Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of long-term debt including unamortized discounts and premiums

Long-term debt, including unamortized discounts and premiums, is as follows:

	Interest Rates	Maturities	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
			(Dollars in millions)
CenturyLink, Inc.
Senior notes	5.000% - 7.650%	2015 - 2042	$	7,075		6,250
Credit facility(1)	4.250%	2017	200			820
Term loan	2.430%	2019	407			424
Subsidiaries
Qwest
Senior notes	6.125% - 8.375%	2014 - 2053	9,192			9,168
Embarq
Senior notes	7.082% - 7.995%	2016 - 2036	2,669			2,669
First mortgage bonds	7.125% - 8.770%	2014 - 2025	262			322
Other	9.000%	2019	150			200
Capital lease and other obligations	Various	Various	653			734
Unamortized (discounts) premiums and other, net			(26		)	18
Total long-term debt			20,582			20,605
Less current maturities			(191		)	(1,205	)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities			$	20,391		19,400

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⁽¹⁾  The outstanding amount of our Credit Facility borrowings at September 30, 2013 was $200 million with an interest rate of 4.250%. These amounts change on a regular basis.