Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 05, 2016	Dec. 24, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	NWS
Entity Registrant Name	NEWS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001564708
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float	$ 0
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		380,538,230
Entity Public Float			$ 5,167,774,289
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		199,630,240
Entity Public Float			$ 1,720,467,506