Document And Entity Information (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jul. 22, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Entity Registrant Name	Frontier Communications Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0000020520
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 2,204,500,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		995,216,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011