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Additional Financial Information - Components of Other, Net (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]        
Foreign tax refund payable to 21st Century Fox $ 0nws_ForeignIncomeTaxRefundPayable [1] $ 0nws_ForeignIncomeTaxRefundPayable [1] $ 0nws_ForeignIncomeTaxRefundPayable [1] $ (721)nws_ForeignIncomeTaxRefundPayable [1]
Gain on third party pension contribution 0nws_GainOnThirdPartyPensionContribution [2] 0nws_GainOnThirdPartyPensionContribution [2] 0nws_GainOnThirdPartyPensionContribution [2] 37nws_GainOnThirdPartyPensionContribution [2]
Gain on sale of marketable securities 0us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss [3] 0us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss [3] 29us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss [3] 0us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss [3]
Dividends received from cost method investments 0us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeDividend 0us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeDividend 20us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeDividend 0us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeDividend
Gain on sale of cost method investment 14us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGainLoss 0us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGainLoss 14us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGainLoss 0us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGainLoss
Other, net (2)nws_OtherNonoperatingGainLoss (1)nws_OtherNonoperatingGainLoss 7nws_OtherNonoperatingGainLoss 11nws_OtherNonoperatingGainLoss
Total Other, net $ 12us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense $ (1)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense $ 70us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense $ (673)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
[1] See Note 12-Income Taxes
[2] See Note 11-Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
[3] In August 2014, REA Group completed the sale of a minority interest held in marketable securities for total cash consideration of $104 million. As a result of the sale, REA Group recognized a pre-tax gain of $29 million, which was reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income and included in Other, net in the Statement of Operations.