Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue and Segment EBITDA from Segments to Consolidated

The following table reconciles Total Segment EBITDA to Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders.

	For the fiscal years ended June 30,
	2014			2013			2012
	(in millions)
Revenues:
News and Information Services	$	6,153		$	6,731		$	7,058
Cable Network Programming		491			324			—
Digital Real Estate Services		408			345			286
Book Publishing		1,434			1,369			1,189
Digital Education		88			102			84
Other		—			20			37
Total Revenues		8,574			8,891			8,654
Segment EBITDA:
News and Information Services	$	665		$	795		$	939
Cable Network Programming		128			63			—
Digital Real Estate Services		214			168			129
Book Publishing		197			142			86
Digital Education		(193	)		(141	)		(50	)
Other		(241	)		(339	)		(322	)
Total Segment EBITDA		770			688			782
Depreciation and amortization		(578	)		(548	)		(483	)
Impairment and restructuring charges		(94	)		(1,737	)		(2,763	)
Equity earnings of affiliates		90			100			90
Interest, net		68			77			56
Other, net		(653	)		1,593			(59	)
(Loss) income before income tax benefit		(397	)		173			(2,377	)
Income tax benefit		691			374			337
Net income (loss)		294			547			(2,040	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(55	)		(41	)		(35	)
Net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation	$	239		$	506		$	(2,075	)

Reconciliation of Depreciation and Amortization, Capital Expenditures and Goodwill and Intangible Assets from Segments to Consolidated

	For the fiscal years ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in millions)
Depreciation and amortization:
News and Information Services	$	458	$	441	$	416
Cable Network Programming		36		25		—
Digital Real Estate Services		20		20		16
Book Publishing		36		34		27
Digital Education		26		23		16
Other		2		5		8
Total Depreciation and amortization	$	578	$	548	$	483

	For the fiscal years ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in millions)
Capital expenditures:
News and Information Services	$	268	$	250	$	301
Cable Network Programming		7		14		—
Digital Real Estate Services		24		22		21
Book Publishing		52		10		13
Digital Education		21		21		23
Other		7		15		17
Total Capital expenditures	$	379	$	332	$	375

	As of June 30,
	2014		2013
	(in millions)
Goodwill and intangible assets, net:
News and Information Services	$	2,646	$	2,669
Cable Network Programming		1,181		1,170
Digital Real Estate Services		95		77
Book Publishing		619		605
Digital Education		378		390
Other		—		—
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net	$	4,919	$	4,911

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

	As of June 30,
	2014		2013
	(in millions)
Total assets:
News and Information Services	$	7,379	$	7,562
Cable Network Programming		1,427		1,414
Digital Real Estate Services		438		393
Book Publishing		1,852		1,355
Digital Education		481		454
Other		2,303		1,966
Investments		2,609		2,499
Total assets	$	16,489	$	15,643

Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Region

Geographic Segments

	For the fiscal years ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in millions)
Revenues:(a)
U.S. and Canada(b)	$	3,719	$	3,862	$	3,727
Europe(c)		2,045		2,048		1,960
Australasia and Other(d)		2,810		2,981		2,967
Total revenues	$	8,574	$	8,891	$	8,654

^(a)  Revenues are attributed to region based on location of customer.

^(b)  Revenues include approximately $3.5 billion for fiscal 2014, $3.7 billion for fiscal 2013 and $3.6 billion for fiscal 2012 from customers in the U.S.

^(c)  Revenues include approximately $1.8 billion for each of the fiscal years 2014 and 2013, and $1.7 billion for fiscal 2012 from customers in the U.K.

^(d)  Revenues include approximately $2.6 billion for fiscal 2014, $2.8 billion in both fiscal 2013 and 2012 from customers in Australia.

	As of June 30,
	2014		2013
	(in millions)
Long-lived assets:(a)
U.S. and Canada	$	1,094	$	1,156
Europe		1,318		1,163
Australasia and Other		1,133		1,132
Total long-lived assets	$	3,545	$	3,451

^(a)  Reflects total assets less current assets, goodwill, intangible assets, investments and non-current deferred tax assets.