Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Summary of Changes in Equity

The following tables summarize changes in equity for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:

	For the three months ended December 31, 2018
	Class A Common Stock				Class B Common Stock				Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total News Corporation Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount
	(in millions)
Balance, September 30, 2018		385	$	4		200	$	2	$	12,257	$	(2,032	)	$	(970	)	$	9,261		$	1,169		$	10,430
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		95			—			95			24			119
Other comprehensive loss		—		—		—		—		—		—			(106	)		(106	)		(28	)		(134	)
Dividends		—		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—
Other		—		—		—		—		14		—			—			14			5			19
Balance, December 31, 2018		385	$	4		200	$	2	$	12,271	$	(1,937	)	$	(1,076	)	$	9,264		$	1,170		$	10,434

	For the three months ended December 31, 2017
	Class A Common Stock				Class B Common Stock				Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total News Corporation Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount
	(in millions)
Balance, September 30, 2017		383	$	4		200	$	2	$	12,340	$	(581	)	$	(852	)	$	10,913		$	283		$	11,196
Net (loss) income		—		—		—		—		—		(83	)		—			(83	)		17			(66	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		—		—		—		—		—		—			20			20			(1	)		19
Dividends		—		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—
Other		—		—		—		—		10		—			—			10			(1	)		9
Balance, December 31, 2017		383	$	4		200	$	2	$	12,350	$	(664	)	$	(832	)	$	10,860		$	298		$	11,158

	For the six months ended December 31, 2018
	Class A Common Stock				Class B Common Stock				Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Other Comprehensive Loss			Total News Corporation Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount
	(in millions)
Balance, June 30, 2018		383	$	4		200	$	2	$	12,322		$	(2,163	)	$	(874	)	$	9,291		$	1,186		$	10,477
Cumulative impact from adoption of new accounting standards													32			(22	)		10			10			20
Net income		—		—		—		—		—			196			—			196			51			247
Other comprehensive loss		—		—		—		—		—			—			(181	)		(181	)		(56	)		(237	)
Dividends		—		—		—		—		(59	)		—			—			(59	)		(23	)		(82	)
Other		2		—		—		—		8			(2	)		1			7			2			9
Balance, December 31, 2018		385	$	4		200	$	2	$	12,271		$	(1,937	)	$	(1,076	)	$	9,264		$	1,170		$	10,434

	For the six months ended December 31, 2017
	Class A Common Stock				Class B Common Stock				Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total News Corporation Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount
	(in millions)
Balance, June 30, 2017		382	$	4		200	$	2	$	12,395		$	(648	)	$	(964	)	$	10,789		$	284		$	11,073
Net (loss) income		—		—		—		—		—			(15	)		—			(15	)		36			21
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—			—			132			132			3			135
Dividends		—		—		—		—		(59	)		—			—			(59	)		(21	)		(80	)
Other		1		—		—		—		14			(1	)		—			13			(4	)		9
Balance, December 31, 2017		383	$	4		200	$	2	$	12,350		$	(664	)	$	(832	)	$	10,860		$	298			11,158