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Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities - Schedule of Long Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Finance lease and other obligations | $ 214 | $ 801
Unamortized discounts and other, net | (30) | (8)
Unamortized debt issuance costs | (266) | (283)
Total long-term debt | 35,125 | 36,061
Less current maturities | (1,744) | (652)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 33,381 | 35,409
CenturyLink, Inc. | Line of credit | 2017 Revolving Credit Facility |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 700 | $ 550
CenturyLink, Inc. | Line of credit | 2017 Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.786% |
CenturyLink, Inc. | Medium-term notes |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate | 4.794% | 5.272%
CenturyLink, Inc. | Medium-term notes | Term Loan A |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 1,558 | $ 1,622
CenturyLink, Inc. | Medium-term notes | Term Loan A-1 |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Long-term debt, gross | 338 | 351
CenturyLink, Inc. | Medium-term notes | Term Loan B |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Long-term debt, gross | 5,895 | 5,940
CenturyLink, Inc. | Senior notes |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 7,446 | 8,036
CenturyLink, Inc. | Senior notes | Minimum |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 5.625% |
CenturyLink, Inc. | Senior notes | Maximum |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 7.65% |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Medium-term notes |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 4,611 | $ 4,611
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate | 4.294% | 4.754%
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 5,915 | $ 5,315
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Minimum |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.625% |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Maximum |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 6.125% |
Embarq Corporation | First mortgage bonds |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 138 | 138
Embarq Corporation | First mortgage bonds | Minimum |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 7.125% |
Embarq Corporation | First mortgage bonds | Maximum |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 8.375% |
Embarq Corporation | Senior notes |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 7.995% |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 1,450 | 1,485
Embarq Corporation | Other |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 9.00% |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 148 | 150
Level 3 Parent, LLC | Senior notes |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 5.75% |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 600 | 600
Qwest Corporation | Medium-term notes |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.05% |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 100 | 100
Qwest Corporation | Senior notes |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 5,956 | 5,956
Qwest Corporation | Senior notes | Minimum |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 6.125% |
Qwest Corporation | Senior notes | Maximum |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 7.75% |
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. | Senior notes |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 352 | $ 697
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. | Senior notes | Minimum |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 6.875% |
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. | Senior notes | Maximum |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Stated interest rate | 7.75% |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | CenturyLink, Inc. | Medium-term notes | Term Loan A |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Basis spread | 2.75% |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | CenturyLink, Inc. | Medium-term notes | Term Loan A-1 |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Basis spread | 2.75% |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | CenturyLink, Inc. | Medium-term notes | Term Loan B |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Basis spread | 2.75% |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Medium-term notes |  |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |  |
Basis spread | 2.25% |

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