Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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						For the nine months ended
	March 31,						March 31,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(in millions)
Revenues:
News and Information Services	$	1,353		$	1,488		$	4,327		$	4,595
Book Publishing		402			354			1,277			1,073
Cable Network Programming		116			113			367			355
Digital Real Estate Services		170			102			436			295
Digital Education		21			21			85			70
Other		—			—			—			—
Total Revenues		2,062			2,078			6,492			6,388
Segment EBITDA:
News and Information Services	$	113		$	146		$	434		$	534
Book Publishing		56			53			188			164
Cable Network Programming		27			27			113			109
Digital Real Estate Services		42			53			156			152
Digital Education		(21	)		(45	)		(69	)		(140	)
Other		(54	)		(59	)		(161	)		(176	)
Total Segment EBITDA		163			175			661			643
Depreciation and amortization		(132	)		(142	)		(398	)		(421	)
Impairment and restructuring charges		(10	)		(10	)		(31	)		(73	)
Equity earnings of affiliates		7			23			48			53
Interest, net		12			17			42			50
Other, net		12			(1	)		70			(673	)
Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit		52			62			392			(421	)
Income tax (expense) benefit		(18	)		(1	)		(107	)		686
Net income		34			61			285			265
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(11	)		(13	)		(54	)		(39	)
Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders	$	23		$	48		$	231		$	226

Reconciliation of Assets from Segments to Consolidated

	As of March 31,		As of June 30,
	2015		2014
	(in millions)
Total assets:
News and Information Services	$	6,799	$	7,379
Book Publishing		1,987		1,852
Cable Network Programming		1,247		1,427
Digital Real Estate Services		1,316		438
Digital Education		500		481
Other		1,455		2,303
Investments		2,382		2,609
Total assets	$	15,686	$	16,489

Reconciliation of Goodwill and Intangible Assets from Segments to Consolidated

	As of March 31,		As of June 30,
	2015		2014
	(in millions)
Goodwill and intangible assets, net:
News and Information Services	$	2,598	$	2,646
Book Publishing		879		619
Cable Network Programming		956		1,181
Digital Real Estate Services		1,018		95
Digital Education		368		378
Other		4		—
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net	$	5,823	$	4,919