Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Equity

The following tables summarize changes in equity for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

	For the three months ended March 31, 2021
	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, December 31, 2020	391	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,091	$	(2,976)	$	(990)	$	8,131	$	943	$	9,074
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		79		—		79		17		96
Other comprehensive income	—	—		—	—		—		—		25		25		4		29
Dividends	—	—		—	—		(59)		—		—		(59)		(24)		(83)
Other	—	—		—	—		12		—		—		12		1		13
Balance, March 31, 2021	391	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,044	$	(2,897)	$	(965)	$	8,188	$	941	$	9,129

	For the three months ended March 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, December 31, 2019	389	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,183	$	(2,114)	$	(1,117)	$	8,958	$	1,169	$	10,127
Net loss	—	—		—	—		—		(730)		—		(730)		(306)		(1,036)
Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—	—		—		—		(351)		(351)		(109)		(460)
Dividends	—	—		—	—		(59)		—		—		(59)		(19)		(78)
Other	—	—		—	—		13		(1)		2		14		1		15
Balance, March 31, 2020	389	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,137	$	(2,845)	$	(1,466)	$	7,832	$	736	$	8,568

	For the nine months ended March 31, 2021
	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	—	—		—	—		—		344		—		344		60		404
Other comprehensive income	—	—		—	—		—		—		366		366		84		450
Dividends	—	—		—	—		(118)		—		—		(118)		(45)		(163)
Other	2	—		—	—		14		—		—		14		35		49
Balance, March 31, 2021	391	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,044	$	(2,897)	$	(965)	$	8,188	$	941	$	9,129

	For the nine months ended March 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, 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	—	—		—	—		—		(872)		—		(872)		(272)		(1,144)
Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—	—		—		—		(344)		(344)		(118)		(462)
Dividends	—	—		—	—		(118)		—		—		(118)		(41)		(159)
Other	3	—		—	—		12		—		1		13		—		13
Balance, March 31, 2020	389	$	4	200	$	2	$	12,137	$	(2,845)	$	(1,466)	$	7,832	$	736	$	8,568