Long-Term Debt, Financing and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

	Interest Rates			Maturities			September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
							(in millions)
Notes
Senior notes
Sprint Nextel Corporation	6.00	-	11.50%	2016	-	2022	$	7,000		$	4,500
Sprint Capital Corporation	6.88	-	8.75%	2019	-	2032	6,204			6,204
Serial redeemable senior notes
Nextel Communications, Inc.	5.95	-	7.38%	2014	-	2015	2,280			4,780
Guaranteed notes
Sprint Nextel Corporation	7.00	-	9.00%	2018	-	2020	4,000			3,000
Secured notes
iPCS, Inc.	2.57	-	3.69%	2013	-	2014	481			481
Credit facilities
Bank credit facility	4.38%			2013			—			—
Export Development Canada	5.39%			2015			500			500
Secured equipment credit facility	2.03%			2017			77			—
Financing obligation	9.50%			2030			698			698
Capital lease obligations and other	4.11	-	15.49%	2014	-	2022	77			71
Net (discounts) premiums							(13		)	40
							21,304			20,274
Less current portion							(310		)	(8		)
Long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations							$	20,994		$	20,266