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Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)
 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Distributor
Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of reportable segments 6us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of television channels distribution 7nws_NumberOfTelevisionChannelDistributions
Move Inc [Member]  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Company ownership percentage in a subsidiary 80.00%nws_CompanyOwnershipPercentageOfSubsidiaryInvestment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nws_MoveIncMember
REA Group Limited [Member]  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Company ownership percentage 61.60%nws_SubsidiaryOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nws_REAGroupLimitedMember
Interest held by REA Group in Move 20.00%nws_SubsidiaryOwnershipPercentageOfSubsidiaryInvestment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nws_REAGroupLimitedMember
Book Publishing [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of branded publishing imprints 65nws_NumberOfBrandedPublishingImprints
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= nws_BookPublishingMember
Digital Real Estate Services [Member] | REA Group Inc [Member]  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Company ownership percentage 61.60%nws_SubsidiaryOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nws_ReaGroupIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= nws_DigitalRealEstateServicesMember