Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	Jun. 30, 2012 KPNQwest, N.V. tort and mismanagement claims under Dutch law USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 KPNQwest, N.V. tort and mismanagement claims under Dutch law EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2012 KPNQwest, N.V. tort and mismanagement claims, federal courts in New Jersey and Colorado item	Jun. 30, 2012 Cargill Financial Markets, Plc and Citibank, N.A. USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2006 Cargill Financial Markets, Plc and Citibank, N.A. EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2012 Fiber-optic cable installation item	Apr. 06, 2012 Term loan guaranteed CenturyLink, Inc. Credit facility USD ($)	Apr. 05, 2012 Term loan guaranteed CenturyLink, Inc. Credit facility USD ($)	Apr. 18, 2012 Term loan guaranteed CenturyLink, Inc. Term loan USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies
Damages sought by plaintiff	$ 275,000,000	€ 4,200,000,000		$ 5,300,000,000	€ 219,000,000
Number of lawsuits previously filed and dismissed			2
Number of lawsuits previously filed						2
Maximum borrowing capacity							2,000,000,000	1,700,000,000
Amount guaranteed									$ 440,000,000

The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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The estimated maximum amount of possible loss from the contingency.

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