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Stockholders' Equity Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2014
Mar. 29, 2013
Mar. 30, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]      
Foreign currency translation adjustments (loss), Before tax $ (79)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossbeforeReclassificationsbeforeTax $ (104)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossbeforeReclassificationsbeforeTax $ (121)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossbeforeReclassificationsbeforeTax
Foreign currency translation adjustments (loss), Tax (Expense) Benefit (2)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsTax 12csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsTax (1)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsTax
Foreign currency translation adjustments (loss), Net of tax (81)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossbeforeReclassificationsNetofTax (92)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossbeforeReclassificationsNetofTax (122)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossbeforeReclassificationsNetofTax
Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans adjustments:      
Prior service cost, Before Tax 265us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax [1] 27us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax (10)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
Prior service credit, Tax (Expense) Benefit 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditTax [1] (8)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditTax 6us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditTax
Prior service cost, Net of tax 265us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostsCreditArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax [1] 19us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostsCreditArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax (4)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostsCreditArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Amortization of Transition Obligation, Before tax 1csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofTransitionObligationbeforeTax [2] 1csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofTransitionObligationbeforeTax [2] 2csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofTransitionObligationbeforeTax [2]
Amortization of Transition Obligation, Tax (Expense) Benefit 0csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofTransitionObligationTax [2] 0csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofTransitionObligationTax [2] 0csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofTransitionObligationTax [2]
Amortization of Transition Obligation, Net of Tax 1csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofTransitionObligationNetofTax [2] 1csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofTransitionObligationNetofTax [2] 2csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofTransitionObligationNetofTax [2]
Amortization of Prior Service (Cost), before Tax (5)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofPriorServiceCostbeforeTax [2] (1)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofPriorServiceCostbeforeTax [2] (3)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofPriorServiceCostbeforeTax [2]
Amortization of Prior Service (Cost), Tax 1csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofPriorServiceCostTax [2] 1csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofPriorServiceCostTax [2] 1csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofPriorServiceCostTax [2]
Amortization of Prior Service (Cost), Net of Tax (4)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofPriorServiceCostNetofTax [2] 0csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofPriorServiceCostNetofTax [2] (2)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAmortizationofPriorServiceCostNetofTax [2]
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, before Tax 2csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesBeforeTax 0csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesBeforeTax (2)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesBeforeTax
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, Tax 0csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesTaxExpenseBenefit (8)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesTaxExpenseBenefit 0csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, Net of Tax 2csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesNetOfTax (8)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesNetOfTax (2)csc_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesNetOfTax
Total pension and other post-retirement benefit plans gain, before Tax 263us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax 27us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax (13)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax
Total pension and other post-retirement benefit plans gain, Tax 1us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax (15)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax 7us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans, net of tax 264us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax 12us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax (6)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
Total other comprehensive income gain, Before Tax 184us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax (77)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax (134)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax
Total other comprehensive income gain, Tax (1)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax (3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax 6us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax $ 183us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax $ (80)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax $ (128)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
[1] Represents the result of remeasurement of the pension liability primarily associated with plans in the U.K. (see Note 16).
[2] Represents current period reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive loss. The reclassified amounts are included in the net periodic pension cost and net periodic post-retirement benefit cost (see Note 16).