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Business Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Operations by Reportable Segment | The following table presents revenues, gross profit (loss), equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, impairment of goodwill, asset impairment and restructuring charges, capital expenditures, and depreciation and amortization by reporting segment. Operations by Reportable Segment
| Years ended December 31,
Dollars in millions | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Technology & Consulting | $ | 324 |  |  | $ | 353 |  |  | $ | 330 |
Engineering & Construction | 3,454 |  |  | 4,584 |  |  | 4,956 |
Government Services | 663 |  |  | 638 |  |  | 931 |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Subtotal | 4,441 |  |  | 5,575 |  |  | 6,217 |
Non-strategic Business | 655 |  |  | 791 |  |  | 997 |
Total | $ | 5,096 |  |  | $ | 6,366 |  |  | $ | 7,214 |
Gross profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Technology & Consulting | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 69 |
Engineering & Construction | 224 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 263 |
Government Services | (3 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | 90 |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Subtotal | 298 |  |  | 162 |  |  | 422 |
Non-strategic Business | 27 |  |  | (227 | ) |  | (5 | )
Total | $ | 325 |  |  | $ | (65 | ) |  | $ | 417 |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates: |  |  |  |  |
Technology & Consulting | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Engineering & Construction | 104 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 76 |
Government Services | 45 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 61 |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Subtotal | 149 |  |  | 163 |  |  | 137 |
Non-strategic Business | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 149 |  |  | $ | 163 |  |  | $ | 137 |
Impairment of goodwill (Note 8): |  |  |  |  |
Technology & Consulting | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Engineering & Construction | — |  |  | (293 | ) |  | — |
Government Services | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Subtotal | — |  |  | (293 | ) |  | — |
Non-strategic Business | — |  |  | (153 | ) |  | — |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | (446 | ) |  | $ | — |
Asset impairment and restructuring charges (Note 9): |  |  |  |  |
Technology & Consulting | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | — |
Engineering & Construction | (34 | ) |  | (24 | ) |  | — |
Government Services | — |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |
Other | (22 | ) |  | (149 | ) |  | — |
Subtotal | (66 | ) |  | (180 | ) |  | — |
Non-strategic Business | (4 | ) |  | (34 | ) |  | — |
Total | $ | (70 | ) |  | $ | (214 | ) |  | $ | — |
Segment operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Technology & Consulting | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 70 |
Engineering & Construction | 295 |  |  | (114 | ) |  | 278 |
Government Services | 37 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 145 |
Other | (140 | ) |  | (312 | ) |  | (181 | )
Subtotal | 254 |  |  | (352 | ) |  | 312 |
Non-strategic Business | 56 |  |  | (442 | ) |  | (4 | )
Total | $ | 310 |  |  | $ | (794 | ) |  | $ | 308 |
| Years ended December 31,
Dollars in millions | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |
Technology & Consulting | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Engineering & Construction | 6 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 10 |
Government Services | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Other | 4 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 67 |
Subtotal | 10 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 78 |
Non-strategic Business | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 78 |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Technology & Consulting | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2 |
Engineering & Construction | 17 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 23 |
Government Services | 6 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 9 |
Other | 14 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 27 |
Subtotal | 39 |  |  | 66 |  |  | 61 |
Non-strategic Business | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | 7 |
Total | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 68 |
Schedule of Change in Accounting Estimate, Contract Costs [Table Text Block] | Changes in estimates periodically result in the recognition of losses on a particular contract. We generally believe that the recognition of a contract as a loss contract is a significant change in estimate. Activity in our reserve for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts, which is a component of "other current liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheets, was as follows:
Dollars in millions | Reserve for Estimated Losses
Balance at December 31, 2013 |
Beginning Balance | $ | 56 |
Changes in estimates on loss projects | 106 |
Change due to progress on loss projects | (53 | )
Ending Balance | $ | 109 |
Balance at December 31, 2014 |
Changes in estimates on loss projects | 177 |
Change due to progress on loss projects | (127 | )
Ending Balance | $ | 159 |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |
Changes in estimates on loss projects | 14 |
Change due to progress on loss projects | (113 | )
Ending Balance | $ | 60 |
Schedule of Balance Sheet Information by Operating Segment |
| December 31,
Dollars in millions | 2015 |  | 2014
Total assets: |  |  |
Technology & Consulting | $ | 198 |  |  | $ | 173 |
Engineering & Construction | 1,656 |  |  | 2,008 |
Government Services | 464 |  |  | 545 |
Other | 1,060 |  |  | 1,182 |
Subtotal | 3,378 |  |  | 3,908 |
Non-strategic Business | 34 |  |  | 170 |
Total | $ | 3,412 |  |  | $ | 4,078 |
Goodwill (Note 8): |  |  |
Technology & Consulting | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 31 |
Engineering & Construction | 233 |  |  | 233 |
Government Services | 60 |  |  | 60 |
Other | — |  |  | — |
Subtotal | 324 |  |  | 324 |
Non-strategic Business | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 324 |  |  | $ | 324 |
Equity in and advances to related companies (Note 10): |  |  |
Technology & Consulting | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Engineering & Construction | 255 |  |  | 119 |
Government Services | 26 |  |  | 31 |
Other | — |  |  | — |
Subtotal | 281 |  |  | 150 |
Non-strategic Business | — |  |  | 1 |
Total | $ | 281 |  |  | $ | 151 |
Schedule of Selected Geographic Information |
| Years ended December 31,
Dollars in millions | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 2,212 |  |  | $ | 2,324 |  |  | $ | 2,470 |
Australia | 836 |  |  | 1,380 |  |  | 1,768 |
Africa | 164 |  |  | 251 |  |  | 593 |
Middle East | 786 |  |  | 707 |  |  | 913 |
Europe | 495 |  |  | 624 |  |  | 575 |
Canada | 185 |  |  | 752 |  |  | 687 |
Latin America | 131 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 74 |
Other | 287 |  |  | 217 |  |  | 134 |
Total | $ | 5,096 |  |  | $ | 6,366 |  |  | $ | 7,214 |
| December 31,
Dollars in millions | 2015 |  | 2014
Property, plant & equipment, net: |  |  |
United States | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 115 |
United Kingdom | 48 |  |  | 68 |
Other | 48 |  |  | 64 |
Total | $ | 169 |  |  | $ | 247 |

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