Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 21st Century Fox [Member]		Jun. 30, 2014 21st Century Fox [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 21st Century Fox [Member]		Jun. 30, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Matters Indemnification [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 U.K. Newspaper Matters Indemnification [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 U.K. Newspaper Matters Indemnification [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Matters Indemnification [Member] 21st Century Fox [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 U.K. Newspaper Matters Indemnification [Member] 21st Century Fox [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Tax Indemnification [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 U.K. Newspaper Matters [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 U.K. Newspaper Matters [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 U.K. Newspaper Matters [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 London Based Operations [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 London Based Operations [Member]	May 17, 2012 Harper Collins [Member] Defendant	Apr. 11, 2012 Harper Collins [Member] Defendant	Aug. 28, 2012 Harper Collins [Member] State Location	Feb. 24, 2012 Harper Collins [Member] Case	Aug. 09, 2011 Harper Collins [Member] Case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrued benefit liability for pension and other postretirement benefit plans recognized	$ 217
Lease agreement period																		30 years
Lease termination date																			2044
Early lease termination date																			2039
Legal fees, professional fees, and related civil settlement costs				40											169	183	199
Indemnification									97	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,665	2,783	2,750												72	183	199
Indemnification asset														40
Litigation liability accrued															110
Due from related party				$ 247	[1]	$ 66	$ 0	[1]				$ 66	$ 40
Number of purported consumer class actions filed																							5	29
Number of state Attorneys General filing action																				33	16
Number of states signing the settlement agreement																						49
Number of U.S. territories signing the settlement agreement																						5

[1] The amounts due from 21st Century Fox consisted of a receivable of $207 million related to the final cash distribution which was received from 21st Century Fox during the first quarter of fiscal 2014 and $40 million related to the indemnification of certain costs related to the U.K. Newspaper Matters as discussed below.