Revenues - Summary of Disaggregated Revenue by Type and by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 10,385	$ 9,358	$ 9,008
Circulation and subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,425	4,206	3,857
Advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,821	1,594	2,193
Consumer
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,106	1,908	1,593
Real estate
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,347	1,153	862
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	686	497	503
Digital Real Estate Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,741	1,393	1,065
Digital Real Estate Services | Circulation and subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	13	25	36
Digital Real Estate Services | Advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	135	126	98
Digital Real Estate Services | Consumer
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Digital Real Estate Services | Real estate
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,347	1,153	862
Digital Real Estate Services | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	246	89	69
Subscription Video Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,026	2,072	1,884
Subscription Video Services | Circulation and subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,753	1,825	1,673
Subscription Video Services | Advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	232	210	174
Subscription Video Services | Consumer
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Subscription Video Services | Real estate
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Subscription Video Services | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	41	37	37
Dow Jones
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,004	1,702	1,590
Dow Jones | Circulation and subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,516	1,296	1,191
Dow Jones | Advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	449	373	359
Dow Jones | Consumer
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Dow Jones | Real estate
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Dow Jones | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	39	33	40
Book Publishing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,191	1,985	1,666
Book Publishing | Circulation and subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Book Publishing | Advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Book Publishing | Consumer
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,106	1,908	1,593
Book Publishing | Real estate
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Book Publishing | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	85	77	73
News Media
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,423	2,205	2,801
News Media | Circulation and subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,143	1,060	956
News Media | Advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,005	885	1,562
News Media | Consumer
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
News Media | Real estate
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
News Media | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	275	260	283
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	1	2
Other | Circulation and subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	1
Other | Advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Other | Consumer
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Other | Real estate
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Other | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 0	$ 1	$ 1