Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Class A Common Stock [Member]	Class B Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	News Corporation Stockholders [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2013	$ 12,676	$ 4	$ 2	$ 12,281		$ 271	$ 12,558	$ 118
Beginning balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2013		379,000,000	200,000,000
Net income(loss)	294				$ 239		239	55
Other comprehensive income(loss)	341					339	339	2
Dividends	(25)				(2)		(2)	(23)
Share repurchases	$ 0
Share repurchases, shares	0
Other	$ 113			109			109	4
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2014	13,399	$ 4	$ 2	12,390	237	610	13,243	156
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2014		379,000,000	200,000,000
Net income(loss)	(78)				(147)		(147)	69
Other comprehensive income(loss)	(1,216)					(1,192)	(1,192)	(24)
Dividends	(30)				(2)		(2)	(28)
Share repurchases	$ (32)			(32)			(32)
Share repurchases, shares	(2,100,000)	(2,000,000)
Other	$ 73			75			75	(2)
Other, shares		5,000,000
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2015	12,116	$ 4	$ 2	12,433	88	(582)	11,945	171
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2015		381,914,964	199,630,240
Net income(loss)	250				179		179	71
Other comprehensive income(loss)	(445)					(444)	(444)	(1)
Dividends	(147)				(118)		(118)	(29)
Share repurchases	$ (39)			(39)			(39)
Share repurchases, shares	(3,100,000)	(3,000,000)
Other	$ 47			40	1		41	6
Other, shares		1,000,000
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2016	$ 11,782	$ 4	$ 2	$ 12,434	$ 150	$ (1,026)	$ 11,564	$ 218
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2016		380,490,770	199,630,240