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Claims and Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Claims receivable |  | $ 576 | $ 570
Performance Bond Recovery Including Interest | $ 26 |  |
Engineering and Construction [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Claims receivable |  | 425 | 425
Government Services [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Claims receivable |  | 151 | $ 145
Pemex [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount of judgment awarded to enterprise | 465 |  |
Performance Bond Recovery Including Interest | $ 106 |  |
Claims and Account Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Claims receivable |  | $ 401 |

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