Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2014

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Change in Accounting Estimate

The Company's income (loss) from continuing operations, before taxes and noncontrolling interests, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations included the following adjustments due to changes in estimated profitability on fixed price contracts accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method for the fiscal years presented:

	Twelve Months Ended
(Amounts in millions), except per share data	March 28, 2014			March 29, 2013			March 30, 2012
							(As Restated)
Gross favorable	$	125		$	142		$	58
Gross unfavorable	(50		)	(122		)	(277		)
Total net adjustments, before taxes and noncontrolling interests (1)	$	75		$	20		$	(219	)
Impact on diluted EPS from continuing operations	$	0.31		$	(0.10	)	$	(1.28	)

⁽¹⁾  Quarterly changes in estimated profitability on the same fixed price contract are disclosed gross as either favorable or unfavorable.

Depreciation And Amortization Schedule Of Estimated Useful Lives By Asset [Table Text Block]

The Company’s depreciation and amortization policies are as follows:

Property and Equipment:
Buildings	Up to 40 years
Computers and related equipment	3 to 5 years
Furniture and other equipment	2 to 15 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of lease term or useful life
Software	2 to 10 years
Outsourcing contract costs	Contract life, excluding option years
Customer related intangibles	Expected customer service life
Acquired contract related intangibles	Contract life and first contract renewal, where applicable

The amortizable lives associated with the intangible assets acquired are as follows:

Description	Estimated Useful Lives (Years)
Developed technology	9
Customer relationships	3
Trade names	4 - 6

Cash payments for interest on indebtedness and for taxes, supplemental information on cash flow

Cash payments for interest on indebtedness and cash payments for taxes on income are as follows:

	Twelve Months Ended
(Amounts in millions)	March 28, 2014		March 29, 2013		March 30, 2012
Interest	$	140	$	186	$	177
Taxes on income, net of refunds	122		214		139

Non-cash investing activities

Non-cash investing activities include the following:

	Twelve Months Ended
(Amounts in millions)	March 28, 2014		March 29, 2013		March 30, 2012
Capital expenditures in accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	45	$	32	$	47
Capital expenditures through capital lease obligations	149		181		270
Assets acquired under long-term financing	49		26		32

Schedule of earnings per share

Basic earnings (loss) per common share (EPS) and diluted EPS are calculated as follows:

	Twelve Months Ended
(Amounts in millions, except per-share data)	March 28, 2014		March 29, 2013		March 30, 2012
	(As Adjusted)		(As Adjusted)		(As Restated and Adjusted)
Net income (loss) attributable to CSC common shareholders:
From continuing operations	$	859	$	278	$	(778	)
From discontinued operations	88		482		162
	$	947	$	760	$	(616	)
Common share information:
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic EPS	147.647		154.590		155.012
Dilutive effect of stock options and equity awards	3.114		0.967		—
Shares for diluted earnings (loss) per share	150.761		155.557		155.012
Earnings (loss) per share – basic and diluted:
Basic EPS:
Continuing operations	$	5.81	$	1.80	$	(5.02	)
Discontinued operations	0.60		3.12		1.05
Total	$	6.41	$	4.92	$	(3.97	)
Diluted EPS:
Continuing operations	$	5.70	$	1.79	$	(5.02	)
Discontinued operations	0.58		3.10		1.05
Total	$	6.28	$	4.89	$	(3.97	)