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Defined Benefit Pension Plan Accounting Policy Change Impact on Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jan. 02, 2015
Mar. 28, 2014
Dec. 27, 2013
Mar. 29, 2013
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]        
Other assets $ 1,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent $ 986us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent    
Earnings retained for use in business 1,101us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 1,592us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit    
Accumulated other comprehensive income 141us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 279us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 266us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 108us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries 25us-gaap_MinorityInterest 32us-gaap_MinorityInterest    
Previous accounting methods [Member] | As previously reported [Member]        
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]        
Earnings retained for use in business 2,402us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= csc_PreviousAccountingMethodMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
2,770us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= csc_PreviousAccountingMethodMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
   
Accumulated other comprehensive income (1,159)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= csc_PreviousAccountingMethodMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
(898)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= csc_PreviousAccountingMethodMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
   
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries 24us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= csc_PreviousAccountingMethodMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
31us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= csc_PreviousAccountingMethodMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
   
Impact of change in accounting methods [Member]        
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]        
Earnings retained for use in business (1,301)csc_NewAccountingPronouncementorChangeinAccountingPrincipleEffectofChangeonRetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= csc_ChangeinAccountingPolicyChangeinAccountingMethodMarketrelatedValuetoFairValueMember
(1,178)csc_NewAccountingPronouncementorChangeinAccountingPrincipleEffectofChangeonRetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= csc_ChangeinAccountingPolicyChangeinAccountingMethodMarketrelatedValuetoFairValueMember
   
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 1,300csc_NewAccountingPronouncementorChangeinAccountingPrincipleEffectofChangeonAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetofTax
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= csc_ChangeinAccountingPolicyChangeinAccountingMethodMarketrelatedValuetoFairValueMember
1,177csc_NewAccountingPronouncementorChangeinAccountingPrincipleEffectofChangeonAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetofTax
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= csc_ChangeinAccountingPolicyChangeinAccountingMethodMarketrelatedValuetoFairValueMember
   
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries $ 1csc_NewAccountingPronouncementorChangeinAccountingPrincipleEffectofChangeonStockholdersEquityAttributabletoNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= csc_ChangeinAccountingPolicyChangeinAccountingMethodMarketrelatedValuetoFairValueMember
$ 1csc_NewAccountingPronouncementorChangeinAccountingPrincipleEffectofChangeonStockholdersEquityAttributabletoNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= csc_ChangeinAccountingPolicyChangeinAccountingMethodMarketrelatedValuetoFairValueMember