Segment Information - Reconciliation of Goodwill and Intangible Assets from Segments to Consolidated (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net	$ 5,910	$ 5,266
News and Information Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net	2,670	2,593
Book Publishing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net	849	896
Digital Real Estate Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net	1,482	835
Cable Network Programming [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net	905	938
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net	$ 4	$ 4