Debt Obligations - Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended					0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes	Apr. 30, 2013 Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2013 Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2013 Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2013 RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2013 Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2013 Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate							11.60%	11.60%	11.00%	9.75%	9.00%	6.00%	2.80%	8.00%	7.00%
Debt stated percentage interest rate				14.00%	14.00%
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 2,851,000,000		$ 2,010,000,000	$ 236,000,000	$ 220,000,000		$ 1,023,000,000	$ 1,023,000,000	$ 0	$ 708,000,000	$ 776,000,000	$ 455,000,000	$ 516,000,000	$ 429,000,000	$ 498,000,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	160,000,000		2,010,000,000
Long-term debt	2,691,000,000		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
Amortization of debt discount	33,000,000	19,000,000					17,000,000	28,000,000
Unamortized discount							$ 332,000,000	$ 332,000,000