Stock Incentive Plans - Schedule of Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized (Details) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Reserved for issuance (in shares)	34,680,000
Available for future grants (in shares)	22,249,192
DXC Employee Equity Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reserved for issuance (in shares)	34,200,000
Available for future grants (in shares)	21,905,425
DXC Director Equity Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reserved for issuance (in shares)	230,000
Available for future grants (in shares)	104,310
DXC Share Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reserved for issuance (in shares)	250,000
Available for future grants (in shares)	239,457

Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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