Quarterly Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

	For the three months ended
	September 30,		December 31,		March 31,		June 30,
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Fiscal 2015
Revenues	$	2,150	$	2,280	$	2,062	$	2,141
Net income (loss)(a)		88		163		34		(363	)
Net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders(a)		65		143		23		(378	)
Income (loss) available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic(a)	$	0.11	$	0.24	$	0.04	$	(0.65	)
Income (loss) available to News Corporation stockholders per share—diluted(a)		0.11		0.24		0.04		(0.65	)
Fiscal 2014
Revenues	$	2,072	$	2,238	$	2,078	$	2,186
Net income		38		166		61		29
Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders		27		151		48		13
Income available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic	$	0.05	$	0.26	$	0.08	$	0.02
Income available to News Corporation stockholders per share—diluted		0.05		0.26		0.08		0.02

^(a)  In the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded an impairment charge with respect to its Digital Education reporting unit of $371 million. (See Note 7—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets).