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Cash and Equivalents (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	$ 758us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	$ 970us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	$ 996us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	$ 1,106us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	353us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_CashMember	330us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_CashMember
Bank Time Deposits [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	327us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_BankTimeDepositsMember	560us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_BankTimeDepositsMember
Cash Held in Joint Venture [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	78us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = kbr_CashHeldinJointVentureMember	80us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = kbr_CashHeldinJointVentureMember
International [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	570us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_InternationalMember	761us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_InternationalMember
International [Member] | Cash [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	180us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_CashMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_InternationalMember	209us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_CashMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_InternationalMember
International [Member] | Bank Time Deposits [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	319us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_BankTimeDepositsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_InternationalMember	481us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_BankTimeDepositsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_InternationalMember
International [Member] | Cash Held in Joint Venture [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	71us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = kbr_CashHeldinJointVentureMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_InternationalMember	71us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = kbr_CashHeldinJointVentureMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_InternationalMember
Domestic [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	188us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_DomesticMember	209us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_DomesticMember
Domestic [Member] | Cash [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	173us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_CashMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_DomesticMember	121us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_CashMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_DomesticMember
Domestic [Member] | Bank Time Deposits [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	8us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_BankTimeDepositsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_DomesticMember	79us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_BankTimeDepositsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_DomesticMember
Domestic [Member] | Cash Held in Joint Venture [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	$ 7us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = kbr_CashHeldinJointVentureMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_DomesticMember	$ 9us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = kbr_CashHeldinJointVentureMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = kbr_DomesticMember

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- Definition

Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

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Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Topic 210

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Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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