Organization (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014 item	Dec. 31, 2013 item
Organization
Number of markets in which residential and commercial video, high-speed data, and telephony services are provided	19	19

Represents the number of markets in which services are provided by the entity in the reporting period.

No definition available.

Name:	wowf_NumberOfMarketsInWhichServicesAreProvidedByEntity
Namespace Prefix:	wowf_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration