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Claims and Accounts Receivable (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract] |
Claims Receivable | Claims and Accounts Receivable The components of our claims and accounts receivable are as follows:
| December 31,
Dollars in millions | 2015 |  | 2014
Engineering & Construction | $ | 400 |  |  | $ | 425 |
Government Services | 126 |  |  | 145 |
Total | $ | 526 |  |  | $ | 570 |
Our E&C business segment's claims and accounts receivable includes $400 million related to our EPC 1 arbitration. See Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements under PEMEX and PEP Arbitration for further discussion. Our GS business segment's claims and accounts receivable reflects claims filed with the U.S. government related to payments not yet received for cost incurred under various U.S. government contracts. These claims relate to de-obligated funding on certain task orders that are subject to the Form 1s discussed in Note 14 of our consolidated financial statements. In addition, the claims relate to disputed costs or contracts where our costs have exceeded the U.S. government's funded value on the task order. We believe such disputed costs will be resolved in our favor at which time the U.S. government will be required to obligate funds from appropriations for the year in which resolution occurs.

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