| **Accounts Receivable (Schedule Of Allowance For Doubtful Accounts) (Details) (USD $)In Thousands, unless otherwise specified** | 12 Months Ended |
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| **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                   |            |   |   |
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, End of Period                                                                                  | $ 71,362        | $ 93,267 |   |
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member]                                                                                        |            |   |   |
| **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                   |            |   |   |
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Beginning of Period                                                                            | 93,267          | 107,048 | 73,571 |
| Charged to Other Revenue                                                                                                        | 68,965          | 74,332 | 93,721 |
| Charged (credited) to Switched and Nonswitched Revenue and Other Accounts                                                       | (3,203)         | 14,396 | 16,403 |
| Write-offs and Recoveries                                                                                                       | (87,667)        | (102,509) | (76,647) |
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, End of Period                                                                                  | $ 71,362        | $ 93,267 | $ 107,048 |

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| - Definition
For an unclassified balance sheet, a valuation allowance for receivables due a company that are expected to be uncollectible.
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| - Definition
Amount of expense related to estimated loss from loan and lease transactions.
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| - Definition
Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs, charged to accounts other than costs and expenses in a given period.
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Total of the deductions in a given period to allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs, representing receivables written off as uncollectible and portions of the reserves utilized, respectively.
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