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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]      
NET INCOME (LOSS) $ 772us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ (239)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 777us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), AOCI, Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans, Reclassification Adjustment for Net Gain (Loss) and Net Unamortized Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax (1,200)ctl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandPostretirementBenefitPlansReclassificationAdjustmentforNetGainLossandNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetofTax 981ctl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandPostretirementBenefitPlansReclassificationAdjustmentforNetGainLossandNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetofTax (694)ctl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandPostretirementBenefitPlansReclassificationAdjustmentforNetGainLossandNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetofTax
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Prior Service Cost (Credit) Amortization Adjustment and Arising During Period, Net of Tax (1)ctl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandPostretirementBenefitPlansNetPriorServiceCostCreditAmortizationAdjustmentandArisingDuringPeriodNetofTax (84)ctl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandPostretirementBenefitPlansNetPriorServiceCostCreditAmortizationAdjustmentandArisingDuringPeriodNetofTax (6)ctl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandPostretirementBenefitPlansNetPriorServiceCostCreditAmortizationAdjustmentandArisingDuringPeriodNetofTax
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME:      
Auction rate securities marked to market, net of $—, $— and $(1) tax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableforsaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableforsaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent 2us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableforsaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
Auction rate securities settlements reclassified to net income, net of $—, $— and $(1) tax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax 3us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other, net of $(1), $- and $- tax (14)ctl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionandTranslationAdjustmentandOtherAdjustmentsNetofTax 2ctl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionandTranslationAdjustmentandOtherAdjustmentsNetofTax 6ctl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionandTranslationAdjustmentandOtherAdjustmentsNetofTax
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) (1,215)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent 899us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent (689)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME $ (443)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax $ 660us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax $ 88us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax