Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($)		Total	Xerox Shareholders' Equity [Member]		Common Stock [Member]		Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]		Treasury Stock [Member]		Retained Earnings [Member]		AOCL [Member]	[1]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012			$ 11,521,000,000		$ 1,239,000,000		$ 5,622,000,000		$ (104,000,000)		$ 7,991,000,000		$ (3,227,000,000)
Noncontrolling Interests Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012															$ 143,000,000
Total Equity Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012		$ 11,664,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income (loss), net		1,607,000,000	1,607,000,000		0		0		0		1,159,000,000		448,000,000
Comprehensive income (loss), net attributable to noncontrolling interest		19,000,000													19,000,000
Comprehensive income (loss), net including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest		1,626,000,000
Cash dividends declared-common	[2]	(287,000,000)	(287,000,000)		0		0		0		(287,000,000)		0		0
Cash dividends declared-preferred	[3]	(24,000,000)	(24,000,000)		0		0		0		(24,000,000)		0		0
Conversion of notes to common stock		9,000,000	9,000,000		1,000,000		8,000,000		0		0		0		0
Stock option and incentive plans, net		170,000,000	170,000,000		28,000,000		142,000,000		0		0		0		0
Payments to acquire treasury stock, including fees		(696,000,000)	(696,000,000)		0		0		(696,000,000)		0		0		0
Cancellation of treasury stock		0	0		(58,000,000)		(490,000,000)		548,000,000		0		0		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(43,000,000)	0		0		0		0		0		0		(43,000,000)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013			12,300,000,000		1,210,000,000		5,282,000,000		(252,000,000)		8,839,000,000		(2,779,000,000)
Noncontrolling Interests Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013															119,000,000
Total Equity Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013		12,419,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income (loss), net		(367,000,000)	(367,000,000)		0		0		0		1,013,000,000		(1,380,000,000)
Comprehensive income (loss), net attributable to noncontrolling interest		22,000,000													22,000,000
Comprehensive income (loss), net including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest		(345,000,000)
Cash dividends declared-common	[2]	(293,000,000)	(293,000,000)		0		0		0		(293,000,000)		0		0
Cash dividends declared-preferred	[3]	(24,000,000)	(24,000,000)		0		0		0		(24,000,000)		0		0
Conversion of notes to common stock		9,000,000	9,000,000		1,000,000		8,000,000		0		0		0		0
Stock option and incentive plans, net		124,000,000	124,000,000		14,000,000		110,000,000		0		0		0		0
Payments to acquire treasury stock, including fees		(1,071,000,000)	(1,071,000,000)		0		0		(1,071,000,000)		0		0		0
Cancellation of treasury stock		0	0		(101,000,000)		(1,117,000,000)		1,218,000,000		0		0		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(66,000,000)	0		0		0		0		0		0		(66,000,000)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014		10,678,000,000	10,678,000,000		1,124,000,000		4,283,000,000		(105,000,000)		9,535,000,000		(4,159,000,000)
Noncontrolling Interests Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014		75,000,000													75,000,000
Total Equity Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014		10,753,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income (loss), net		(9,000,000)	(9,000,000)		0		0		0		474,000,000		(483,000,000)
Comprehensive income (loss), net attributable to noncontrolling interest		17,000,000													17,000,000
Comprehensive income (loss), net including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest		8,000,000
Cash dividends declared-common	[2]	(299,000,000)	(299,000,000)		0		0		0		(299,000,000)		0		0
Cash dividends declared-preferred		(24,000,000)	(24,000,000)	[3]	0	[3]	0	[3]	0	[3]	(24,000,000)	[3]	0	[3]	0	[3]
Stock option and incentive plans, net		30,000,000	30,000,000		11,000,000		19,000,000		0		0		0		0
Payments to acquire treasury stock, including fees		(1,302,000,000)	(1,302,000,000)		0		0		(1,302,000,000)		0		0		0
Cancellation of treasury stock		0	0		(122,000,000)		(1,285,000,000)		1,407,000,000		0		0		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(49,000,000)	0		0		0		0		0		0		(49,000,000)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015		9,074,000,000	$ 9,074,000,000		$ 1,013,000,000		$ 3,017,000,000		$ 0		$ 9,686,000,000		$ (4,642,000,000)
Noncontrolling Interests Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015		43,000,000													$ 43,000,000
Total Equity Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 9,117,000,000

[1] AOCL - Accumulated other comprehensive loss.

[2] Cash dividends declared on common stock of $0.0700 in each quarter of 2015, $0.0625 in each quarter of 2014 and $0.0575 in each quarter of 2013.

[3] Cash dividends declared on preferred stock of $20 per share in each quarter of 2015, 2014 and 2013.