Document and Entity Information Document - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	MEREDITH CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000065011
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float			$ 2.2
Common stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		39,475,889
Class B stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,119,163
Common stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		44,595,052