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Wireless Licenses, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2015
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| Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |
| Goodwill Held for Sale | $ 1,328,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwillNoncurrent |
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| Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |
| Wireless licenses under development | $ 400,000,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = vz_WirelessLicensesMember |
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Amount of structure or a modification to a structure under construction. Includes recently completed structures or modifications to structures that have not been placed into service. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount classified as goodwill attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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