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Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2014
Mar. 29, 2013
Mar. 30, 2012
Summary of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract]      
Gross Carrying Value $ 4,383us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross $ 4,119us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross  
Accumulated Amortization 3,033us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization 2,772us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization  
Net Carrying Value 1,350us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 1,347us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet  
Amortization expense 402us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 414us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 441us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]      
Fiscal 2014 375us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths    
Fiscal 2015 282us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo    
Fiscal 2016 216us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree    
Fiscal 2017 166us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour    
Fiscal 2018 139us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive    
Impairment of Intangible Assets   (75)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill  
Purchased software      
Summary of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract]      
Net Carrying Value 287us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_PurchasedSoftwareMember
297us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_PurchasedSoftwareMember
 
Internally developed commercial software      
Summary of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract]      
Net Carrying Value 308us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_CommercialSoftwareProductsMember
304us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_CommercialSoftwareProductsMember
 
Internally developed internal-use software      
Summary of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract]      
Net Carrying Value 55us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_InternalUseSoftwareMember
10us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_InternalUseSoftwareMember
 
Outsourcing contract costs      
Summary of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract]      
Gross Carrying Value 1,465us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_OutsourcingContractCostsMember
1,473us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_OutsourcingContractCostsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 1,038us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_OutsourcingContractCostsMember
968us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_OutsourcingContractCostsMember
 
Net Carrying Value 427us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_OutsourcingContractCostsMember
505us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_OutsourcingContractCostsMember
 
Amortization expense 34us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_OutsourcingContractCostsMember
40us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_OutsourcingContractCostsMember
53us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_OutsourcingContractCostsMember
Contract-based intangible assets      
Summary of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract]      
Amortization expense 11us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractBasedIntangibleAssetsMember
11us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractBasedIntangibleAssetsMember
3us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractBasedIntangibleAssetsMember
Software      
Summary of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract]      
Gross Carrying Value 2,330us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
2,134us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 1,680us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
1,523us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
 
Net Carrying Value 650us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
611us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
 
Software | Purchased software      
Summary of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract]      
Amortization expense 130us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_PurchasedSoftwareMember
143us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_PurchasedSoftwareMember
149us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_PurchasedSoftwareMember
Software | Internally developed commercial software      
Summary of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract]      
Amortization expense 56us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_CommercialSoftwareProductsMember
53us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_CommercialSoftwareProductsMember
47us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_CommercialSoftwareProductsMember
Software | Internally developed internal-use software      
Summary of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract]      
Amortization expense 2us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_InternalUseSoftwareMember
2us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_InternalUseSoftwareMember
4us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
/ csc_SoftwareAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_InternalUseSoftwareMember
Customer and other intangible assets      
Summary of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract]      
Gross Carrying Value 588us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_CustomerAndOtherIntangibleAssetsMember
512us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_CustomerAndOtherIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 315us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_CustomerAndOtherIntangibleAssetsMember
281us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_CustomerAndOtherIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Net Carrying Value $ 273us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_CustomerAndOtherIntangibleAssetsMember
$ 231us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= csc_CustomerAndOtherIntangibleAssetsMember