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Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long Term Debt (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations $ 11,532,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount $ 11,366,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Total Unamortized Discount (32,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet (33,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet
Carrying Value of Debt 11,500,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 11,333,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Current portion of long-term debt (510,000,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent (349,000,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Long-Term Debt, less current portion 10,990,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 10,984,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Senior Secured Term Loan    
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations 4,611,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_TermLoansMember		 [1] 4,611,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_TermLoansMember		 [1]
Total Unamortized Discount (20,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_TermLoansMember		 (21,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_TermLoansMember
Tranche B-III 2019 Term Loan    
Long-term debt    
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 815,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_TrancheBIII2019TermLoanMember		  
Tranche B 2020 Term Loan    
Long-term debt    
Stated interest rate (as a percent) 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_TrancheB2020TermLoanMember		  
Total Debt Obligations 1,796,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_TrancheB2020TermLoanMember		  
Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]    
Long-term debt    
Stated interest rate (as a percent) 3.826%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_FloatingRateSeniorNotesdue2018Member		 3.826%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_FloatingRateSeniorNotesdue2018Member
Total Debt Obligations 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_FloatingRateSeniorNotesdue2018Member		 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_FloatingRateSeniorNotesdue2018Member
9.375% Senior Notes due 2019    
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes9Point375PercentDue2019Member		 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes9Point375PercentDue2019Member
Total Unamortized Discount (6,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes9Point375PercentDue2019Member		 (6,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes9Point375PercentDue2019Member
8.125% Senior Notes due 2019    
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations 1,200,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes8Point125PercentDue2019Member		 1,200,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes8Point125PercentDue2019Member
Total Unamortized Discount (6,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes8Point125PercentDue2019Member		 (6,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes8Point125PercentDue2019Member
8.875% Senior Notes due 2019    
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes8Point875PercentDue2019Member		 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes8Point875PercentDue2019Member
8.625% Senior Notes due 2020    
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations 900,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes8Point625PercentDue2020Member		 900,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes8Point625PercentDue2020Member
7.0% Senior Notes due 2020    
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations 775,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes7PercentDue2020Member		 775,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes7PercentDue2020Member
SeniorNotes6Point125PercentDue2021 [Member]    
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations 640,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes6Point125PercentDue2021Member		 640,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes6Point125PercentDue2021Member
5.37percent Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member]    
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations 1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes5.375percentDue2022Member		 1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes5.375percentDue2022Member
Senior Notes 5point75Percent Due 2022 [Member]    
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes5point75PercentDue2022Member		 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_SeniorNotes5point75PercentDue2022Member
7.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015    
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_ConvertibleSeniorNotes7PercentDue2015Member		 58,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_ConvertibleSeniorNotes7PercentDue2015Member
7.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 Series B    
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_ConvertibleSeniorNotes7PercentDue2015SeriesBMember		 275,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvlt_ConvertibleSeniorNotes7PercentDue2015SeriesBMember
Capital Leases    
Long-term debt    
Total Debt Obligations $ 206,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember		 $ 207,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember
[1] * The $2 billion Tranche B Term Loan due 2022 had an interest rate of 4.5% as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The $815 million Tranche B-III 2019 Term Loan due 2019 and the $1.796 billion Tranche B 2020 Term Loan due 2020 each had an interest rate of 4.0% as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.