Revenues (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Summary of Disaggregated Revenue by Type and Segment

The following tables present the Company’s disaggregated revenues by type and segment for the three and six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

	For the three months ended December 31, 2022
	Digital Real Estate Services		Subscription Video Services		Dow Jones		Book Publishing		News Media		Other		Total Revenues
	(in millions)
Revenues:
Circulation and subscription	$	3	$	405	$	417	$	—	$	260	$	—	$	1,085
Advertising	33		47		131		—		253		—		464
Consumer	—		—		—		512		—		—		512
Real estate	301		—		—		—		—		—		301
Other	49		10		15		19		66		—		159
Total Revenues	$	386	$	462	$	563	$	531	$	579	$	—	$	2,521

	For the three months ended December 31, 2021
	Digital Real Estate Services		Subscription Video Services		Dow Jones		Book Publishing		News Media		Other		Total Revenues
	(in millions)
Revenues:
Circulation and subscription	$	3	$	433	$	356	$	—	$	280	$	—	$	1,072
Advertising	33		55		141		—		290		—		519
Consumer	—		—		—		594		—		—		594
Real estate	352		—		—		—		—		—		352
Other	68		10		11		23		68		—		180
Total Revenues	$	456	$	498	$	508	$	617	$	638	$	—	$	2,717

	For the six months ended December 31, 2022
	Digital Real Estate Services		Subscription Video Services		Dow Jones		Book Publishing		News Media		Other		Total Revenues
	(in millions)
Revenues:
Circulation and subscription	$	6	$	830	$	831	$	—	$	529	$	—	$	2,196
Advertising	68		111		225		—		466		—		870
Consumer	—		—		—		979		—		—		979
Real estate	624		—		—		—		—		—		624
Other	109		23		22		39		137		—		330
Total Revenues	$	807	$	964	$	1,078	$	1,018	$	1,132	$	—	$	4,999

	For the six months ended December 31, 2021
	Digital Real Estate Services		Subscription Video Services		Dow Jones		Book Publishing		News Media		Other		Total Revenues
	(in millions)
Revenues:
Circulation and subscription	$	6	$	873	$	705	$	—	$	565	$	—	$	2,149
Advertising	66		114		231		—		513		—		924
Consumer	—		—		—		1,118		—		—		1,118
Real estate	672		—		—		—		—		—		672
Other	138		21		16		45		136		—		356
Total Revenues	$	882	$	1,008	$	952	$	1,163	$	1,214	$	—	$	5,219

Summary of Deferred Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table presents changes in the deferred revenue balance for the three and six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

	For the three months ended December 31,				For the six months ended December 31,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	(in millions)
Balance, beginning of period	$	592	$	467	$	604	$	473
Deferral of revenue	893		859		1,790		1,674
Recognition of deferred revenue(a)	(917)		(864)		(1,813)		(1,678)
Other	23		—		10		(7)
Balance, end of period	$	591	$	462	$	591	$	462

(a)For the three and six months ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized $320 million and $490 million, respectively, of revenue which was included in the opening deferred revenue balance. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized $182 million and $372 million, respectively, of revenue which was included in the opening deferred revenue balance.