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Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities - Schedule of Long Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jul. 15, 2020
Jan. 24, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Finance lease and other obligations $ 202,000,000     $ 222,000,000
Unamortized discounts, net (48,000,000)     (52,000,000)
Unamortized debt issuance costs (271,000,000)     (293,000,000)
Total long-term debt 34,299,000,000     34,694,000,000
Less current maturities (2,885,000,000)     (2,300,000,000)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities $ 31,414,000,000     32,394,000,000
Subsequent Event | Senior notes        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Repurchased face amount   $ 1,200,000,000    
CenturyLink, Inc. | Credit facility | 2017 Revolving Credit Facility        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 2.19%      
Long-term debt, gross $ 1,075,000,000     $ 250,000,000
CenturyLink, Inc. | Term loan        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate 2.178%     4.549%
CenturyLink, Inc. | Term loan | Term Loan A        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Long-term debt, gross $ 1,137,000,000     $ 1,536,000,000
CenturyLink, Inc. | Term loan | Term Loan A | LIBOR        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Basis spread (as a percent) 2.00%      
CenturyLink, Inc. | Term loan | Term Loan A-1        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Long-term debt, gross $ 325,000,000     333,000,000
CenturyLink, Inc. | Term loan | Term Loan A-1 | LIBOR        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Basis spread (as a percent) 2.00%      
CenturyLink, Inc. | Term loan | Term Loan B        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Long-term debt, gross $ 4,975,000,000     $ 5,880,000,000
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate 2.428%     4.549%
CenturyLink, Inc. | Term loan | Term Loan B | LIBOR        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Basis spread (as a percent) 2.25%      
CenturyLink, Inc. | Senior notes        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Long-term debt, gross $ 7,645,000,000     $ 8,696,000,000
CenturyLink, Inc. | Senior notes | Minimum        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 5.125%      
CenturyLink, Inc. | Senior notes | Maximum        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 7.65%      
CenturyLink, Inc. | Senior notes | 4.000% Senior Secured Notes Due 2027        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 4.00%   4.00%  
Long-term debt, gross $ 1,250,000,000     0
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Term loan | Tranche B 2027 Term Loan        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Long-term debt, gross $ 3,111,000,000     $ 3,111,000,000
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate 1.928%     3.549%
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Term loan | Tranche B 2027 Term Loan | LIBOR        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Basis spread (as a percent) 1.75%      
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Long-term debt, gross $ 6,715,000,000     $ 5,515,000,000
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Minimum        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 4.25%      
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Maximum        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 5.625%      
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Senior Notes, Maturing 2027-2029        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Long-term debt, gross $ 1,500,000,000     1,500,000,000
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Senior Notes, Maturing 2027-2029 | Minimum        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 3.40%      
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Senior Notes, Maturing 2027-2029 | Maximum        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 3.875%      
Embarq Corporation and subsidiary | Senior notes        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 7.995%      
Long-term debt, gross $ 1,437,000,000     1,450,000,000
Embarq Corporation and subsidiary | First mortgage bonds        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Long-term debt, gross $ 138,000,000     138,000,000
Embarq Corporation and subsidiary | First mortgage bonds | Minimum        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 7.125%      
Embarq Corporation and subsidiary | First mortgage bonds | Maximum        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 8.375%      
Qwest Corporation | Term loan        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Long-term debt, gross $ 100,000,000     $ 100,000,000
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate 218.00%     3.80%
Qwest Corporation | Term loan | LIBOR        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Basis spread (as a percent) 2.00%      
Qwest Corporation | Senior notes        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Long-term debt, gross $ 4,656,000,000     $ 5,956,000,000
Qwest Corporation | Senior notes | Minimum        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 6.125%      
Qwest Corporation | Senior notes | Maximum        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 7.75%      
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. | Senior notes        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Long-term debt, gross $ 352,000,000     $ 352,000,000
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. | Senior notes | Minimum        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 6.875%      
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. | Senior notes | Maximum        
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities        
Stated interest rate 7.75%