Quarterly Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

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 2017
Revenues	$	1,965		$	2,116		$	1,978		$	2,080
Loss from continuing operations attributable to News Corporation stockholders(a)		(15	)		(289	)		(5	)		(429	)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax(b)		—			—			—			—
Net loss attributable to News Corporation stockholders		(15	)		(289	)		(5	)		(429	)
Loss from continuing operations available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic and diluted	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.50	)	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.74	)
Income from discontinued operations available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic and diluted		—			—			—			—
Loss available to News Corporation stockholders per share—basic and diluted	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.50	)	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.74	)
Fiscal 2016
Revenues	$	2,014		$	2,161		$	1,891		$	2,226
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to News Corporation stockholders(a)		129			87			(147	)		95
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax(b)		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) from discontinued operations 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