Amortization of excess basis in equity method investee.

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Fair value inputs control premiums.

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Fair value inputs discount rates.

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Fair value inputs long term revenue growth rates.

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Ownership percentage in subsidiary.

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Date when the business acquisition agreement was executed, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value subject to the equity accounting method. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Investments - Schedule of Losses of Equity Affiliates (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2018
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Impairments of investment		$ 13.0		$ 227.0
Long-term growth rates					(1.90%)
Foxtel [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Impairments of investment			$ 957.0	$ 227.0
Long-term growth rates					2.00%	2.50%
Discount rates					10.25%	9.00%
Fair value control premium						10.00%
Equity method investment, ownership percentage								50.00%
Foxtel [Member] \| Consolidated Media Holdings [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	25.00%
Business acquisition date	Nov. 30, 2012
Other Equity Affiliates, Net [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Impairments of investment					$ 13.0	$ 9.0
Fox Sports [Member] \| Consolidated Media Holdings [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	50.00%
Business acquisition recognized gain resulting from remeasurement of previously held equity interest							$ 1,300.0
Ownership percentage	25.00%
Fox Sports Foxtel CMH [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Business acquisition recognized gain resulting from remeasurement of previously held equity interest							$ 0.9
Equity Losses of Affiliates [Member] \| Foxtel [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Amortization of excess basis allocated to finite-lived intangible assets					$ 49.0	$ 68.0