Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Equity

The following tables summarize changes in equity for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

	For the three months ended December 31, 2020
	Class A Common Stock			Class B Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total News Corp Equity		Non-controlling Interests		Total Equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
	(in millions)
Balance, September 30, 2020	391	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,075	$	(3,207)	$	(1,235)	$	7,639	$	815	$	8,454
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		231		—		231		30		261
Other comprehensive income	—	—		—	—		—		—		245		245		63		308
Dividends	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—		(1)		(1)
Other	—	—		—	—		16		—		—		16		36		52
Balance, December 31, 2020	391	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,091	$	(2,976)	$	(990)	$	8,131	$	943	$	9,074

	For the three months ended December 31, 2019
	Class A Common Stock			Class B Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total News Corp Equity		Non-controlling Interests		Total Equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
	(in millions)
Balance, September 30, 2019	388	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,174	$	(2,200)	$	(1,266)	$	8,714	$	1,115	$	9,829
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		85		—		85		18		103
Other comprehensive income	—	—		—	—		—		—		150		150		36		186
Other	1	—		—	—		9		1		(1)		9		—		9
Balance, December 31, 2019	389	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,183	$	(2,114)	$	(1,117)	$	8,958	$	1,169	$	10,127

	For the six months ended December 31, 2020
	Class A Common Stock			Class B Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total News Corp Equity		Non-controlling Interests		Total Equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
	(in millions)
Balance, June 30, 2020	389	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,148	$	(3,241)	$	(1,331)	$	7,582	$	807	$	8,389
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		265		—		265		43		308
Other comprehensive income	—	—		—	—		—		—		341		341		80		421
Dividends	—	—		—	—		(59)		—		—		(59)		(21)		(80)
Other	2	—		—	—		2		—		—		2		34		36
Balance, December 31, 2020	391	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,091	$	(2,976)	$	(990)	$	8,131	$	943	$	9,074

	For the six months ended December 31, 2019
	Class A Common Stock			Class B Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total News Corp Equity		Non-controlling Interests		Total Equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
	(in millions)
Balance, June 30, 2019	386	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,243	$	(1,979)	$	(1,126)	$	9,144	$	1,167	$	10,311
Cumulative impact from adoption of new standards	—	—		—	—		—		6		3		9		—		9
Net (loss) income	—	—		—	—		—		(142)		—		(142)		34		(108)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—	—		—	—		—		—		7		7		(9)		(2)
Dividends	—	—		—	—		(59)		—		—		(59)		(22)		(81)
Other	3	—		—	—		(1)		1		(1)		(1)		(1)		(2)
Balance, December 31, 2019	389	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,183	$	(2,114)	$	(1,117)	$	8,958	$	1,169	$	10,127