Document and Entity Information - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 | Apr. 27, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 |
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Document Type | 10-K/A | | |
Amendment Flag | true | | |
Amendment Description | This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) amends our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2020 (the “Form 10-K”). We are filing this Amendment to provide the information required by Part III of Form 10-K previously omitted from the Form 10-K in accordance with General Instruction G.(3) to Form 10-K. This Amendment also amends Item 15 of Part IV of the Form 10-K solely to include as exhibits the new certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment and this Amendment does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. We are not including the certifications under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as no financial statements are being filed with this Amendment. Except as expressly stated, this Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Form 10-K or modify or update in any way any of the other items or disclosures contained in the Form 10-K, including, without limitation, the consolidated financial statements and the related footnotes. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-K and the Company’s other filings with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K. | | |
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2019 | | |
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | | |
Document Transition Report | false | | |
Entity Registrant Name | FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP | | |
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE | | |
Entity File Number | 001-11001 | | |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 06-0619596 | | |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 401 Merritt 7 | | |
Entity Address, City or Town | Norwalk | | |
Entity Address, State or Province | CT | | |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 06851 | | |
City Area Code | 203 | | |
Local Phone Number | 614-5600 | | |
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No | | |
Entity Voluntary Filers | No | | |
Entity Filer Category | Accelerated Filer | | |
Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | | |
Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | | |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | | |
Entity Shell Company | false | | |
Entity Small Business | true | | |
Entity Public Float | | | $ 181,402,000 |
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | | 104,987,947 | |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2019 | | |
Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | | |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000020520 | | |
Document Annual Report | true | | |
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Title of 12(b) Security | Preferred Stock Purchase Rights | | |
Common Stock [Member] | | | |
Entity Listings [Line Items] | | | |
Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, par value $0.25 per share(1) | | |
Trading Symbol | FTR | | |