Additional Financial Information - Components of Other Current Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Inventory	[1]	$ 367	$ 299
Deferred tax assets		0	63
Assets held for sale		0	92
Amounts due from 21st Century Fox	[2]	59	63
Prepayments and other current assets		253	263
Total Other current assets		$ 679	$ 780

[1] Inventory at March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015 was primarily comprised of books, newsprint, printing ink and programming rights.

[2] Relates to costs incurred in connection with the U.K. Newspaper Matters which will be indemnified by 21st Century Fox.