Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2016	Apr. 20, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 01, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	LDOS
Entity Registrant Name	Leidos Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001336920
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		72,672,491
Leidos, Inc.
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 01, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	Leidos, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000353394
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,000