Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue and Segment EBITDA from Segments to Consolidated

The following table reconciles Total Segment EBITDA to (Loss) income from continuing operations.

	For the three months ended March 31,						For the nine months ended March 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(in millions)
Revenues:
News and Information Services	$	1,231		$	1,353		$	3,921		$	4,327
Book Publishing		358			402			1,213			1,277
Digital Real Estate Services		194			170			593			436
Cable Network Programming		107			116			337			367
Other		1			—			2			—
Total Revenues		1,891			2,041			6,066			6,407
Segment EBITDA:
News and Information Services	$	(187	)	$	113		$	54		$	434
Book Publishing		36			56			135			188
Digital Real Estate Services		39			42			169			156
Cable Network Programming		34			27			101			113
Other		(44	)		(54	)		(136	)		(161	)
Total Segment EBITDA		(122	)		184			323			730
Depreciation and amortization		(126	)		(124	)		(370	)		(375	)
Restructuring charges		(24	)		(10	)		(63	)		(31	)
Equity earnings of affiliates		2			7			25			48
Interest, net		11			12			34			42
Other, net		33			12			32			70
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax benefit (expense)		(226	)		81			(19	)		484
Income tax benefit (expense)		98			(25	)		140			(137	)
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(128	)	$	56		$	121		$	347

Reconciliation of Assets from Segments to Consolidated

	As of March 31, 2016		As of June 30, 2015
	(in millions)
Total assets:
News and Information Services	$	6,682	$	6,749
Book Publishing		1,971		2,022
Digital Real Estate Services		1,965		1,278
Cable Network Programming		1,227		1,163
Other(a)		1,607		1,352
Investments		2,264		2,379
Assets held for sale		—		92
Total assets	$	15,716	$	15,035

^(a)  The Other segment primarily includes Cash and cash equivalents.

Reconciliation of Goodwill and Intangible Assets from Segments to Consolidated

	As of March 31, 2016		As of June 30, 2015
	(in millions)
Goodwill and intangible assets, net:
News and Information Services	$	2,670	$	2,593
Book Publishing		849		896
Digital Real Estate Services		1,482		835
Cable Network Programming		905		938
Other		4		4
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net	$	5,910	$	5,266