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Income Taxes (Reconciliation Of Provision For Income Taxes) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]      
Consolidated tax provision at federal statutory rate (in hundredths) 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State income tax provisions, net of federal income tax benefit (in hundredths) 1.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (2.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 2.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Noncontrolling interest (in hundredths)   (0.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense (2.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense
Tax reserve adjustment (in hundredths) 6.90%ftr_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxReserveAdjustment (1.10%)ftr_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxReserveAdjustment (5.40%)ftr_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxReserveAdjustment
Domestic production activities deduction (in hundreths) (8.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities    
Changes in certain deferred tax balances (in hundredths) (14.10%)ftr_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInCertainDeferredTaxBalances (4.00%)ftr_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInCertainDeferredTaxBalances 3.10%ftr_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInCertainDeferredTaxBalances
IRS audit adjustments (in hundredths)   3.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlementsDomestic  
Federal research and development credit (in hundreths) (3.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch (3.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch  
Non-deductible transaction costs (in hundreths) 1.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense 2.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense  
All other, net (in hundredths) 0.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective tax rate (in hundredths) 18.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 29.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 33.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations