Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

	For the three months ended September 30,
	2014			2013
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Net income available to News Corporation stockholders—basic and diluted		$	65		$	27
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding—basic			579.5			578.8
Dilutive effect of equity awards			0.4			0.7
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding—diluted			579.9			579.5
Net income per share available to News Corporation stockholders—basic		$	0.11		$	0.05
Net income per share available to News Corporation stockholders—diluted		$	0.11		$	0.05