Revenue Recognition - Additional Information (Details) unreservedLocations in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 07, 2020 USD ($) unreservedLocations	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) state	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue included in contract liability			$ 192	$ 199
Contract liabilities			343	317	$ 300
Performance obligation, amount			1,700
Non-customer revenue under government assistance programs			$ 22
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-01-01
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Performance obligation, percentage			91.00%
State Universal Service Fund Support Programs
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Non-customer revenue associate with state universal service fund support programs (as a percent)			34.00%
CAF Phase II Program | Lumen
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Non-customer revenue under government assistance programs				500	500
CAF Phase II Program | Qwest Corporation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Non-customer revenue under government assistance programs				$ 145	$ 145
Number of states where required to meet infrastructure buildout requirements | state				13
Previously deferred revenue recognized		$ 13
RDOF Phase I Program
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Allocated support payments	$ 9,200
Transaction duration	10 years
Number of unserved locations to have high speed broadband deployed | unreservedLocations	5.2
Minimum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract term			1 year
Maximum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract term			5 years
Average | Consumer customers, average contract life
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer life			32 months
Average | Business customer, average contract life
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer life			30 months