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Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets (Details 5) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Payments to acquire businesses, gross $ 93us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross $ 160us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross $ 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
Goodwill acquired during period 92us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod 139us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod  
Goodwill purchase accounting adjustment (11)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments    
Cognilytics and Data Gardens      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired 95us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ctl_CognilyticsandDataGardensMember
   
Cash acquired from business acquisition 2us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ctl_CognilyticsandDataGardensMember
   
Goodwill acquired during period 92us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ctl_CognilyticsandDataGardensMember
   
AppFog and Tier 3      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Payments to acquire businesses, gross   160us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ctl_AppfogandTier3Member
 
Goodwill acquired during period   139us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ctl_AppfogandTier3Member
 
Tier 3      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-Lived intangible assets purchase accounting adjustment 19us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ctl_Tier3Member
   
Goodwill purchase accounting adjustment (11)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ctl_Tier3Member
   
Deferred tax assets purchase accounting adjustment $ (8)ctl_DeferredTaxAssetsPurchaseAccountingAdjustment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ctl_Tier3Member