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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Commitments by Fiscal Year Maturity

The following table summarizes the Company’s material firm commitments as of June 30, 2018:

 

     As of June 30, 2018  
     Payments Due by Period  
     Total      Less than
1 year
     1-3 years      3-5 years      More than
5 years
 
     (in millions)  

Purchase obligations(a)

   $ 1,165      $ 505      $ 409      $ 168      $ 83  

Sports programming rights(b)

     2,316        490        966        750        110  

Programming costs(c)

     239        120        100        19         

Operating leases(d)

              

Transmission costs(e)

     480        66        122        118        174  

Land and buildings

     1,585        168        291        244        882  

Plant and machinery

     26        7        10        8        1  

Borrowings(f)

     1,937        459        962        373        143  

Interest payments on borrowings(g)

     196        19        56        77        44  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commitments and contractual obligations

   $ 7,944      $ 1,834      $ 2,916      $ 1,757      $ 1,437  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

The Company has commitments under purchase obligations related to minimum subscriber guarantees for license fees, printing contracts, capital projects, marketing agreements, production services and other legally binding commitments.

(b)

The Company has sports programming rights commitments with National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Cricket Australia, the domestic football league and Australian Rugby Union as well as certain other broadcast rights which are payable through fiscal 2024. In April 2018, new Foxtel entered into a sports programming rights agreement with Cricket Australia to broadcast domestic cricket for a six year period from 2018 to 2024. The sports rights commitments are included in the table above.

(c)

The Company has programming rights commitments with various suppliers for programming content.

(d)

The Company leases office facilities, warehouse facilities, printing plants, satellite service agreements and equipment. These leases, which are classified as operating leases, are expected to be paid at certain dates through fiscal 2062. This amount includes approximately $175 million of land and office facilities that have been subleased from 21st Century Fox.

(e)

The Company has contractual commitments for satellite transmission services. The transponder services arrangements extend through 2029 and are accounted for as operating leases.

(f)

See Note 9—Borrowings.

(g)

Reflects the Company’s expected future interest payments on borrowings outstanding and interest rates applicable at June 30, 2018. Such rates are subject to change in future periods. See Note 9—Borrowings.