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Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 08, 2019	Nov. 05, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Nov. 04, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
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Share buyback amount			68	284	368	284
Xerox Corporation
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayment of debt			0	1	406	311
Share buyback amount			$ 0	$ 284	$ 300	$ 284
Fuji Xerox
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			25.00%		25.00%			25.00%
Subsequent Event
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Proceeds from sale investments and subsidiaries	$ 2,300
Proceeds from sale of equity method investment	2,200
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Subsequent Event \| Fuji Xerox
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share buyback amount	770
Amendment No. 1, Technology Agreement, royalty payment period		3 days
Subsequent Event \| FFAP
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Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes due 2019 \| Senior Notes
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Repayment of debt	554
Subsequent Event \| Fuji Xerox \| FFAP
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase price of outstanding equity interests	$ 1,430
Xerox Holdings Corporation \| Subsequent Event \| Xerox International Partners
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership prior to sale		51.00%
Xerox Holdings Corporation \| Subsequent Event \| Fuji Xerox
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership prior to sale		25.00%
Ownership percentage							25.00%