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Description Of Company And Significant Accounting Policies (Balance Sheet Additional Disclosure) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]        
Reserve for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts (a) $ 118us-gaap_ProvisionForLossOnContracts $ 159us-gaap_ProvisionForLossOnContracts $ 123us-gaap_ProvisionForLossOnContracts $ 109us-gaap_ProvisionForLossOnContracts
Retainage payable 88us-gaap_RetentionPayable 88us-gaap_RetentionPayable    
Income taxes payable 43us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent 61us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent    
Deferred tax liabilities 51us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent 46us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent    
Value-added tax payable 33kbr_ValueAddedTaxPayableCurrent 31kbr_ValueAddedTaxPayableCurrent    
Insurance payable 16us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserveCurrent 19us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserveCurrent    
Dividend payable 12us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent 12us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent 12us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent  
Other miscellaneous liabilities 71us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesCurrent 72us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesCurrent    
Total other current liabilities $ 432us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent $ 488us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent