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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2012
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
property
Dec. 31, 2012
Apr. 24, 2013
May 17, 2012
Aug. 15, 2012
Apr. 10, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Remaining outstanding principal     $ 9,780,736,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount $ 8,129,546,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount          
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs     1,519,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDebtNetOfIssuanceCosts            
Amount of consideration for purchase of notes 155,000,000ftr_AmountOfConsiderationForPurchaseOfNotes                
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (19,000,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 160,000,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt   (159,780,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt (90,363,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt        
Line of credit facility, current borrowings     46,845,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit            
Number of properties contributed       4ftr_DefinedBenefitPlanNumberOfPropertiesContributed          
Lease term of contributed property       15 years          
Sale and leaseback term, minimum (in years)     12 years            
Sale and leaseback term, maximum (in years)     23 years            
Senior Notes [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Aggregate principal amount agreed to be purchased                 471,000,000ftr_AggregatePrincipalAmountAgreedToBePurchased
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Amount of consideration for purchase of notes                 532,000,000ftr_AmountOfConsiderationForPurchaseOfNotes
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Loss on early extinguishment of debt   (55,000,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net of tax   34,000,000ftr_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebtNetOfTax
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Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net of tax (in dollars per share)   $ 0.04ftr_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebtNetOfTaxPerShare
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Senior Note Due 1/15/2013 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Loss on repurchase of debt         (2,000,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnRepurchaseOfDebtInstrument
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Repurchase of senior notes         78,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount
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Senior Note Due 5/1/2014 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate             8.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt instrument, maturity date       May 01, 2014          
Aggregate principal amount agreed to be purchased             400,000,000ftr_AggregatePrincipalAmountAgreedToBePurchased
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Amount of consideration for purchase of notes             446,000,000ftr_AmountOfConsiderationForPurchaseOfNotes
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Senior Note Due 3/15/2015 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate                 6.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt Instrument, Issuance Date       Apr. 24, 2013          
Debt instrument, maturity date       Mar. 15, 2015          
Aggregate principal amount agreed to be purchased           1,000,000ftr_AggregatePrincipalAmountAgreedToBePurchased
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Amount of consideration for purchase of notes           1,000,000ftr_AmountOfConsiderationForPurchaseOfNotes
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= ftr_SeniorNoteThreeMember		     216,000,000ftr_AmountOfConsiderationForPurchaseOfNotes
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Senior Note Due 4/15/2015 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate                 7.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt Instrument, Issuance Date     Oct. 01, 2012            
Debt instrument, maturity date       Apr. 15, 2015 Apr. 01, 2015        
Aggregate principal amount agreed to be purchased 76,000,000ftr_AggregatePrincipalAmountAgreedToBePurchased
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= ftr_SeniorNoteFourMember		   277,000,000ftr_AggregatePrincipalAmountAgreedToBePurchased
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Amount of consideration for purchase of notes           1,000,000ftr_AmountOfConsiderationForPurchaseOfNotes
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= ftr_SeniorNoteFourMember		   316,000,000ftr_AmountOfConsiderationForPurchaseOfNotes
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Loss on early extinguishment of debt         (69,000,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Senior Note Due 10/14/2016 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Debt instrument, face amount     575,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Debt instrument, maturity date     Oct. 14, 2016 [1]            
Repayment of the outstanding principal balance, quarterly installments amount     14,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
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Initial pricing for LIBOR based borrowings (in hundredths)     2.875%ftr_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateMarginBaseRateBorrowingsInitial
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Senior Note Due 4/15/2017 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate       8.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt instrument, maturity date       Apr. 15, 2017          
Aggregate principal amount agreed to be purchased 59,000,000ftr_AggregatePrincipalAmountAgreedToBePurchased
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= ftr_SeniorNoteSixMember		         225,000,000ftr_AggregatePrincipalAmountAgreedToBePurchased
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Amount of consideration for purchase of notes           268,000,000ftr_AmountOfConsiderationForPurchaseOfNotes
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Repurchase of senior notes   209,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount
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Senior Note Due 10/1/2018 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate   8.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt instrument, maturity date   Oct. 01, 2018              
Repurchase of senior notes   17,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount
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Senior Note Due 4/15/2020 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate   8.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt instrument, maturity date   Apr. 15, 2020              
Repurchase of senior notes   79,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount
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Senior Note Due 7/1/2021 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Debt instrument, face amount             500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Interest Rate             9.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt Instrument, Issuance Date     May 17, 2012            
Debt instrument, maturity date       Jul. 01, 2021          
Issue price expressed as a percentage of principal amount (in hundredths)             100.00%ftr_IssuePriceExpressedAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs             490,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDebtNetOfIssuanceCosts
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Senior Note Due 1/15/2023 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Debt instrument, face amount 250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= ftr_SeniorNoteTwelveMember		             600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Interest Rate               7.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt Instrument, Issuance Date         Aug. 15, 2012        
Debt instrument, maturity date       Jan. 15, 2023          
Issue price expressed as a percentage of principal amount (in hundredths) 104.25%ftr_IssuePriceExpressedAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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= ftr_SeniorNoteTwelveMember		             100.00%ftr_IssuePriceExpressedAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs 256,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDebtNetOfIssuanceCosts
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= ftr_SeniorNoteTwelveMember		             588,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDebtNetOfIssuanceCosts
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Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Debt instrument, face amount                 750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Interest Rate                 7.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt Instrument, Issuance Date       Apr. 10, 2013          
Debt instrument, maturity date       Apr. 15, 2024          
Issue price expressed as a percentage of principal amount (in hundredths)                 100.00%ftr_IssuePriceExpressedAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs                 737,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDebtNetOfIssuanceCosts
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Secured Equipment Financing [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate     0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Secured equipment financing     11,000,000us-gaap_OtherSecuredFinancings
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Secured equipment financing term     4 years            
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Remaining outstanding principal     9,749,566,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | Senior Note Due 10/14/2016 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate     3.045%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Remaining outstanding principal     402,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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CoBank Term Loan 2014 [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Debt instrument, face amount     350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Repayment of the outstanding principal balance, quarterly installments amount     9,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
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Interest Rate Margin     3.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Revolving Credit Facility [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity     750,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Line of credit facility, current borrowings     $ 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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Interest Rate (in thousandths)     0.45%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod
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Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Initial pricing for LIBOR based borrowings (in hundredths)     1.50%ftr_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateMarginBaseRateBorrowingsInitial
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Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Initial pricing for LIBOR based borrowings (in hundredths)     2.50%ftr_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateMarginBaseRateBorrowingsInitial
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Minimum [Member] | Senior Note Due 10/14/2016 [Member] | Base Rate [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate Margin     0.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate Margin     1.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate Margin     0.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate Margin     1.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Minimum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate Margin     0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Interest Rate Margin     3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
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[1] * Represents borrowings under the 2011 CoBank Credit Agreement, as defined below.