Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]

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

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
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Borrowings - Schedule of Borrowings (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Undrawn commitments	$ 41		$ 41
Minimum [Member] \| Australian BBSY [Member]
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			1.20%
Maximum [Member] \| Australian BBSY [Member]
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			2.70%
REA Group [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			0.85%
REA Group [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Australian BBSY [Member]
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			0.85%
REA Group [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			1.05%
REA Group [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Australian BBSY [Member]
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			1.45%
New Foxtel [Member]
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Percentage of applicable margin payable as commitment fee			45.00%
US Private Placement 2012 USD Portion Tranche 1 [Member] \| New Foxtel [Member]
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Repayments of lines of credit		$ 150
US Private Placement 2009 Tranche 3 [Member] \| New Foxtel [Member]
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Repayments of lines of credit	$ 75