Value of equity interests (such as common shares, preferred shares, or partnership interest) issued or issuable to acquire the entity.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (b)(4)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7488404&loc=d3e6927-128479

Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
	Feb. 21, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Verizon Notes	Feb. 28, 2014 Verizon Notes	Feb. 21, 2014 Verizon Notes	Feb. 28, 2014 Verizon Notes due February 21, 2022	Feb. 28, 2014 Verizon Notes due February 21, 2025	Jun. 30, 2014 T-Mobile Wireless licenses agreement	Jun. 30, 2014 T-Mobile Wireless licenses agreement Advanced Wireless Services and Personal Communication Services	Jun. 30, 2014 T-Mobile USA 700 MHz A Block Wireless licenses agreements	Jun. 30, 2014 T-Mobile USA 700 MHz A Block Wireless licenses agreements	Jun. 30, 2014 T-Mobile USA 700 MHz A Block Wireless licenses agreements Advanced Wireless Services and Personal Communication Services	Feb. 21, 2014 Vodafone Omnitel N.V.	Jun. 30, 2014 Vodafone Omnitel N.V.	Feb. 21, 2014 Stock Purchase Agreement	Sep. 02, 2013 Stock Purchase Agreement	Jun. 30, 2014 Verizon Wireless 5.143% Class D Cumulative Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Verizon Wireless 5.143% Class E Cumulative Preferred Stock	Feb. 28, 2014 Verizon Wireless Verizon Notes	Feb. 28, 2014 Verizon Wireless Verizon Notes due February 21, 2022	Feb. 28, 2014 Verizon Wireless Verizon Notes due February 21, 2022 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)	Feb. 28, 2014 Verizon Wireless Verizon Notes due February 21, 2025	Feb. 28, 2014 Verizon Wireless Verizon Notes due February 21, 2025 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of noncontrolling interest by Vodafone Group Plc in Cellco Partnership joint venture	45.00%																	45.00%
Aggregate consideration to complete the Wireless Transaction																		$ 130,000,000,000
Cash paid to complete the Wireless Transaction			58,886,000,000														58,890,000,000
Aggregate value of common shares issued to Vodafone shareholders																	61,300,000,000
Common stock, par value		$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10													$ 0.10
Aggregate principal amount of Verizon Notes						5,000,000,000	5,000,000,000	2,500,000,000	2,500,000,000
Verizon ownership percentage															23.10%
Selling price (fair value) of Verizon's equity method investment in Vodafone Omnitel															3,500,000,000
Other consideration paid to Vodafone		1,650,000,000	1,650,000,000														1,700,000,000
Common Shares issued	1,270,000,000
Pre-tax gain on sale of equity interest																1,900,000,000
Debt instrument maturity date																						Feb. 21, 2022		Feb. 21, 2025
Quarterly interest payment start date																					May 21, 2014
Debt instrument, description of variable rate basis																						Three-month LIBOR, plus 1.222%		Three-month LIBOR, plus 1.372%
Debt instrument, marginal rate																							1.222%		1.372%
Redemption price of notes percentage					100.00%
Preferred stock shares outstanding																			825,000	825,000
Preferred stock redemption date																		2020-04
Preferred stock redemption price, per share																		$ 1,000
Preferred stock dividend rate, percentage																		5.143%
Deferred tax liability attributable to the Wireless Transaction		13,500,000,000	13,500,000,000
Acquisitions											900,000,000			1,600,000,000
License purchase and exchange transactions, net cash proceeds			2,367,000,000							2,400,000,000
Pre-tax gain on sale of wireless licenses		$ 707,000,000	$ 707,000,000									$ 700,000,000	$ 700,000,000