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Additional Financial Information Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, carrying value		$ 2,851,000,000	$ 2,010,000,000
Carrying Amount
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, carrying value		2,851,000,000	2,010,000,000
Fair Value
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, fair value		2,421,000,000	1,330,000,000
Recurring \| Level 2
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Money market funds		81,000,000	3,000,000
Certificates of deposit		10,000,000	2,000,000
Senior Subordinated Notes
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, carrying value		236,000,000	220,000,000
Senior Subordinated Notes \| Carrying Amount
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, carrying value		236,000,000	220,000,000
Senior Subordinated Notes \| Fair Value
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, fair value		155,000,000	73,000,000
Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Facility
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, carrying value		1,023,000,000	0
Total debt obligations, fair value	1,082,000,000
Outstanding debt, face value	1,442,000,000
Acquisition accounting, debt discount	360,000,000
Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Carrying Amount
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, carrying value		1,023,000,000	0
Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Fair Value
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, fair value		1,049,000,000	0
RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Facility
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, carrying value		708,000,000	776,000,000
RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Carrying Amount
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, carrying value		708,000,000	776,000,000
RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Fair Value
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, fair value		515,000,000	528,000,000
Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Facility
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, carrying value		455,000,000	516,000,000
Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Carrying Amount
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, carrying value		455,000,000	516,000,000
Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Fair Value
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, fair value		345,000,000	360,000,000
Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Facility
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, carrying value		429,000,000	498,000,000
Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Carrying Amount
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, carrying value		429,000,000	498,000,000
Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Facility \| Fair Value
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Total debt obligations, fair value		$ 357,000,000	$ 369,000,000