Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||
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Aug. 07, 2017
USD ($)
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Feb. 13, 2014
USD ($)
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Jul. 18, 2012
USD ($)
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May 31, 2015
defendant
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Sep. 30, 2019
USD ($)
country
claim
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Oct. 30, 2017
claim
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SCO v. IBM | ||||||
Loss Contingencies | ||||||
Number of remaining claims | claim | 1 | |||||
IBM v. State Of Indiana | ||||||
Loss Contingencies | ||||||
Duration of trial | 42 days | |||||
Amount of award to IBM | $ 50 | $ 52 | ||||
Amount of award against IBM | $ 128 | |||||
Net amount awarded against IBM | $ 78 | |||||
Individual Participants Of Defined Benefit Plans vs. IBM United Kingdom | ||||||
Loss Contingencies | ||||||
Claims pending | claim | 290 | |||||
Litigation Case In United States District Court regarding divesting Microelectronics business, alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act | ||||||
Loss Contingencies | ||||||
Number of officers or executives named as defendants | defendant | 3 | |||||
Brazil Tax Matters | ||||||
Loss Contingencies | ||||||
Damages sought, value | $ 900 | |||||
Minimum | ||||||
Loss Contingencies | ||||||
Clients' presence in number of countries | country | 175 |