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U.S. Government Matters (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 30, 2008 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) lawsuits claim defendent | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Mar. 27, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 lawsuits
United States Government Contract Work [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract, Direct Claim |  |  | $ 1,100 |  |  |  |
Contract, Direct Claim, Related to Certain Contract |  |  | 138 |  |  |  |
Contracts Revenue |  |  | 5,096 | $ 6,366 | $ 7,214 |  |
Retainage payable |  | $ 88 | 49 | 88 |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss |  |  |  |  |  | $ 628 |
Contract Termination Claims, US Federal Government, Additions |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Government Contract, Additions |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Total Amount Of Payments Withheld From Subcontractors As Result Of Disapproved Costs Related To Dcaa Form 1 Issued To Enterprise, Additions |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Contract Termination Claims, US Federal Government, Settlements |  |  | (15) | (86) |  |  |
Government Contract, Settlements |  |  | (13) | (41) |  |  |
Total Amount Of Payments Withheld From Subcontractors As Result Of Disapproved Costs Related To Dcaa Form 1 Issued To Enterprise, Settlements |  |  | $ 0 | (18) |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number | claim |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Number of Active Claims | claim |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Unapproved claims included in accounts receivables related to various government contracts where costs have exceeded the customer's funded value of task orders |  | 570 | $ 526 | 570 |  |  |
Amount of unapproved claims related to de-obligation of funding |  | 490 | 224 | 490 |  |  |
All Defense Contract Audit Agency Audit Issues [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States Government Contract Work [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract Termination Claims, US Federal Government |  | 188 | 173 | 188 | 274 |  |
Government Contract Receivable |  | 96 | 83 | 96 | 137 |  |
Total Amount Of Payments Withheld From Subcontractors As Result Of Disapproved Costs Related To Dcaa Form 1 Issued To Enterprise |  | 32 | 32 | 32 | $ 50 |  |
Audits [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States Government Contract Work [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract Termination Claims, US Federal Government |  |  | 109 |  |  |  |
Recovery of Direct Costs |  |  | $ 9 |  |  |  |
RecoveryRate |  |  | 99.89% |  |  |  |
Reserve For Potentially Disallowable Costs Incurred Under Government Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States Government Contract Work [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for Doubtful Accounts |  | 74 | $ 50 | 74 |  |  |
First Kuwaiti Trading Company Arbitration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States Government Contract Work [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value | $ 134 |  |  |  |  |  |
AmountOwedToSubcontractor |  |  | 32 |  |  |  |
PaymentsOnContractWork |  | $ 26 | 4 | $ 19 |  |  |
Damages awarded, value |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |
Sodium Dichromate Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States Government Contract Work [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract Termination Claims, US Federal Government |  |  | $ 30 |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number | lawsuits |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 5
qui tams [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States Government Contract Work [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
qui tam government joined | lawsuits |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Legal Fees |  |  | $ 15 |  |  |  |
DOJFCA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States Government Contract Work [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants | defendent |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Burn Pit Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States Government Contract Work [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number | lawsuits |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |

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