CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $)	Predecessor [Member] USD ($)	Predecessor [Member] Common Stock [Member] USD ($)	Predecessor [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] USD ($)	Predecessor [Member] Treasury Stock [Member] USD ($)	Predecessor [Member] Retained Earnings [Member] USD ($)	Predecessor [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] USD ($)	Successor [Member] USD ($)	Successor [Member] Common Stock [Member] USD ($)		Successor [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] USD ($)	Successor [Member] Retained Earnings [Member] USD ($)	Successor [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] USD ($)	SoftBank [Member] Successor [Member] USD ($)	SoftBank [Member] Successor [Member] Common Stock [Member] USD ($)	SoftBank [Member] Successor [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] USD ($)	Common Class B [Member] Successor [Member] Common Stock [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 14,546,000,000	$ 6,016,000,000	$ 46,841,000,000	$ (227,000,000)	$ (37,582,000,000)	$ (502,000,000)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2010		3,008,000,000		20,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income	(2,890,000,000)				(2,890,000,000)
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax	(290,000,000)					(290,000,000)
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		7,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	18,000,000	14,000,000	0
Share-based compensation expense	43,000,000		43,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities		(19,000,000)		(19,000,000)
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Convertible Securities	0	(38,000,000)	(168,000,000)	206,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Treasury Stock Reissued				(1,000,000)
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Treasury Stock Reissued				21,000,000	(17,000,000)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	11,427,000,000	5,992,000,000	46,716,000,000	0	(40,489,000,000)	(792,000,000)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011		2,996,000,000		0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income	(863,000,000)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2012
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	11,427,000,000	5,992,000,000	46,716,000,000		(40,489,000,000)	(792,000,000)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011		2,996,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	3,010,000,000						3,106,000									3,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income	(4,326,000,000)				(4,326,000,000)
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax	(341,000,000)					(341,000,000)
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		14,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	29,000,000	27,000,000	2,000,000
Share-based compensation expense	44,000,000		44,000,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt	254,000,000		254,000,000
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	7,087,000,000	6,019,000,000	47,016,000,000	0	(44,815,000,000)	(1,133,000,000)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		3,010,000,000		0
Balance at Sep. 30, 2012
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	3,010,000,000						3,106,000									3,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income	(1,322,000,000)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	7,087,000,000			0
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012				0
Balance at Oct. 05, 2012							0	0		0	0	0
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 05, 2012								0
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other							3,105,000,000			3,105,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Payments for Merger Related Costs							32,000,000			32,000,000
Net (loss) income							(27,000,000)				(27,000,000)
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax							0
Balance at Dec. 30, 2012
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	7,087,000,000			0			3,110,000,000
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012				0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income	(643,000,000)						(9)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2013
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	7,087,000,000	6,019,000,000	47,016,000,000	0	(44,815,000,000)	(1,133,000,000)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		3,010,000,000		0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income	(1,158,000,000)				(1,158,000,000)
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax	23,000,000					23,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		16,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	60,000,000	33,000,000	27,000,000
Share-based compensation expense	18,000,000		18,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities		590,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Convertible Securities		1,181,000,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Convertible Debt with Conversion Feature			1,919,000,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt	3,100,000,000
Balance at Jul. 10, 2013	9,130,000,000	7,233,000,000	48,980,000,000	0	(45,973,000,000)	(1,110,000,000)
Balance (in shares) at Jul. 10, 2013		3,616,000,000		0
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012				0			3,110,000,000	0		3,137,000,000	(27,000,000)	0
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012				0				0	[1]
Common Stock, Shares, Issued							3,934,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Payments for Merger Related Costs							97,000,000			97,000,000
Net (loss) income							(1,860,000,000)				(1,860,000,000)
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax							102,000,000					102,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Exercised								7,000,000
Value of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Exercised							27,000,000	0		27,000,000	0
Share-based compensation expense							45,000,000			45,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions								851,000,000						3,076,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions							5,344,000,000	8,000,000		5,336,000,000			18,401,000,000	31,000,000	18,370,000,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Received from Exercise of Stock Options							193,000,000			193,000,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Warrant Issued							139,000,000			139,000,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Return of Capital to Acquirer, prior to acquisition							(14,000,000)			(14,000,000)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013							25,584,000,000	39,000,000		27,330,000,000	(1,887,000,000)	102,000,000
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013								3,934,000,000
Balance at Sep. 30, 2013
Common Stock, Shares, Issued							3,934,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income							(1,038)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013							$ 25,584,000,000

[1] (1)For the successor period beginning October 5, 2012 and ending December 31, 2012, there were approximately 3 million shares of Class B common stock of Starburst II, Inc. issued and outstanding with an immaterial value. These shares were exchanged within the issuance of common stock to SoftBank upon acquisition.