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	Apr. 08, 2015	Jun. 16, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 10, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
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Amended and Restated Credit Facility
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Unamortized debt issuance expense				$ 3,000,000		$ 3,000,000
Repurchase debt, maximum period to repurchase debt						180 days
Total debt principal payments						$ 107,000,000	202,000,000
Principal repayments at par						100,000,000	156,000,000
Administrative fees	$ 1,000,000
Repurchase amount						108,000,000	210,000,000
Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility
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Total debt obligations, fair value			$ 1,082,000,000
Additional senior subordinated notes			1,442,000,000	1,004,000,000		1,004,000,000
Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment			$ 360,000,000
Non-cash interest expense				22,000,000	$ 19,000,000	42,000,000	36,000,000
Unamortized discount				$ 161,000,000		$ 161,000,000
Mandatory debt principal payment due as percentage of increase in available cash						67.50%
Repurchase debt, face value discount percent						12.50%
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Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Variable Interest Rate Option Two \| Principal and Interest Payments Option One \| Federal Funds Effective Rate
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Basis spread						0.50%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt stated percentage interest rate				3.00%		3.00%
Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Variable Interest Rate Option Two \| Principal and Interest Payments Option Two \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread						8.60%
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Interest period						1 month
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Interest period						3 months
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Basis spread						7.60%
Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| R.H. Donnelly Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Repurchase debt, face value discount percent						20.00%
Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| R.H. Donnelly Inc. \| Principal and Interest Payments Option One
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Dex Media East, Inc. \| 2015 and 2016
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Repurchase debt, face value discount percent						20.00%
Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Dex Media East, Inc. \| Principal and Interest Payments Option One
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Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Non-cash interest expense				1,000,000		1,000,000
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Mandatory debt principal payments, excess cash flow sweep percentage						50.00%
Repurchase debt, face value discount percent						30.00%
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Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Variable Interest Rate Option Three \| Principal and Interest Payments Option One \| London Interbank Offered Rate LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread						1.00%
Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Variable Interest Rate Option Three \| Principal and Interest Payments Option One \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread						4.00%
Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt stated percentage interest rate				14.00%		14.00%			14.00%
Total debt principal payments	7,000,000	$ 46,000,000
Gain on debt extinguishment	1,000,000	8,000,000
Write-off of unamortized debt fair value adjustment		7,000,000
Administrative fees		1,000,000
Paid-in-kind interest						$ 9,000,000	$ 8,000,000
Repurchase amount	$ 8,000,000	$ 54,000,000
Senior Subordinated Notes \| Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional senior subordinated notes				$ 9,000,000		$ 9,000,000
Debt stated percentage interest rate				12.00%		12.00%
Maximum stated rate						14.00%
Percentage required in cash						50.00%
Percentage required in PIK interest						50.00%
Senior Subordinated Notes \| Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes \| Semi-Annual Interest Period
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent of interest payments made in cash						50.00%
Percent of interest payments made with payments-in-kind interest						50.00%