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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]      
Net income $ 970us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ 964us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ 849us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 2,005us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 2,128us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 2,290us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Deferred income taxes (228)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (152)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (201)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Provision for uncollectible accounts 64us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts 65us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts 74us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts
Net long-term debt premium amortization (39)us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium (52)us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium (65)us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
Accrued interest on affiliate note 42ctq_RelatedPartyNoteAccruedInterestExpense 0ctq_RelatedPartyNoteAccruedInterestExpense 0ctq_RelatedPartyNoteAccruedInterestExpense
Net loss on early retirement of debt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 47us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Impairment of asset 17us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate
Changes in current assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable (66)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (94)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (76)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Accounts payable (9)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable (1)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable (58)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Accrued income and other taxes (9)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedTaxesPayable (9)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedTaxesPayable (9)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedTaxesPayable
Other current assets and liabilities, net 34us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet 34us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet (17)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet
Other current assets and liabilities-affiliates 9ctq_IncreaseDecreaseinothercurrentassetsandothercurrentliabilitiesaffiliate 0ctq_IncreaseDecreaseinothercurrentassetsandothercurrentliabilitiesaffiliate 0ctq_IncreaseDecreaseinothercurrentassetsandothercurrentliabilitiesaffiliate
Changes in other noncurrent assets and liabilities, net 1us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet 0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet 61us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet
Changes in affiliate obligations, net 8ctq_IncreaseDecreaseinChangesinOtherNoncurrentAssetsandLiabilitiesRelatedParties (179)ctq_IncreaseDecreaseinChangesinOtherNoncurrentAssetsandLiabilitiesRelatedParties (130)ctq_IncreaseDecreaseinChangesinOtherNoncurrentAssetsandLiabilitiesRelatedParties
Other, net 2us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet 9us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet 9us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,801us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 2,713us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 2,774us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Payments for property, plant and equipment and capitalized software (1,165)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (1,264)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (1,266)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Changes in advances to affiliates 100us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent 119us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent 395us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
Proceeds from sale of property 14us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 2us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 133us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net cash used in investing activities (1,251)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (1,381)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (1,528)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 483us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 752us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 896us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Payments of long-term debt (641)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (806)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (1,430)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Early retirement of debt costs 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts 178us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts
Dividends paid to Qwest Services Corporation (1,400)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends (1,325)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends (1,150)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
Changes in note payable-affiliate 0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInNotesPayableRelatedParties 53us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInNotesPayableRelatedParties 701us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInNotesPayableRelatedParties
Changes in advances from affiliates 0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDueToRelatedPartiesCurrent 0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDueToRelatedPartiesCurrent (80)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
Net cash used in financing activities (1,558)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations (1,326)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations (1,241)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents, (8)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 6us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 5us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 14us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 8us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 3us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 6us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 14us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 8us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Supplemental cash flow information:      
Income taxes paid, net (861)us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet (750)us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet (607)us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Interest paid (net of capitalized interest of $17, $17 and $18) $ (505)us-gaap_InterestPaidNet $ (513)us-gaap_InterestPaidNet $ (513)us-gaap_InterestPaidNet