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Claims and Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Contracts Receivable, Claims and Uncertain Amounts, Expected to be Collected after Next Twelve Months	$ 528	$ 526
Engineering and Construction [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Contracts Receivable, Claims and Uncertain Amounts, Expected to be Collected after Next Twelve Months	400	400
Government Services [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Contracts Receivable, Claims and Uncertain Amounts, Expected to be Collected after Next Twelve Months	128	126
Government Services [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Government Contract Receivable	83	83
Disputed costs	$ 45	$ 43

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Amount of billed or unbilled claims or other similar items subject to uncertainty concerning their determination or ultimate realization under long-term contracts.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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The amount of receivables that are derived from government contracts.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 912
-SubTopic 310
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