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Leasing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Feb. 05, 2015
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| Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] | ||||
| Number of years remaining on current lease agreements high end of range | 36 years | |||
| Accumulated deferred taxes arising from leveraged leases | $ 0.9us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesBalanceSheetDeferredTaxesArisingFromLeveragedLeases | $ 1.0us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesBalanceSheetDeferredTaxesArisingFromLeveragedLeases | ||
| Rent expense under operating leases | 2.7us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense | 2.6us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense | 2.5us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense | |
| Subsequent Event | Tower Monetization Transaction | ||||
| Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] | ||||
| Number of towers subject to failed sale-leaseback | 11,300vz_NumberOfTowersSubjectToFailedSaleLeaseback / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = vz_TowerMonetizationTransactionMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
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| Cash proceeds from failed sale-leaseback | 5.0vz_ProceedsFromFailedSaleLeaseBack / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = vz_TowerMonetizationTransactionMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
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| Minimum years of sublease capacity on towers | 10 years | |||
| Minimum future lease payment | $ 2.8vz_MinimumLeasePaymentsFailedSaleLeasebackTransactions / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = vz_TowerMonetizationTransactionMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
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- Definition
Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line. No definition available.
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- Definition
Term of the lessor's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. No definition available.
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- Definition
The liability for taxes payable in the future as a result of temporary differences in treatment of certain items in the current year arising from the net investment in arrangements meeting the criteria for classification as a leveraged lease. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of minimum lease payments for a failed sale-leaseback transaction. No definition available.
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Minimum number of years to sublease capacity on towers. No definition available.
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Number of wireless towers subject to failed sale lease-back. No definition available.
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Proceeds from failed sale lease-back. No definition available.
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