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Settlement of Claims with U.S. Government (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Mar. 28, 2014
Mar. 29, 2013
Mar. 30, 2012
Jul. 01, 2011
Claims
Settlement of Claims with U.S. Government [Abstract]          
Cash received under definitive settlement agreement with the U.S. Government in its contract claims asserted under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 $ 277,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLegalSettlements        
Contract extension received under definitive settlement agreement with the U.S. Government in its contract claims asserted under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (in years)     5 years    
Contract extension received under definitive settlement agreement with the U.S. Government in its contract claims asserted under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, base years (in years)     4 years    
Contract extension received under definitive settlement agreement with the U.S. Government in its contract claims asserted under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, optional year (in years)     1 year    
Estimated value of contract extension 1,000,000,000csc_EstimatedValueOfContractExtension        
Total pre-tax charge to write down claim related assets 269,000,000csc_PreTaxChargeToWriteDownClaimRelatedAssets        
Amount unbilled of accounts receivable related to claims filed 379,000,000csc_ClaimRelatedUnbilledReceivables        
Amount of deferred costs related to claims filed 227,000,000csc_ClaimRelatedDeferredCosts        
Estimated fair value of the contract extension 45,000,000csc_EstimatedFairValueOfContractExtension        
Previously unapplied payments on claim related assets 15,000,000csc_PreviouslyUnappliedPayments        
Pre-tax charge to write down claim related assets recorded as a reduction of revenue 42,000,000csc_PreTaxChargeToWriteDownClaimRelatedAssetsRecordedAsReductionOfRevenue        
Pre-tax charge to write down claim related assets recorded as a separately itemized charge to cost of services 227,000,000csc_PreTaxChargeToWriteDownClaimRelatedAssetsRecordedAsSeparatelyItemizedChargeToCostOfServices 0csc_PreTaxChargeToWriteDownClaimRelatedAssetsRecordedAsSeparatelyItemizedChargeToCostOfServices 0csc_PreTaxChargeToWriteDownClaimRelatedAssetsRecordedAsSeparatelyItemizedChargeToCostOfServices 227,000,000csc_PreTaxChargeToWriteDownClaimRelatedAssetsRecordedAsSeparatelyItemizedChargeToCostOfServices  
Fair value of the contract extension, amortization period (in years)     4 years    
Term of original contract awarded (in years)     10 years    
Extension granted to term of original contract awarded (in years)     2 years    
Number of claims outstanding against Federal Government (in claims)         14csc_NumberOfClaimsOutstanding
Original amount of claims filed, against US Federal Government         858,000,000csc_OriginalAmountOfClaims
Amended claim amount of reduction gross         35,000,000csc_AmendedClaimAmountOfReductionGross
Number of claims asserted against the U.S. Federal Government under a single contract pending before the Armed Services Board of Contracts Appeals         14csc_NumberOfClaimsAsserted
Total amount of claims outstanding, excluding unknown, against US Federal Government         $ 675,000,000csc_ApproximateValueOfClaimsAsserted