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Tax Indemnification Receivable

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Tax Indemnification Receivable, Related to Tax Indemnification Payable

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Tax Indemnification Receivable, Uncertain Tax Positions

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Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries Not Indefinitely Reinvested

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- Definition

Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Estimated amount of loss resulting from an adverse tax position.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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The amount of the unrecognized tax benefit of a position taken for which it is reasonably possible that the total amount thereof will significantly increase or decrease within twelve months of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits attributable to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2017
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate	24.60%		19.60%	46.00%	16.20%
Foreign earnings not indefinitely reinvested	$ 518			$ 518
Potential federal and state cost from tax examinations				438
Increase in liability for uncertain tax positions		$ 29
Reasonably possible reduction in liability for uncertain tax positions	$ 43			$ 43
HPES
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Tax indemnification receivable, uncertain tax positions							$ 34
Tax indemnification receivable, tax indemnification payable							68
Tax indemnification payable							$ 120
Perspecta
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Tax indemnification payable						$ 29
Tax indemnification receivable						$ 73