Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities (Details 3) - Mar. 19, 2015 - CenturyLink, Inc. - Senior notes - 5.625% Notes due 2025	Total
Debt instrument, redemption, period one
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, redemption, description	greater of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes or the sum of the present value of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes, discounted to the redemption date in the manner described in the Notes
Debt instrument, redemption, period two
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, redemption, description	redeem the Notes at par
Debt instrument, redemption, period three
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount (percent)	35.00%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage (percent)	105.625%
Debt instrument, redemption, period four
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage (percent)	101.00%

Percentage of principal amount of debt that may be redeemed.

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Description of debt redemption features under terms of the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 470

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph e

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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