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Contingencies and Litigation - Litigation Against the Company (Details) $ in Millions |  |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Feb. 03, 2020 USD ($) | Apr. 12, 2017 USD ($) claim | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Insurance recoveries |  |  | $ 38 |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Insurance recoveries |  |  | 14 |
Litigation Settlement, Expense |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Insurance recoveries |  |  | $ 24 |
Surety Bond |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum exposure, undiscounted |  |  |  | $ 565
Letters of Credit Issued to Secured Contractual Obligations |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum exposure, undiscounted |  |  |  | $ 91
Skyview Capital LLC and Continuum Global Solutions, LLC v. Conduent Business Services, LLC | Pending Litigation |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages sought | $ 23 |  |  |
Conduent Business Services, LLC v. Cognizant Business Service, LLC | Pending Litigation |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages sought |  | $ 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 |  | $ 89 |  |

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