Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	May 04, 2018
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	NWS
Entity Registrant Name	NEWS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001564708
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		383,267,500
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		199,630,240