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1055 - Disclosure - Investment in Unconsolidated Businesses (Detail)
(http://www.verizon.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureInvestmentInUnconsolidatedBusinesses)
TableSchedule of Equity Method Investments [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000732712 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Legal Entity [Axis]Entity [Domain]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2013-12-31
2012-12-31
Schedule Of Equity Method Investment Equity Method Investee Name [Axis]Schedule Of Equity Method Investment Equity Method Investee Name [Axis]
Vodafone Omnitel [Member]Other Members [Member]Equity Method Investee Name [Domain]Vodafone Omnitel [Member]Other Members [Member]Equity Method Investee Name [Domain]
Ownership
.231  
 
 
 
 
 
Equity method investee
2,511,000,000  
818,000,000  
3,329,000,000  
2,200,000,000  
1,106,000,000  
3,306,000,000  
Cost method investee
 
 
103,000,000  
 
 
95,000,000  
Total investments in unconsolidated businesses
 
 
 
 
3,432,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
3,401,000,000