Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following tables set forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share under ASC 260, “Earnings per Share”:

	For the three months ended September 30,
	2015			2014
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Income from continuing operations	$	143		$	109
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(14	)		(23	)
Income from continuing operations available to News Corporation stockholders		129			86
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, available to News Corporation stockholders		46			(21	)
Net income available to News Corporation stockholders	$	175		$	65
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding—basic		581.0			579.5
Dilutive effect of equity awards		1.7			0.4
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding—diluted		582.7			579.9
Income from continuing operations available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic and diluted	$	0.22		$	0.15
Income (loss) from discontinued operations available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic and diluted	$	0.08		$	(0.04	)
Net income available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic and diluted	$	0.30		$	0.11