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	Apr. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Feb. 01, 2010 Revaluation of Liabilities	Nov. 25, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Apr. 19, 2012 Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Mar. 23, 2012 Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Apr. 30, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Principal and Interest Payments Option One	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option One Federal Funds Effective Rate	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two Eurodollar	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Three Principal and Interest Payments Option One LIBOR	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Three Principal and Interest Payments Option One Base Rate	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option One Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option Two Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option Three Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Principal and Interest Payments Option One	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option One Federal Funds Effective Rate	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two Eurodollar	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Three Principal and Interest Payments Option One LIBOR	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Three Principal and Interest Payments Option One Base Rate	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option One Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option Two Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option Three Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option Four Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility 2013 and 2014	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility 2015 and 2016	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Principal and Interest Payments Option One	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option One Federal Funds Effective Rate	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two Eurodollar	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Three Principal and Interest Payments Option One LIBOR	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Three Principal and Interest Payments Option One Base Rate	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option One Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option Two Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option Three Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option Four Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Principal and Interest Payments Option One	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option One Federal Funds Effective Rate	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two Eurodollar	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Three Principal and Interest Payments Option One LIBOR	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Variable Interest Rate Option Three Principal and Interest Payments Option One Base Rate	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option One Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option Two Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option Three Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility Interest Period Option Four Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes	Jun. 30, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes Semi-Annual Interest Period Ending March 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes Semi-Annual Interest Period Ending September 30, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt fair value														$ 1,082,000,000
Outstanding debt, face amount														1,442,000,000																																																16,000,000
Liabilities fair value adjustment														360,000,000
Amortization of debt discount															46,000,000
Write off of debt discount associated with repurchase of debt									26,000,000						26,000,000
Debt unamortized discount															288,000,000
Fresh-start accounting discount recognized								120,000,000
Write-off of remaining unamortized debt fair value adjustment					32,000,000
Debt variable interest rate floor percentage																4.00%										4.00%												4.00%											4.00%
Debt basis spread on variable rate																	0.50%		8.60%	1.00%	7.60%						0.50%		6.75%	1.00%	5.75%								0.50%		3.00%	1.00%	2.00%							0.50%		5.00%	1.00%	4.00%
Debt stated percentage																		3.00%										3.00%												3.00%											3.00%								14.00%	14.00%		12.00%
Debt interest period																						1 month	2 months	3 months								1 month	2 months	3 months	6 months									1 month	2 months	3 months	6 months								1 month	2 months	3 months	6 months
Maximum stated interest rate percentage																																																														14.00%
Percentage required in cash																																																													50.00%
Percentage required in PIK interest																																																														50.00%
Percentage of interest payments made in cash																																																															50.00%	50.00%
Percentage of interest payments made with PIK interest																																																															50.00%	50.00%
Mandatory debt principal payments, excess cash flow sweep percentage																									60.00%											70.00%	60.00%											50.00%
Mandatory debt principal payment due as percentage of increase in available cash															67.50%
Repurchase debt, face value discount percent															12.50%										20.00%											15.00%	20.00%											30.00%
Covenant, repurchase debt, maximum period to repurchase debt												180 days
Total debt principal payments					505,000,000	401,000,000	255,000,000		101,000,000	26,000,000	70,000,000	505,000,000	401,000,000
Mandatory and optional principal payments at par												404,000,000	305,000,000
Amount of debt prepaid									137,000,000	98,000,000	142,000,000	541,000,000	545,000,000
Gains on early extinguishment of debt	428,000,000	9,000,000	71,000,000	69,000,000	9,000,000	140,000,000	0		9,000,000	71,000,000	69,000,000
Non-taxable gain on early extinguishment of debt before offsetting administrative fees									36,000,000	72,000,000	72,000,000
Debt extinguishment costs									$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 3,000,000