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Commitments and Contingencies Loss Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Fox River Site [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Threshold For Environmental Cleanup Costs $ 75ncr_ThresholdForEnvironmentalCleanupCosts
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= ncr_FoxRiverSiteMember
 
Allocation Litigation Final Judgment 76ncr_AllocationLitigationFinalJudgment
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= ncr_FoxRiverSiteMember
 
Net Loss Contingency Accrual 39ncr_NetLossContingencyAccrual
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= ncr_FoxRiverSiteMember
40ncr_NetLossContingencyAccrual
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= ncr_FoxRiverSiteMember
Total Amount Received from Settlements with Insurance Carriers 173ncr_TotalAmountReceivedFromSettlementsWithInsuranceCarriers
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= ncr_FoxRiverSiteMember
 
Fox River LLC Funding Remainder Other Current Asset 0ncr_FoxRiverLlcFundingRemainderOtherCurrentAsset
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= ncr_FoxRiverSiteMember
 
Estimate of Indemnity Asset Due From Related Party 25ncr_EstimateOfIndemnityAssetDueFromRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= ncr_FoxRiverSiteMember
30ncr_EstimateOfIndemnityAssetDueFromRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= ncr_FoxRiverSiteMember
Portion of Insurance Settlements Subject to Competing Claims 9ncr_PortionOfInsuranceSettlementsSubjectToCompetingClaims
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= ncr_FoxRiverSiteMember
 
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value 52us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
 
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Minimum 0us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMinimum
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
 
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Maximum $ 54us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember