The Transaction (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
The Transaction [Abstract]
Number of access lines acquired	4.0		4.0
Acquisition and integration related costs	$ 67,412,000	$ 78,533,000	$ 100,899,000	$ 125,867,000
The fair value of the total consideration issued including shares and cash payments					5,400,000,000
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
The fair value of common shares issued as part of the acquisition of the Acquired Business					5,200,000,000
Total cash paid as part of the acquisition of the Acquired Business					105,000,000
Shares issued to stockholders of the Acquired Business (in shares)					678,530,386
Percentage of total equity held by stockholders of the Acquired Business after the date of the Transaction closing (in hundredths)					68.40%
Percentage of total equity held by existing stockholders of the Company after the date of the Transaction closing (in hundredths)					31.60%
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations Information [Abstract]
Revenue				4,293,000,000
Operating income				941,000,000
Net income attributable to common shareholders of Frontier				273,000,000
Basic net income per common share attributable to common shareholders of Frontier (dollars per share)				$ 0.28
Diluted net income per common share attributable to common shareholders of Frontier (dollars per share)				$ 0.28
Acquisition of defined assets and liabilities of Verizon Communications Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total transaction consideration					5,411,705,000
Current assets					454,513,000
Property, plant and equipment					4,407,676,000
Goodwill					3,774,151,000
Other intangibles - primarily customer list					2,532,200,000
Other noncurrent assets					75,092,000
Current liabilities					(483,118,000)
Deferred income taxes					(1,430,122,000)
Long-term debt					(3,456,782,000)
Other noncurrent liabilities					(461,905,000)
Total net assets acquired					$ 5,411,705,000