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Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended						9 Months Ended								9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Apr. 30, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 16, 2014 Senior Subordinated Notes	Jun. 16, 2014 Senior Subordinated Notes	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior Subordinated Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior Subordinated Notes Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior Subordinated Notes Dex One Senior Subordinated Notes Semi-Annual Interest Period Ending March 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Principal and Interest Payments Option One Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Principal and Interest Payments Option One Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Principal and Interest Payments Option One Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Principal and Interest Payments Option One Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option One Federal Funds Effective Rate Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option One Federal Funds Effective Rate Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option One Federal Funds Effective Rate Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option One Federal Funds Effective Rate Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Rate Option Two Principal and Interest Payments Option Two Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Rate 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Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Rate Option Three Principal and Interest Payments Option One Base Rate Amended and Restated Credit Facility Super Media Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Rate Option Three Principal and Interest Payments Option One Base Rate Amended and Restated Credit Facility RHDI Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Rate Option Three Principal and Interest Payments Option One Base Rate Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Rate Option Three Principal and Interest Payments Option One Base Rate Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media West Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 2013 and 2014 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 2015 and 2016 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Dex Media East Amended and Restated Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-cash interest expense			$ 69,000,000	$ 47,000,000			$ 19,000,000	$ 17,000,000	$ 55,000,000	$ 28,000,000
Variable Interest Rate Floor Percentage																				4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%
Basis Spread on Variable Rate																								0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%					8.60%	6.75%	3.00%	5.00%																1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	7.60%	5.75%	2.00%	4.00%
Debt Stated Percentage																14.00%	14.00%	12.00%										3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Interest Period																																				1 month	1 month	1 month	1 month	2 months	2 months	2 months	2 months	3 months	3 months	3 months	3 months	6 months	6 months	6 months
Maximum Stated Interest Rate Percentage																		14.00%
Percentage required in cash																		50.00%
Percentage required in PIK interest																		50.00%
Percentage of Interest Payments Made in Cash																			50.00%
Percentage of Interest Payments Made With PIK Interest																			50.00%
Additional senior subordinated notes							1,079,000,000		1,079,000,000		1,442,000,000							16,000,000
Mandatory debt principal payments, excess cash flow sweep percentage												60.00%	50.00%																																														70.00%	60.00%
Mandatory debt principal payment due as percentage of increase in available cash									67.50%
Repurchase debt, face value discount percent									12.50%			20.00%	30.00%																																														15.00%	20.00%
Repurchase debt, maximum period to repurchase debt					180 days
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount														35,000,000	54,000,000	314,000,000
Total debt principal payments			300,000,000	321,000,000		321,000,000								29,000,000	46,000,000	300,000,000
Principal payments at par																225,000,000
Gains on early extinguishment of debt	2,000,000	0	2,000,000	0										2,000,000	0
Non-taxable gain on retirement/repurchase of debt														6,000,000	8,000,000
Write-off of unamortized debt fair value adjustment														4,000,000	7,000,000
Administrative fees (less than $1 million)														$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000

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