Debt instrument interest coverage ratio one.

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Debt Instrument, Maturity, Month and Year

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Operating income leverage ratio one.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Description of the interest rate for the amounts borrowed under the credit facility, including the terms and the method for determining the interest rate (for example, fixed or variable, LIBOR plus a percentage, increasing rate, timing of interest rate resets, remarketing provisions).

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 AUD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 AUD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt	$ 1,952,000,000	$ 1,952,000,000			$ 1,952,000,000		$ 379,000,000
Foxtel [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of revolving credit facility		119,000,000
Draw down on revolving credit facility		42,000,000
Fair Value Hedging [Member] \| Foxtel [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt	74,000,000	74,000,000			74,000,000	$ 100
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Foxtel [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt	296,000,000	296,000,000			296,000,000	$ 400
Foxtel and Fox Sports Australia [Member] \| Foxtel [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt	$ 1,800,000,000	$ 1,800,000,000			$ 1,800,000,000
Maximum [Member] \| REA Group [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage ratio	325.00%	325.00%			325.00%	325.00%
Applicable margin for borrowing					1.05%
Minimum [Member] \| REA Group [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio					300.00%
Applicable margin for borrowing					0.95%
Facility Due December 2017 [Member] \| REA Group [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of revolving credit facility			$ 93,000,000	$ 120
Amounts drawn under credit facility				$ 480		$ 70
Credit Agreement maturity			2017-12	2017-12
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit facility available amount	$ 650,000,000	$ 650,000,000			$ 650,000,000
Letters of credit sublimit under credit facility	100,000,000	100,000,000			100,000,000
Maximum amount of credit facility	$ 900,000,000	900,000,000			$ 900,000,000
Credit Agreement due date					Oct. 23, 2020
Interest on borrowings, description					Either (a) a Eurodollar Rate formula or (b) the Base Rate formula, each as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Commitment fee percentage on undrawn balance	0.225%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing	0.50%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing	1.50%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Operating income leverage ratio					300.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Foxtel [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Operating income leverage ratio					375.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio					300.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Foxtel [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio					350.00%
Facility Due April 2021 [Member] \| Hometrack Australia [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Draw down on revolving credit facility		$ 53,000,000