Borrowings - Schedule of Borrowings (Detail) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 AUD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 2,967		$ 3,069
Finance lease liability	42		67
Less: current portion	(27)		(293)
Long-term borrowings	2,940		2,776
Finance lease liability, current	$ 27		$ 27
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Less: current portion	Less: current portion	Less: current portion
2019 Credit Facility \| Foxtel \| Unsecured Revolving
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Amount of unused borrowing capacity		$ 161
2019 Credit Facility \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.65%	6.65%
Total borrowings	$ 320		$ 68
2019 Term loan facility \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.25%	6.25%
Total borrowings	$ 167		171
2017 Working Capital Facility \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.65%	6.65%
Total borrowings	$ 0		0
Telstra facility \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	11.46%	11.46%
Total borrowings	$ 100		90
2012 US private placement - USD portion - tranche 2 \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Total borrowings	$ 0		198
2012 US private placement - USD portion - tranche 3 \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.42%	4.42%
Total borrowings	$ 149		147
2012 US private placement - AUD portion \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Total borrowings	$ 0		68
Credit Facility 2022 \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Amount of unused borrowing capacity		$ 281
2022 Credit Facility - Tranche 1 \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.35%	5.35%
Total borrowings	$ 211		273
2022 Credit Facility - Tranche 2 \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.50%	5.50%
Total borrowings	$ 0		8
News Corporation Borrowings \| 2022 Term Loan A
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.842%	6.842%
Total borrowings	$ 497		500
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
News Corporation Borrowings \| Term A Loan
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative interest rate	2.083%	2.083%
Effective interest rate	3.708%	3.708%

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