Business and Basis of Presentation - Schedule of Extinguishment of Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes	Mar. 20, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes	Mar. 31, 2012 Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Mar. 20, 2012 Minimum Senior Subordinated Notes Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes	Mar. 14, 2012 Minimum Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Mar. 14, 2012 Minimum Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Mar. 14, 2012 Minimum Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Mar. 20, 2012 Maximum Senior Subordinated Notes Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes	Mar. 14, 2012 Maximum Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Mar. 14, 2012 Maximum Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Mar. 14, 2012 Maximum Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility
Extinguishment of Debt Disclosures [Abstract]
Purchase Price Per One Thousand Dollars of Repurchased Debt Face Amount																		270				300
Debt Instrument, Principal Unit Amount												$ 1,000
Minimum Stated Interest Rate Percentage											12.00%
Repurchase Percentage Rate of Par											27.00%				43.50%	53.00%	64.00%		41.50%	50.50%	60.00%		45.50%	54.50%	64.00%
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt [Abstract]
Long-term debt repurchased											98,222,000			142,132,000	91,954,000	23,585,000	26,593,000
Total purchase price											(26,520,000)	(26,000,000)		(69,519,000)									(40,000,000)	(12,500,000)	(23,500,000)
Accelerated amortization of fair value adjustments to Credit Facilities														(2,002,000)
Fees associated with Repurchases											(910,000)			(1,848,000)
Gain on debt repurchases, net	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 70,792,000	[1]	$ 68,763,000	[1]	$ 139,555,000	$ 70,792,000	$ 70,792,000		$ 68,763,000	$ 68,763,000

[1] During the three months ended March 31, 2012 we recognized a gain on the Credit Facility Repurchases of $68.8 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2012, we recognized a gain on the Note Repurchases of $70.8 million. See Note 1, “Business and Basis of Presentation - Significant Financing Developments” for further discussion.