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Contingencies and Litigation - Litigation Against the Company (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) claim | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Surety Bond |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum exposure, undiscounted |  |  |  |  | $ 601 |
Letters of Credit Issued to Secured Contractual Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum exposure, undiscounted |  |  |  |  | $ 86 |
State Of Texas v. Xerox Corporation, Xerox State Healthcare, LLC, and ACS State Healthcare, LLC | Settled Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies, settlement amount | $ 236 |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages paid |  | $ 118 |  | $ 118 |  |
Conduent Business Services, LLC v. Cognizant Business Service, LLC | Pending Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages sought |  | 90 | $ 47 |  |  |
Gain contingency, damages sought |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150
Number of counterclaims for breach of contract | claim |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages sought, termination fees |  |  | $ 25 |  |  |
Loss contingency, additional damages sought |  | 43 |  |  |  |
Skyview Capital LLC and Continuum Global Solutions, LLC v. Conduent Business Services, LLC [Member] | Pending Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages sought |  | $ 23 |  |  |  |

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