Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Jun. 30, 2013
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Accounts due to related party	$ 238	[1]		[1]	$ 721	[1]		[1]
Income tax refunds					682		5
Taxes receivable	147				147				29
Income taxes paid gross					48		55
21st Century Fox [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Tax benefit, net	238				721
Accounts due to related party	238				721
Income tax refunds payable to a related party	83	[2]			83	[2]
21st Century Fox [Member] | Tax Indemnification [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Accounts due to related party	238				721
Income tax refunds remitted to a related party					573
Income tax refunds payable to a related party	148				148
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Gross refund of income taxes plus interest	239				794
Tax benefit, net	238				721
Income tax refunds					654
Taxes receivable	$ 140				$ 140

[1] See Note 12 - Income Taxes

[2] Amounts due to 21st Century Fox, net as of December 31, 2013 primarily comprised $148 million related to tax refunds to be paid to 21st Century Fox in connection with the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement, partially offset by $65 million for amounts to be received relating to the indemnification of the U.K. Newspaper Matters. (See Note 10-Commitments and Contingencies and Note 12-Income Taxes for further information).