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Debt - Debt Issuances (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Debt - Debt Issuances (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016 Days	Apr. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 11, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of publicly traded companies, upon completion of Xerox's Planned Company Separation	2
Senior Debt Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Debt				$ 750	$ 1,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity \| Days	364
Senior Notes due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 700
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Senior Debt Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Debt		$ 250
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Senior Notes due 2016 and Notes due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross		950
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Notes Due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross		$ 0