Supplementary Financial Information - Summarized Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Supplemental Financial Information [Abstract]
Provision for receivables	$ 12	$ 116	$ 49
Provision for inventories	34	31	24
Provision for product warranties	8	8	12
Depreciation of buildings and equipment	76	87	101
Depreciation and obsolescence of equipment on operating leases	155	183	225
Amortization of internal use software	41	42	59
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	55	56	45
Amortization of customer contract costs	79	85	93
Cost of additions to land, buildings and equipment	29	44	41
Cost of additions to internal use software	39	30	24
Common stock dividends - Xerox Holdings	192	216	229
Preferred stock dividends - Xerox Holdings	14	14	14
Payments to noncontrolling interests	1	3	14
Repurchases related to stock-based compensation - Xerox Holdings	18	19	28
Investments from noncontrolling interests	$ 15	$ 0	$ 0