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Goodwill, Capitalized Software and Other Intangible Assets 4 (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]    
Uncertainty, Continued marketability of goods and services   The Company evaluates the useful lives and recoverability of capitalized software and other intangible assets when events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment may exist. These evaluations require complex assumptions about key factors such as future customer demand, technology trends and the impact of those factors on the technology the Company acquires and develops for its products. Impairments or revisions to useful lives could result from the use of alternative assumptions that reflect reasonably possible outcomes related to future customer demand or technology trends for assets within the Enterprise Solutions segment.
Enterprise Solutions [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Impairment of capitalized software and other intangible assets $ 13us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ca_EnterpriseSolutionsMember
$ 13us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ca_EnterpriseSolutionsMember