Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2014

Acquisitions and Divestitures [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at acquisition date, including adjustments to the valuation of net assets acquired based on additional information that subsequently became available during fiscal 2012, are summarized as follows:

(Amounts in millions)	Estimated Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	26
Trade and other receivables	114
Other current assets	14
Intangible assets	198
Property and equipment	21
Other non-current assets	3
Trade payables and accrued expenses	(62		)
Deferred revenue	(54		)
Debt	(315		)
Deferred taxes, uncertain tax positions, and other long-term liabilities	(61		)
Total identifiable net assets acquired	(116		)
Goodwill	316
Total cash purchase price	$	200

The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, including adjustments to the valuation of net assets acquired based on additional information that subsequently became available during fiscal 2012, are summarized as follows:

(Amounts in millions)	Estimated Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4
Trade receivables	20
Other current assets	8
Intangible assets	26
Property and equipment	4
Trade payables and accrued expenses	(26		)
Deferred taxes and uncertain tax positions	(20		)
Other liabilities	(2		)
Total identifiable net assets acquired	14
Goodwill	157
Total purchase price	$	171

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The preliminary allocation of the purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including the fourth quarter adjustments to the estimated fair value of contingent consideration, is presented below:

(Amounts in millions)	Estimated Fair Value
Accounts receivable and other current assets	$	3
Deferred tax assets	31
Intangible asset - developed technology	94
Intangible assets - customer relationships and trade names	10
Property and equipment and other non-current assets	2
Deferred revenue and other current liabilities	(4		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(38		)
Total identifiable net assets acquired	98
Goodwill	184
Total purchase consideration	$	282

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

Pro Forma Information

The following unaudited pro forma summary presents consolidated information of the Company as if the acquisition of iSOFT had occurred on April 3, 2010 for all periods presented:

	Twelve Months Ended March 30, 2012
(Amounts in millions, except per-share data)	As Restated and Adjusted			Pro Forma
Revenue	$	14,673		$	14,751
Net loss attributable to CSC common shareholders	(616		)	(718		)
Basic EPS	$	(3.97	)	$	(4.63	)
Diluted EPS	(3.97		)	(4.63		)

Intangible Assets Acquired

The components of the definite-lived intangible assets acquired and their respective estimated useful lives are as follows:

(Amounts in millions)	Estimated Fair Value		Estimated Useful Lives (Years)
Customer relationships	$	25	2-8
Software	1		1-5
Total intangible assets	$	26

The components of the definite-lived intangible assets acquired and their respective estimated useful lives were as follows:

(Amounts in millions)	Estimated Fair Value		Estimated Useful Lives (Years)
Customer relationships	$	92	10-13
Software	102		2-7
Trade names	4		1
Total intangible assets	$	198