Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)			6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes	Jun. 30, 2012 Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Feb. 01, 2010 Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Jun. 30, 2012 RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Jun. 30, 2012 Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Jun. 30, 2012 Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Mar. 31, 2012 Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes Senior Subordinated Notes	Jun. 30, 2012 Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes Senior Subordinated Notes	Mar. 20, 2012 Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of Additional Debt		$ 10,500,000							$ 10,500,000
Repurchased Debt Face Amount (Par)			142,132,000		91,954,000	23,585,000	26,593,000		98,222,000
Repurchase Percentage Rate of Par					43.50%	53.00%	64.00%		27.00%
Total Dex One consolidated (Carrying Value)	2,068,803,000				793,169,000	536,684,000	526,672,000		212,278,000	300,000,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate					9.00%	3.00%	7.30%
Minimum Stated Interest Rate Percentage									12.00%
Maximum Stated Interest Rate Percentage									14.00%
Percentage of Interest Payments Made in Cash								50.00%
Percentage of Interest Payments Made With PIK Interest								50.00%
Fresh Start Accounting Discount Recognized				(120,200,000)
Unamortized Fair Value Adjustments	47,436,000				7,902,000	33,310,000	6,224,000		0
Accelerated amortization of fair value adjustments to Credit Facilities			$ 2,002,000