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Subsequent Events- Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 10, 2021 board_member $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 $ / shares
Common Class A
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash dividend declared per share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.20
Common Class B
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash dividend declared per share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.20
Subsequent Event \| Oil Price Information Services \| Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration transferred \| $		$ 1,150
Subsequent Event \| PropertyGuru Pte. Ltd. \| REA Group
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	18.00%
Equity method investment, diluted ownership percentage	16.60%
Number of Board Director's seats acquired \| board_member	1
Subsequent Event \| 99.co \| REA Group
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	27.00%
Subsequent Event \| Common Class A
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash dividend declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10
Subsequent Event \| Common Class B
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash dividend declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10