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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2014
Mar. 29, 2013
Mar. 30, 2012
Apr. 01, 2011
Apr. 30, 2013
May 31, 2013
Sources of income before income taxes [Abstract]            
Domestic entities $ 574us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ (113)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ (764)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic      
Entities outside the United States 689us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 348us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign (228)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign      
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes 1,263us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 235us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (992)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments      
Income tax expense (benefit) on income from continuing operations, current [Abstract]            
Federal 81us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit (330)us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit (80)us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit      
State 7us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit (5)us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 11us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit      
Foreign 126us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 174us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 92us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit      
Total Current 214us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (161)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 23us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit      
Income tax expense (benefit) on income from continuing operations, deferred [Abstract]            
Federal 119us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 76us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (212)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit      
State 25us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (18)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (33)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit      
Foreign 25us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 41us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (6)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit      
Total Deferred 169us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 99us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (251)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit      
Total income tax expense (benefit) 383us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (62)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (228)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit      
Interest and penalties for uncertain tax positions included in current provision (benefit)   (9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 10us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense (53)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense    
Difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and effective tax rate [Abstract]            
Statutory rate (in hundredths) 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate (35.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate      
State income tax, net of federal tax (in hundredths) 1.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (2.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (1.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes      
Change in uncertain tax positions (in hundredths) 2.90%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateChangeInUncertainTaxPositions 2.40%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateChangeInUncertainTaxPositions 2.50%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateChangeInUncertainTaxPositions      
Foreign tax rate differential (in hundredths) 2.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (126.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (23.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential      
Income tax credits (in hundredths) (0.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (0.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (2.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits      
Valuation allowance (in hundredths) (11.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 175.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 40.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance      
Change in entity tax status (in hundredths) 0.00%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEntityConversionImpactPercent (0.70%)csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEntityConversionImpactPercent (3.20%)csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEntityConversionImpactPercent      
Loss on sale of securities (in hundredths) (0.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfAssets 105.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfAssets 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfAssets      
Tax audit settlements (in hundredths) 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlements 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlements 11.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlements      
Goodwill impairment (in hundredths) 0.00%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationGoodwillAdjustments 0.00%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationGoodwillAdjustments 8.10%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationGoodwillAdjustments      
Other items, net (in hundredths) (0.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (3.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 3.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments      
Effective tax rate (in hundredths) 30.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (26.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (23.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations      
Gross increases related to current year tax positions 10us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 25us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions      
Tax settlements     111us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlements      
Change in entity tax status     114csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEntityConversionImpactForeignAmount      
Change in entity tax status (in hundredths)     11.50%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEntityConversionImpactForeignPercent      
Gain (loss) on sale of securities   640us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments        
Income tax impact of loss on sale of securities   248us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDispositionOfAssets        
Change in valuation allowance, foreign subsidiary   77csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeinDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceForeignAmount        
Change in valuation allowance, foreign subsidiary (in hundredths)   32.80%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeinDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceForeignPercent        
Change in valuation allowance due to change in global income   76csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeinDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceChangeinGlobalIncomeAmount        
Change in valuation allowance due to change in global income (in hundredths)   32.30%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeinDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceChangeinGlobalIncomePercent        
Change in valuation allowance due to sale of assets   11.5csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeinDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceDispositionofAssetAmount        
Change in valuation allowance due to sale of assets (in hundredths)   4.90%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeinDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceDispositionofAssetPercent        
Change in valuation allowance due losses and credits not expected to be utilized   29.6csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeinDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceLossesandCreditsNotExpectedtoBeUtilizedAmount        
Change in valuation allowance due losses and credits not expected to be utilized (in hundredths)   12.60%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeinDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceLossesandCreditsNotExpectedtoBeUtilizedPercent        
Valuation allowance, local   240.5csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeinDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceStateandLocalAmount        
Valuation allowance, local (in hundredths)   102.30%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeinDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceStateandLocalPercent        
Foreign tax rate differential   240.5csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferentialInvestmentWriteDownsAmount        
Foreign tax rate differential (in hundredths)   102.30%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferentialInvestmentWriteDownsPercent        
Deferred tax assets [Abstract]            
Employee benefits 333us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits 558us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits        
Tax loss/credit carryforwards 919csc_TotalOfDeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsAndDeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards 1,056csc_TotalOfDeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsAndDeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards        
Accrued interest 20csc_DeferredTaxAssetsAccruedInterest 47csc_DeferredTaxAssetsAccruedInterest        
State taxes 10us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsStateTaxes 13us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsStateTaxes        
Foreign gain/loss on exchange 2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsUnrealizedCurrencyLosses 14us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsUnrealizedCurrencyLosses        
Contract Accounting 38csc_DeferredTaxAssetsContractAccounting 0csc_DeferredTaxAssetsContractAccounting        
Other assets 66us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 111us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther        
Total Deferred Tax Assets 1,388us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 1,799us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross        
Valuation allowance (1,006)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (1,244)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance        
Net Assets 382us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 555us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet        
Deferred tax liabilities [Abstract]            
Depreciation and amortization (341)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment (322)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment        
Contract accounting 0csc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesContractAccounting (53)csc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesContractAccounting        
Investment basis differences (126)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestmentInNoncontrolledAffiliates (128)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestmentInNoncontrolledAffiliates        
Other liabilities (112)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther (75)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther        
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities (579)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities (578)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities        
Total Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) (197)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet (23)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet        
Current [Abstract]            
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Current 11us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 24us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent        
Income Taxes Receivable, Current 92us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable 239us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable        
Liability for Uncertain Tax Positions, Current 0us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsCurrent 8us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsCurrent        
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross, Current 103us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent 271us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent        
Non-current [Abstract]            
Income Taxes Receivable, Noncurrent 123us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivableNoncurrent 70us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivableNoncurrent        
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Noncurrent 123us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent 184us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent        
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross, Noncurrent 246us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent 254us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent        
Income Tax Assets, Current and Noncurrent 349csc_IncomeTaxAssetsCurrentandNoncurrent 525csc_IncomeTaxAssetsCurrentandNoncurrent        
Current [Abstract]            
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current (25)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent        
Accrued Income Taxes, Current (52)us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent (41)us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent        
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross, Current (77)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossCurrent (41)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossCurrent        
Non-current [Abstract]            
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent (307)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent (231)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent        
Liability for Uncertain Tax Positions, Noncurrent (250)us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent (270)us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent        
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross, Noncurrent (557)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossNoncurrent (501)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossNoncurrent        
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross (634)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities (542)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities        
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Change in Amount 1,006us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount 238us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount        
Cumulative Undistributed Earnings Of Foreign Subsidiaries   3,110us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries        
INDIA            
Non-current [Abstract]            
Current Foreign Tax Rate, Dividend Distribution Tax, Percent         16.22%csc_CurrentForeignTaxRateDividendDistributionTaxPercent
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16.99%csc_CurrentForeignTaxRateDividendDistributionTaxPercent
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Transfer Pricing and Foreign Exchange Losses [Member]            
Difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and effective tax rate [Abstract]            
Change in uncertain tax positions (in hundredths) 2.90%csc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateChangeInUncertainTaxPositions
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= csc_TransferPricingandForeignIncomeInclusionsandExchangeLossesMember
         
Gross increases related to current year tax positions 36us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= csc_TransferPricingandForeignIncomeInclusionsandExchangeLossesMember
         
Global Health [Member]            
Difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and effective tax rate [Abstract]            
Valuation allowance (in hundredths) 4.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= csc_GlobalHealthMember
         
Change in valuation allowance 58.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= csc_GlobalHealthMember
         
Investment Recoveries, Luxemburg [Member]            
Difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and effective tax rate [Abstract]            
Valuation allowance (in hundredths) 7.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= csc_InvestmentRecoveriesMember
         
Change in valuation allowance 90.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= csc_InvestmentRecoveriesMember
         
Foreign Tax Rate Differential [Member]            
Difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and effective tax rate [Abstract]            
Valuation allowance (in hundredths) 7.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= csc_ForeignTaxRateDifferentialMember
         
Change in valuation allowance 90.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= csc_ForeignTaxRateDifferentialMember
         
Restructuring of Operating Subsidiary [Member]            
Income tax expense (benefit) on income from continuing operations, deferred [Abstract]            
Total income tax expense (benefit) $ 10us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and effective tax rate [Abstract]            
Other items, net (in hundredths) 0.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
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