Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income		$ 87	$ 0
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(19)	(15)
Net income (loss) available to News Corporation stockholders		$ 68	$ (15)
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding-basic		582.3	580.8
Dilutive effect of equity awards	[1]	1.1	0.0
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding-diluted		583.4	580.8
Net income (loss) available to News Corporation stockholders per share-basic		$ 0.12	$ (0.03)
Net income (loss) available to News Corporation stockholders per share-diluted		$ 0.12	$ (0.03)

[1] The dilutive impact of the Company's PSUs, RSUs and stock options has been excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2016 because their inclusion would have an antidilutive effect on the net loss per share.