Adoption of New Leasing Standard - Xerox as a Lessor - Components of Lease Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Economic life of leased product				5 years
Lease income - sales type		$ 150	$ 172	$ 284	$ 332
Interest income on lease receivables		61	68	124	139
Lease income - operating leases	[1]	100	109	204	222
Variable lease income		28	31	55	61
Total Lease income		339	380	667	754
Total Revenues	[2],[3]	2,289	2,510	4,495	4,945
Profit at lease commencement, sales type leases		55		120
Profit at lease commencement, sales type leases			70		145
Services
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Total Revenues	[2]	$ 1,403	$ 1,515	2,796	3,034
Services | ASU 2016-02
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Total Revenues				$ 30	$ 28

[1] Operating lease income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 exclude service revenues of $30 and $28, respectively, which were reported in operating lease income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

[2] Certain prior year amounts have been conformed to the current year presentation. Refer to Note 1 - Basis of Presentation for additional information.

[3] Geographic area data is based upon the location of the subsidiary reporting the revenue.