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Long-Term Debt Interest Rate (Details)
Mar. 31, 2015
Unsecured Debt | 2017 Notes - 7.875%, due November 1, 2017  
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= win_Notes2017Member
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= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt | 2018 Notes - 8.125%, due September 1, 2018  
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 8.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= win_Notes2018Member
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= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt | 2020 Notes - 7.750%, due October 15, 2020  
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= win_Notes2020Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt | 2021 Notes - 7.750% due October 1, 2021  
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= win_Notes2021Member
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= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt | 2022 Notes - 7.500% due June 1, 2022  
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= win_NotesJune2022Member
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= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt | 2023 Notes - 7.500% due April 1, 2023  
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= win_Notes2023Member
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= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt | 2023 Notes - 6.375%, due August 1, 2023  
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= win_Notes2023MemberMember
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= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Windstream Holdings of the Midwest, Inc. | Secured Debt | 6.75%, due April 1, 2028  
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= win_Notes2028Member
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= win_WindstreamHoldingsOfMidwestIncMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
Cinergy Communications Company | Secured Debt | 6.58%, due January 1, 2022  
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.58%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= win_Notes2022Member
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= win_CinergyCommunicationsCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
PAETEC Holding Corp. | Unsecured Debt | 2018 Notes - 9.875% due December 1, 2018  
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 9.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= win_NotesDecember2018Member
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= win_PaetecHoldingCorpMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember