Borrowings - Schedule of Borrowings (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 AUD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 3,042		$ 2,967
Finance lease liability	30		42
Less: current portion	(58)		(27)
Long-term borrowings	2,984		2,940
Finance lease liabilities, current	$ 25		27
Foxtel \| Interest Rate Swap \| Cash Flow Hedging
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative asset, notional amount		$ 610
2022 Term loan A \| News Corporation Borrowings
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.948%	6.948%
Total borrowings	$ 491		497
Fixed interest rate of derivative	2.083%	2.083%
Effective interest rate	3.583%	3.583%
2022 Senior notes \| News Corporation Borrowings
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.125%	5.125%
Total borrowings	$ 493		492
2021 Senior notes \| News Corporation Borrowings
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.875%	3.875%
Total borrowings	$ 990		989
2024 Foxtel credit facility — tranche 1 \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	7.26%	7.26%
Total borrowings	$ 405		0
2024 Foxtel credit facility — tranche 1 \| News Corporation Borrowings
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate of derivative	4.30%	4.30%
Effective interest rate	7.20%	7.20%
2024 Foxtel credit facility — USD portion — tranche 2 \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	8.63%	8.63%
Total borrowings	$ 49		0
2024 Foxtel credit facility — USD portion — tranche 2 \| News Corporation Borrowings
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate of derivative	4.38%	4.38%
Effective interest rate	7.64%	7.64%
2024 Foxtel credit facility — tranche 3 \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	7.41%	7.41%
Total borrowings	$ 212		0
2024 Foxtel credit facility — tranche 3 \| News Corporation Borrowings
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate of derivative	4.30%	4.30%
Effective interest rate	7.30%	7.30%
2017 Working capital facility \| Foxtel \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument unused borrowing capacity		$ 255
2017 Working capital facility \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	7.26%	7.26%
Total borrowings	$ 0		0
Telstra facility \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	11.95%	11.95%
Total borrowings	$ 101		100
2019 Credit facility \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Total borrowings	$ 0		320
2019 Term loan facility \| Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Total borrowings	$ 0		167
2012 US private placement — USD portion — tranche 3 \| New Foxtel
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Total borrowings	$ 0		149
2024 REA credit facility — tranche 1 \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.85%	5.85%
Total borrowings	$ 81		0
2024 REA credit facility — tranche 2 \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.55%	5.55%
Total borrowings	$ 136		0
2024 Subsidiary facility \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.75%	5.75%
Total borrowings	$ 54		0
Debt instrument unused borrowing capacity		$ 285
2022 Credit facility — tranche 1 \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Total borrowings	$ 0		211
2022 Credit facility — tranche 2 \| REA Group
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Total borrowings	$ 0		$ 0

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