Debt - Tender Offers (Details) - Debt Tender Offers - Verizon 4.522% - 5.012% notes due 2048 - 2055 $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount Purchased	$ 3,686
Cash Consideration	$ 4,919
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt instrument	4.522%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt instrument	5.012%

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

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123466505&loc=SL123495323-112611

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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