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Share-based Payment Plan Term

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Stock Incentive Plans - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) plan anniversary $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incremental stock compensation expense \| $		$ 74	$ 93	$ 75
Plan term		10 years
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Total grant date fair value of stock options vested during the period \| $		$ 0	$ 22	8
Cash received from stock awards exercised during the period \| $		$ 34	$ 98	$ 54
Number of common shares available for grant at period end (in shares) \| shares		22,172,662
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected term (in years)				6 years 1 month 2 days
Vesting period (in years)		3 years
Term of options		10 years
Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested awards, net of expected forfeitures \| $		$ 1
Weighted average grant date fair value (in USD per share) \| $ / shares				$ 13.00
Stock Options \| 33.33% vested in year 1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		33.33%
Stock Options \| 33.33% vested in year 2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		33.33%
Stock Options \| 33.33% vested in year 3
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		33.33%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares received per RSU (in shares) \| shares		1
Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested awards, net of expected forfeitures \| $		$ 111
Weighted average period over which cost is expected to be recognized (in years)		1 year 10 months 13 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Five Year Anniversary
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual installments		5 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Ten Year Anniversary
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual installments		10 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Fifteen Year Anniversary
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual installments		15 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Service-based RSU's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of anniversaries following the executive's termination that the shares are redeemable \| anniversary		10
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		25.00%
Vesting period (in years)		3 years
Performance period		3 years
Performance period		3 years
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PSUs) \| Contingent Accelerated Vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		25.00%
DXC Share Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common shares available for grant at period end (in shares) \| shares		235,389
DXC Share Purchase Plan \| Employee Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares purchased under plan (in shares) \| shares		13,137
Nonemployee director incentives
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of incentive plans within the employee or nonemployee plan \| plan		1
Number of common shares available for grant at period end (in shares) \| shares		104,310
Nonemployee director incentives \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)		1 year
Issue price of award (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0
Nonemployee director incentives \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Five Year Anniversary
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual installments		5 years
Nonemployee director incentives \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Ten Year Anniversary
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual installments		10 years
Nonemployee director incentives \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Fifteen Year Anniversary
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual installments		15 years
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested awards became vested, triggered by Merger (in shares) \| shares	3,600,000
Incremental stock compensation expense \| $	$ 26
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percent of options converted into RSUs upon Merger	67.00%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services \| Stock Options \| 33.33% vested in year 1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage	33.00%