Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member]	News Corporation Stockholders [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Class A Common Stock [Member]	Class B Common Stock [Member]
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2015		$ 12,116	$ 12,433	$ 88	$ (582)	$ 11,945	$ 171	$ 4	$ 2
Beginning balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2015								382,000,000	200,000,000
Net (loss) income		250	0	179	0	179	71	$ 0	$ 0
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(445)	0	0	(444)	(444)	(1)	0	0
Dividends		(147)	0	(118)	0	(118)	(29)	0	0
Share repurchases		$ (39)	(39)	0	0	(39)	0	$ 0	$ 0
Share repurchases, shares		(3,100,000)						(3,000,000)	0
Other		$ 47	40	1	0	41	6	$ 0	$ 0
Other, shares								1,000,000	0
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2016		11,782	12,434	150	(1,026)	11,564	218	$ 4	$ 2
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2016								380,000,000	200,000,000
Net (loss) income		(643)	0	(738)	0	(738)	95	$ 0	$ 0
Other comprehensive income (loss)		71	0	0	62	62	9	0	0
Dividends		(152)	(58)	(60)	0	(118)	(34)	0	0
Share repurchases		$ 0
Share repurchases, shares		0
Other		$ 15	19	0	0	19	(4)	$ 0	$ 0
Other, shares								2,000,000	0
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2017		11,073	12,395	(648)	(964)	10,789	284	$ 4	$ 2
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2017								382,294,262	199,630,240
Net (loss) income		(1,444)	0	(1,514)	0	(1,514)	70	$ 0	$ 0
Other comprehensive income (loss)		48	0	0	90	90	(42)	0	0
Foxtel transaction	[1]	914	0	0	0	0	914	$ 0	$ 0
Foxtel transaction ,shares	[1]							0	0
Dividends		(158)	(119)	0	0	(119)	(39)	$ 0	$ 0
Share repurchases		$ 0
Share repurchases, shares		0						0
Other		$ 44	46	(1)	0	45	(1)	$ 0	$ 0
Other, shares								1,000,000	0
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2018		$ 10,477	$ 12,322	$ (2,163)	$ (874)	$ 9,291	$ 1,186	$ 4	$ 2
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2018								383,385,353	199,630,240

[1] See Note 3-Acquisitions, Disposals and Other Transactions.