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Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | |||||
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Jan. 31, 2012
Verizon New Jersey Inc. Debentures [Member]
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Feb. 29, 2012
Verizon Wireless Notes [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
Guarantee Of Debentures And First Mortgage Bonds Of Operating Telephone Company Subsidiaries [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
Guarantee Of Debt Obligations Of GTE Corporation [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
$6.2 Billion Three-Year Credit Facility [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||
| Repayment of notes | $ 1,000,000,000 | $ 800,000,000 | |||||
| Stated interest rate on debt instrument | 5.875% | 5.25% | |||||
| Principal amount outstanding in connection with the guarantee of debt obligations | 51,597,000,000 | 55,152,000,000 | 5,400,000,000 | 1,700,000,000 | |||
| Amount of borrowing capacity on three-year credit facility | 6,200,000,000 | ||||||
| Amount of unused borrowing capacity on three-year credit facility | $ 6,100,000,000 | ||||||
| Credit facility, maturity date | October 15, 2014 | ||||||