Level 3 Parent (LVLT) 10-Q 5 Aug 16 2016 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information Document - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 03, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC
Entity Central Index Key	794,323
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		359,525,110
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2

Consolidated Statements of Oper

Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenue	$ 2,056	$ 2,061	$ 4,107	$ 4,114
Costs and Expenses:
Network access costs	676	696	1,370	1,419
Network related expenses	339	363	677	719
Depreciation and amortization	310	288	611	576
Selling, general and administrative Expenses	357	364	713	734
Total Costs and Expenses	1,682	1,711	3,371	3,448
Operating Income	374	350	736	666
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	1	0	2	1
Interest expense	(140)	(165)	(275)	(345)
Loss on modification and extinguishment of Debt	(40)	(163)	(40)	(163)
Other, net	(5)	(17)	(15)	(27)
Total Other Expense	(184)	(345)	(328)	(534)
Income Before Income Taxes	190	5	408	132
Income Tax Expense	(41)	(18)	(135)	(23)
Net Income (Loss)	$ 149	$ (13)	$ 273	$ 109
Basic Earnings (Loss) per Common Share
Net Income (Loss) Per Share	$ 0.42	$ (0.04)	$ 0.77	$ 0.31
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding (in thousands)	357,924	354,471	357,355	350,693
Diluted Earnings per Common Share
Net Income Per Share	$ 0.41	$ (0.04)	$ 0.76	$ 0.31
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding (in thousands)	360,867	354,471	360,415	354,325

Consolidated Statements of Comp

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Net Income (Loss)	$ 149	$ (13)	$ 273	$ 109
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) net of Tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax effect of $16, $0, $24 and $0	(24)	84	24	(57)
Defined benefit pension plan adjustments, net of tax effect of $1, $0, ($1) and $0	2	1	(1)	1
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(22)	85	23	(56)
Comprehensive Income	$ 127	$ 72	$ 296	$ 53

Comprehensive Income Parentheti

Comprehensive Income Parenthetical (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Comprehensive Income Parenthetical [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax effect	$ 16	$ 0	$ 24	$ 0
Defined benefit pension plan adjustments, tax effect	$ 1	$ 0	$ (1)	$ 0

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,291	$ 854
Restricted cash and securities	8	8
Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts of $33 and $32, respectively	839	757
Other	140	111
Total Current Assets	2,278	1,730
Property, Plant and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $10,826 and $10,365, respectively	10,073	9,878
Restricted Cash and Securities	31	42
Goodwill	7,739	7,749
Other Intangibles, net	1,020	1,127
Deferred Tax Assets	3,343	3,441
Other Assets, net	50	50
Total Assets	24,534	24,017
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Accounts payable	762	629
Current portion of long-term debt	7	15
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	160	218
Accrued interest	131	108
Current portion of deferred revenue	268	267
Other	171	179
Total Current Liabilities	1,499	1,416
Long-Term Debt, less current portion	10,871	10,866
Deferred Revenue, less current portion	1,027	977
Other Liabilities	637	632
Total Liabilities	14,034	13,891
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares: no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 433,333,333 shares in both periods; 358,039,014 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016 and 356,374,473 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015	4	4
Additional paid-in capital	19,720	19,642
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(278)	(301)
Accumulated deficit	(8,946)	(9,219)
Total Stockholders’ Equity	10,500	10,126
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 24,534	$ 24,017

Consolidated Balance Sheets Par

Consolidated Balance Sheets Parentheticals (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 33	$ 32
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 10,826	$ 10,365
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	433,333,333	433,333,333
Common stock, shares issued	358,039,014	356,374,473
Common stock, shares outstanding	358,039,014	356,374,473

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income	$ 273	$ 109
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	611	576
Non-cash compensation expense attributable to stock awards	78	58
Loss on modification and extinguishment of debt	40	163
Accretion of debt discount and amortization of debt issuance costs	10	13
Accrued interest on long-term debt, net	23	(40)
Deferred income taxes	111	(10)
(Gain) Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets	(1)	1
Other, net	(3)	30
Changes in working capital items:
Receivables	(69)	(32)
Other current assets	(40)	(36)
Accounts payable	132	(22)
Deferred revenue	42	(4)
Other current liabilities	(66)	(82)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	1,141	724
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(664)	(571)
Change in restricted cash and securities, net	11	(24)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets	1	2
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(652)	(593)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs	764	3,948
Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases	(816)	(4,098)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities	(52)	(150)
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents	0	(12)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	437	(31)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	854	580
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	1,291	549
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash interest paid	245	366
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	18	29
Non-cash Financing Activities:
Capital lease obligations incurred	0	6
Long-term debt conversion into equity	0	333
Accrued interest conversion into equity	$ 0	$ 10

Organization and Summary of Sig

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Description of Business Level 3 Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Level 3") is an international facilities-based provider (that is, a provider that owns or leases a substantial portion of the plant, property and equipment necessary to provide its services) of a broad range of integrated communications services. The Company created its communications network by constructing its own assets and through a combination of purchasing other companies and purchasing or leasing facilities from others. The Company designed its network to provide communications services that employ and take advantage of rapidly improving underlying optical, Internet Protocol, computing and storage technologies. Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Level 3 Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries in which it has a controlling interest. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). As part of its consolidation policy, the Company considers its controlled subsidiaries, investments in businesses in which the Company is not the primary beneficiary or does not have effective control but has the ability to significantly influence operating and financial policies, and variable interests resulting from economic arrangements that give the Company rights to economic risks or rewards of a legal entity. The Company does not have variable interests in a variable interest entity where it is required to consolidate the entity as the primary beneficiary. Prior to October 1, 2015, the Company included the results of its wholly owned Venezuelan subsidiary in its Consolidated Financial Statements using the consolidation method of accounting. The Company’s Venezuelan subsidiary was in the Latin America segment and had total revenue of $24 million and $47 million , with Adjusted EBITDA of $15 million and $30 million , for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. For more information on the Company's segments and non-GAAP measures see Note 8 - Segment Information. Venezuelan exchange control regulations have resulted in an other-than-temporary lack of exchangeability between the Venezuelan bolivar and U.S. dollar, and have restricted the Company's Venezuelan operations’ ability to pay dividends and settle intercompany obligations in U.S. dollars. The severe currency controls imposed by the Venezuelan government have significantly limited the ability to realize the benefits from earnings of the Company’s Venezuelan operations and access the resulting liquidity provided by those earnings in U.S. dollars. The Company expects that this condition will continue for the foreseeable future. Additionally, government regulations affecting the Company's ability to manage its Venezuelan subsidiary’s capital structure, purchasing, product pricing, customer invoicing and collections, and labor relations; and the current political and economic situation within Venezuela have resulted in an acute degradation in the Company's ability to make key operational decisions for its Venezuelan operations. This lack of exchangeability into U.S. dollars and the degradation in the Company's ability to control key operational decisions has resulted in a lack of control over the Company's Venezuelan subsidiary for U.S. accounting purposes. Therefore, while continuing to wholly own its Venezuelan subsidiary, the Company concluded it no longer met the accounting criteria for consolidation and deconsolidated its Venezuelan subsidiary on September 30, 2015, and began accounting for its variable interest investment in its Venezuelan operations using the cost method of accounting. The factors that led to the Company's conclusions at the end of the third quarter of 2015 continued to exist through the end of the second quarter of 2016. Any dividends from the Company's Venezuelan subsidiary are recorded as other income upon receipt of the cash in U.S. dollars. Prior period results have not been adjusted to reflect the deconsolidation of the Company's Venezuelan subsidiary. The accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015 , which was derived from audited Consolidated Financial Statements, and the unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements as of June 30, 2016 and for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 . In the opinion of the Company’s management, these financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the interim periods presented herein. The results of operations for an interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations expected for a full fiscal year. The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions and such differences could be material. Reclassifications Certain amounts in the prior year Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying footnotes have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation primarily pursuant to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs . As of December 31, 2015, approximately $19 million of current debt issuance costs have been reclassified from other current assets to long-term debt, less current portion and approximately $109 million of non-current debt issuance costs have been reclassified from other non-current assets to long-term debt, less current portion. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, as part of its simplification initiative, which involves several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the effect of the adoption of this standard as early as the third quarter of 2016, and estimates this adoption would reduce income tax expense by a range of $18 million to $24 million and would lower the Company's effective income tax rate for the year ended 2016. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (ASC Topic 842), which requires entities that lease assets to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. This ASU will replace most existing leasing guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years. Early application is permitted. The standard requires the use of a modified retrospective transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-02 will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures, and expects the new guidance to significantly increase the reported assets and liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheets. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ASC Topic 606), which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. This ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those years. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures and has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

Earnings Per Share (Notes)

Earnings Per Share (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share	Earnings Per Share The Company computes basic earnings per share by dividing net income for the period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income for the period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period and including the dilutive effect of common stock that would be issued assuming conversion or exercise of outstanding convertible notes and stock-based compensation awards. The effect of approximately 3 million total outperform stock appreciation rights ("OSOs"), restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and performance restricted stock units ("PRSUs") outstanding at June 30, 2016 has been included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 . The effect of approximately 4 million total OSOs and RSUs outstanding at June 30, 2015 has not been included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2015 because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive to the computation but have been included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2015. PRSUs were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, as they were contingently issuable and no shares would have been issued if these periods were the end of the contingency period.

Other Intangible Assets (Notes)

Other Intangible Assets (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Acquired Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Acquired Intangible Assets	Other Intangible Assets Other intangible assets as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows (dollars in millions): Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net June 30, 2016 Finite-Lived Intangible Assets: Customer Contracts and Relationships $ 1,974 $ (1,023 ) $ 951 Trademarks 55 (55 ) — Patents and Developed Technology 230 (176 ) 54 2,259 (1,254 ) 1,005 Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: Trade Name 15 — 15 $ 2,274 $ (1,254 ) $ 1,020 December 31, 2015 Finite-Lived Intangible Assets: Customer Contracts and Relationships $ 1,975 $ (932 ) $ 1,043 Trademarks 55 (55 ) — Patents and Developed Technology 230 (161 ) 69 2,260 (1,148 ) 1,112 Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: Trade Name 15 — 15 $ 2,275 $ (1,148 ) $ 1,127 Finite-lived intangible asset amortization expense was $53 million and $106 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and $58 million and $114 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 . At June 30, 2016 , the weighted average remaining useful lives of the Company's finite-lived intangible assets was 5.3 years in total; 5.4 years for customer contracts and relationships, and 3.0 years for patents and developed technology. As of June 30, 2016 , estimated amortization expense for the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets over the next five years is as follows (dollars in millions): 2016 (remaining six months) $ 105 2017 196 2018 193 2019 181 2020 166 2021 143 Thereafter 21 $ 1,005

Fair Value of Financial Instrum

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments	Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and securities, receivables, accounts payable, capital leases, other liabilities and long-term debt (including the current portion). The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and securities, receivables, accounts payable, capital leases and other liabilities approximated their fair values at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 . GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements and disclosures for assets and liabilities required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as interest and foreign exchange rates, transfer restrictions, and risk of non-performance. Fair Value Hierarchy GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The fair value measurement of each class of assets and liabilities is dependent upon its categorization within the fair value hierarchy, based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement of each class of asset and liability. GAAP establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value: Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 — Unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability. Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The Company recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers within the fair value hierarchy during each of the six months ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 . The table below presents the fair values for the Company’s long-term debt as well as the input levels used to determine these fair values as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 : Fair Value Measurement Using Total Carrying Value in Consolidated Balance Sheets Unadjusted Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (dollars in millions) June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31, Liabilities Not Recorded at Fair Value in the Financial Statements: Long-term Debt, including the current portion: Term Loans $ 4,562 $ 4,556 $ 4,606 $ 4,570 $ — $ — Senior Notes 6,129 6,126 6,240 6,298 — — Capital Leases and Other 187 199 — — 187 199 Total Long-term Debt, including the current portion $ 10,878 $ 10,881 $ 10,846 $ 10,868 $ 187 $ 199 The Company does not have any assets or liabilities where the fair value is measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Term Loans The fair value of the Term Loans referenced above was approximately $4.6 billion at both June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 . The fair value of each loan is based on quoted prices for identical terms and maturities. Each loan tranche is actively traded. Senior Notes The fair value of the Senior Notes referenced above was approximately $6.2 billion at June 30, 2016 and $6.3 billion at December 31, 2015 , respectively, based on quoted prices for identical terms and maturities. Each series of notes is actively traded. Capital Leases The fair value of the Company's capital leases was determined by discounting anticipated future cash flows derived from the contractual terms of the obligations and observable market interest and foreign exchange rates.

Long-Term Debt (Notes)

Long-Term Debt (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-term Debt	Long-Term Debt The following table summarizes the Company’s long-term debt (amounts in millions): Date of June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 Issuance/Amendment Maturity Interest Payments Interest Rate Amount Amount Senior Secured Term Loans: Borrowed by Level 3 Financing, Inc. Tranche B-III 2019 Term Loan (1)(4) Aug 2013 Aug 2019 Quarterly LIBOR +3.00% $ 815 $ 815 Tranche B 2020 Term Loan (1)(4) Oct 2013 Jan 2020 Quarterly LIBOR +3.00% 1,796 1,796 Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan (1)(4) May 2015 May 2022 Quarterly LIBOR +2.75% 2,000 2,000 Senior Notes: Issued by Level 3 Financing, Inc. Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2018 (2)(4) Nov 2013 Jan 2018 May/Nov 6-Month LIBOR +3.50% 300 300 7% Senior Notes due 2020 (2) Aug 2012 Jun 2020 Jun/Dec 7.000% — 775 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021 (2) Nov 2013 Jan 2021 Apr/Oct 6.125% 640 640 5.375% Senior Notes due 2022 (2) Aug 2014 Aug 2022 May/Nov 5.375% 1,000 1,000 5.625% Senior Notes due 2023 (2) Jan 2015 Feb 2023 Jun/Dec 5.625% 500 500 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 (2) Apr 2015 May 2023 Mar/Sept 5.125% 700 700 5.375% Senior Notes due 2025 (2) Apr 2015 May 2025 Mar/Sept 5.375% 800 800 5.375% Senior Notes due 2024 (2) Nov 2015 Jan 2024 Jan/Jul 5.375% 900 900 5.25% Senior Notes due 2026 (5) Mar 2016 Mar 2026 Apr/Oct 5.250% 775 — Issued by Level 3 Communications, Inc. 5.75% Senior Notes due 2022 (3) Dec 2014 Dec 2022 Mar/Sept 5.750% 600 600 Capital Leases 187 199 Total Debt Obligations 11,013 11,025 Unamortized discounts (14 ) (16 ) Unamortized debt issuance costs (121 ) (128 ) Current portion of long-term debt (7 ) (15 ) Total Long-Term Debt $ 10,871 $ 10,866 (1) The term loans are secured obligations and guaranteed by the Company and Level 3 Communications, LLC and certain other subsidiaries. (2) The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsubordinated unsecured basis by the Company and Level 3 Communications, LLC. (3) The notes were not guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries. (4) The Tranche B-III 2019 Term Loan and the Tranche B 2020 Term Loan each had an interest rate of 4.000% as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 . The Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan had an interest rate of 3.500% as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 . The Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2018 had an interest rate of 4.407% as of June 30, 2016 and 4.101% as of December 31, 2015 . The interest rate on the Tranche B-III 2019 Term Loan, and the Tranche B 2020 Term Loan are set with a minimum LIBOR of 1.00% , and the Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan is set with a minimum LIBOR of 0.75% . (5) The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a unsubordinated unsecured basis by the Company. Senior Secured Term Loans As of June 30, 2016 , Level 3 Financing, Inc., the Company's direct wholly owned subsidiary ("Level 3 Financing") had a senior secured credit facility consisting of $815 million Tranche B-III Term Loan due 2019, $1.796 billion Tranche B Term Loan due 2020 and $2 billion Tranche B-II Term Loan due 2022. Senior Notes All of the notes pay interest semiannually, and allow for the redemption of the notes at the option of the issuer upon not less than 30 or more than 60 days’ prior notice by paying the greater of 101% of the principal amount or a “make-whole” amount, plus accrued interest. In addition, the notes also have a provision that allows for an additional right of optional redemption using cash proceeds received from the sale of equity securities. For specific details of these features and requirements, including the applicable premiums and timing, refer to the indentures for the respective senior notes in connection with the original issuances. 7% Senior Notes due 2020 and 5.25% Senior Notes due 2026 On March 22, 2016, Level 3 Financing issued $775 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.25% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “5.25% Senior Notes due 2026”). The 5.25% Senior Notes due 2026 are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsubordinated unsecured basis by the Company. In addition, each of Level 3 Communications, Inc. and Level 3 Financing has agreed to endeavor in good faith using commercially reasonable efforts to cause Level 3 Communications, LLC to obtain all material governmental authorizations and consents required in order for it to guarantee the 5.25% Senior Notes due 2026 at the earliest practicable date and to enter into a guarantee of the 5.25% Senior Notes due 2026 promptly thereafter. The 5.25% Senior Notes due 2026 were not originally registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. A registration rights agreement with respect to these notes became effective as of March 22, 2016. On April 21, 2016, all of the outstanding principal amount of the 7% Senior Notes Due 2020 was redeemed at a redemption price equal to 104.138% of the principal amount, along with accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the redemption date. To fund the redemption of these notes, Level 3 Financing used the net proceeds, along with cash on hand, from the March 22, 2016 issuance of its 5.25% Senior Notes due 2026. The Company recognized a loss on modification and extinguishment of debt of approximately $40 million in Other Expense in the second quarter of 2016 as a result of the redemption of the 7% Senior Notes due 2020. Capital Leases As of June 30, 2016 , the Company had $187 million of capital leases. The Company leases property, equipment, certain dark fiber facilities and metro fiber under non-cancelable IRU agreements that are accounted for as capital leases. The average interest rate on these capital leases approximated 5.8% as of June 30, 2016 . Covenant Compliance At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants on all outstanding debt issuances. Long-Term Debt Maturities Aggregate future contractual maturities of long-term debt and capital leases (excluding discounts and debt issuance costs) were as follows as of June 30, 2016 (dollars in millions): 2016 (remaining six months) $ 5 2017 7 2018 307 2019 822 2020 1,803 2021 650 Thereafter 7,419 $ 11,013

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss The accumulated balances for each classification of other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows: (dollars in millions) Net Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Defined Benefit Pension Plans Total Balance at December 31, 2014 $ (111 ) $ (36 ) $ (147 ) Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (57 ) — (57 ) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — 1 1 Balance at June 30, 2015 $ (168 ) $ (35 ) $ (203 ) Balance at December 31, 2015 $ (273 ) $ (28 ) $ (301 ) Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 24 (1 ) 23 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — — — Balance at June 30, 2016 $ (249 ) $ (29 ) $ (278 )

Stock-Based Compensation (Notes

Stock-Based Compensation (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Compensation and Retirement and Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments Disclosure [Abstract]
Stock-Based Compensation	Stock-Based Compensation The following table summarizes non-cash compensation expense attributable to stock-based awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in millions): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Outperform Stock Appreciation Rights $ 1 $ 1 $ 2 $ 3 Restricted Stock Units 13 11 34 22 Performance Restricted Stock Units 10 8 24 13 401(k) Match Expense 8 7 19 20 32 27 79 58 Capitalized Non-Cash Compensation (1 ) — (1 ) — $ 31 $ 27 $ 78 $ 58 The Company capitalizes non-cash compensation for those employees directly involved in the construction of the network, installation of services for customers or the development of business support systems. As of June 30, 2016 , there were less than 1 million OSOs outstanding, and approximately 5 million total restricted stock and performance restricted stock units outstanding.

Segment Information (Notes)

Segment Information (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]	Segment Information Operating segments are defined under GAAP as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the Company's chief operating decision maker ("CODM") in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company's reportable segments consist of 1) North America, 2) Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and 3) Latin America. Other separate business interests that are not segments include interest, certain corporate assets and overhead costs, and certain other general and administrative costs that are not allocated to any of the operating segments. The CODM measures and evaluates segment performance primarily based upon revenue, revenue growth and Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by the Company, is equal to net income (loss) from the Consolidated Statements of Operations before (1) income tax expense, (2) total other income (expense), (3) non-cash impairment charges included within selling, general and administrative expenses and network related expenses, (4) depreciation and amortization expense, and (5) non-cash stock-based compensation expense included within selling, general and administrative expenses and network related expenses. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement under GAAP and may not be used in the same way by other companies. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is an important part of the Company's internal reporting and is a key measure used by management to evaluate profitability and operating performance of the Company and to make resource allocation decisions. Management believes such measurement is especially important in a capital-intensive industry such as telecommunications. Management also uses Adjusted EBITDA to compare the Company's performance to that of its competitors and to eliminate certain non-cash and non-operating items in order to consistently measure from period to period its ability to fund capital expenditures, fund growth, service debt and determine bonuses. Adjusted EBITDA excludes non-cash impairment charges and non-cash stock-based compensation expense because of the non-cash nature of these items. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes interest income, interest expense and income tax expense because these items are associated with the Company's capitalization and tax structures. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes depreciation and amortization expense because these non-cash expenses reflect the effect of capital investments which management believes are better evaluated through cash flow measures. Adjusted EBITDA excludes net other income (expense) because these items are not related to the primary operations of the Company. There are limitations to using non-GAAP financial measures such as Adjusted EBITDA, including the difficulty associated with comparing companies that use similar performance measures whose calculations may differ from the Company's calculations. Additionally, this financial measure does not include certain significant items such as interest income, interest expense, income tax benefit (expense), depreciation and amortization expense, non-cash impairment charges, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, and net other income (expense). Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. The following table presents revenue by segment: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (dollars in millions) June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 Core Network Services Revenue: North America $ 1,605 $ 1,550 $ 3,206 $ 3,085 EMEA 191 205 382 412 Latin America 160 187 315 372 Total Core Network Services Revenue 1,956 1,942 3,903 3,869 Wholesale Voice Services Revenue: North America 95 114 194 232 EMEA 3 3 6 7 Latin America 2 2 4 6 Total Wholesale Voice Services Revenue 100 119 204 245 Total Revenue $ 2,056 $ 2,061 $ 4,107 $ 4,114 The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA by segment and reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (dollars in millions) June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 Adjusted EBITDA: North America $ 819 $ 767 $ 1,631 $ 1,507 EMEA 52 57 106 113 Latin America 64 79 138 159 Unallocated Corporate Expenses (220 ) (238 ) (450 ) (479 ) Adjusted EBITDA 715 665 1,425 1,300 Income Tax Expense (41 ) (18 ) (135 ) (23 ) Total Other Expense (184 ) (345 ) (328 ) (534 ) Depreciation and Amortization (310 ) (288 ) (611 ) (576 ) Non-Cash Stock Compensation Attributable to Stock Awards (31 ) (27 ) (78 ) (58 ) Net Income (Loss) $ 149 $ (13 ) $ 273 $ 109 The following table presents capital expenditures by segment and reconciles capital expenditures by segment to total capital expenditures: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (dollars in millions) June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 Capital Expenditures: North America $ 237 $ 191 $ 432 $ 358 EMEA 40 45 79 73 Latin America 51 46 74 74 Unallocated Corporate Capital Expenditures 39 35 79 66 Total Capital Expenditures $ 367 $ 317 $ 664 $ 571 The following table presents total assets by segment: (dollars in millions) June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 Assets: North America $ 20,410 $ 19,961 EMEA 1,785 1,796 Latin America 2,212 2,131 Other 127 129 Total Assets $ 24,534 $ 24,017 The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment during the six months ended June 30, 2016 were as follows (in millions): North America EMEA Latin America Total Balance at December 31, 2015 $ 7,024 $ 129 $ 596 $ 7,749 Effect of foreign currency rate change — (10 ) — (10 ) Balance at June 30, 2016 $ 7,024 $ 119 $ 596 $ 7,739 There were no events or changes in circumstances during the first half of 2016 that indicated the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable.

Commitments, Contingencies and

Commitments, Contingencies and Other Items (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments, Contingencies and Other Items	Commitments, Contingencies and Other Items The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and other contingent liabilities that individually or in the aggregate could materially affect its financial condition, future results of operations or cash flows. Amounts accrued for such contingencies aggregate to $119 million and are included in “Other” current liabilities and “Other Liabilities” in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2016 . The establishment of an accrual does not mean that actual funds have been set aside to satisfy a given contingency. Thus, the resolution of a particular contingency for the amount accrued would have no effect on the Company's results of operations but could materially adversely affect its cash flows for the affected period. The Company reviews its accruals at least quarterly and adjusts them to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Below is a description of material legal proceedings and other contingencies pending at June 30, 2016 . Although the Company believes it has accrued for these matters in accordance with the accounting guidance for contingencies, contingencies are inherently unpredictable and it is possible that results of operations or cash flows could be materially and adversely affected in any particular period by unfavorable developments in, or resolution or disposition of, one or more of these matters. For those contingencies in respect of which the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that a loss may result that is materially in excess of the accrual (if any) established for the matter, the Company has either provided an estimate of such possible loss or range of loss or included a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. In addition to the contingencies described below, the Company is party to many other legal proceedings and contingencies, the resolution of which is not expected to materially affect its financial condition or future results of operations beyond the amounts accrued. Rights-of-Way Litigation The Company is party to a number of purported class action lawsuits involving its right to install fiber optic cable network in railroad right-of-ways adjacent to plaintiffs' land. In general, the Company obtained the rights to construct its networks from railroads, utilities, and others, and has installed its networks along the rights-of-way so granted. Plaintiffs in the purported class actions assert that they are the owners of lands over which the fiber optic cable networks pass, and that the railroads, utilities and others who granted the Company the right to construct and maintain its network did not have the legal authority to do so. The complaints seek damages on theories of trespass, unjust enrichment and slander of title and property, as well as punitive damages. The Company has also received, and may in the future receive, claims and demands related to rights-of-way issues similar to the issues in these cases that may be based on similar or different legal theories. The Company has defeated motions for class certification in a number of these actions but expects that, absent settlement of these actions, plaintiffs in the pending lawsuits will continue to seek certification of statewide or multi-state classes. The only lawsuit in which a class was certified against the Company, absent an agreed upon settlement, occurred in Koyle, et. al. v. Level 3 Communications, Inc., et. al., a purported two state class action filed in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. The Koyle lawsuit has been dismissed pursuant to a settlement reached in November 2010 as described further below. The Company negotiated a series of class settlements affecting all persons who own or owned land next to or near railroad rights of way in which it has installed its fiber optic cable networks. The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Kingsborough v. Sprint Communications Co. L.P. granted preliminary approval of the proposed settlement; however, on September 10, 2009, the court denied a motion for final approval of the settlement on the basis that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction and dismissed the case. In November 2010, the Company negotiated revised settlement terms for a series of state class settlements affecting all persons who own or owned land next to or near railroad rights of way in which the Company has installed its fiber optic cable networks. The Company is currently pursuing presentment of the settlement in applicable jurisdictions. The settlements, affecting current and former landowners, have received final federal court approval in the vast majority of applicable states and the parties are actively engaged in, or have completed, the claims process for those states, including payment of claims. The Company continues to seek approval in the remaining two states. Management believes that the Company has substantial defenses to the claims asserted in all of these actions and intends to defend them vigorously if a satisfactory settlement is not ultimately approved for all affected landowners. Peruvian Tax Litigation Beginning in 2005, one of the Company's Peruvian subsidiaries received a number of assessments for tax, penalties and interest for calendar years 2001 and 2002. Peruvian tax authorities ("SUNAT") took the position that the Peruvian subsidiary incorrectly documented its importations resulting in additional income tax withholding and value-added taxes ("VAT"). The total amount of the asserted claims, including potential interest and penalties, was $26 million , consisting of $3 million for income tax withholding in connection with the import of services for calendar years 2001 and 2002, $7 million for VAT in connection with the import of services for calendar years 2001 and 2002, and $16 million in connection with the disallowance of VAT credits for periods beginning in 2005. After taking into account the developments described below, as well as the accrued interest and foreign exchange effects, the total amount of exposure is $30 million at June 30, 2016 . The Company challenged the tax assessments during 2005 by filing administrative claims before SUNAT. During August 2006 and June 2007, SUNAT rejected the Company's administrative claims, thereby confirming the assessments. Appeals were filed in September 2006 and July 2007 with the Tribunal Fiscal, the highest level of administrative review, which is not part of the Peru judiciary (the "Tribunal"). The 2001 and 2002 assessed withholding tax assessments were resolved in favor of the Company in separate administrative resolutions; however, the penalties with respect to withholding tax remain at issue in the administrative appeals. In October 2011, the Tribunal issued its administrative resolution with respect to the calendar year 2002 tax period regarding VAT, associated penalties and penalties associated with withholding taxes, deciding the central issue underlying the assessments in the government's favor, while confirming the assessment in part and denying a portion of the assessment on procedural grounds. The Company appealed the Tribunal's October 2011 administrative resolutions to the judicial court in Peru. In September 2014, the first judicial court rendered a decision largely in the Company’s favor on the central issue underlying the assessments. SUNAT appealed the court’s decision to the next judicial level. The court of appeal remanded the case to the first judicial court for further development of the facts and legal analysis supporting its decision. In April 2016, the first judicial level rendered a decision in the Company’s favor on the central issue underlying the assessments. SUNAT has appealed the court's decision to the next judicial level. In October 2013, the Tribunal notified the Company of its July 2013 administrative resolution with respect to the calendar year 2001 tax period regarding VAT, associated penalties and penalties associated with withholding taxes, determining the central issue underlying the assessments in the government's favor, while confirming the assessment in part and denying a portion of the assessment on procedural grounds. The Company appealed the Tribunal's July 2013 administrative resolutions to the judicial court in Peru. In April 2015, the first judicial court rendered a decision largely in SUNAT’s favor on the central issue underlying the assessments. The Company appealed the court’s decision to the next judicial level. In April 2016, the court of appeal rendered a decision that declared null the April 2015 decision and remanded the case to the first judicial court for further development of the facts and legal analysis supporting its decision. In December 2013, SUNAT initiated an audit of calendar year 2001. In June 2014, the Company was served with SUNAT’s assessments of the 2001 VAT credits declared null by the Tribunal and the corresponding fine. In July 2014, the Company challenged these assessments by filing administrative claims before SUNAT. In January 2015, SUNAT rejected the administrative claims, thereby confirming the assessments. The Company filed an appeal with the Tribunal in February 2015. In May 2015, the Tribunal notified the Company of its administrative resolution declaring the assessments and corresponding fines null. The time for SUNAT to appeal this resolution has closed. Under local practice, notification of an appeal can take several months. Counsel confirmed in the first quarter of 2016 that SUNAT has not filed an appeal to the resolution. Nevertheless, SUNAT retains the right to reissue the assessments declared null or start a new audit. However, the Company is under no obligation to provide additional information and any fine issued by SUNAT based on the same information that it has already used in the past would be declared null. Accordingly, in March 2016, the Company released an accrual of approximately $15 million for an assessment and associated interest. Employee Severance and Contractor Termination Disputes A number of former employees and third-party contractors have asserted a variety of claims in litigation against certain Latin American subsidiaries of the Company for separation pay, severance, commissions, pension benefits, unpaid vacation pay, breach of employment contracts, unpaid performance bonuses, property damages, moral damages and related statutory penalties, fines, costs and expenses (including accrued interest, attorneys fees and statutorily mandated inflation adjustments) as a result of their separation from the Company or termination of service relationships. The Company is vigorously defending itself against the asserted claims, which aggregate to approximately $29 million at June 30, 2016 . Brazilian Tax Claims In December 2004, March 2009, April 2009 and July 2014, the São Paulo state tax authorities issued tax assessments against one of the Company's Brazilian subsidiaries for the Tax on Distribution of Goods and Services (“ICMS”) with respect to revenue from leasing movable properties (in the case of the December 2004, March 2009 and July 2014 assessments) and revenue from the provision of Internet access services (in the case of the April 2009 and July 2014 assessments), by treating such activities as the provision of communications services, to which the ICMS tax applies. During the third quarter of 2014, the Company released an accrual of $6 million for tax, penalty and associated interest corresponding to the ICMS applicable on the provision of Internet access services due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for the January 2008 to June 2009 tax periods. In September 2002, July 2009 and May 2012, the Rio de Janeiro state tax authorities issued tax assessments to the same Brazilian subsidiary on similar issues. The Company has filed objections to these assessments, arguing that the lease of assets and the provision of Internet access are not communication services subject to ICMS. The objections to the September 2002, December 2004 and March 2009 assessments were rejected by the respective state administrative courts, and the Company has appealed those decisions to the judicial courts. In October 2012 and June 2014, the Company received favorable rulings from the lower court on the December 2004 and March 2009 assessments regarding equipment leasing, but those rulings are subject to appeal by the state. No ruling has been obtained with respect to the September 2002 assessment. The objections to the April and July 2009 and May 2012 assessments are still pending final administrative decisions. The July 2014 assessment was confirmed during the fourth quarter of 2014 at the first administrative level and the Company appealed this decision to the second administrative level. During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company entered into an amnesty with the Rio de Janeiro state tax authorities with respect to potential ICMS liability for the 2008 tax period. As a result, the Company paid $5 million and released an accrual of $3 million of tax corresponding to the ICMS applicable on the provision of Internet access services in the fourth quarter of 2014. The Company is vigorously contesting all such assessments in both states, and in particular, views the assessment of ICMS on revenue from leasing movable properties to be without merit. Nevertheless, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that these assessments could result in a loss of up to $55 million at June 30, 2016 in excess of the accruals established for these matters. Letters of Credit It is customary for Level 3 to use various financial instruments in the normal course of business. These instruments include letters of credit. Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued on behalf of Level 3 in accordance with specified terms and conditions. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , Level 3 had outstanding letters of credit or other similar obligations of approximately $40 million and $46 million , respectively, of which $34 million and $43 million are collateralized by cash that is reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as restricted cash and securities. The Company does not believe exposure to loss related to its letters of credit is material.

Condensed Consolidating Financi

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Abstract]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information	Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Level 3 Financing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has issued senior notes that are unsecured obligations of Level 3 Financing, Inc.; however, they are also fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by Level 3 Communications, Inc. and Level 3 Communications, LLC. In conjunction with the registration of the senior notes, the accompanying condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10 “Financial statements of guarantors and affiliates whose securities collateralize an issue registered or being registered.” The operating activities of the separate legal entities included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements are interdependent. The accompanying condensed consolidating financial information presents the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of each legal entity and, on an aggregate basis, the other non-guarantor subsidiaries based on amounts incurred by such entities, and is not intended to present the operating results of those legal entities on a stand-alone basis. Level 3 Communications, LLC leases equipment and certain facilities from other wholly owned subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc. These transactions are eliminated in the consolidated results of the Company. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Revenue $ — $ — $ 879 $ 1,211 $ (34 ) $ 2,056 Costs and Expense: Network Access Costs — — 315 395 (34 ) 676 Network Related Expenses — — 237 102 — 339 Depreciation and Amortization — — 92 218 — 310 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 1 2 263 91 — 357 Total Costs and Expenses 1 2 907 806 (34 ) 1,682 Operating Income (Loss) (1 ) (2 ) (28 ) 405 — 374 Other Income (Expense): Interest income — — 1 — — 1 Interest expense (9 ) (128 ) — (3 ) — (140 ) Interest income (expense) affiliates, net 343 528 (802 ) (69 ) — — Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (187 ) (489 ) 201 — 475 — Other, net — (39 ) 1 (7 ) — (45 ) Total Other Income (Expense) 147 (128 ) (599 ) (79 ) 475 (184 ) Income (Loss) before Income Taxes 146 (130 ) (627 ) 326 475 190 Income Tax Benefit (Expense) 3 (57 ) (1 ) 14 — (41 ) Net Income (Loss) 149 (187 ) (628 ) 340 475 149 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes (22 ) — — (22 ) 22 (22 ) Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 127 $ (187 ) $ (628 ) $ 318 $ 497 $ 127 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Revenue $ — $ — $ 1,745 $ 2,430 $ (68 ) $ 4,107 Costs and Expense: Network Access Costs — — 635 803 (68 ) 1,370 Network Related Expenses — — 474 203 — 677 Depreciation and Amortization — — 180 431 — 611 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 2 3 513 195 — 713 Total Costs and Expenses 2 3 1,802 1,632 (68 ) 3,371 Operating Income (Loss) (2 ) (3 ) (57 ) 798 — 736 Other Income (Expense): Interest income — — 1 1 — 2 Interest expense (18 ) (256 ) (1 ) — — (275 ) Interest income (expense) affiliates, net 685 1,059 (1,603 ) (141 ) — — Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (399 ) (1,030 ) 400 — 1,029 — Other, net — (39 ) 3 (19 ) — (55 ) Total Other Income (Expense) 268 (266 ) (1,200 ) (159 ) 1,029 (328 ) Income (Loss) before Income Taxes 266 (269 ) (1,257 ) 639 1,029 408 Income Tax Benefit (Expense) 7 (130 ) (2 ) (10 ) — (135 ) Net Income (Loss) 273 (399 ) (1,259 ) 629 1,029 273 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes 23 — — 23 (23 ) 23 Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 296 $ (399 ) $ (1,259 ) $ 652 $ 1,006 $ 296 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Revenue $ — $ — $ 832 $ 1,274 $ (45 ) $ 2,061 Costs and Expense: Network Access Costs — — 299 442 (45 ) 696 Network Related Expenses — — 231 132 — 363 Depreciation and Amortization — — 75 213 — 288 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 1 — 268 95 — 364 Total Costs and Expenses 1 — 873 882 (45 ) 1,711 Operating (Loss) Income (1 ) — (41 ) 392 — 350 Other Income (Expense): Interest income — — — — — — Interest expense (14 ) (146 ) (1 ) (4 ) — (165 ) Interest income (expense) affiliates, net 331 496 (769 ) (58 ) — — Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (311 ) (516 ) 183 — 644 — Other, net (18 ) (145 ) (3 ) (14 ) — (180 ) Total Other Income (Expense) (12 ) (311 ) (590 ) (76 ) 644 (345 ) Income (Loss) before Income Taxes (13 ) (311 ) (631 ) 316 644 5 Income Tax Expense — — — (18 ) — (18 ) Net Income (Loss) (13 ) (311 ) (631 ) 298 644 (13 ) Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes 85 — — 85 (85 ) 85 Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 72 $ (311 ) $ (631 ) $ 383 $ 559 $ 72 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Revenue $ — $ — $ 1,650 $ 2,561 $ (97 ) $ 4,114 Costs and Expense: Network Access Costs — — 619 897 (97 ) 1,419 Network Related Expenses — — 461 258 — 719 Depreciation and Amortization — — 149 427 — 576 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 2 — 515 217 — 734 Total Costs and Expenses 2 — 1,744 1,799 (97 ) 3,448 Operating (Loss) Income (2 ) — (94 ) 762 — 666 Other Income (Expense): Interest income — — — 1 — 1 Interest expense (33 ) (301 ) (2 ) (9 ) — (345 ) Interest income (expense) affiliates, net 664 997 (1,535 ) (126 ) — — Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (502 ) (1,052 ) 360 — 1,194 — Other, net (18 ) (145 ) (1 ) (26 ) — (190 ) Total Other Income (Expense) 111 (501 ) (1,178 ) (160 ) 1,194 (534 ) Income (Loss) before Income Taxes 109 (501 ) (1,272 ) 602 1,194 132 Income Tax Expense — (1 ) — (22 ) — (23 ) Net Income (Loss) 109 (502 ) (1,272 ) 580 1,194 109 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes (56 ) — — (56 ) 56 (56 ) Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 53 $ (502 ) $ (1,272 ) $ 524 $ 1,250 $ 53 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets June 30, 2016 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Assets Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 11 $ 6 $ 1,202 $ 72 $ — $ 1,291 Restricted cash and securities — — 1 7 — 8 Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts — — 81 758 — 839 Due from affiliates 13,140 23,715 — 2,565 (39,420 ) — Other — — 90 50 — 140 Total Current Assets 13,151 23,721 1,374 3,452 (39,420 ) 2,278 Property, Plant, and Equipment, net — — 3,645 6,428 — 10,073 Restricted Cash and Securities 22 — 9 — — 31 Goodwill and Other Intangibles, net — — 358 8,401 — 8,759 Investment in Subsidiaries 16,816 17,713 3,730 — (38,259 ) — Deferred Tax Assets 44 2,717 — 582 — 3,343 Other Assets, net — — 12 38 — 50 Total Assets $ 30,033 $ 44,151 $ 9,128 $ 18,901 $ (77,679 ) $ 24,534 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Current Liabilities: Accounts payable $ — $ — $ 360 $ 402 $ — $ 762 Current portion of long-term debt — — 2 5 — 7 Accrued payroll and employee benefits — — 125 35 — 160 Accrued interest 11 112 — 8 — 131 Current portion of deferred revenue — — 108 160 — 268 Due to affiliates — — 39,420 — (39,420 ) — Other — — 124 47 — 171 Total Current Liabilities 11 112 40,139 657 (39,420 ) 1,499 Long-Term Debt, less current portion 592 10,099 14 166 — 10,871 Deferred Revenue, less current portion — — 725 302 — 1,027 Other Liabilities 15 — 140 482 — 637 Commitments and Contingencies Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) 29,415 33,940 (31,890 ) 17,294 (38,259 ) 10,500 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) $ 30,033 $ 44,151 $ 9,128 $ 18,901 $ (77,679 ) $ 24,534 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets December 31, 2015 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Assets Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 12 $ 6 $ 727 $ 109 $ — $ 854 Restricted cash and securities — — 1 7 — 8 Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts — — 47 710 — 757 Due from affiliates 12,415 22,759 — 2,816 (37,990 ) — Other — — 56 55 — 111 Total Current Assets 12,427 22,765 831 3,697 (37,990 ) 1,730 Property, Plant, and Equipment, net — — 3,423 6,455 — 9,878 Restricted Cash and Securities 27 — 14 1 — 42 Goodwill and Other Intangibles, net — — 363 8,513 — 8,876 Investment in Subsidiaries 16,772 17,714 3,734 — (38,220 ) — Deferred Tax Assets 38 2,847 — 556 — 3,441 Other Assets, net — — 12 38 — 50 Total Assets $ 29,264 $ 43,326 $ 8,377 $ 19,260 $ (76,210 ) $ 24,017 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Current Liabilities: Accounts payable $ — $ 1 $ 195 $ 433 $ — $ 629 Current portion of long-term debt — — 2 13 — 15 Accrued payroll and employee benefits — — 186 32 — 218 Accrued interest 11 90 — 7 — 108 Current portion of deferred revenue — — 119 148 — 267 Due to affiliates — — 37,990 — (37,990 ) — Other — — 115 64 — 179 Total Current Liabilities 11 91 38,607 697 (37,990 ) 1,416 Long-Term Debt, less current portion 591 10,092 15 168 — 10,866 Deferred Revenue, less current portion — — 680 297 — 977 Other Liabilities 15 — 133 484 — 632 Commitments and Contingencies Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) 28,647 33,143 (31,058 ) 17,614 (38,220 ) 10,126 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) $ 29,264 $ 43,326 $ 8,377 $ 19,260 $ (76,210 ) $ 24,017 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $ (18 ) $ (225 ) $ 274 $ 1,110 $ — $ 1,141 Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Capital Expenditures — — (333 ) (331 ) — (664 ) (Increase) decrease in restricted cash and securities, net 5 — 6 — — 11 Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets — — — 1 — 1 Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities 5 — (327 ) (330 ) — (652 ) Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs — 764 — — — 764 Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases — (806 ) — (10 ) — (816 ) Increase (decrease) due from/to affiliates, net 12 267 528 (807 ) — — Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities 12 225 528 (817 ) — (52 ) Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents — — — — — — Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents (1 ) — 475 (37 ) — 437 Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period 12 6 727 109 — 854 Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $ 11 $ 6 $ 1,202 $ 72 $ — $ 1,291 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $ (21 ) $ (339 ) $ (22 ) $ 1,106 $ — $ 724 Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Capital Expenditures — — (188 ) (383 ) — (571 ) Decrease in restricted cash and securities, net (25 ) — 1 — — (24 ) Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets — — — 2 — 2 Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (25 ) — (187 ) (381 ) — (593 ) Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs — 3,948 — — — 3,948 Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases (313 ) (3,780 ) — (5 ) — (4,098 ) Increase (decrease) due from/to affiliates, net 365 171 191 (727 ) — — Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities 52 339 191 (732 ) — (150 ) Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents — — — (12 ) — (12 ) Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents 6 — (18 ) (19 ) — (31 ) Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period 7 5 307 261 — 580 Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $ 13 $ 5 $ 289 $ 242 $ — $ 549

Organization and Summary of S18

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Description of Business	Description of Business Level 3 Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Level 3") is an international facilities-based provider (that is, a provider that owns or leases a substantial portion of the plant, property and equipment necessary to provide its services) of a broad range of integrated communications services. The Company created its communications network by constructing its own assets and through a combination of purchasing other companies and purchasing or leasing facilities from others. The Company designed its network to provide communications services that employ and take advantage of rapidly improving underlying optical, Internet Protocol, computing and storage technologies.
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation	Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Level 3 Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries in which it has a controlling interest. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). As part of its consolidation policy, the Company considers its controlled subsidiaries, investments in businesses in which the Company is not the primary beneficiary or does not have effective control but has the ability to significantly influence operating and financial policies, and variable interests resulting from economic arrangements that give the Company rights to economic risks or rewards of a legal entity. The Company does not have variable interests in a variable interest entity where it is required to consolidate the entity as the primary beneficiary. Prior to October 1, 2015, the Company included the results of its wholly owned Venezuelan subsidiary in its Consolidated Financial Statements using the consolidation method of accounting. The Company’s Venezuelan subsidiary was in the Latin America segment and had total revenue of $24 million and $47 million , with Adjusted EBITDA of $15 million and $30 million , for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. For more information on the Company's segments and non-GAAP measures see Note 8 - Segment Information. Venezuelan exchange control regulations have resulted in an other-than-temporary lack of exchangeability between the Venezuelan bolivar and U.S. dollar, and have restricted the Company's Venezuelan operations’ ability to pay dividends and settle intercompany obligations in U.S. dollars. The severe currency controls imposed by the Venezuelan government have significantly limited the ability to realize the benefits from earnings of the Company’s Venezuelan operations and access the resulting liquidity provided by those earnings in U.S. dollars. The Company expects that this condition will continue for the foreseeable future. Additionally, government regulations affecting the Company's ability to manage its Venezuelan subsidiary’s capital structure, purchasing, product pricing, customer invoicing and collections, and labor relations; and the current political and economic situation within Venezuela have resulted in an acute degradation in the Company's ability to make key operational decisions for its Venezuelan operations. This lack of exchangeability into U.S. dollars and the degradation in the Company's ability to control key operational decisions has resulted in a lack of control over the Company's Venezuelan subsidiary for U.S. accounting purposes. Therefore, while continuing to wholly own its Venezuelan subsidiary, the Company concluded it no longer met the accounting criteria for consolidation and deconsolidated its Venezuelan subsidiary on September 30, 2015, and began accounting for its variable interest investment in its Venezuelan operations using the cost method of accounting. The factors that led to the Company's conclusions at the end of the third quarter of 2015 continued to exist through the end of the second quarter of 2016. Any dividends from the Company's Venezuelan subsidiary are recorded as other income upon receipt of the cash in U.S. dollars. Prior period results have not been adjusted to reflect the deconsolidation of the Company's Venezuelan subsidiary. The accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015 , which was derived from audited Consolidated Financial Statements, and the unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements as of June 30, 2016 and for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 . In the opinion of the Company’s management, these financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the interim periods presented herein. The results of operations for an interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations expected for a full fiscal year. The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions and such differences could be material.
Reclassifications	Reclassifications Certain amounts in the prior year Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying footnotes have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation primarily pursuant to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs . As of December 31, 2015, approximately $19 million of current debt issuance costs have been reclassified from other current assets to long-term debt, less current portion and approximately $109 million of non-current debt issuance costs have been reclassified from other non-current assets to long-term debt, less current portion.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, as part of its simplification initiative, which involves several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the effect of the adoption of this standard as early as the third quarter of 2016, and estimates this adoption would reduce income tax expense by a range of $18 million to $24 million and would lower the Company's effective income tax rate for the year ended 2016. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (ASC Topic 842), which requires entities that lease assets to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. This ASU will replace most existing leasing guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years. Early application is permitted. The standard requires the use of a modified retrospective transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-02 will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures, and expects the new guidance to significantly increase the reported assets and liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheets. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ASC Topic 606), which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. This ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those years. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures and has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

Other Intangible Assets (Tables

Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Acquired Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of acquisition-related intangible assets	Other intangible assets as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows (dollars in millions): Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net June 30, 2016 Finite-Lived Intangible Assets: Customer Contracts and Relationships $ 1,974 $ (1,023 ) $ 951 Trademarks 55 (55 ) — Patents and Developed Technology 230 (176 ) 54 2,259 (1,254 ) 1,005 Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: Trade Name 15 — 15 $ 2,274 $ (1,254 ) $ 1,020 December 31, 2015 Finite-Lived Intangible Assets: Customer Contracts and Relationships $ 1,975 $ (932 ) $ 1,043 Trademarks 55 (55 ) — Patents and Developed Technology 230 (161 ) 69 2,260 (1,148 ) 1,112 Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: Trade Name 15 — 15 $ 2,275 $ (1,148 ) $ 1,127
Schedule of estimated amortization expense of finite-lived acquisition-related intangible assets	As of June 30, 2016 , estimated amortization expense for the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets over the next five years is as follows (dollars in millions): 2016 (remaining six months) $ 105 2017 196 2018 193 2019 181 2020 166 2021 143 Thereafter 21 $ 1,005

Fair Value of Financial Instr20

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis	The table below presents the fair values for the Company’s long-term debt as well as the input levels used to determine these fair values as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 : Fair Value Measurement Using Total Carrying Value in Consolidated Balance Sheets Unadjusted Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (dollars in millions) June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31, Liabilities Not Recorded at Fair Value in the Financial Statements: Long-term Debt, including the current portion: Term Loans $ 4,562 $ 4,556 $ 4,606 $ 4,570 $ — $ — Senior Notes 6,129 6,126 6,240 6,298 — — Capital Leases and Other 187 199 — — 187 199 Total Long-term Debt, including the current portion $ 10,878 $ 10,881 $ 10,846 $ 10,868 $ 187 $ 199 The Company does not have any assets or liabilities where the fair value is measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

Long-Term Debt (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Long-term debt
Schedule of long-term debt	The following table summarizes the Company’s long-term debt (amounts in millions): Date of June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 Issuance/Amendment Maturity Interest Payments Interest Rate Amount Amount Senior Secured Term Loans: Borrowed by Level 3 Financing, Inc. Tranche B-III 2019 Term Loan (1)(4) Aug 2013 Aug 2019 Quarterly LIBOR +3.00% $ 815 $ 815 Tranche B 2020 Term Loan (1)(4) Oct 2013 Jan 2020 Quarterly LIBOR +3.00% 1,796 1,796 Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan (1)(4) May 2015 May 2022 Quarterly LIBOR +2.75% 2,000 2,000 Senior Notes: Issued by Level 3 Financing, Inc. Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2018 (2)(4) Nov 2013 Jan 2018 May/Nov 6-Month LIBOR +3.50% 300 300 7% Senior Notes due 2020 (2) Aug 2012 Jun 2020 Jun/Dec 7.000% — 775 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021 (2) Nov 2013 Jan 2021 Apr/Oct 6.125% 640 640 5.375% Senior Notes due 2022 (2) Aug 2014 Aug 2022 May/Nov 5.375% 1,000 1,000 5.625% Senior Notes due 2023 (2) Jan 2015 Feb 2023 Jun/Dec 5.625% 500 500 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 (2) Apr 2015 May 2023 Mar/Sept 5.125% 700 700 5.375% Senior Notes due 2025 (2) Apr 2015 May 2025 Mar/Sept 5.375% 800 800 5.375% Senior Notes due 2024 (2) Nov 2015 Jan 2024 Jan/Jul 5.375% 900 900 5.25% Senior Notes due 2026 (5) Mar 2016 Mar 2026 Apr/Oct 5.250% 775 — Issued by Level 3 Communications, Inc. 5.75% Senior Notes due 2022 (3) Dec 2014 Dec 2022 Mar/Sept 5.750% 600 600 Capital Leases 187 199 Total Debt Obligations 11,013 11,025 Unamortized discounts (14 ) (16 ) Unamortized debt issuance costs (121 ) (128 ) Current portion of long-term debt (7 ) (15 ) Total Long-Term Debt $ 10,871 $ 10,866 (1) The term loans are secured obligations and guaranteed by the Company and Level 3 Communications, LLC and certain other subsidiaries. (2) The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsubordinated unsecured basis by the Company and Level 3 Communications, LLC. (3) The notes were not guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries. (4) The Tranche B-III 2019 Term Loan and the Tranche B 2020 Term Loan each had an interest rate of 4.000% as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 . The Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan had an interest rate of 3.500% as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 . The Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2018 had an interest rate of 4.407% as of June 30, 2016 and 4.101% as of December 31, 2015 . The interest rate on the Tranche B-III 2019 Term Loan, and the Tranche B 2020 Term Loan are set with a minimum LIBOR of 1.00% , and the Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan is set with a minimum LIBOR of 0.75% . (5) The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a unsubordinated unsecured basis by the Company.
Schedule of aggregate future contractual maturities of long-term debt and capital leases (excluding discounts)	Long-Term Debt Maturities Aggregate future contractual maturities of long-term debt and capital leases (excluding discounts and debt issuance costs) were as follows as of June 30, 2016 (dollars in millions): 2016 (remaining six months) $ 5 2017 7 2018 307 2019 822 2020 1,803 2021 650 Thereafter 7,419 $ 11,013

Accumulated Other Comprehensi22

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	The accumulated balances for each classification of other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows: (dollars in millions) Net Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Defined Benefit Pension Plans Total Balance at December 31, 2014 $ (111 ) $ (36 ) $ (147 ) Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (57 ) — (57 ) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — 1 1 Balance at June 30, 2015 $ (168 ) $ (35 ) $ (203 ) Balance at December 31, 2015 $ (273 ) $ (28 ) $ (301 ) Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 24 (1 ) 23 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — — — Balance at June 30, 2016 $ (249 ) $ (29 ) $ (278 )

Stock-Based Compensation (Table

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Share-based Compensation
Schedule of non-cash compensation expense and capitalized non-cash compensation	The following table summarizes non-cash compensation expense attributable to stock-based awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in millions): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Outperform Stock Appreciation Rights $ 1 $ 1 $ 2 $ 3 Restricted Stock Units 13 11 34 22 Performance Restricted Stock Units 10 8 24 13 401(k) Match Expense 8 7 19 20 32 27 79 58 Capitalized Non-Cash Compensation (1 ) — (1 ) — $ 31 $ 27 $ 78 $ 58

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA by segment and reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (dollars in millions) June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 Adjusted EBITDA: North America $ 819 $ 767 $ 1,631 $ 1,507 EMEA 52 57 106 113 Latin America 64 79 138 159 Unallocated Corporate Expenses (220 ) (238 ) (450 ) (479 ) Adjusted EBITDA 715 665 1,425 1,300 Income Tax Expense (41 ) (18 ) (135 ) (23 ) Total Other Expense (184 ) (345 ) (328 ) (534 ) Depreciation and Amortization (310 ) (288 ) (611 ) (576 ) Non-Cash Stock Compensation Attributable to Stock Awards (31 ) (27 ) (78 ) (58 ) Net Income (Loss) $ 149 $ (13 ) $ 273 $ 109
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	The following table presents capital expenditures by segment and reconciles capital expenditures by segment to total capital expenditures: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (dollars in millions) June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 Capital Expenditures: North America $ 237 $ 191 $ 432 $ 358 EMEA 40 45 79 73 Latin America 51 46 74 74 Unallocated Corporate Capital Expenditures 39 35 79 66 Total Capital Expenditures $ 367 $ 317 $ 664 $ 571
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	The following table presents revenue by segment: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (dollars in millions) June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 Core Network Services Revenue: North America $ 1,605 $ 1,550 $ 3,206 $ 3,085 EMEA 191 205 382 412 Latin America 160 187 315 372 Total Core Network Services Revenue 1,956 1,942 3,903 3,869 Wholesale Voice Services Revenue: North America 95 114 194 232 EMEA 3 3 6 7 Latin America 2 2 4 6 Total Wholesale Voice Services Revenue 100 119 204 245 Total Revenue $ 2,056 $ 2,061 $ 4,107 $ 4,114
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	The following table presents total assets by segment: (dollars in millions) June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 Assets: North America $ 20,410 $ 19,961 EMEA 1,785 1,796 Latin America 2,212 2,131 Other 127 129 Total Assets $ 24,534 $ 24,017
Reconciliation of Goodwill from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment during the six months ended June 30, 2016 were as follows (in millions): North America EMEA Latin America Total Balance at December 31, 2015 $ 7,024 $ 129 $ 596 $ 7,749 Effect of foreign currency rate change — (10 ) — (10 ) Balance at June 30, 2016 $ 7,024 $ 119 $ 596 $ 7,739 There were no events or changes in circumstances during the first half of 2016 that indicated the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable.

Condensed Consolidating Finan25

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Abstract]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information	Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Level 3 Financing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has issued senior notes that are unsecured obligations of Level 3 Financing, Inc.; however, they are also fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by Level 3 Communications, Inc. and Level 3 Communications, LLC. In conjunction with the registration of the senior notes, the accompanying condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10 “Financial statements of guarantors and affiliates whose securities collateralize an issue registered or being registered.” The operating activities of the separate legal entities included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements are interdependent. The accompanying condensed consolidating financial information presents the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of each legal entity and, on an aggregate basis, the other non-guarantor subsidiaries based on amounts incurred by such entities, and is not intended to present the operating results of those legal entities on a stand-alone basis. Level 3 Communications, LLC leases equipment and certain facilities from other wholly owned subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc. These transactions are eliminated in the consolidated results of the Company. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Revenue $ — $ — $ 879 $ 1,211 $ (34 ) $ 2,056 Costs and Expense: Network Access Costs — — 315 395 (34 ) 676 Network Related Expenses — — 237 102 — 339 Depreciation and Amortization — — 92 218 — 310 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 1 2 263 91 — 357 Total Costs and Expenses 1 2 907 806 (34 ) 1,682 Operating Income (Loss) (1 ) (2 ) (28 ) 405 — 374 Other Income (Expense): Interest income — — 1 — — 1 Interest expense (9 ) (128 ) — (3 ) — (140 ) Interest income (expense) affiliates, net 343 528 (802 ) (69 ) — — Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (187 ) (489 ) 201 — 475 — Other, net — (39 ) 1 (7 ) — (45 ) Total Other Income (Expense) 147 (128 ) (599 ) (79 ) 475 (184 ) Income (Loss) before Income Taxes 146 (130 ) (627 ) 326 475 190 Income Tax Benefit (Expense) 3 (57 ) (1 ) 14 — (41 ) Net Income (Loss) 149 (187 ) (628 ) 340 475 149 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes (22 ) — — (22 ) 22 (22 ) Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 127 $ (187 ) $ (628 ) $ 318 $ 497 $ 127 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Revenue $ — $ — $ 1,745 $ 2,430 $ (68 ) $ 4,107 Costs and Expense: Network Access Costs — — 635 803 (68 ) 1,370 Network Related Expenses — — 474 203 — 677 Depreciation and Amortization — — 180 431 — 611 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 2 3 513 195 — 713 Total Costs and Expenses 2 3 1,802 1,632 (68 ) 3,371 Operating Income (Loss) (2 ) (3 ) (57 ) 798 — 736 Other Income (Expense): Interest income — — 1 1 — 2 Interest expense (18 ) (256 ) (1 ) — — (275 ) Interest income (expense) affiliates, net 685 1,059 (1,603 ) (141 ) — — Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (399 ) (1,030 ) 400 — 1,029 — Other, net — (39 ) 3 (19 ) — (55 ) Total Other Income (Expense) 268 (266 ) (1,200 ) (159 ) 1,029 (328 ) Income (Loss) before Income Taxes 266 (269 ) (1,257 ) 639 1,029 408 Income Tax Benefit (Expense) 7 (130 ) (2 ) (10 ) — (135 ) Net Income (Loss) 273 (399 ) (1,259 ) 629 1,029 273 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes 23 — — 23 (23 ) 23 Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 296 $ (399 ) $ (1,259 ) $ 652 $ 1,006 $ 296 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Revenue $ — $ — $ 832 $ 1,274 $ (45 ) $ 2,061 Costs and Expense: Network Access Costs — — 299 442 (45 ) 696 Network Related Expenses — — 231 132 — 363 Depreciation and Amortization — — 75 213 — 288 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 1 — 268 95 — 364 Total Costs and Expenses 1 — 873 882 (45 ) 1,711 Operating (Loss) Income (1 ) — (41 ) 392 — 350 Other Income (Expense): Interest income — — — — — — Interest expense (14 ) (146 ) (1 ) (4 ) — (165 ) Interest income (expense) affiliates, net 331 496 (769 ) (58 ) — — Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (311 ) (516 ) 183 — 644 — Other, net (18 ) (145 ) (3 ) (14 ) — (180 ) Total Other Income (Expense) (12 ) (311 ) (590 ) (76 ) 644 (345 ) Income (Loss) before Income Taxes (13 ) (311 ) (631 ) 316 644 5 Income Tax Expense — — — (18 ) — (18 ) Net Income (Loss) (13 ) (311 ) (631 ) 298 644 (13 ) Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes 85 — — 85 (85 ) 85 Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 72 $ (311 ) $ (631 ) $ 383 $ 559 $ 72 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Revenue $ — $ — $ 1,650 $ 2,561 $ (97 ) $ 4,114 Costs and Expense: Network Access Costs — — 619 897 (97 ) 1,419 Network Related Expenses — — 461 258 — 719 Depreciation and Amortization — — 149 427 — 576 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 2 — 515 217 — 734 Total Costs and Expenses 2 — 1,744 1,799 (97 ) 3,448 Operating (Loss) Income (2 ) — (94 ) 762 — 666 Other Income (Expense): Interest income — — — 1 — 1 Interest expense (33 ) (301 ) (2 ) (9 ) — (345 ) Interest income (expense) affiliates, net 664 997 (1,535 ) (126 ) — — Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (502 ) (1,052 ) 360 — 1,194 — Other, net (18 ) (145 ) (1 ) (26 ) — (190 ) Total Other Income (Expense) 111 (501 ) (1,178 ) (160 ) 1,194 (534 ) Income (Loss) before Income Taxes 109 (501 ) (1,272 ) 602 1,194 132 Income Tax Expense — (1 ) — (22 ) — (23 ) Net Income (Loss) 109 (502 ) (1,272 ) 580 1,194 109 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes (56 ) — — (56 ) 56 (56 ) Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 53 $ (502 ) $ (1,272 ) $ 524 $ 1,250 $ 53 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets June 30, 2016 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Assets Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 11 $ 6 $ 1,202 $ 72 $ — $ 1,291 Restricted cash and securities — — 1 7 — 8 Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts — — 81 758 — 839 Due from affiliates 13,140 23,715 — 2,565 (39,420 ) — Other — — 90 50 — 140 Total Current Assets 13,151 23,721 1,374 3,452 (39,420 ) 2,278 Property, Plant, and Equipment, net — — 3,645 6,428 — 10,073 Restricted Cash and Securities 22 — 9 — — 31 Goodwill and Other Intangibles, net — — 358 8,401 — 8,759 Investment in Subsidiaries 16,816 17,713 3,730 — (38,259 ) — Deferred Tax Assets 44 2,717 — 582 — 3,343 Other Assets, net — — 12 38 — 50 Total Assets $ 30,033 $ 44,151 $ 9,128 $ 18,901 $ (77,679 ) $ 24,534 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Current Liabilities: Accounts payable $ — $ — $ 360 $ 402 $ — $ 762 Current portion of long-term debt — — 2 5 — 7 Accrued payroll and employee benefits — — 125 35 — 160 Accrued interest 11 112 — 8 — 131 Current portion of deferred revenue — — 108 160 — 268 Due to affiliates — — 39,420 — (39,420 ) — Other — — 124 47 — 171 Total Current Liabilities 11 112 40,139 657 (39,420 ) 1,499 Long-Term Debt, less current portion 592 10,099 14 166 — 10,871 Deferred Revenue, less current portion — — 725 302 — 1,027 Other Liabilities 15 — 140 482 — 637 Commitments and Contingencies Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) 29,415 33,940 (31,890 ) 17,294 (38,259 ) 10,500 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) $ 30,033 $ 44,151 $ 9,128 $ 18,901 $ (77,679 ) $ 24,534 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets December 31, 2015 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Assets Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 12 $ 6 $ 727 $ 109 $ — $ 854 Restricted cash and securities — — 1 7 — 8 Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts — — 47 710 — 757 Due from affiliates 12,415 22,759 — 2,816 (37,990 ) — Other — — 56 55 — 111 Total Current Assets 12,427 22,765 831 3,697 (37,990 ) 1,730 Property, Plant, and Equipment, net — — 3,423 6,455 — 9,878 Restricted Cash and Securities 27 — 14 1 — 42 Goodwill and Other Intangibles, net — — 363 8,513 — 8,876 Investment in Subsidiaries 16,772 17,714 3,734 — (38,220 ) — Deferred Tax Assets 38 2,847 — 556 — 3,441 Other Assets, net — — 12 38 — 50 Total Assets $ 29,264 $ 43,326 $ 8,377 $ 19,260 $ (76,210 ) $ 24,017 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Current Liabilities: Accounts payable $ — $ 1 $ 195 $ 433 $ — $ 629 Current portion of long-term debt — — 2 13 — 15 Accrued payroll and employee benefits — — 186 32 — 218 Accrued interest 11 90 — 7 — 108 Current portion of deferred revenue — — 119 148 — 267 Due to affiliates — — 37,990 — (37,990 ) — Other — — 115 64 — 179 Total Current Liabilities 11 91 38,607 697 (37,990 ) 1,416 Long-Term Debt, less current portion 591 10,092 15 168 — 10,866 Deferred Revenue, less current portion — — 680 297 — 977 Other Liabilities 15 — 133 484 — 632 Commitments and Contingencies Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) 28,647 33,143 (31,058 ) 17,614 (38,220 ) 10,126 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) $ 29,264 $ 43,326 $ 8,377 $ 19,260 $ (76,210 ) $ 24,017 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $ (18 ) $ (225 ) $ 274 $ 1,110 $ — $ 1,141 Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Capital Expenditures — — (333 ) (331 ) — (664 ) (Increase) decrease in restricted cash and securities, net 5 — 6 — — 11 Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets — — — 1 — 1 Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities 5 — (327 ) (330 ) — (652 ) Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs — 764 — — — 764 Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases — (806 ) — (10 ) — (816 ) Increase (decrease) due from/to affiliates, net 12 267 528 (807 ) — — Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities 12 225 528 (817 ) — (52 ) Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents — — — — — — Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents (1 ) — 475 (37 ) — 437 Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period 12 6 727 109 — 854 Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $ 11 $ 6 $ 1,202 $ 72 $ — $ 1,291 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $ (21 ) $ (339 ) $ (22 ) $ 1,106 $ — $ 724 Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Capital Expenditures — — (188 ) (383 ) — (571 ) Decrease in restricted cash and securities, net (25 ) — 1 — — (24 ) Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets — — — 2 — 2 Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (25 ) — (187 ) (381 ) — (593 ) Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs — 3,948 — — — 3,948 Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases (313 ) (3,780 ) — (5 ) — (4,098 ) Increase (decrease) due from/to affiliates, net 365 171 191 (727 ) — — Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities 52 339 191 (732 ) — (150 ) Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents — — — (12 ) — (12 ) Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents 6 — (18 ) (19 ) — (31 ) Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period 7 5 307 261 — 580 Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $ 13 $ 5 $ 289 $ 242 $ — $ 549
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Revenue $ — $ — $ 879 $ 1,211 $ (34 ) $ 2,056 Costs and Expense: Network Access Costs — — 315 395 (34 ) 676 Network Related Expenses — — 237 102 — 339 Depreciation and Amortization — — 92 218 — 310 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 1 2 263 91 — 357 Total Costs and Expenses 1 2 907 806 (34 ) 1,682 Operating Income (Loss) (1 ) (2 ) (28 ) 405 — 374 Other Income (Expense): Interest income — — 1 — — 1 Interest expense (9 ) (128 ) — (3 ) — (140 ) Interest income (expense) affiliates, net 343 528 (802 ) (69 ) — — Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (187 ) (489 ) 201 — 475 — Other, net — (39 ) 1 (7 ) — (45 ) Total Other Income (Expense) 147 (128 ) (599 ) (79 ) 475 (184 ) Income (Loss) before Income Taxes 146 (130 ) (627 ) 326 475 190 Income Tax Benefit (Expense) 3 (57 ) (1 ) 14 — (41 ) Net Income (Loss) 149 (187 ) (628 ) 340 475 149 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes (22 ) — — (22 ) 22 (22 ) Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 127 $ (187 ) $ (628 ) $ 318 $ 497 $ 127 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Revenue $ — $ — $ 1,745 $ 2,430 $ (68 ) $ 4,107 Costs and Expense: Network Access Costs — — 635 803 (68 ) 1,370 Network Related Expenses — — 474 203 — 677 Depreciation and Amortization — — 180 431 — 611 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 2 3 513 195 — 713 Total Costs and Expenses 2 3 1,802 1,632 (68 ) 3,371 Operating Income (Loss) (2 ) (3 ) (57 ) 798 — 736 Other Income (Expense): Interest income — — 1 1 — 2 Interest expense (18 ) (256 ) (1 ) — — (275 ) Interest income (expense) affiliates, net 685 1,059 (1,603 ) (141 ) — — Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (399 ) (1,030 ) 400 — 1,029 — Other, net — (39 ) 3 (19 ) — (55 ) Total Other Income (Expense) 268 (266 ) (1,200 ) (159 ) 1,029 (328 ) Income (Loss) before Income Taxes 266 (269 ) (1,257 ) 639 1,029 408 Income Tax Benefit (Expense) 7 (130 ) (2 ) (10 ) — (135 ) Net Income (Loss) 273 (399 ) (1,259 ) 629 1,029 273 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes 23 — — 23 (23 ) 23 Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 296 $ (399 ) $ (1,259 ) $ 652 $ 1,006 $ 296 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Revenue $ — $ — $ 832 $ 1,274 $ (45 ) $ 2,061 Costs and Expense: Network Access Costs — — 299 442 (45 ) 696 Network Related Expenses — — 231 132 — 363 Depreciation and Amortization — — 75 213 — 288 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 1 — 268 95 — 364 Total Costs and Expenses 1 — 873 882 (45 ) 1,711 Operating (Loss) Income (1 ) — (41 ) 392 — 350 Other Income (Expense): Interest income — — — — — — Interest expense (14 ) (146 ) (1 ) (4 ) — (165 ) Interest income (expense) affiliates, net 331 496 (769 ) (58 ) — — Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (311 ) (516 ) 183 — 644 — Other, net (18 ) (145 ) (3 ) (14 ) — (180 ) Total Other Income (Expense) (12 ) (311 ) (590 ) (76 ) 644 (345 ) Income (Loss) before Income Taxes (13 ) (311 ) (631 ) 316 644 5 Income Tax Expense — — — (18 ) — (18 ) Net Income (Loss) (13 ) (311 ) (631 ) 298 644 (13 ) Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes 85 — — 85 (85 ) 85 Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 72 $ (311 ) $ (631 ) $ 383 $ 559 $ 72 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Revenue $ — $ — $ 1,650 $ 2,561 $ (97 ) $ 4,114 Costs and Expense: Network Access Costs — — 619 897 (97 ) 1,419 Network Related Expenses — — 461 258 — 719 Depreciation and Amortization — — 149 427 — 576 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 2 — 515 217 — 734 Total Costs and Expenses 2 — 1,744 1,799 (97 ) 3,448 Operating (Loss) Income (2 ) — (94 ) 762 — 666 Other Income (Expense): Interest income — — — 1 — 1 Interest expense (33 ) (301 ) (2 ) (9 ) — (345 ) Interest income (expense) affiliates, net 664 997 (1,535 ) (126 ) — — Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (502 ) (1,052 ) 360 — 1,194 — Other, net (18 ) (145 ) (1 ) (26 ) — (190 ) Total Other Income (Expense) 111 (501 ) (1,178 ) (160 ) 1,194 (534 ) Income (Loss) before Income Taxes 109 (501 ) (1,272 ) 602 1,194 132 Income Tax Expense — (1 ) — (22 ) — (23 ) Net Income (Loss) 109 (502 ) (1,272 ) 580 1,194 109 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes (56 ) — — (56 ) 56 (56 ) Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 53 $ (502 ) $ (1,272 ) $ 524 $ 1,250 $ 53
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets June 30, 2016 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Assets Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 11 $ 6 $ 1,202 $ 72 $ — $ 1,291 Restricted cash and securities — — 1 7 — 8 Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts — — 81 758 — 839 Due from affiliates 13,140 23,715 — 2,565 (39,420 ) — Other — — 90 50 — 140 Total Current Assets 13,151 23,721 1,374 3,452 (39,420 ) 2,278 Property, Plant, and Equipment, net — — 3,645 6,428 — 10,073 Restricted Cash and Securities 22 — 9 — — 31 Goodwill and Other Intangibles, net — — 358 8,401 — 8,759 Investment in Subsidiaries 16,816 17,713 3,730 — (38,259 ) — Deferred Tax Assets 44 2,717 — 582 — 3,343 Other Assets, net — — 12 38 — 50 Total Assets $ 30,033 $ 44,151 $ 9,128 $ 18,901 $ (77,679 ) $ 24,534 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Current Liabilities: Accounts payable $ — $ — $ 360 $ 402 $ — $ 762 Current portion of long-term debt — — 2 5 — 7 Accrued payroll and employee benefits — — 125 35 — 160 Accrued interest 11 112 — 8 — 131 Current portion of deferred revenue — — 108 160 — 268 Due to affiliates — — 39,420 — (39,420 ) — Other — — 124 47 — 171 Total Current Liabilities 11 112 40,139 657 (39,420 ) 1,499 Long-Term Debt, less current portion 592 10,099 14 166 — 10,871 Deferred Revenue, less current portion — — 725 302 — 1,027 Other Liabilities 15 — 140 482 — 637 Commitments and Contingencies Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) 29,415 33,940 (31,890 ) 17,294 (38,259 ) 10,500 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) $ 30,033 $ 44,151 $ 9,128 $ 18,901 $ (77,679 ) $ 24,534 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets December 31, 2015 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Assets Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 12 $ 6 $ 727 $ 109 $ — $ 854 Restricted cash and securities — — 1 7 — 8 Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts — — 47 710 — 757 Due from affiliates 12,415 22,759 — 2,816 (37,990 ) — Other — — 56 55 — 111 Total Current Assets 12,427 22,765 831 3,697 (37,990 ) 1,730 Property, Plant, and Equipment, net — — 3,423 6,455 — 9,878 Restricted Cash and Securities 27 — 14 1 — 42 Goodwill and Other Intangibles, net — — 363 8,513 — 8,876 Investment in Subsidiaries 16,772 17,714 3,734 — (38,220 ) — Deferred Tax Assets 38 2,847 — 556 — 3,441 Other Assets, net — — 12 38 — 50 Total Assets $ 29,264 $ 43,326 $ 8,377 $ 19,260 $ (76,210 ) $ 24,017 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Current Liabilities: Accounts payable $ — $ 1 $ 195 $ 433 $ — $ 629 Current portion of long-term debt — — 2 13 — 15 Accrued payroll and employee benefits — — 186 32 — 218 Accrued interest 11 90 — 7 — 108 Current portion of deferred revenue — — 119 148 — 267 Due to affiliates — — 37,990 — (37,990 ) — Other — — 115 64 — 179 Total Current Liabilities 11 91 38,607 697 (37,990 ) 1,416 Long-Term Debt, less current portion 591 10,092 15 168 — 10,866 Deferred Revenue, less current portion — — 680 297 — 977 Other Liabilities 15 — 133 484 — 632 Commitments and Contingencies Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) 28,647 33,143 (31,058 ) 17,614 (38,220 ) 10,126 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) $ 29,264 $ 43,326 $ 8,377 $ 19,260 $ (76,210 ) $ 24,017
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $ (18 ) $ (225 ) $ 274 $ 1,110 $ — $ 1,141 Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Capital Expenditures — — (333 ) (331 ) — (664 ) (Increase) decrease in restricted cash and securities, net 5 — 6 — — 11 Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets — — — 1 — 1 Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities 5 — (327 ) (330 ) — (652 ) Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs — 764 — — — 764 Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases — (806 ) — (10 ) — (816 ) Increase (decrease) due from/to affiliates, net 12 267 528 (807 ) — — Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities 12 225 528 (817 ) — (52 ) Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents — — — — — — Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents (1 ) — 475 (37 ) — 437 Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period 12 6 727 109 — 854 Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $ 11 $ 6 $ 1,202 $ 72 $ — $ 1,291 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Level 3 Financing, Inc. Level 3 Communications, LLC Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Total (dollars in millions) Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $ (21 ) $ (339 ) $ (22 ) $ 1,106 $ — $ 724 Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Capital Expenditures — — (188 ) (383 ) — (571 ) Decrease in restricted cash and securities, net (25 ) — 1 — — (24 ) Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets — — — 2 — 2 Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (25 ) — (187 ) (381 ) — (593 ) Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs — 3,948 — — — 3,948 Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases (313 ) (3,780 ) — (5 ) — (4,098 ) Increase (decrease) due from/to affiliates, net 365 171 191 (727 ) — — Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities 52 339 191 (732 ) — (150 ) Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents — — — (12 ) — (12 ) Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents 6 — (18 ) (19 ) — (31 ) Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period 7 5 307 261 — 580 Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $ 13 $ 5 $ 289 $ 242 $ — $ 549

Organization and Summary of S26

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
schedule of consolidation [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 2,056	$ 2,061	$ 4,107	$ 4,114
Adjusted EBITDA by Segment	715	665	1,425	1,300
Deferred Finance Costs, Current, Net					$ 19
Deferred Finance Costs, Noncurrent, Net					$ 109
Latin America [Member]
schedule of consolidation [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA by Segment	$ 64	79	$ 138	159
VENEZUELA | Latin America [Member]
schedule of consolidation [Line Items]
Revenue		24		47
Adjusted EBITDA by Segment		$ 15		$ 30

Organization and Summary of S27

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies New Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - Scenario, Forecast [Member] $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
Minimum [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	$ 18
Maximum [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	$ 24

Earnings Per Share (Details)

Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Earnings per share
Stock Awards Included in Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		3	4
Stock options, outperform stock appreciation rights (OSOs), restricted stock units and warrants
Earnings per share
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	4

Earnings Per Share Supplemental

Earnings Per Share Supplemental (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock Awards Included in Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		3	4
Performance Shares [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	0		0
Performance Restricted Stock Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	4

Other Intangible Assets (Detail

Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2,259		$ 2,259		$ 2,260
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(1,254)		(1,254)		(1,148)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	1,005		1,005		1,112
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset amortization expense	53	$ 58	$ 106	$ 114
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets weighted average remaining useful lives (in years)			5 years 3 months 18 days
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Total identifiable acquisition-related intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	2,274		$ 2,274		2,275
Total identifiable acquisition-related intangible assets, Net	1,020		1,020		1,127
Estimated amortization expense of finite-lived acquisition-related intangible assets
2016 (remaining six months)	105		105
2,017	196		196
2,018	193		193
2,019	181		181
2,020	166		166
2,021	143		143
Thereafter	21		21
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	1,005		1,005		1,112
Vyvx Trade Name
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	15		15		15
Customer Contracts And Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	1,974		1,974		1,975
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(1,023)		(1,023)		(932)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	951		$ 951		1,043
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets weighted average remaining useful lives (in years)			5 years 4 months 24 days
Estimated amortization expense of finite-lived acquisition-related intangible assets
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	951		$ 951		1,043
Trademarks
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	55		55		55
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(55)		(55)		(55)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	0		0		0
Estimated amortization expense of finite-lived acquisition-related intangible assets
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	0		0		0
Patents and Developed Technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	230		230		230
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(176)		(176)		(161)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	54		$ 54		69
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets weighted average remaining useful lives (in years)			3 years
Estimated amortization expense of finite-lived acquisition-related intangible assets
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 54		$ 54		$ 69

Fair Value of Financial Instr31

Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Liabilities, Recurring (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Total Carrying Value in Consolidated Balance Sheet
Long-term Debt, including the current portion:
Term Loans	$ 4,562	$ 4,556
Senior Notes	6,129	6,126
Capital Leases and Other	187	199
Total Long-term Debt, including the current portion:	10,878	10,881
Unadjusted Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
Long-term Debt, including the current portion:
Term Loans	4,606	4,570
Senior Notes	6,240	6,298
Capital Leases and Other	0	0
Total Long-term Debt, including the current portion:	10,846	10,868
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Long-term Debt, including the current portion:
Term Loans	0	0
Senior Notes	0	0
Capital Leases and Other	187	199
Total Long-term Debt, including the current portion:	$ 187	$ 199

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Lo

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 22, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	May 08, 2015	Jan. 01, 2014
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations	$ 11,013		$ 11,025
Total Unamortized Discount	14		16
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	(121)		(128)
Current portion of long-term debt	(7)		(15)
Long-Term Debt, less current portion	10,871		10,866
Tranche B-III 2019 Term Loan
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations	815		815
TrancheB2020TermLoanTotal [Member]
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations	$ 1,796		$ 1,796
Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	6-Month LIBOR +3.50%
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	4.407%		4.101%
Total Debt Obligations	$ 300		$ 300
2.0 Billion Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan [Member]
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	LIBOR +2.75%
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	3.50%
Total Debt Obligations	$ 2,000		2,000
7.0% Senior Notes due 2020
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations	0		775
SeniorNotes6Point125PercentDue2021 [Member]
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations	640		640
5point375SeniorNotesdue2022 [Member]
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations	1,000		1,000
Senior Notes 5point75Percent Due 2022 [Member]
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations	600		600
Senior Notes 5point 625Percent Due 2023 [Member]
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations	500		500
Senior Notes 5.375 Percent Due 2024 [Member]
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations	900		900
Senior Notes 5point 125Percent Due 2023 [Member]
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations	700		700
Senior Notes 5point 375Percent Due 2025 [Member]
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations	800		800
Capital Leases
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations	187		199
Level 3 Communications, LLC
Long-term debt
Current portion of long-term debt	(2)		(2)
Long-Term Debt, less current portion	$ 14		15
Level 3 Communications, LLC | Tranche B-III 2019 Term Loan
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	LIBOR +3.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 815
Level 3 Communications, LLC | TrancheB2020TermLoanTotal [Member]
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	LIBOR +3.00%
Total Debt Obligations					$ 1,796
Level 3 Financing [Member] | 2.0 Billion Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan [Member]
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 2,000
Level 3 Financing [Member] | 7.0% Senior Notes due 2020
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	7.00%
Level 3 Financing [Member] | SeniorNotes6Point125PercentDue2021 [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.125%
Level 3 Financing [Member] | 5.37percent Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.375%
Level 3 Financing [Member] | Senior Notes 5point 625Percent Due 2023 [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.625%
Level 3 Financing [Member] | Senior Notes 5point 125Percent Due 2023 [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.125%
Level 3 Financing [Member] | Senior Notes 5point 375Percent Due 2024 [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.375%
Level 3 Financing [Member] | Senior Notes 5point 375Percent Due 2025 [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.375%
Level 3 Financing [Member] | Senior Notes 5point 250Percent Due 2026 [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.25%
Total Debt Obligations	$ 775	$ 775	0
Parent Company [Member]
Long-term debt
Current portion of long-term debt	0		0
Long-Term Debt, less current portion	$ 592		$ 591
Parent Company [Member] | Senior Notes 5point75Percent Due 2022 [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.75%

Long-Term Debt - Textuals (Deta

Long-Term Debt - Textuals (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016USD ($)days	Mar. 22, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)	May 08, 2015USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2014USD ($)
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period Notice Minimum Number of Days | days			30
Debt Instrument Redemption Period Notice Maximum Number of Days | days			60
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			101.00%
Total Debt Obligations		$ 11,013	$ 11,013		$ 11,025
2016 (remaining six months)		5	5
2,017		7	7
2,018		307	307
2,019		822	822
2,020		1,803	1,803
2,021		650	650
Thereafter		$ 7,419	$ 7,419
Tranche B III 2019 and Tranche B 2020 Term Loans [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		4.00%	4.00%
Senior Notes 5point 125Percent Due 2023 [Member]
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations		$ 700	$ 700		700
Senior Notes 5point 125Percent Due 2023 [Member] | Level 3 Financing [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		5.125%	5.125%
Senior Notes 5point 625Percent Due 2023 [Member]
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations		$ 500	$ 500		500
Senior Notes 5point 625Percent Due 2023 [Member] | Level 3 Financing [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		5.625%	5.625%
Tranche B-III 2019 Term Loan
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations		$ 815	$ 815		815
Tranche B-III 2019 Term Loan | Level 3 Financing, Inc.
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 815
TrancheB2020TermLoanTotal [Member]
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations		1,796	1,796		1,796
TrancheB2020TermLoanTotal [Member] | Level 3 Financing, Inc.
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations							$ 1,796
7.0% Senior Notes due 2020
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations		$ 0	$ 0		775
7.0% Senior Notes due 2020 | Level 3 Financing [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		7.00%	7.00%
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Long-term debt
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate		5.80%	5.80%
Total Debt Obligations		$ 187	$ 187		199
Senior Notes 5point 375Percent Due 2025 [Member]
Long-term debt
Total Debt Obligations		$ 800	$ 800		800
Senior Notes 5point 375Percent Due 2025 [Member] | Level 3 Financing [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		5.375%	5.375%
2.0 Billion Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		3.50%	3.50%
Total Debt Obligations		$ 2,000	$ 2,000		2,000
2.0 Billion Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan [Member] | Level 3 Financing [Member]
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 2,000
2.0 Billion Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan [Member] | Level 3 Financing [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis			LIBOR
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum			0.75%
Senior Notes 5point 250Percent Due 2026 [Member] | Level 3 Financing [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		5.25%	5.25%
Total Debt Obligations		$ 775	$ 775	$ 775	$ 0
Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		4.407%	4.407%		4.101%
Total Debt Obligations		$ 300	$ 300		$ 300
Tranche B-III 2019, Tranche B 2020 and Tranche B 2022 Term Loans [Member] | Level 3 Financing, Inc. | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis		LIBOR
Tranche B-III 2019, Tranche B 2020 and Tranche B 2022 Term Loans [Member] | Level 3 Financing [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum			1.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] | 7.0% Senior Notes due 2020 | Level 3 Financing [Member]
Long-term debt
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	$ (40)
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	104.138%

Accumulated Other Comprehensi34

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	$ (278)	$ (203)	$ (301)	$ (147)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	23	(57)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	0	1
Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(249)	(168)	(273)	(111)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	24	(57)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(29)	(35)	$ (28)	$ (36)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	(1)	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	$ 0	$ 1

Stock-Based Compensation - Non-

Stock-Based Compensation - Non-cash compensation expense and capitalized non-cash compensation (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Non-cash compensation expense and capitalized non-cash compensation
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units (RSUs)	5		5
OSOs outstanding	1		1
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 32	$ 27	$ 79	$ 58
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs, Capitalized Amount	1	0	(1)	0
Non-cash compensation expense and capitalized non-cash compensation	31	27	78	58
Outperform Stock Appreciation Rights
Non-cash compensation expense and capitalized non-cash compensation
Stock-based compensation expense	1	1	2	3
Restricted Stock Units
Non-cash compensation expense and capitalized non-cash compensation
Stock-based compensation expense	13	11	34	22
Performance Restricted Stock Units
Non-cash compensation expense and capitalized non-cash compensation
Stock-based compensation expense	10	8	24	13
401 (K) Match Expense
Non-cash compensation expense and capitalized non-cash compensation
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 8	$ 7	$ 19	$ 20

Segment Information (Details)

Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 7,739		$ 7,739		$ 7,749
Assets	24,534		24,534		24,017
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	367	$ 317	664	$ 571
Adjusted EBITDA by Segment	715	665	1,425	1,300
Revenue	2,056	2,061	4,107	4,114
Income Tax Expense	(41)	(18)	(135)	(23)
Other Expenses	(184)	(345)	(328)	(534)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	(310)	(288)	(611)	(576)
Share-based Compensation	(31)	(27)	(78)	(58)
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic	149	(13)	273	109
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments			(10)
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	127		127		129
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	39	35	79	66
Adjusted EBITDA by Segment	(220)	(238)	(450)	(479)
North America [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Goodwill	7,024		7,024		7,024
Assets	20,410		20,410		19,961
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	237	191	432	358
Adjusted EBITDA by Segment	819	767	1,631	1,507
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments			0
EMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Goodwill	119		119		129
Assets	1,785		1,785		1,796
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	40	45	79	73
Adjusted EBITDA by Segment	52	57	106	113
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments			(10)
Latin America [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Goodwill	596		596		596
Assets	2,212		2,212		$ 2,131
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	51	46	74	74
Adjusted EBITDA by Segment	64	79	138	159
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments			0
Core Network Service [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue	1,956	1,942	3,903	3,869
Core Network Service [Member] | North America [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue	1,605	1,550	3,206	3,085
Core Network Service [Member] | EMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue	191	205	382	412
Core Network Service [Member] | Latin America [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue	160	187	315	372
Wholesale Voice Services [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue	100	119	204	245
Wholesale Voice Services [Member] | North America [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue	95	114	194	232
Wholesale Voice Services [Member] | EMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue	3	3	6	7
Wholesale Voice Services [Member] | Latin America [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 2	$ 2	$ 4	$ 6

Commitments, Contingencies an37

Commitments, Contingencies and Other Items - Lawsuits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2016
Loss Contingencies
Estimated Litigation Liability			$ 119
Peruvian Tax Litigation | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies
Loss Contingency, Asserted Claim			30
Release of Loss Contingency Accrual			15
Peruvian Tax Litigation, Before Interest | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies
Loss Contingency, Asserted Claim			26
Peruvian Tax Litigation, Income Tax witholding 2001 and 2002 | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies
Loss Contingency, Asserted Claim			3
Peruvian Tax Litigation, VAT for 2001 and 2002 | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies
Loss Contingency, Asserted Claim			7
Peruvian Tax Litigation, Disallowance of VAT in 2005 | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies
Loss Contingency, Asserted Claim			16
Employee Severance and Contractor Termination Disputes | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies
Loss Contingency, Asserted Claim			29
up to | Brazilian Tax Claims | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Portion Not Accrued			$ 55
Brazilian Tax Reserve Release [Member] | Brazilian Tax Claims | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies
Loss Contingency Accrual, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ 6	$ 3
Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments		$ 5

Commitments, Contingencies an38

Commitments, Contingencies and Other Items - Other Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Amount outstanding under letters of credit or other similar obligations	$ 40	$ 46
Collateralized by cash, that is reflected on the consolidated balance sheets as restricted cash	$ 34	$ 43

Condensed Consolidating Finan39

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Revenue	$ 2,056	$ 2,061	$ 4,107	$ 4,114
Costs and Expenses:
Network access costs	676	696	1,370	1,419
Network related expenses	339	363	677	719
Depreciation and amortization	310	288	611	576
Selling, general and administrative Expenses	357	364	713	734
Total Costs and Expenses	1,682	1,711	3,371	3,448
Operating Income (Loss)	374	350	736	666
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	1	0	2	1
Interest expense	(140)	(165)	(275)	(345)
Interest income (expense) affiliates, net	0	0	0	0
Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Other, net	(45)	(180)	(55)	(190)
Total Other Expense	(184)	(345)	(328)	(534)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	190	5	408	132
Income Tax Expense	(41)	(18)	(135)	(23)
Net Income (Loss)	149	(13)	273	109
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes	(22)	85	23	(56)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	127	72	296	53
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Costs and Expenses:
Network access costs	0	0	0	0
Network related expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative Expenses	1	1	2	2
Total Costs and Expenses	1	1	2	2
Operating Income (Loss)	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	(9)	(14)	(18)	(33)
Interest income (expense) affiliates, net	343	331	685	664
Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries	(187)	(311)	(399)	(502)
Other, net	0	(18)	0	(18)
Total Other Expense	147	(12)	268	111
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	146	(13)	266	109
Income Tax Expense	3	0	7	0
Net Income (Loss)	149	(13)	273	109
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes	(22)	85	23	(56)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	127	72	296	53
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Costs and Expenses:
Network access costs	0	0	0	0
Network related expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative Expenses	2	0	3	0
Total Costs and Expenses	2	0	3	0
Operating Income (Loss)	(2)	0	(3)	0
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	(128)	(146)	(256)	(301)
Interest income (expense) affiliates, net	528	496	1,059	997
Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries	(489)	(516)	(1,030)	(1,052)
Other, net	(39)	(145)	(39)	(145)
Total Other Expense	(128)	(311)	(266)	(501)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	(130)	(311)	(269)	(501)
Income Tax Expense	(57)	0	(130)	(1)
Net Income (Loss)	(187)	(311)	(399)	(502)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(187)	(311)	(399)	(502)
Level 3 Communications, LLC
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Revenue	879	832	1,745	1,650
Costs and Expenses:
Network access costs	315	299	635	619
Network related expenses	237	231	474	461
Depreciation and amortization	92	75	180	149
Selling, general and administrative Expenses	263	268	513	515
Total Costs and Expenses	907	873	1,802	1,744
Operating Income (Loss)	(28)	(41)	(57)	(94)
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	1	0	1	0
Interest expense	0	(1)	(1)	(2)
Interest income (expense) affiliates, net	(802)	(769)	(1,603)	(1,535)
Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries	201	183	400	360
Other, net	1	(3)	3	(1)
Total Other Expense	(599)	(590)	(1,200)	(1,178)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	(627)	(631)	(1,257)	(1,272)
Income Tax Expense	(1)	0	(2)	0
Net Income (Loss)	(628)	(631)	(1,259)	(1,272)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(628)	(631)	(1,259)	(1,272)
Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Revenue	1,211	1,274	2,430	2,561
Costs and Expenses:
Network access costs	395	442	803	897
Network related expenses	102	132	203	258
Depreciation and amortization	218	213	431	427
Selling, general and administrative Expenses	91	95	195	217
Total Costs and Expenses	806	882	1,632	1,799
Operating Income (Loss)	405	392	798	762
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	0	0	1	1
Interest expense	(3)	(4)	0	(9)
Interest income (expense) affiliates, net	(69)	(58)	(141)	(126)
Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Other, net	(7)	(14)	(19)	(26)
Total Other Expense	(79)	(76)	(159)	(160)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	326	316	639	602
Income Tax Expense	14	(18)	(10)	(22)
Net Income (Loss)	340	298	629	580
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes	(22)	85	23	(56)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	318	383	652	524
Eliminations
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Revenue	(34)	(45)	(68)	(97)
Costs and Expenses:
Network access costs	(34)	(45)	(68)	(97)
Network related expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative Expenses	0	0	0	0
Total Costs and Expenses	(34)	(45)	(68)	(97)
Operating Income (Loss)	0	0	0	0
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Interest income (expense) affiliates, net	0	0	0	0
Equity in net earnings (losses) of subsidiaries	475	644	1,029	1,194
Other, net	0	0	0	0
Total Other Expense	475	644	1,029	1,194
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	475	644	1,029	1,194
Income Tax Expense	0	0	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	475	644	1,029	1,194
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes	22	(85)	(23)	56
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$ 497	$ 559	$ 1,006	$ 1,250

Condensed Consolidating Finan40

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,291	$ 854	$ 549	$ 580
Restricted cash and securities	8	8
Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts	839	757
Due from affiliates	0	0
Other	140	111
Total Current Assets	2,278	1,730
Property, Plant and Equipment, net	10,073	9,878
Restricted Cash and Securities	31	42
Goodwill and Other Intangibles Assets, net	8,759	8,876
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred Tax Assets	3,343	3,441
Other Assets, net	50	50
Total Assets	24,534	24,017
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Accounts payable	762	629
Current portion of long-term debt	7	15
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	160	218
Accrued interest	131	108
Current portion of deferred revenue	268	267
Due to affiliates	0	0
Other	171	179
Total Current Liabilities	1,499	1,416
Long-Term Debt, less current portion	10,871	10,866
Deferred Revenue, less current portion	1,027	977
Other Liabilities	637	632
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	10,500	10,126
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	24,534	24,017
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	11	12	13	7
Restricted cash and securities	0	0
Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts	0	0
Due from affiliates	13,140	12,415
Other	0	0
Total Current Assets	13,151	12,427
Property, Plant and Equipment, net	0	0
Restricted Cash and Securities	22	27
Goodwill and Other Intangibles Assets, net	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	16,816	16,772
Deferred Tax Assets	44	38
Other Assets, net	0	0
Total Assets	30,033	29,264
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Accounts payable	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	0	0
Accrued interest	11	11
Current portion of deferred revenue	0	0
Due to affiliates	0	0
Other	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	11	11
Long-Term Debt, less current portion	592	591
Deferred Revenue, less current portion	0	0
Other Liabilities	15	15
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	29,415	28,647
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	30,033	29,264
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	6	6	5	5
Restricted cash and securities	0	0
Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts	0	0
Due from affiliates	23,715	22,759
Other	0	0
Total Current Assets	23,721	22,765
Property, Plant and Equipment, net	0	0
Restricted Cash and Securities	0	0
Goodwill and Other Intangibles Assets, net	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	17,713	17,714
Deferred Tax Assets	2,717	2,847
Other Assets, net	0	0
Total Assets	44,151	43,326
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Accounts payable	0	1
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	0	0
Accrued interest	112	90
Current portion of deferred revenue	0	0
Due to affiliates	0	0
Other	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	112	91
Long-Term Debt, less current portion	10,099	10,092
Deferred Revenue, less current portion	0	0
Other Liabilities	0	0
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	33,940	33,143
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	44,151	43,326
Level 3 Communications, LLC
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,202	727	289	307
Restricted cash and securities	1	1
Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts	81	47
Due from affiliates	0	0
Other	90	56
Total Current Assets	1,374	831
Property, Plant and Equipment, net	3,645	3,423
Restricted Cash and Securities	9	14
Goodwill and Other Intangibles Assets, net	358	363
Investment in Subsidiaries	3,730	3,734
Deferred Tax Assets	0	0
Other Assets, net	12	12
Total Assets	9,128	8,377
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Accounts payable	360	195
Current portion of long-term debt	2	2
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	125	186
Accrued interest	0	0
Current portion of deferred revenue	108	119
Due to affiliates	39,420	37,990
Other	124	115
Total Current Liabilities	40,139	38,607
Long-Term Debt, less current portion	14	15
Deferred Revenue, less current portion	725	680
Other Liabilities	140	133
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	(31,890)	(31,058)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	9,128	8,377
Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	72	109	242	261
Restricted cash and securities	7	7
Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts	758	710
Due from affiliates	2,565	2,816
Other	50	55
Total Current Assets	3,452	3,697
Property, Plant and Equipment, net	6,428	6,455
Restricted Cash and Securities	0	1
Goodwill and Other Intangibles Assets, net	8,401	8,513
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred Tax Assets	582	556
Other Assets, net	38	38
Total Assets	18,901	19,260
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Accounts payable	402	433
Current portion of long-term debt	5	13
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	35	32
Accrued interest	8	7
Current portion of deferred revenue	160	148
Due to affiliates	0	0
Other	47	64
Total Current Liabilities	657	697
Long-Term Debt, less current portion	166	168
Deferred Revenue, less current portion	302	297
Other Liabilities	482	484
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	17,294	17,614
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	18,901	19,260
Eliminations
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted cash and securities	0	0
Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts	0	0
Due from affiliates	(39,420)	(37,990)
Other	0	0
Total Current Assets	(39,420)	(37,990)
Property, Plant and Equipment, net	0	0
Restricted Cash and Securities	0	0
Goodwill and Other Intangibles Assets, net	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	(38,259)	(38,220)
Deferred Tax Assets	0	0
Other Assets, net	0	0
Total Assets	(77,679)	(76,210)
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Accounts payable	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0
Current portion of deferred revenue	0	0
Due to affiliates	(39,420)	(37,990)
Other	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	(39,420)	(37,990)
Long-Term Debt, less current portion	0	0
Deferred Revenue, less current portion	0	0
Other Liabilities	0	0
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	(38,259)	(38,220)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	$ (77,679)	$ (76,210)

Condensed Consolidating Finan41

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			$ 1,141	$ 724
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	$ (367)	$ (317)	(664)	(571)
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash and securities, net			11	(24)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment and other assets			1	2
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities			(652)	(593)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs			764	3,948
Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases			(816)	(4,098)
Increase (decrease) due from-to affiliates, net			0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			(52)	(150)
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents			0	(12)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents			437	(31)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period			854	580
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	1,291	549	1,291	549
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			(18)	(21)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures			0	0
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash and securities, net			5	(25)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment and other assets			0	0
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities			5	(25)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs			0	0
Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases			0	(313)
Increase (decrease) due from-to affiliates, net			12	365
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			12	52
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents			0	0
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents			(1)	6
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period			12	7
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	11	13	11	13
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			(225)	(339)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures			0	0
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash and securities, net			0	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment and other assets			0	0
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities			0	0
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs			764	3,948
Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases			(806)	(3,780)
Increase (decrease) due from-to affiliates, net			267	171
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			225	339
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents			0	0
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents			0	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period			6	5
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	6	5	6	5
Level 3 Communications, LLC
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			274	(22)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures			(333)	(188)
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash and securities, net			6	1
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment and other assets			0	0
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities			(327)	(187)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs			0	0
Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases			0	0
Increase (decrease) due from-to affiliates, net			528	191
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			528	191
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents			0	0
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents			475	(18)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period			727	307
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	1,202	289	1,202	289
Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			1,110	1,106
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures			(331)	(383)
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash and securities, net			0	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment and other assets			1	2
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities			(330)	(381)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs			0	0
Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases			(10)	(5)
Increase (decrease) due from-to affiliates, net			(807)	(727)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			(817)	(732)
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents			0	(12)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents			(37)	(19)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period			109	261
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	72	242	72	242
Eliminations
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			0	0
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures			0	0
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash and securities, net			0	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment and other assets			0	0
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities			0	0
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs			0	0
Payments on and repurchases of long-term debt and capital leases			0	0
Increase (decrease) due from-to affiliates, net			0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			0	0
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents			0	0
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents			0	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period			0	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0