Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income from continuing operations		$ 5	$ 45	$ 162	$ 86	$ 95	$ (147)	$ 87	$ 129	$ 235	$ 367	$ 436
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests										(71)	(69)	(55)
Less: Redeemable preferred stock dividends	[1]									(2)	(2)	(2)
Income from continuing operations available to News Corporation stockholders										162	296	379
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, available to News Corporation stockholders										15	(445)	(142)
Net income (loss) available to News Corporation stockholders										$ 177	$ (149)	$ 237
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding-basic										580.6	581.0	579.0
Dilutive effect of equity awards										1.9	1.6	0.7
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding-diluted										582.5	582.6	579.7
Income from continuing operations available to News Corporation stockholders per share-basic and diluted		$ 0.01	$ 0.08	$ 0.27	$ 0.15	$ 0.16	$ (0.26)	$ 0.15	$ 0.22	$ 0.28	$ 0.51	$ 0.65
Income (loss) from discontinued operations available to News Corporation stockholders per share-basic and diluted										0.02	(0.77)	(0.24)
Net income (loss) available to News Corporation stockholders per share-basic and diluted										$ 0.30	$ (0.26)	$ 0.41

[1] See Note 10-Redeemable Preferred Stock