Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Beginning Balance		$ 5,005,000,000
Noncontrolling Interests, Beginning Balance		34,000,000
Total Equity, Beginning Balance		5,039,000,000	$ 5,293,000,000
Comprehensive income, net attributable to Xerox		173,000,000	234,000,000
Comprehensive income, net attributable to noncontrolling interests		3,000,000	3,000,000
Comprehensive Income, Net		176,000,000	237,000,000
Cash dividends declared - common	[1]	(58,000,000)	(65,000,000)
Stock option and incentive plans, net		14,000,000	15,000,000
Payments to acquire treasury stock, value, including fees	[2]	(103,000,000)
Cancellation of treasury stock, value		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(1,000,000)	(11,000,000)
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Ending Balance		5,027,000,000
Noncontrolling Interests, Ending Balance		36,000,000
Total Equity, Ending Balance		$ 5,063,000,000	$ 5,582,000,000
Treasury Stock, Shares, Beginning Balance		2,067
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired		3,321
Treasury Stock, Shares, Retired		(2,067)
Treasury Stock, Shares, Ending Balance		3,321
Treasury stock, at cost, beginning balance		$ 55,000,000
Treasury Stock, Purchases	[2]	103,000,000
Treasury stock, at cost, ending balance		$ 103,000,000
Dividends per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.25	$ 0.25
ASU 2018-02
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[3]	$ 0
ASU 2014-09
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle			$ 117,000,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash dividends declared - preferred	[4]	$ (4,000,000)	$ (4,000,000)
Dividends per preferred share (in dollars per share)		$ 20.00	$ 20.00
Xerox Shareholders’ Equity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Beginning Balance		$ 5,005,000,000	$ 5,256,000,000
Comprehensive income, net attributable to Xerox		173,000,000	234,000,000
Cash dividends declared - common	[1]	(58,000,000)	(65,000,000)
Stock option and incentive plans, net		14,000,000	15,000,000
Payments to acquire treasury stock, value, including fees		(103,000,000)
Cancellation of treasury stock, value		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0	0
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Ending Balance		5,027,000,000	5,553,000,000
Treasury Stock, Purchases		103,000,000
Xerox Shareholders’ Equity | ASU 2018-02
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[3]	0
Xerox Shareholders’ Equity | ASU 2014-09
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle			117,000,000
Xerox Shareholders’ Equity | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash dividends declared - preferred	[4]	(4,000,000)	(4,000,000)
Common Stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Beginning Balance		232,000,000	255,000,000
Comprehensive income, net attributable to Xerox		0	0
Cash dividends declared - common	[1]	0	0
Stock option and incentive plans, net		0	0
Payments to acquire treasury stock, value, including fees		0
Cancellation of treasury stock, value		(2,000,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0	0
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Ending Balance		230,000,000	255,000,000
Treasury Stock, Purchases		0
Common Stock | ASU 2018-02
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[3]	0
Common Stock | ASU 2014-09
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle			0
Common Stock | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash dividends declared - preferred	[4]	0	0
Additional Paid-in Capital
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Beginning Balance		3,321,000,000	3,893,000,000
Comprehensive income, net attributable to Xerox		0	0
Cash dividends declared - common	[1]	0	0
Stock option and incentive plans, net		14,000,000	15,000,000
Payments to acquire treasury stock, value, including fees		0
Cancellation of treasury stock, value		(53,000,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0	0
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Ending Balance		3,282,000,000	3,908,000,000
Treasury Stock, Purchases		0
Additional Paid-in Capital | ASU 2018-02
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[3]	0
Additional Paid-in Capital | ASU 2014-09
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle			0
Additional Paid-in Capital | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash dividends declared - preferred	[4]	0	0
Treasury Stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Beginning Balance		(55,000,000)	0
Comprehensive income, net attributable to Xerox		0	0
Cash dividends declared - common	[1]	0	0
Stock option and incentive plans, net		0	0
Payments to acquire treasury stock, value, including fees		(103,000,000)
Cancellation of treasury stock, value		55,000,000
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0	0
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Ending Balance		(103,000,000)	0
Treasury Stock, Purchases		103,000,000
Treasury Stock | ASU 2018-02
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[3]	0
Treasury Stock | ASU 2014-09
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle			0
Treasury Stock | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash dividends declared - preferred	[4]	0	0
Retained Earnings
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Beginning Balance		5,072,000,000	4,856,000,000
Comprehensive income, net attributable to Xerox		133,000,000	23,000,000
Cash dividends declared - common	[1]	(58,000,000)	(65,000,000)
Stock option and incentive plans, net		0	0
Payments to acquire treasury stock, value, including fees		0
Cancellation of treasury stock, value		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0	0
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Ending Balance		5,270,000,000	4,927,000,000
Treasury Stock, Purchases		0
Retained Earnings | ASU 2018-02
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[3]	127,000,000
Retained Earnings | ASU 2014-09
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle			117,000,000
Retained Earnings | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash dividends declared - preferred	[4]	(4,000,000)	(4,000,000)
AOCL
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Beginning Balance	[5]	(3,565,000,000)	(3,748,000,000)
Comprehensive income, net attributable to Xerox	[5]	40,000,000	211,000,000
Cash dividends declared - common	[1],[5]	0	0
Stock option and incentive plans, net	[5]	0	0
Payments to acquire treasury stock, value, including fees	[5]	0
Cancellation of treasury stock, value	[5]	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	[5]	0	0
Xerox Shareholders' Equity, Ending Balance	[5]	(3,652,000,000)	(3,537,000,000)
Treasury Stock, Purchases	[5]	0
AOCL | ASU 2018-02
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[3],[5]	(127,000,000)
AOCL | ASU 2014-09
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[5]		0
AOCL | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash dividends declared - preferred	[4],[5]	0	0
Non-controlling Interests
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Noncontrolling Interests, Beginning Balance		34,000,000	37,000,000
Comprehensive income, net attributable to noncontrolling interests		3,000,000	3,000,000
Cash dividends declared - common	[1]	0	0
Stock option and incentive plans, net		0	0
Payments to acquire treasury stock, value, including fees		0
Cancellation of treasury stock, value		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(1,000,000)	(11,000,000)
Noncontrolling Interests, Ending Balance		36,000,000	29,000,000
Treasury Stock, Purchases		0
Non-controlling Interests | ASU 2018-02
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[3]	0
Non-controlling Interests | ASU 2014-09
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle			0
Non-controlling Interests | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash dividends declared - preferred	[4]	$ 0	$ 0

[1] Cash dividends declared on common stock were $0.25 per share in the first quarter of 2019 and 2018.

[2] Includes associated fees.

[3] Refer to Note 2 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Income Taxes, for additional information related to the adoption of ASU 2018-02.

[4] Cash dividends declared on preferred stock were $20.00 per share in the first quarter of 2019 and 2018.

[5] Refer to Note 18 - Other Comprehensive Income for the components of AOCL.