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Significant Transactions (Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation) (Details) (Clearwire Acquisition [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended
Jul. 08, 2013
Jul. 09, 2013
Clearwire Acquisition [Member]
   
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets   $ 778us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= s_ClearwireAcquisitionMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment   1,245us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= s_ClearwireAcquisitionMember
Finite-Lived Intangibles   12,870us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= s_ClearwireAcquisitionMember
Goodwill, Acquired During Period 437us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= s_ClearwireAcquisitionMember
 
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets   25us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= s_ClearwireAcquisitionMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities   1,070us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= s_ClearwireAcquisitionMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt   4,288us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= s_ClearwireAcquisitionMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent   2,130us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= s_ClearwireAcquisitionMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other   876us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= s_ClearwireAcquisitionMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net   $ 6,991us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= s_ClearwireAcquisitionMember