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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Class A Common Stock [Member]    
Common stock, par value $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
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$ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
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Common stock, shares authorized 1,500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
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1,500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
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Common stock, shares issued, net of treasury stock 383,397,851nws_CommonStockSharesIssuedNetOfTreasuryStock
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379,392,985nws_CommonStockSharesIssuedNetOfTreasuryStock
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Common stock outstanding, net of treasury stock 383,397,851us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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379,392,985us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Common stock, treasury shares 27,368,413us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
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27,333,277us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
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Class B Common Stock [Member]    
Common stock, par value $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
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$ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
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Common stock, shares authorized 750,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
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750,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
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Common stock, shares issued, net of treasury stock 199,630,240nws_CommonStockSharesIssuedNetOfTreasuryStock
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199,630,240nws_CommonStockSharesIssuedNetOfTreasuryStock
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Common stock outstanding, net of treasury stock 199,630,240us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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199,630,240us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Common stock, treasury shares 78,430,424us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
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78,430,424us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
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