Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Class A Common Stock [Member]	Class B Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	News Corporation Stockholders [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	21st Century Fox [Member]
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2012	$ 8,919					$ 1,047	$ 8,809	$ 110	$ 7,762
Net (loss) income	547						506	41	506
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(786)					(776)	(776)	(10)
Dividends	(20)							(20)
Other	(3)							(3)
Net increase (decrease) in 21st Century Fox investment	4,019						4,019		4,019
Conversion of 21st Century Fox investment		$ 4	$ 2	$ 12,281					$ (12,287)
Conversion of 21st Century Fox investment, shares		379,000,000	200,000,000
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2013	$ 12,676	$ 4	$ 2	12,281		271	12,558	118
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2013	579,000,000	379,000,000	200,000,000
Net (loss) income	$ 294				$ 239		239	55
Other comprehensive income (loss)	341					339	339	2
Dividends	(25)				(2)		(2)	(23)
Other	113			109			109	4
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2014	13,399	$ 4	$ 2	12,390	237	610	13,243	156
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2014		379,392,985	199,630,240
Net (loss) income	(78)				(147)		(147)	69
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,216)					(1,192)	(1,192)	(24)
Dividends	(30)				(2)		(2)	(28)
Share repurchases	(32)			(32)			(32)
Share repurchases, shares		(2,000,000)
Other	73			75			75	(2)
Other, shares		5,000,000
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2015	$ 12,116	$ 4	$ 2	$ 12,433	$ 88	$ (582)	$ 11,945	$ 171
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2015		381,914,964	199,630,240