Quarterly Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

	For the three months ended
	September 30,			December 31,			March 31,			June 30,
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Fiscal 2016
Revenues	$	2,014		$	2,161		$	1,891		$	2,226
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to News Corporation stockholders		129			87			(147	)		95
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		46			(24	)		(2	)		(5	)
Net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders		175			63			(149	)		90
Income (loss) from continuing operations available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic and diluted	$	0.22		$	0.15		$	(0.26	)	$	0.16
Income (loss) available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic and diluted		0.08			(0.04	)		—			(0.01	)
Income (loss) available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic and diluted	$	0.30		$	0.11		$	(0.26	)	$	0.15
Fiscal 2015
Revenues	$	2,108		$	2,258		$	2,041		$	2,117
Income from continuing operations attributable to News Corporation stockholders		86			162			45			5
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(21	)		(19	)		(22	)		(383	)
Net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders		65			143			23			(378	)
Income from continuing operations available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic and diluted	$	0.15		$	0.27		$	0.08		$	0.01
Loss available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic and diluted		(0.04	)		(0.03	)		(0.04	)		(0.66	)
Income (loss) available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic and diluted	$	0.11		$	0.24		$	0.04		$	(0.65	)