Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill, by Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	$ 2,725	$ 2,588
Acquisitions	33	754
Foreign currency movements	25	(99)
Impairments	0	(494)	(1,300)
Dispositions	(1)	(24)
Other	0	0
Goodwill, ending balance	2,782	2,725	2,588
News and Information Services [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	1,679	2,149
Acquisitions	19	30
Foreign currency movements	3	(18)
Impairments	0	(489)
Dispositions	0	0
Other	0	7
Goodwill, ending balance	1,701	1,679
Cable Network Programming [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	581	0
Acquisitions	0	657
Foreign currency movements	18	(76)
Impairments	0	0
Dispositions	0	0
Other	0	0
Goodwill, ending balance	599	581
Digital Real Estate Services [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	70	76
Acquisitions	12	0
Foreign currency movements	4	(6)
Impairments	0	0
Dispositions	0	0
Other	0	0
Goodwill, ending balance	86	70
Book Publishing [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	70	3
Acquisitions	2	67
Foreign currency movements	0	0
Impairments	0	0
Dispositions	(1)	0
Other	0	0
Goodwill, ending balance	71	70
Digital Education [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	325	325
Acquisitions	0	0
Foreign currency movements	0	0
Impairments	0	0
Dispositions	0	0
Other	0	0
Goodwill, ending balance	325	325
Other [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	0	35
Acquisitions	0	0
Foreign currency movements	0	1
Impairments	0	(5)
Dispositions	0	(24)
Other	0	(7)
Goodwill, ending balance	$ 0	$ 0