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Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | $ 773 | $ 726
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 734 | 676
Retainage [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 39 | 50
Technology and Consulting [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 68 | 51
Technology and Consulting [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 68 | 51
Technology and Consulting [Member] | Retainage [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 0 | 0
Engineering and Construction [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 650 | 583
Engineering and Construction [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 615 | 538
Engineering and Construction [Member] | Retainage [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 35 | 45
Government Services [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 55 | 89
Government Services [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 51 | 84
Government Services [Member] | Retainage [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 4 | 5
Other Segment [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 0 | 3
Other Segment [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 0 | 3
Other Segment [Member] | Retainage [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 0 | 0
Non-strategic Business [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 77 | 121
Non-strategic Business [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 56 | 73
Non-strategic Business [Member] | Retainage [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 21 | 48
Operating Segments [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 850 | 847
Operating Segments [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 790 | 749
Operating Segments [Member] | Retainage [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Account receivable, current | 60 | 98
Other Assets [Member] | Non-strategic Business [Member] | Retainage [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Accounts receivable, non current | $ 28 | $ 14

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