Fair Value Disclosure (Narrative) (Details) (Successor [Member], CenturyLink [Member], Auction Rate Securities [Member], USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Successor [Member] \| CenturyLink [Member] \| Auction Rate Securities [Member]
Assignments to CenturyLink	$ 79	$ 79

Transfers out of assets measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy that have taken place during the period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)(3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6925170&loc=d3e19207-110258

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