Long-Term Debt, Financing and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

	Interest Rates			Maturities			March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
							(in millions)
Notes
Senior notes
Sprint Nextel Corporation	6.00	-	11.50%	2016	-	2022	$	9,280		$	9,280
Sprint Capital Corporation	6.88	-	8.75%	2019	-	2032	6,204			6,204
Guaranteed notes
Sprint Nextel Corporation	7.00	-	9.00%	2018	-	2020	4,000			4,000
Secured notes
iPCS, Inc.	2.42	-	3.55%	2013	-	2014	481			481
Convertible bonds
Sprint Nextel Corporation	1.00%			2019			3,100			3,100
Credit facilities
Bank credit facility	3.31%			2018			—			—
Export Development Canada	4.20%			2015			500			500
Secured equipment credit facility	2.03%			2017			445			296
Financing obligation	9.50%			2030			697			698
Capital lease obligations and other	4.11	-	15.49%	2014	-	2022	70			74
Net discount from beneficial conversion feature on convertible bond							(238		)	(247		)
Net discounts							(39		)	(45		)
							24,500			24,341
Less current portion							(428		)	(379		)
Long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations							$	24,072		$	23,962