									30,000,000	200,000,000			2,000,000,000						19,000,000
Business acquisition purchase price allocation, intangible assets including goodwill																										160,000,000
Business acquisition purchase price allocation, amortizable intangible assets									684,000,000																		65,000,000
Useful life of amortizable intangible assets																					15 years		25 years				20 years
Business acquisition purchase price allocation, unamortizable intangible assets																												25,000,000
Business acquisition purchase price allocation, goodwill amount									657,000,000																	70,000,000
Assumed debt from acquired entity																														235,000,000
Percentage of third party ownership in affiliates before acquisition																															50.00%	25.00%
Equity method investment, ownership percentage										50.00%				50.00%																			25.00%	50.00%
Subsidiary ownership percentage																															100.00%
Non-taxable gain on acquisition		[1]	1,258,000,000	[1]		[1]	1,258,000,000	[1]								1,300,000,000	1,300,000,000
Business combination step acquisition equity interest in acquiree fair value															1,600,000,000
Fair value inputs discount rates																						9.50%		10.50%
Fair value inputs long-term revenue growth rate															2.50%
Business acquisition purchase price allocation intangible assets including goodwill									3,200,000,000
Business acquisition purchase price allocation to equity method investments									$ 1,900,000,000	$ 1,819,000,000	[2]	$ 1,875,000,000	[2]

[1] See Note 2 - Acquisitions, Disposals and Other Transactions

[2] For the six months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company received dividends from Foxtel of $46 million and $57 million, respectively.