Acquisitions, Disposals and Other Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						1 Months Ended						12 Months Ended													1 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended					1 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)		May 31, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] USD ($)	May 31, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] GBP (£)	May 31, 2013 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] USD ($)	May 31, 2013 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] GBP (£)	May 31, 2012 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] USD ($)	May 31, 2012 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] GBP (£)	Jun. 30, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2013 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2012 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] GBP (£)	Jun. 30, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] May 31, 2015 [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] May 31, 2015 [Member] GBP (£)	Jun. 30, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] May 31, 2016 [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] May 31, 2016 [Member] GBP (£)	Jun. 30, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] May 31, 2017 [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Division Headquarters [Member] May 31, 2017 [Member] GBP (£)	Nov. 30, 2012 FOX SPORTS Australia [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Foxtel [Member]		Nov. 30, 2012 Foxtel [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Foxtel [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Foxtel [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member] USD ($)	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	Jun. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Foxtel [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Foxtel [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Australian Independent Business Media [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2012 Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2012 Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. [Member] Assumed Debt [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2012 Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. [Member] FOX SPORTS Australia [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. [Member] Foxtel [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. [Member] Minimum [Member] Foxtel [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. [Member] Maximum [Member] Foxtel [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Kidspot.com.au Limited [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Storyful Limited [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012 Thomas Nelson [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012 Thomas Nelson [Member] Publishing Rights [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012 Thomas Nelson [Member] Imprints [Member] USD ($)
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																																														30,000,000	2,000,000,000						50,000,000	19,000,000	200,000,000
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		33,000,000		754,000,000																							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%	[1]	50.00%						20.00%					50.00%										25.00%	50.00%
Subsidiary ownership percentage																																																	100.00%
Non-taxable gain on acquisition	1,300,000,000	0	[2]	1,263,000,000	[2]	0	[2]																									1,300,000,000
Business combination step acquisition equity interest in acquiree fair value																															1,600,000,000
Fair value inputs discount rates																																				9.00%	11.00%	9.50%		9.50%	35.00%	14.50%	12.50%		10.50%
Fair value inputs long-term revenue growth rate																															2.50%					0.00%	(0.50%)	0.50%			4.00%	1.50%	3.00%
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
Proceeds from sale of business												235,000,000	150,000,000
Amount received from sale of business								43,000,000	25,000,000	39,000,000	25,000,000	39,000,000	25,000,000
Secured notes receivable														128,000,000						75,000,000
Estimated notes receivable																					43,000,000	25,000,000	43,000,000	25,000,000	43,000,000	25,000,000
Loss on sale of business														$ 0	[2],[3]	$ 0	[2],[3]	$ (22,000,000)	[2],[3]

[1] For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company received dividends from Foxtel of $151 million and $159 million, respectively. The Company's investment in Foxtel exceeds its equity in the underlying net assets by approximately $2.1 billion as of June 30, 2014. This amount represented the excess cost over the Company's proportionate share of its investment's underlying net assets. This has been allocated between finite-lived intangible assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. The finite-lived intangible assets of approximately $0.7 billion primarily represent subscriber relationships with a weighted remaining average useful life of 8 years.

[2] See Note 3-Acquisitions, Disposals and Other Transactions

[3] The Company owned 25% of Foxtel through November 2012. In November 2012, the Company increased its ownership in Foxtel to 50% as a result of the CMH acquisition. In accordance with ASC 350, the Company amortized $62 million, $43 million and nil related to excess cost over the Company's proportionate share of its investment's underlying net assets allocated to finite-lived intangible assets during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Such amortization is reflected in Equity earnings of affiliates in the Statements of Operations.