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Investments - Schedule of Investments (Detail)
AUD in Millions, $ in Millions

Dec. 31, 2017

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2017

AUD

Jun. 30, 2017

USD ($)

Schedule of Investments [Line Items]

Available-for-sale securities

^[1]

$ 80

$ 97

Cost method investments

^[2]

211

219

Total Investments

2,019

2,027

Foxtel [Member]

Schedule of Investments [Line Items]

Equity method investment carrying value

^[3]

1,605

1,208

Loan receivable from Foxtel

$ 0

^[3]

AUD 481

370

^[3]

Equity method investment, ownership percentage

^[3]

50.00%

50.00%

Other Equity Method Investments [Member]

Schedule of Investments [Line Items]

Equity method investment carrying value

^[4]

$ 123

$ 133

[1]	Available-for-sale securities are primarily comprised of the Company's investment in HT&E Limited (formerly APN News and Media Limited), which operates a portfolio of Australian radio and outdoor media assets.
[2]	Cost method investments are primarily comprised of the Company's investment in SEEKAsia Limited and certain investments in China.
[3]	In May 2012, Foxtel purchased Austar United Communications Ltd. The transaction was funded by Foxtel bank debt and pro rata capital contributions made by Foxtel shareholders in the form of subordinated shareholder notes based on their respective ownership interests. The Company's share of the subordinated shareholder notes was approximately A$481 million ($370 million) as of June 30, 2017. During the three months ended September 30, 2017, Foxtel's shareholders made pro-rata capital contributions to Foxtel by way of promissory notes. The Company's share of the capital contributions was A$494 million ($388 million) at September 28, 2017, and the Company's investment in Foxtel increased by this amount. Foxtel utilized the shareholders' capital contributions to repay its subordinated shareholder notes and interest accrued in the three months ended September 30, 2017. As a result, such notes were considered to be repaid as of September 30, 2017.
[4]	Other equity method investments are primarily comprised of Elara Technologies Pte. Ltd., which operates PropTiger.com, Makaan.com and Housing.com.

Investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading and which are intended to be sold or mature more than one year from the balance sheet date or operating cycle, if longer. Such securities are reported at fair value; unrealized gains (losses) related to Available-for-sale Securities are excluded from earnings and reported in a separate component of shareholders' equity (other comprehensive income), unless the Available-for-sale security is designated as a hedge or is determined to have had an other than temporary decline in fair value below its amortized cost basis. All or a portion of the unrealized holding gain (loss) of an Available-for-sale security that is designated as being hedged in a fair value hedge is recognized in earnings during the period of the hedge, as are other than temporary declines in fair value below the cost basis for investments in equity securities and debt securities that an entity intends to sell or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell before the recovery of its amortized cost basis. Other than temporary declines in fair value below the cost basis for debt securities categorized as Available-for-sale that an entity does not intend to sell and for which it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before the recovery of its amortized cost basis are bifurcated into credit losses and losses related to all other factors. Other than temporary declines in fair value below cost basis related to credit losses are recognized in earnings, and losses related to all other factors are recognized in other comprehensive income.

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