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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]  
Components of Property, Plant and Equipment
     Useful
Lives		      As of June 30,  
        2014     2013  
            (in millions)  

Land

       $ 177      $ 185   

Buildings and leaseholds

      3 to 50 years         2,069        1,923   

Machinery and equipment(a)

      3 to 40 years         3,282        3,019   
     

 

 

    

 

 

  
        5,528        5,127   

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization(b)

         (2,623 )      (2,284 ) 
     

 

 

    

 

 

  
        2,905        2,843   

Construction in progress

         104        149   
     

 

 

    

 

 

  

Total Property, plant and equipment, net(c)

       $ 3,009      $ 2,992   
     

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

(a) 

Includes capitalized software of approximately $548 million and $568 million as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(b) 

Includes accumulated amortization of capitalized software of approximately $243 million and $244 million as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(c) 

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded impairment charges of $15 million, primarily due to the sale of a U.S. printing plant. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded a $46 million write-down of News and Information Services fixed assets in Australia in accordance with ASC 360. (See Note 7—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets for further discussion of the impairment charges).