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Debt Instrument, Covenants, Percentage of Principal Amount That Maybe Redeemed

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Debt Instrument, Covenants, Percentage of Principal Amount Upon Change in Control

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Debt instrument interest coverage ratio one.

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance, Operating Income Leverage Ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenants, Amortization Percentage, Tranche Five

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenants, Amortization Percentage, Tranche Four

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenants, Amortization Percentage, Tranche One

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenants, Amortization Percentage, Tranche Three

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenants, Amortization Percentage, Tranche Two

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Line of Credit Facility, Extension Term

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Line of Credit Facility, Increase to Maximum Borrowing Capacity

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Line of Credit Facility, Number of Extension Options

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Line of Credit, Number of Facilities

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Operating income leverage ratio one.

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Telstra's ownership percentage of foxtel.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fixed interest rate that will be received or paid upon exercise of the interest rate swaption contract.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	Mar. 29, 2022 USD ($) extension	Feb. 29, 2020 AUD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 AUD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) facility	Jun. 30, 2022 AUD ($) facility	Mar. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2019
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of credit facility	$ 750,000,000					$ 750,000,000
Unused capacity commitment fee percentage			0.20%
2019 Term loan facility \| Foxtel
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate								6.25%
2022 Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of credit facility	1,250,000,000
Increase to maximum borrowing capacity	$ 250,000,000
Operating income leverage ratio	300.00%
Interest coverage ratio	300.00%
2022 Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing			0.375%
2022 Credit Agreement \| Relevant Rate \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing			1.375%
Term Loan A Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of credit facility	$ 500,000,000
Amortization percentage, tranche one	0.00%
Amortization percentage, tranche two	2.50%
Amortization percentage, tranche three	2.50%
Amortization percentage, tranche four	5.00%
Amortization percentage, tranche five	5.00%
Extension term	1 year
Number of extension options \| extension	2
Term Loan A Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Interest Rate Contract
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest swap rate				2.083%	2.083%
Letter of Credit \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of credit facility	$ 100,000,000
Foxtel
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Operating income leverage ratio			325.00%
Foxtel \| 2019 Term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from long-term lines of credit			$ 250
Interest coverage ratio			350.00%
Foxtel \| Telstra facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Telstras ownership percentage of Foxtel		35.00%
Foxtel \| Telstra facility \| Australian BBSY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing		7.75%
Unsecured revolving credit facility available amount		$ 170
Minimum \| Australian BBSY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing			2.00%
Maximum \| Australian BBSY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing			3.25%
Maximum \| New Foxtel
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused capacity commitment fee percentage			45.00%
2017 Working capital facility \| Foxtel
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of credit facility				$ 40,000,000
2017 Working capital facility \| New Foxtel
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				4.11%	4.11%
2019 Credit facility \| Foxtel
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				4.11%	4.11%
Maximum amount of credit facility				$ 610,000,000
2022 Senior notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt							$ 500,000,000
Interest rate				5.125%	5.125%		5.125%
Percentage of principal amount that maybe redeemed							40.00%
Percentage of principal amount that may be redeemed upon change in control							101.00%
2022 Credit Facilities \| REA Group
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of credit facility					$ 600
Unused capacity commitment fee percentage			40.00%
Operating income leverage ratio			350.00%
Interest coverage ratio			300.00%
Number of facilities \| facility				2	2
Credit Facility 2022 Tranche 1 \| REA Group
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				2.79%	2.79%
Maximum amount of credit facility					$ 400
Debt instrument term			3 years
Credit Facility 2022 Tranche 1 \| Minimum \| REA Group \| Australian BBSY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing			1.00%
Credit Facility 2022 Tranche 1 \| Maximum \| REA Group \| Australian BBSY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing			2.10%
Credit Facility 2022 Tranche 2 \| REA Group
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				2.94%	2.94%
Maximum amount of credit facility					$ 200
Increase to maximum borrowing capacity					$ 500
Debt instrument term			4 years
Credit Facility 2022 Tranche 2 \| Minimum \| REA Group \| Australian BBSY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing			1.15%
Credit Facility 2022 Tranche 2 \| Maximum \| REA Group \| Australian BBSY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin for borrowing			2.25%