Additional Financial Information - Components of Other Current Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Assets Current [Abstract]
Inventory	$ 364	[1]	$ 301	[1]
Assets held for sale	2	[2]	89	[2]
Deferred tax assets	62		55
Prepayments and other current assets	250		235
Total Other current assets	$ 678		$ 680

[1] Inventory at March 31, 2014 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.