Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 12, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	QWEST CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000068622
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1