Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities

Schedule of long-term debt including unamortized discounts and premiums

Long-term debt, including unamortized discounts and premiums, at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consisted of borrowings by CenturyLink, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, as follows:

		June 30, 2011
									December 31, 2010 Carrying Amount
		Principal Amount		Premiums, Discounts and Other, net			Carrying Amount
		(Dollars in millions)
CenturyLink, Inc.		$	4,519		(24	)		4,495		2,885
Subsidiaries
	Qwest		11,796		615			12,411		—
	Embarq Corporation		4,535		(173	)		4,362		4,360
	Other		76		—			76		83
Total long-term debt			20,926		418			21,344		7,328
Less current maturities			1,610		—			1,610		12
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities		$	19,316		418			19,734		7,316

Schedule of maturities of long-term debt

Aggregate maturities of our long-term debt (including debt of Qwest and its subsidiaries) as of June 30, 2011 are as follows (dollars in millions):

Remainder of 2011 (classified as current)		$	61
Year ending December 31,
	2012 (including $1,549 classified as current)	$	1,929
	2013	$	1,657
	2014	$	2,006
	2015	$	1,349
Thereafter		$	13,923