Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 three months ended December 31,						For the six months ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(in millions)
Revenues:
News and Information Services	$	1,523		$	1,612		$	2,974		$	3,107
Book Publishing		469			391			875			719
Cable Network Programming		112			110			251			242
Digital Real Estate Services		154			103			266			193
Digital Education		22			22			64			49
Other		—			—			—			—
Total Revenues		2,280			2,238			4,430			4,310
Segment EBITDA:
News and Information Services	$	216		$	255		$	321		$	388
Book Publishing		77			68			132			111
Cable Network Programming		54			53			86			82
Digital Real Estate Services		57			55			114			99
Digital Education		(24	)		(44	)		(48	)		(95	)
Other		(52	)		(60	)		(107	)		(117	)
Total Segment EBITDA		328			327			498			468
Depreciation and amortization		(135	)		(138	)		(266	)		(279	)
Impairment and restructuring charges		(17	)		(36	)		(21	)		(63	)
Equity earnings of affiliates		16			17			41			30
Interest, net		13			16			30			33
Other, net		10			(231	)		58			(672	)
Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit		215			(45	)		340			(483	)
Income tax (expense) benefit		(52	)		211			(89	)		687
Net income		163			166			251			204
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(20	)		(15	)		(43	)		(26	)
Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders	$	143		$	151		$	208		$	178

Reconciliation of Assets from Segments to Consolidated

	As of December 31, 2014		As of June 30, 2014
	(in millions)
Total assets:
News and Information Services	$	7,001	$	7,379
Book Publishing		2,065		1,852
Cable Network Programming		1,212		1,427
Digital Real Estate Services		1,320		438
Digital Education		504		481
Other		1,402		2,303
Investments		2,466		2,609
Total assets	$	15,970	$	16,489

Reconciliation of Goodwill and Intangible Assets from Segments to Consolidated

	As of December 31, 2014		As of June 30, 2014
	(in millions)
Goodwill and intangible assets, net:
News and Information Services	$	2,615	$	2,646
Book Publishing		906		619
Cable Network Programming		1,007		1,181
Digital Real Estate Services		1,027		95
Digital Education		371		378
Other		—		—
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net	$	5,926	$	4,919