Additional Financial Information - Components of Other Current Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013
Assets Current [Abstract]
Inventory	$ 277	[1]	$ 301	[1]
Assets held for sale	5	[2]	89	[2]
Deferred tax assets	52		55
Prepayments and other current assets	242		206
Total Other current assets	$ 576		$ 651

[1] Inventory at December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013 was primarily comprised of books, programming rights, newsprint, printing ink and plate material for the Company's publishing operations.

[2] Assets held for sale at June 30, 2013 was comprised primarily of the net assets of the Dow Jones Local Media Group.