Income Taxes - Net Impact of Tax Refund and Interest, Net of Tax, Recorded in Statement of Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Components Of Income Tax Expense Benefit [Line Items]
Other, net	[1]	$ 0		$ 0	$ (721)
Income tax benefit (expense)		$ (54)	[2]	$ 185	(614)	[3]
21st Century Fox [Member]
Components Of Income Tax Expense Benefit [Line Items]
Other, net					(721)
Income tax benefit (expense)					721
Net impact to the Statement of Operations					$ 0

[1] See Note 18-Income Taxes

[2] The Company recognized a tax benefit of approximately $144 million upon reclassification of the Digital Education segment to discontinued operations in Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, in the Statements of Operations in fiscal 2016. In addition, a tax benefit of $30 million related to the current year operations of the Digital Education segment was recorded to discontinued operations in Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, in the Statements of Operations in fiscal 2016. The tax (benefit) expense shown above excludes the tax benefit of the Company's digital education business. The Company will not have a current federal tax expense after accounting for the current federal tax benefits attributed to discontinued operations.

[3] See Discussion of Foreign Tax Refund below.