Earnings per Share, Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Basic Earnings per Share:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Xerox	$ 107	$ 255	$ 298	$ 521
Adjusted Net Income From Continuing Operations Available to Common Shareholders	101	249	286	509
Net (Loss) income from discontinued operations attributable to Xerox	(95)	11	(61)	26
Adjusted Net Income Available to Common Shareholders	$ 6	$ 260	$ 225	$ 535
Weighted average common shares outstanding	1,087,720	1,160,842	1,098,370	1,170,177
Continuing operations (dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.21	$ 0.26	$ 0.43
Discontinued operations (dollars per share)	(0.08)	0.01	(0.06)	0.03
Total Basic Earnings per Share (dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.22	$ 0.20	$ 0.46
Diluted Earnings per Share:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Xerox	$ 107	$ 255	$ 298	$ 521
Adjusted Net Income From Continuing Operations Available to Common Shareholders	101	249	286	509
Net (Loss) income from discontinued operations attributable to Xerox	(95)	11	(61)	26
Adjusted Net Income Available to Common Shareholders	$ 6	$ 260	$ 225	$ 535
Weighted average common shares outstanding	1,087,720	1,160,842	1,098,370	1,170,177
Common shares issuable with respect to:
Adjusted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding	1,105,269	1,180,759	1,115,285	1,189,338
Continuing operations (dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.21	$ 0.26	$ 0.43
Discontinued operations (dollars per share)	(0.08)	0.01	(0.06)	0.02
Total Diluted Earnings per Share (dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.22	$ 0.20	$ 0.45
Stock options [Member]
Common shares issuable with respect to:
Stock options and Restricted stock and performance shares (in shares)	1,409	3,116	1,615	3,369
Restricted Stock and Performance Shares [Member]
Common shares issuable with respect to:
Stock options and Restricted stock and performance shares (in shares)	16,140	16,801	15,300	15,792
Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Common shares issuable with respect to:
Convertible preferred stock	0	0	0	0
Earnings (loss) per share, basic [Member]
Basic Earnings per Share:
Accrued dividends on preferred stock	$ (6)	$ (6)	$ (12)	$ (12)
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted [Member]
Basic Earnings per Share:
Accrued dividends on preferred stock	$ (6)	$ (6)	$ (12)	$ (12)