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	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation related to property, plant and equipment		$ 537	$ 533	$ 372
Amortization of capitalized software		231	218	175
Non-cash impairment charge	$ 292	$ 1,690	$ 96	$ 280
News UK and News Corp Australia
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Fixed-asset impairment charges	$ 203
News Corp Australia
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Discount rates		11.50%
Long-term growth rates		0.00%
News Corp UK [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Discount rates		9.50%
Long-term growth rates		(1.00%)
Print Sites, Printing Presses, Print Related Equipment and Capitalized Software [Member] \| United Kingdom Newspapers
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Non-cash impairment charge		$ 148
Print Sites, Printing Presses, Print Related Equipment and Capitalized Software [Member] \| Australian Newspapers [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Non-cash impairment charge		$ 55