(Loss) Earnings Per Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
(Loss) income from continuing operations		$ (429)	$ (5)	$ (289)	$ (15)	$ 95	$ (147)	$ 87	$ 129	$ (643)	$ 235	$ 367
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests										(95)	(71)	(69)
Less: Redeemable preferred stock dividends	[1]									(2)	(2)	(2)
(Loss) income from continuing operations available to News Corporation stockholders										(740)	162	296
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, available to News Corporation stockholders										0	15	(445)
Net (loss) income available to News Corporation stockholders										$ (740)	$ 177	$ (149)
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding-basic										581.4	580.6	581.0
Dilutive effect of equity awards	[2]									0.0	1.9	1.6
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding-diluted										581.4	582.5	582.6
(Loss) income from continuing operations available to News Corporation stockholders per share-basic and diluted		$ (0.74)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.50)	$ (0.03)	$ 0.16	$ (0.26)	$ 0.15	$ 0.22	$ (1.27)	$ 0.28	$ 0.51
Income (loss) from discontinued operations available to News Corporation stockholders per share-basic and diluted		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (0.01)	$ 0.00	$ (0.04)	$ 0.08	0.00	0.02	(0.77)
Net (loss) income available to News Corporation stockholders per share-basic and diluted										$ (1.27)	$ 0.30	$ (0.26)

[1] Refer to Note 10-Redeemable Preferred Stock

[2] The dilutive impact of the Company's PSUs, RSUs and stock options has been excluded from the calculation of diluted (loss) earnings per share for the fiscal ended June 30, 2017 because their inclusion would have an antidilutive effect on the net loss per share.