Tender Offer to Purchase for Cash any and all of the Group 1 Any and All Notes (Detail) $ in Millions |
Mar. 04, 2016
USD ($)
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| Verizon Communications | 2.50% Notes due 2016 | ||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
| Interest Rate | 2.50% | |||
| Maturity | 2016 | |||
| Principal Amount Outstanding | $ 2,182 | |||
| Purchase Price | 1,007.60 | [1] | ||
| Principal Amount Purchased | $ 1,272 | |||
| Verizon Communications | 2.0% Notes due 2016 | ||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
| Interest Rate | 2.00% | |||
| Maturity | 2016 | |||
| Principal Amount Outstanding | $ 1,250 | |||
| Purchase Price | 1,007.20 | [1] | ||
| Principal Amount Purchased | $ 731 | |||
| Verizon Communications | 6.35% Notes due 2019 | ||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
| Interest Rate | 6.35% | |||
| Maturity | 2019 | |||
| Principal Amount Outstanding | $ 1,750 | |||
| Purchase Price | 1,133.32 | [1] | ||
| Principal Amount Purchased | $ 970 | |||
| Tender Offer to Purchase for Cash Any and All of the Group 1 Any and All Notes | ||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
| Principal Amount Purchased | $ 2,973 | |||
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