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Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Stock Options [Member]    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Shares excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares) 83,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
83,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Fee Plan and Equity Plan [Member]    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Shares excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares) 1,166,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= ftr_NonEmployeeDirectorsDeferredFeePlanAndEquityPlanMember
1,314,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= ftr_NonEmployeeDirectorsDeferredFeePlanAndEquityPlanMember
Expense recognized during the period 1us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= ftr_NonEmployeeDirectorsDeferredFeePlanAndEquityPlanMember
2us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= ftr_NonEmployeeDirectorsDeferredFeePlanAndEquityPlanMember