Acquisitions, Disposals and Other Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended											1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013		Nov. 30, 2012 FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Foxtel [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Foxtel [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Foxtel [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 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]	Dec. 31, 2013 Storyful Limited [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]
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																					19,000,000	30,000,000	200,000,000			2,000,000,000
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	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	1,258,000,000	[1]					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] See Note 2 - Acquisitions, Disposals and Other Transactions