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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Mar. 31, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events Debt Registrations The 8.125% Senior Notes due 2019 issued by Level 3 Financing, Inc. were not originally registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. During the second quarter of 2012, all of the originally placed notes were exchanged for a new issue of 8.125% Senior Notes due 2019 with identical terms and conditions, other than those related to registration rights, in a registered exchange offer and now are freely tradeable. The 8.125% Senior Notes became fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Level 3 Communications, LLC during the first quarter of 2012. The 8.625% Senior Notes due 2020 issued by Level 3 Financing, Inc. were not originally registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. During the second quarter of 2012, the Company filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a registered offer to exchange all of the originally placed notes for a new issue of freely tradeable 8.625% Senior Notes due 2020 with identical terms and conditions, other than those related to registration rights. The 8.625% Senior Notes became fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Level 3 Communications, LLC during the second quarter of 2012.