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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Borrowings - Schedule of Borrowings (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Finance Lease Liability	$ 100		$ 118
Total borrowings	2,313		1,259
Less: current portion	(28)		(76)
Long-term borrowings	2,285		1,183
2019 Credit facility \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 0		117
Interest rate	0.00%
2019 Credit facility \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 232		371
Interest rate	2.33%
2019 Term loan facility \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 190		171
Interest rate	6.25%
2017 Working capital facility \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 0		0
Interest rate	2.33%
Telstra facility \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 60		11
Interest rate	7.83%
2012 US private placement - USD portion - tranche 2 \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 202		200
Interest rate	4.27%
2012 US private placement - USD portion - tranche 3 \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 152		150
Interest rate	4.42%
2012 US private placement - AUD portion \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 78		73
Interest rate	7.04%
2018 Credit facility \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 0		48
Interest rate	0.00%
2020 Credit facility \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 0		0
Interest rate	0.00%
2021 Bridge Facility \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 314		0
Interest rate	0.86%
2021 Senior notes
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 985		$ 0
Interest rate	3.875%	3.875%