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Claims and Accounts Receivable (Notes) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Receivables [Abstract] |
Claims Receivable | Claims and Accounts Receivable The components of our claims and accounts receivable account balance not expected to be collected within the next 12 months are as follows:
| June 30, |  | December 31,
Dollars in millions | 2015 |  | 2014
Engineering & Construction | $ | 425 |  |  | $ | 425 |
Government Services | 151 |  |  | 145 |
Total | $ | 576 |  |  | $ | 570 |
Our E&C business segment's claims and accounts receivable includes $401 million related to our EPC 1 arbitration. See Note 12 to our condensed consolidated financial statements under PEMEX and PEP Arbitration for further discussion. The remaining balance is related to a construction project for which we are actively pursuing the recovery of these receivables. Our GS business segment's claims and accounts receivable reflects claims for costs incurred under various U.S. government contracts. See "Other Matters" in Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion on our U.S. government claims.

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