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Outstanding voting power percentage.

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Percentage of voting power increase.

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Prompt share repurchase amount.

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Stockholders equity.

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Final price paid per share for the purchase of the targeted number of shares, determined by an average market price over a fixed period of time.

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The price paid per share to immediately purchase the targeted number of shares on the date of executing the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Stockholders Equity (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Nov. 11, 2019	Nov. 06, 2019	Feb. 05, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, value of shares repurchased during the period						$ 427,000,000		$ 427,000,000
Stock repurchase program, remaining buyback authorization amount						$ 1,600,000,000		$ 1,600,000,000
Class A and Class B Common Stock
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount		$ 2,000,000,000
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Accelerated share repurchases agreement, amount		350,000,000
Accelerated share repurchases, amount of payment to third party financial institution					$ 350,000,000
Stock repurchase program, number of shares repurchased during the period					8
Accelerated share repurchases, percentage of shares expected to be repurchased					80.00%
Accelerated share repurchases, initial price paid per share	$ 34.99
Cash dividend per share						$ 0	$ 0	$ 0.23	$ 0
Class A Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, number of shares repurchased during the period				2
Accelerated share repurchases, final price paid per share				$ 36.05
Class A Common Stock \| Subsequent Event \| Semi Annual Dividend
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Cash dividend per share			$ 0.23
Dividend payable date			Apr. 01, 2020
Dividend record date			Mar. 04, 2020
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, amount intended to promptly repurchase		$ 150,000,000
Stock repurchase program, number of shares repurchased during the period						2
Stock repurchase program, value of shares repurchased during the period						$ 77,000,000
Cash dividend per share						$ 0	$ 0	$ 0.23	$ 0
Class B Common Stock \| Maximum \| Stockholders Agreement \| Murdoch Family Trust
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Outstanding voting power, percentage		44.00%
Percentage of voting power increase in any rolling twelve-month period		1.75%
Class B Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, value of shares repurchased during the period			$ 73,000,000
Class B Common Stock \| Subsequent Event \| Semi Annual Dividend
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Cash dividend per share			$ 0.23
Dividend payable date			Apr. 01, 2020
Dividend record date			Mar. 04, 2020