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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Debt - Debt Redemptions, Repurchases and Repayments (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Redeemed/ Repurchased/ Repaid		$ 1,475
Amount Paid	$ 6,790	$ 1,475	$ 8,265
Verizon 4.950% notes due 2047
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt instrument		4.95%
Principal Redeemed/ Repurchased/ Repaid		$ 1,475
Amount Paid		$ 1,475
Verizon 5.143% preferred stock due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt instrument	5.143%			5.143%
Principal Redeemed/ Repurchased/ Repaid	$ 1,650
Amount Paid	1,650
Verizon floating rate (LIBOR + 0.550%) notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Redeemed/ Repurchased/ Repaid	1,018
Amount Paid	$ 1,018
Verizon floating rate (LIBOR + 0.550%) notes due 2020 \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.55%
Verizon 4.600% notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt instrument	4.60%			4.60%
Principal Redeemed/ Repurchased/ Repaid	$ 920
Amount Paid	$ 949
Verizon 3.125% notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt instrument	3.125%			3.125%
Principal Redeemed/ Repurchased/ Repaid	$ 1,256
Amount Paid	1,314
Open market repurchases of various Verizon notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Redeemed/ Repurchased/ Repaid	121
Amount Paid	$ 143
Verizon 2.375% Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt instrument	2.375%			2.375%
Principal Redeemed/ Repurchased/ Repaid \| €				€ 935
Amount Paid	$ 1,199
Principal and premium repaid \| €				€ 980
Verizon 0.500% Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt instrument	0.50%			0.50%
Principal Redeemed/ Repurchased/ Repaid \| €				€ 454
Amount Paid	$ 517
Principal and premium repaid \| €				€ 463