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Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Amount of pre-tax adjustment																																																																										$ 2	$ 8	$ 9	$ 3	$ 2	$ 1	$ 1	$ 6	$ 4	$ 19	$ 3
Pre-tax out of period adjustments related to consolidated balance sheet line items [Abstract]
Property and equipment	2,523		2,523		2,496					(22)	(22)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets										(3)	(3)
Lease liabilities										2	2
Accounts payable	451		451		517					(1)	(1)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities										2	2
Line items of the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income impacted by adjustments [Abstract]
Revenue	3,966	3,935	7,999	7,845		3,966	3,935	7,999	7,845	11	12					34	27																																																					3,977	8,011	3,969	7,872
Costs of services (excludes depreciation and amortization)	3,283	3,148	6,648	6,318		3,283	3,148	6,648	6,318	(11)	(13)					6	(9)																																																					3,272	6,635	3,154	6,309
Selling, general and administrative	307	246	571	489		307	246	571	489	0	0					(1)	1																																																					307	571	245	490
Depreciation and amortization						290	273	568	529	0	(1)					(1)	(2)																																																					290	567	272	527
Interest expense	46	42	88	83		46	42	88	83	(3)	(3)					1	1																																																					43	85	43	84
Other income	(6)	(9)	(11)	(12)		(6)	(9)	(11)	(12)	2	1					0	0																																																					(4)	(10)	(9)	(12)
Income from continuing operations before taxes	(2,854)	245	(2,753)	456		(2,854)	245	(2,753)	456	23	28					29	36	36	52	(2)	(2)	4	7	0	1	(1)	1	4	0	39	60	2	(1)	(12)	(23)	49	(56)	(24)	3	(28)	(34)	(51)	1	0	(2)	(7)	10	(20)	1	(1)	(14)	(6)	(1)			(19)	1	(3)	(21)	4	39	60	91	9	22	36	11	26	40	(2,831)	(2,725)	274	492
Taxes on income	12	71	(73)	137		12	71	(73)	137	6	8					(17)	(22)																			16	(21)	(6)	3	(17)	(22)	(17)																												18	(65)	88	159
Income tax benefits related to the net out of period adjustments																(4)	(8)																							(4)	(8)	(12)
Unrelated tax benefit adjustments																(13)	(14)																							(13)	(14)	(5)
Income from continuing operations	(2,877)	165	(2,693)	305		(2,866)	174	(2,680)	319	17	20					12	14																							(11)	(12)	(34)												2	1															(2,849)	(2,660)	186	333
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	0	19	(1)	22		0	19	(1)	22	0	0					0	0																																																					0	(1)	19	22
Net income attributable to CSC common shareholders	(2,877)	184	(2,694)	327		(2,877)	184	(2,694)	327	17	20					12	14																			33	(35)	(18)	0																															(2,860)	(2,674)	196	341
Operating income												(30)	(38)
EPS - Diluted [Abstract]
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (18.56)	$ 1.05	$ (17.38)	$ 1.95		$ (18.56)	$ 1.05	$ (17.38)	$ 1.95	$ 0.11	$ 0.13					$ 0.08	$ 0.09																																																					$ (18.45)	$ (17.25)	$ 1.13	$ 2.04
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0.13	$ (0.01)	$ 0.14		$ 0	$ 0.13	$ (0.01)	$ 0.14	$ 0	$ 0					$ 0	$ 0																																																					$ 0	$ (0.01)	$ 0.13	$ 0.14
Total EPS - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (18.56)	$ 1.18	$ (17.39)	$ 2.09		$ (18.56)	$ 1.18	$ (17.39)	$ 2.09	$ 0.11	$ 0.13					$ 0.08	$ 0.09																																																					$ (18.45)	$ (17.26)	$ 1.26	$ 2.18
Pre-tax out of period adjustments related to consolidated balance sheet line items [Abstract]
Other accrued expenses														(2)	(4)
Outsourcing contract costs																		2	10
Prepaid expenses and other current assets																		31	35
Accounts receivable and other current assets																		1	2
Property and equipment																		$ 0	$ 3