Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Aug. 07, 2017	Dec. 30, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
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		382,305,541
Entity Public Float			$ 4,349,929,638
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		199,630,240
Entity Public Float			$ 1,426,670,174