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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt - Components of Debt and Reconciliation to Carrying Amount of Current and Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments under the Credit Facility			$ 1,194	$ 1,367	$ 1,893
Proceeds under the Credit Facility			1,194	1,367	$ 1,893
Available borrowings under Credit Facility	$ 1,000	$ 1,000	1,000	1,000
L-3 Communications Corporation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments under the Credit Facility			1,194
Proceeds under the Credit Facility			1,194
Available borrowings under Credit Facility	$ 1,000	$ 1,000	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
L-3 Communications Corporation [Member] \| 3.95% Senior Notes due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on Senior Notes	3.95%	3.95%	3.95%	3.95%
Debt instrument maturity period	2016	2016
L-3 Communications Corporation [Member] \| 1.50% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on Senior Notes	1.50%	1.50%	1.50%	1.50%
Debt instrument maturity period	2017	2017
L-3 Communications Corporation [Member] \| 5.20% Senior Notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on Senior Notes	5.20%	5.20%	5.20%	5.20%
Debt instrument maturity period	2019	2019
L-3 Communications Corporation [Member] \| 4.75% Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on Senior Notes	4.75%	4.75%	4.75%	4.75%
Debt instrument maturity period	2020	2020
L-3 Communications Corporation [Member] \| 4.95% Senior Notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on Senior Notes	4.95%	4.95%	4.95%	4.95%
Debt instrument maturity period	2021	2021
L-3 Communications Corporation [Member] \| 3.95% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on Senior Notes	3.95%	3.95%	3.95%	3.95%
Debt instrument maturity period	2024	2024