Borrowings - Schedule of Borrowings (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 AUD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 2,987		$ 3,069
Finance lease liability	47		67
Less: current portion	(27)		(293)
Long-term borrowings	2,960		2,776
Finance lease liabilities, current	$ 27		27
Credit facility 2019 \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.02%	6.02%
Total borrowings	$ 321		68
Term loan facility 2019 \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.25%	6.25%
Total borrowings	$ 167		171
Working Capital Facility 2017 \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument unused borrowing capacity		$ 161
Working Capital Facility 2017 \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.02%	6.02%
Total borrowings	$ 0		0
Telstra Facility \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	11.15%	11.15%
Total borrowings	$ 110		90
US Private Placement 2012 - USD Portion -Tranche 2 \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Total borrowings	$ 0		198
US Private Placement 2012 - USD Portion -Tranche 3 \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.42%	4.42%
Total borrowings	$ 149		147
US Private Placement 2012 - AUD Portion \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Total borrowings	$ 0		68
2022 Credit Facility \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument unused borrowing capacity		$ 281
2022 Credit facility — tranche 1 \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.71%	4.71%
Total borrowings	$ 212		273
2022 Credit facility — tranche 2 \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.86%	4.86%
Total borrowings	$ 0		8
News Corporation Borrowings \| 2022 Term loan A(a)
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.748%	6.748%
Total borrowings	$ 500		500
Fixed interest rate of derivative	2.083%	2.083%
Effective interest rate	3.708%	3.708%
News Corporation Borrowings \| 2022 Senior notes
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.125%	5.125%
Total borrowings	$ 492		492
News Corporation Borrowings \| 2021 Senior notes
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.875%	3.875%
Total borrowings	$ 989		$ 987

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