CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Apr. 01, 2016	[1]	Apr. 03, 2015	[2]	Mar. 28, 2014	[2]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 7,106		$ 8,117		$ 8,899
Costs of services (excludes depreciation and amortization and restructuring costs)		5,185		6,159		6,032
Selling, general and administrative (excludes depreciation and amortization, SEC settlement related charges and restructuring costs)		1,040		1,220		1,099
Selling, general and administrative - SEC settlement related charges		0		197		0
Depreciation and amortization		658		840		870
Restructuring costs		23		256		74
Separation costs		19		0		0
Interest expense		123		126		128
Interest income		(38)		(20)		(16)
Debt extinguishment costs	[3]	95		0		0
Other (income) expense, net		(9)		10		18
Total costs and expenses		7,096		8,788		8,205
Income (loss) from continuing operations, before taxes		10		(671)		694
Income tax (benefit) expense		(62)		(464)		174
Income (loss) from continuing operations		72		(207)		520
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		191		224		448
Net income	[3],[4]	263		17		968
Less:
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax		12		15		21
Net income attributable to CSC common stockholders		$ 251		$ 2		$ 947
Earnings (loss) per common share - Basic:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)		$ 0.51		$ (1.45)		$ 3.52
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		1.31		1.46		2.89
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)		1.82		0.01		6.41
Earnings (loss) per common share - Diluted:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)		0.50		(1.45)		3.45
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		1.28		1.46		2.83
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)		1.78		0.01		6.28
Cash dividend per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 2.99		$ 0.92		$ 0.8

[1] Due to the adoption of ASU 2016-09 certain balances related to excess tax benefits from stock compensation were adjusted prospectively as described in Note 1.

[2] Certain prior year balances were adjusted for certain errors in previously issued financial statements related to income taxes as described in Note 1 and to give effect to discontinued operations as described in Note 4.

[3] Due to the adoption of ASU 2016-09 certain balances related to employee stock-based compensation were adjusted retrospectively as discussed in Note 1 .

[4] Prior year balances were adjusted for certain errors in previously issued financial statements related to income taxes as described in Note 1.