KBR (KBR) 10-Q4 Nov 142014 Q3 Quarterly reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 16, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-14	'
Entity Registrant Name	'KBR, INC.	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001357615	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	145,078,983
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Inc

Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	$1,657	$1,755	$4,949	$5,534
Cost of services	-1,627	-1,641	-4,852	-5,124
Gross profit	30	114	97	410
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	38	31	118	107
General and administrative expenses	-58	-66	-178	-181
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets	0	0	-8	1
Operating income	10	79	45	335
Interest income (expense), net	3	-1	-1	-3
Foreign currency gains (losses), net	7	-2	-4	-2
Other non-operating income (expense)	24	-1	23	-2
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	44	75	63	328
Tax benefit (expense)	1	-60	-30	-105
Net income	45	15	33	223
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	-15	-62	-54	-92
Net income attributable to KBR	$30	($47)	($21)	$131
Net income attributable to KBR per share:	'	'	'	'
Basic	$0.21	($0.32)	($0.14)	$0.88
Diluted	$0.21	($0.32)	($0.14)	$0.88
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	145	148	145	148
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	145	148	145	149
Cash dividends declared per share	$0.08	$0.08	$0.24	$0.16

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Com

Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net income	$45	$15	$33	$223
Net cumulative translation adjustments (CTA)[Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Cumulative translation adjustments, net of tax	-49	16	-27	-36
Reclassification adjustment for CTA included in net income	0	0	1	1
Net cumulative translation adjustment, net of taxes	-49	16	-26	-35
Pension liability adjustments, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Reclassification adjustment for pension liability gains included in net income	8	4	25	20
Net pension liability adjustments, net of taxes	8	4	25	20
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives:	'	'	'	'
Unrealized holding (losses) on derivatives, net of tax	0	0	1	0
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income	-1	0	-1	0
Net unrealized loss on derivatives, net of taxes	-1	0	-2	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	-42	20	-3	-15
Comprehensive income	3	35	30	208
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	-16	-64	-55	-99
Comprehensive income attributable to KBR	($13)	($29)	($25)	$109

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and equivalents	$1,048	$1,106
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for bad debts of $21 and $18	964	1,056
Costs in Excess of Billings, Current	509	399
Current deferred income tax asset	151	168
Other current assets	151	196
Total current assets	2,823	2,925
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $426 and $397 (including net PPE of $61 and $67 owned by a variable interest entity)	410	415
Goodwill	771	772
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $120 and $112	76	85
Equity in and advances to related companies	149	156
Noncurrent deferred income tax asset	367	344
Noncurrent unbilled receivables on uncompleted contracts	598	628
Other noncurrent assets	192	113
Total assets	5,386	5,438
Current liabilities:	'	'
Accounts payable	698	747
Payable to former parent	81	105
Billings in Excess of Cost	456	401
Employee compensation and benefits	213	235
Current Maturities of Non Recourse Long Term Debt	10	10
Other current liabilities	438	409
Total current liabilities	1,896	1,907
Pension obligations	423	477
Noncurrent employee compensation and benefits	121	114
Other noncurrent liabilities	248	267
Noncurrent income tax payable	118	70
Noncurrent deferred tax liability	91	86
Non-Recourse Debt	70	78
Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent	102	0
Total liabilities	3,069	2,999
KBR Shareholders' equity:	'	'
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 174,459,008 and 173,924,509 shares issued, and 145,078,797 and 148,195,208 shares outstanding	0	0
Paid-in capital in excess of par (PIC)	2,085	2,065
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL)	-744	-740
Retained earnings	1,692	1,748
Treasury stock, 29,380,211 shares and 25,729,301 shares, at cost	-708	-610
Total KBR shareholders' equity	2,325	2,463
Noncontrolling interests (NCI)	-8	-24
Total shareholders' equity	2,317	2,439
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$5,386	$5,438

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:	'	'
Allowance for bad debts	$21	$18
Property, plant, and equipment:	'	'
Accumulated depreciation	426	397
PP&E owned by a VIE, net	$61	$67
KBR Shareholders' equity:	'	'
Preferred stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	174,459,008	173,924,509
Common stock, shares outstanding	145,078,797	148,195,208
Treasury stock, shares	29,380,211	25,729,301

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Cas

Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net income	$33	$223
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	55	49
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	-118	-107
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	-2	61
Other Noncash Income	-24	0
Other	25	18
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'
Accounts Receivable, net	66	124
Cost in Excess of Billing on Uncompleted Contract	-109	-41
Accounts payable	-43	-64
Billings in excess of cost on uncompleted contracts	53	-101
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	-16	-14
Reserve for loss on uncompleted contracts	13	30
Reserve for loss on uncompleted contracts	118	'
Collection (repayment) of advances from (to) unconsolidated affiliates, net	14	12
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	212	151
Payment on performance bonds	0	-108
Income taxes payable	22	-168
Pension funding	-37	-26
Other, net	34	42
Total cash flows provided by operating activities	178	81
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-46	-57
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	9	7
Total cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities	-37	-50
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Payments to reacquire common stock	-102	-7
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	39	49
Payments of dividends to shareholders	-35	-24
Net proceeds from issuance of stock	4	5
Payments on short-term and long-term borrowings	-7	-9
Other	1	1
Total cash flows used in financing activities	-178	-83
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-21	-42
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	-58	-94
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,106	1,053
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,048	959
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:	'	'
Cash paid for interest	9	9
Cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds)	13	107
Noncash operating activities	'	'
Other assets change for Barracuda arbitration (Note 13)	0	-219
Other liabilities change for Barracuda arbitration (Note 13)	0	219
Dividends Payable	$12	$12

Description_Of_Company_And_Sig

Description Of Company And Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Description of Company and Significant Accounting Policies	'
	Description of Company and Significant Accounting Policies

	KBR, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was formed on March 21, 2006 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. KBR, Inc. and its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries (collectively referred to herein as "KBR", the "Company", "we", "us" or "our") is a global engineering, procurement, construction, and services company supporting the energy, hydrocarbons, power, industrial, civil infrastructure, minerals, government services and commercial markets. Our capabilities include engineering, procurement, construction and construction management, technology licensing, operations and maintenance and other support services for a diverse, global customer base, including international and national oil and gas companies, independent refiners, petrochemical producers, fertilizer producers, regulated utilities, manufacturers, power and mining companies and domestic and foreign governments.

	Strategic Review

	Following the June 2014 appointment of Mr. Stuart Bradie, our CEO, we announced plans to undertake a global strategic review of our business. We are currently performing this review with a view to enhancing shareholder value. At the conclusion of the strategic review, we expect to make recommendations and seek approval from the Board of Directors as to a proposed course of action. We are targeting substantial completion of this review in the fourth quarter of 2014. It is possible that the outcome of our strategic review could result in the restructuring of our business and a reorganization of our reportable business segments. It is possible that as a result of decisions reached as part of the strategic review, we may have a different perspective on our reporting units and the forecasts of cash flow used in estimating the fair value of our reporting units as part of our annual testing of goodwill and other intangibles for impairment. These changes could impact the outcome of our annual goodwill impairment analysis and may result in other restructuring charges.

	Principles of Consolidation

	Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") and include the accounts of KBR and our wholly owned and majority-owned, controlled subsidiaries and variable interest entities of which we are the primary beneficiary. We account for investments over which we have significant influence but not a controlling financial interest using the equity method of accounting. See Note 7 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion on our equity investments and variable interest entities. The cost method is used when we do not have the ability to exert significant influence. All material intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded $8 million for an error originating in 2013 related to the gain from receipts of insurance proceeds. The net effect of the correction was a decrease in 2014 net loss of $8 million.

	Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation on the condensed consolidated statement of income, condensed consolidated balance sheets and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Effective December 31, 2013, we reclassified equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates from revenues to a separate component of operating income on our condensed consolidated statement of income. We reclassified the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 amounts to conform to our revised presentation as a component of operating income but not a component of revenues.

	We have evaluated all events and transactions occurring after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements were issued and have made the appropriate adjustments and included the appropriate disclosures.

	Restatement of Previously Reported Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

	As indicated in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, we have restated our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and the related notes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. We determined the restatement was necessary due to the materiality of the $89 million of additional estimated costs to complete our Canadian pipe fabrication and module assembly contracts within our Services business segment which we identified subsequent to filing our Form 10-K on February 27, 2014 and which we corrected in our Form 10-K/A filed on May 30, 2014.

	The restatement had the following impact on the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013:


	•	a reduction in "revenues" of $25 million consisting of a $28 million decrease related to the error on the contracts within our Services business segment, a $4 million increase related to an error on a long-term construction project in our Gas Monetization business segment and a $1 million decrease related to the correction of several immaterial errors;

	•	an increase in "cost of revenues" of $62 million due to the recognition of a $61 million reserve for losses on uncompleted contracts related to the error on the contracts within our Services business segment and $1 million related to other immaterial corrections; and

	•	a $15 million tax benefit consisting of a $9 million tax benefit related to the error in our Services business segment and a $6 million tax benefit representing the tax effect of the correction of several immaterial errors.


	Use of Estimates

	The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period, including:


	•	project revenues, costs and profits on engineering, construction, pipe fabrication and module assembly, and government services contracts, including recognition of estimated losses on uncompleted contracts,

	•	uncollectible receivables, claims to and from customers, recoveries of costs from subcontractors, vendors and others,

	•	provisions for income taxes, recoverability of deferred tax assets and valuation of uncertain tax positions,

	•	recoverability of goodwill, other intangibles and long-lived assets and related estimated lives,

	•	recoverability of equity method and cost method investments,

	•	valuation of pension obligations,

	•	accruals for estimated liabilities and litigation outcomes,

	•	consolidation of variable interest entities, and

	•	valuation of stock-based compensation.

	In accordance with normal practice in the construction industry, we include in current assets and current liabilities amounts related to construction contracts realizable and payable over a period in excess of one year. Actual amounts may differ from those included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, if the underlying estimates and assumptions upon which the financial statements are based change in the future.

	Gross Profit

	Gross profit represents revenues less the cost of revenues, which includes overhead costs directly attributable to the business segment. See Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for presentation of our gross profit by reportable segment.

	Accounts Receivable

	Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount based on contracted prices. Amounts collected on accounts receivable are included in net cash provided by operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

We establish an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the assessment of the customers’ willingness and ability to pay. In addition to such allowances, there are often items in dispute or being negotiated that may require us to make an estimate as to the ultimate outcome. Past due receivable balances are written off when our internal collection efforts have been unsuccessful in collecting the amounts due. See Note 4 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for our discussion on accounts receivable.

Retainage, included in accounts receivable, represents amounts withheld from billings by our customers pursuant to provisions in the contracts and may not be paid to us until the completion of specific tasks on the project. Retainage may also be subject to restrictive conditions such as performance guarantees. Our retainage receivable excludes amounts withheld by the United States ("U.S.") government on certain contracts. See Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for our discussion on U.S. government receivables.

Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings on Uncompleted Contracts (including Claims) and Advanced Billings and Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts ("CIE") represent the excess of contract costs and profits recognized to date using the percentage-of-completion method over billings to date on certain contracts. Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts ("BIE") represents the excess of billings to date over the amount of contract costs and profits recognized to date using the percentage-of-completion method on certain contracts. See Note 5 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for our discussion on CIE and BIE.

Unapproved Change Orders and Claims

When estimating the amount of total gross profit or loss on a contract, we sometimes include unapproved change orders and claims to our customers as adjustments to revenues when the criteria under ASC 605-35 is met. We also include estimates of claims to vendors, subcontractors and others as adjustments to total estimated costs. Unapproved change orders and claims are recorded to the extent of the lesser of the amounts management expects to recover or to costs incurred and include no profit until they are finalized or approved.

Goodwill

Effective January 1, 2014, we reorganized four of the five reporting units in the Infrastructure, Government and Power ("IGP") business segment into three geographic-based units. This reorganization allows the IGP business segment to focus its engineering, procurement, construction and defense services to customers on a more local level. We have concluded that each of these geographic-based units will be considered a separate reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes. As a result, we performed an additional impairment test on the three newly reorganized reporting units on January 1, 2014 as required by ASC 350-20, utilizing the same methodology as our annual goodwill impairment test, and no indication of impairment was identified. For more detail on our methodology and assumptions, see "Critical Accounting Policies" in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

Share-based Compensation

Effective January 1, 2014, we changed our methodology for estimating the expected term of our option awards from the simplified method and now measure subsequent stock option awards using an expected term based on KBR’s historical experience.

Reserve for Estimated Losses on Uncompleted Contracts

Our reserve for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts is included in "other current liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Our total reserve as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is $118 million and $109 million, respectively, including $87 million and $97 million, respectively, related to our Canadian pipe fabrication and module assembly projects. Based on current contracts and work authorizations, we anticipate completion of these Canadian pipe fabrication and module assembly projects in 2015. See Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on changes in estimates related to our Canadian pipe fabrication and module assembly projects.

Business_Segment_Information

Business Segment Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Business Segment Information	'
	Business Segment Information

	Our business segment information has been prepared in accordance with ASC 280 - Segment Reporting. Certain reporting units meet the definition of operating segments contained in ASC 280 - Segment Reporting, but individually do not meet the quantitative thresholds as a reportable segment, nor do they share a majority of the aggregation criteria with another operating segment. These operating segments are reported on a combined basis as “Other” and include our Ventures and Technical Staffing Resources (formerly a part of Allstates Technical Services) lines of business as well as corporate expenses not included in the operating segments’ results.

	Reportable segment performance is evaluated by our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") using reportable segment gross profit (loss) which is defined as business segment revenues less the cost of revenues, which includes overhead costs directly attributable to the segment, but excludes equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

	The following table presents revenues, gross profit (loss), equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates and operating income (loss) by reporting segment.
	Operations by Reportable Segment


		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
	Dollars in millions	2014				2013				2014				2013
						As Restated								As Restated

	Revenues:
	Gas Monetization	$	343			$	537			$	1,105			$	1,725

	Hydrocarbons	559				364				1,544				1,050

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	342				373				994				1,147

	Services	405				465				1,277				1,563

	Other	8				16				29				49

	Total	$	1,657			$	1,755			$	4,949			$	5,534

	Gross profit (loss):
	Gas Monetization	$	41			$	136			$	184			$	305

	Hydrocarbons	18				40				74				133

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	(40		)		17				(80		)		44

	Services	2				(73		)		(98		)		(42		)

	Other	6				4				16				12

	Labor cost absorption not allocated to the business segments - favorable (unfavorable)	3				(10		)		1				(42		)

	Total	$	30			$	114			$	97			$	410

	Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates:
	Gas Monetization	$	23			$	19			$	57			$	46

	Hydrocarbons	—				—				—				—

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	7				9				40				35

	Services	4				1				4				11

	Other	4				2				17				15

	Total	$	38			$	31			$	118			$	107

	Segment operating income (loss):
	Gas Monetization	$	64			$	155			$	241			$	351

	Hydrocarbons	18				40				74				133

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	(33		)		26				(40		)		79

Services	6				(72		)		(94		)		(31		)

Other	10				6				41				26

Labor cost absorption not allocated to the business segments - favorable (unfavorable)	3				(10		)		1				(42		)

Corporate general and administrative expense not allocated to the business segments	(58		)		(66		)		(178		)		(181		)
Total operating income	$	10			$	79			$	45			$	335


Changes in Estimates

There are many factors, including, but not limited to, the availability and costs of labor, materials and equipment, and resources, productivity, and weather, that can affect the accuracy of our cost estimates, and ultimately, our future profitability. In the past, we have realized both lower and higher than expected margins and have incurred losses as a result of unforeseen changes in our project costs. However, historically, our estimates have been reasonably dependable regarding the recognition of revenues and profit on percentage of completion contracts.

Our Services business segment recognized revisions in our estimates of losses at completion on our Canadian pipe fabrication and module assembly projects of $80 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. All of these projects were in loss positions at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Our estimates of revenues and costs at completion on these projects have been, and may continue to be, impacted by our performance, the performance of our subcontractors, the Canadian labor market, the nature, complexity and material quantities of modules outlined on drawings submitted by our customers, our contractual arrangements and our ability to accumulate information and negotiate final contract settlements with our customers. We recognize revisions of revenues and costs in the period in which the revisions are known. This may result in the recognition of costs before the recognition of related revenue recovery, if any. Our estimated losses as of September 30, 2014 on these projects represent our best estimate based on current information. Actual results could differ from the estimates we have used to account for these projects as of September 30, 2014.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, our IGP business segment recognized revisions in estimates of costs at completion of $33 million and $47 million, respectively, on a power project in North America. Additionally, our Hydrocarbons business segment recognized revisions in estimates of costs at completion of $18 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 on a North American EPC project reflecting higher estimated costs at completion. Both of these projects were in loss positions at September 30, 2014.

We recognized revisions in estimates primarily associated with approved man hours which resulted in a $21 million positive impact on the gross profit of our Gas Monetization business segment. Additionally, our Gas Monetization business segment recognized revisions in estimates resulting from a favorable settlement of claims which had a $33 million net positive impact on gross profit. Both of these revisions to estimates were recognized in the first quarter of 2014.

Significant revisions to contract estimates as a result of client-driven revised project man-hour estimates had a $90 million positive impact during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and a $141 million positive impact during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 on the gross profit of our Gas Monetization business segment.

Cash_and_Equivalents_Notes

Cash and Equivalents (Notes)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents	'
	Cash and Cash Equivalents

	We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include cash balances held by our wholly-owned subsidiaries as well as cash held by joint ventures that we consolidate. Joint venture cash balances are limited to joint venture activities and are not available for other projects, general cash needs or distribution to us without approval of the board of directors of the respective joint ventures. We expect to use joint venture cash for project costs and distributions of earnings related to joint venture operations. However, some of the earnings distributions may be paid to other KBR entities where the cash can be used for general corporate needs.

	The components of our cash and cash equivalents balance are as follows:


		30-Sep-14
	Dollars in millions	International (a)		Domestic (b)		Total
	Operating cash	$	362	$	215	$	577

	Time deposits	348		43		391

	Cash held in joint ventures	64		16		80

	Total	$	774	$	274	$	1,048




		31-Dec-13
	Dollars in millions	International (a)		Domestic (b)		Total
	Operating cash	$	197	$	215	$	412

	Time deposits	478		140		618

	Cash held in joint ventures	67		9		76

	Total	$	742	$	364	$	1,106







	(a)	Includes deposits held in non-U.S. operating accounts considered to be permanently reinvested outside the U.S. and for which no incremental U.S. tax has been provisioned or paid.

	(b)	Includes U.S. dollar and foreign currency deposits held in operating accounts that constitute onshore cash for tax purposes but may reside either in the U.S. or in a foreign country.

	Our international cash balances are primarily held in Australia, the United Kingdom ("U.K.") and Canada. We generally do not provide for U.S. federal and state income taxes on the accumulated undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries except for certain entities in Mexico and certain other joint ventures, as well as for approximately 50% of our earnings from our operations in Australia since 2012. Taxes are provided as necessary with respect to earnings that are considered not permanently reinvested. We will continue to provide for U.S. federal and state taxes on 50% of the earnings of our Australian operations as we no longer intend to permanently reinvest these amounts. In determining whether earnings would be considered permanently invested, we considered future non-U.S. cash needs such as: 1) our anticipated foreign working capital requirements, including funding of our U.K. pension plan; 2) the expected growth opportunities across all geographical markets; and 3) our plans to invest in strategic growth opportunities that may include acquisitions around the world. For all other non-U.S. subsidiaries, no U.S. taxes are provided because such earnings are intended to be permanently reinvested to finance foreign activities. These accumulated but undistributed foreign earnings could be subject to additional tax if remitted, or deemed remitted, as a dividend. If any portion of the unremitted earnings were ever foreseen to not be permanently reinvested outside the U.S., or if we elect to repatriate a portion of current year foreign earnings, U.S. income tax expense would be required to be recognized and that expense could be material.

	Restricted Cash

	Restricted cash included in "other current assets" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets was $17 million and $1 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. This was primarily related to amounts held in foreign banks for which we have restrictions of use for general business purposes.

Accounts_Receivable_Notes

Accounts Receivable (Notes)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Accounts Receivable	'
	Accounts Receivable

	The components of our accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts balance are as follows:


		September 30, 2014
	Dollars in millions	Trade		Retainage		Total
	Gas Monetization	$	126	$	—	$	126

	Hydrocarbons	319		21		340

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	188		29		217

	Services	239		40		279

	Other	2		—		2

	Total	$	874	$	90	$	964




		December 31, 2013
	Dollars in millions	Trade		Retainage		Total
	Gas Monetization	$	255	$	—	$	255

	Hydrocarbons	284		31		315

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	137		15		152

	Services	278		54		332

	Other	2		—		2

	Total	$	956	$	100	$	1,056


	In addition, noncurrent retainage receivable included in "other assets" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets was $7 million and $14 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, primarily related to an EPC contract for a gas fired electric power generation project in the U.S. in 2014 and a power project in North America in 2013, both in our IGP business segment.

PercentageOfCompletion_Contrac

Percentage-Of-Completion Contracts	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Contractors [Abstract]	'
Percentage-of-Completion Contracts	'
	Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings on Uncompleted Contracts and Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts
	Our CIE balances by business segment are as follows:


		September 30,			December 31,
	Dollars in millions	2014			2013
	Gas Monetization	$	5		$	34

	Hydrocarbons	255			146

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	100			131

	Services	144			83

	Other	5			5

	Total	$	509		$	399


	Our BIE balances by business segment are as follows:


		September 30,			December 31,
	Dollars in millions	2014			2013
	Gas Monetization	$	40		$	30

	Hydrocarbons	185			139

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	211			199

	Services	20			33

	Other	—			—

	Total	$	456		$	401


	Unapproved Change Orders and Claims

	The amounts of unapproved change orders and claims included in determining the profit or loss on contracts are as follows:



	Dollars in millions	2014			2013
	Amounts included in estimated project revenues at completion at January 1,	$	115		$	167

	Increase in estimated project revenues at completion	81			69

	Approved by client	(134		)	(26		)
	Amounts included in estimated project revenues at completion at September 30,	$	62		$	210


	Amounts recorded in revenues on a percentage-of-completion basis at September 30,	$	53		$	165


	In 2014, approved change orders reflect approvals on an air quality project in the U.S. and an EPC contract for a gas fired electric power generation project in U.S. and a construction project in our Services business segment for which the client routinely issues scope changes which are subsequently followed with a change order.

	Included in our 2013 estimated project revenues are increases related to the construction project in our Services business segment mentioned above.

	The table above excludes unapproved change orders and claims related to our unconsolidated subsidiaries. Our proportionate share of unapproved change orders and claims on a percentage-of-completion basis were $84 million as of September 30, 2014 and $54 million as of September 30, 2013 on a project in our Gas Monetization business segment.

	Liquidated Damages

Some of our engineering and construction contracts have schedule dates and performance obligations that if not met could subject us to penalties for liquidated damages. These generally relate to specified activities that must be completed by a set contractual date or by achievement of a specified level of output or throughput. Each contract defines the conditions under which a customer may make a claim for liquidated damages. However, in some instances, liquidated damages are not asserted by the customer, but the potential to do so is used in negotiating or settling claims and closing out the contract.

Based upon our evaluation of our performance and other legal analysis, we have not accrued for possible but not probable liquidated damages related to several projects totaling $12 million at September 30, 2014 and $10 million at December 31, 2013 that we could incur based upon completing the projects as currently forecasted.

Advances

We may receive customer advances in the normal course of business, most of which are applied to invoices usually within one to three months. In addition, we hold advances from customers to assist us in financing project activities, including subcontractor costs. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $42 million and $50 million, respectively, of these finance-related advances are included in BIE on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Claims_and_Accounts_Receivable

Claims and Accounts Receivable (Notes)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Claims Receivable	'
	Claims and Accounts Receivable

	The components of our claims and accounts receivable account balance not expected to be collected within the next 12 months are as follows:


		September 30,		December 31,
	Dollars in millions	2014		2013
	Hydrocarbons	$	401	$	401

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	196		226

	Other	1		1

	Total	$	598	$	628


	Hydrocarbons claims and accounts receivable includes $401 million related to the EPC 1 arbitration award. We expect this legal judgment of $465 million to be recovered from Petróleos Mexicanos ("PEMEX") Exploration and Production ("PEP"), which includes the original confirmation of the 2009 arbitration award and approximately $106 million for 2013 performance bonds recovery and post judgment interest. See Note 12 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion on our EPC 1 arbitration.

	IGP claims and accounts receivable includes $196 million of claims for costs incurred under various U.S. government contracts. See "Other Matters" in Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion on our U.S. government matters.

Equity_Method_Investments_And_

Equity Method Investments And Variable Interest Entities	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
Equity Method Investments And Variable Interest Entities	'
	Equity Method Investments and Variable Interest Entities

	We conduct some of our operations through joint ventures which operate through partnership, corporate, undivided interest and other business forms and are principally accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Additionally, the majority of our joint ventures are also variable interest entities which are further described under ASC 810 - Consolidations - Variable Interest Entities.

	The following table presents a rollforward of our equity in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates:


	Dollars in millions	2014				2013
	Balance at January 1,	$	156			$	217

	Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	118				107

	Dividends received (a)	(212		)		(151		)
	Advances	(14		)		(12		)
	Cumulative translation adjustment	(1		)		(7		)
	Balance at September 30, before reclassification	47				154

	Reclassification of excess distributions (a)	102				—

	Balance at September 30,	$	149			$	154







	(a)	During the third quarter of 2014, we received dividend distributions in excess of the carrying value of our investments by $102 million. We have no obligation to return any portion of the dividends received. We reclassified the excess distribution to “deferred income from unconsolidated affiliates” on our condensed consolidated balance sheets and this amount will be reduced as we recognize our share of future earnings.

	Related Party Transactions

	We often provide engineering, construction management and other services, as a subcontractor to the joint ventures in which we participate. The amounts included in our revenues represent revenues from services we provide directly to the joint ventures. As of September 30, 2014 and 2013, our revenues included $228 million and $186 million, respectively, primarily related to services we provided to our Ichthys LNG project joint venture.

	Amounts included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets related to services we provided to our joint ventures as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:


		September 30,				December 31,
	Dollars in millions	2014				2013
	Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	$	2			$	6

	Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	$	2			$	2

	Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts	$	23			$	24


	Our related party accounts payable for both periods were immaterial.

	Equity Method Investments

	Summarized financial information for all jointly owned operations including variable interest entities that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting is as follows:

	Balance Sheets


		September 30,				December 31,
	Dollars in millions	2014				2013
	Current assets	$	3,968			$	4,114

	Noncurrent assets	4,212				4,222

	Total assets	$	8,180			$	8,336


Current liabilities	$	3,597			$	3,679

Noncurrent liabilities	4,273				4,400

Total liabilities	$	7,870			$	8,079


Statements of Operations


	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	September 30,								September 30,
Dollars in millions	2014				2013				2014		2013
Revenues	$	1,728			$	1,400			$	4,336	$	3,548

Operating income	$	175			$	135			$	503	$	434

Net income	$	101			$	81			$	307	$	276


Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities

The following summarizes the total assets and total liabilities as reflected in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as well as our maximum exposure to losses related to our unconsolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs") in which we have a significant variable interest but are not the primary beneficiary. Generally, our maximum exposure to loss is limited to our equity investment in the joint venture and any amounts payable to us for services we provided to the joint venture, reduced for any unearned revenues on the projects.


	30-Sep-14
Dollars in millions	Total assets				Total liabilities				Maximum
									exposure to
									loss
Aspire Defence project	$	17			$	126			$	17

Ichthys LNG project	$	30			$	37			$	30

U.K. Road projects	$	35			$	12			$	35

EBIC Ammonia project	$	43			$	2			$	27

Fermoy Road project	$	4			$	5			$	4




Dollars in millions	31-Dec-13
	Total assets				Total liabilities
Aspire Defence project	$	20			$	2

Ichthys LNG project	$	1			$	18

U.K. Road projects	$	34			$	8

EBIC Ammonia project	$	47			$	2

Fermoy Road project	$	1			$	2


On the Aspire Defence project, in addition to the maximum exposure to loss indicated in the table above, we have exposure to any losses incurred by the construction or operating joint ventures under their respective subcontract arrangements with the project company. Our exposure is, however, limited to our equity participation in these entities. The Ichthys LNG project joint venture executes a project that has a lump sum component; in addition to the maximum exposure to loss indicated in the table above, we have an exposure to losses if the project exceeds the lump sum component to the extent of our ownership percentage in the joint venture. Our maximum exposure to loss on the EBIC Ammonia project reflects our 65% ownership of the development corporation which owns 25% of the company that consolidates the ammonia plant.

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

We consolidate VIEs if we determine we are the primary beneficiary of the project entity because we control the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity. The following is a summary of the significant VIEs where we are the primary beneficiary:


Dollars in millions	30-Sep-14
	Total assets				Total liabilities
Gorgon LNG project	$	372			$	399

Escravos Gas-to-Liquids project	$	32			$	52

Fasttrax Limited project	$	90			$	89




Dollars in millions	31-Dec-13
	Total assets				Total liabilities
Gorgon LNG project	$	446			$	476

Escravos Gas-to-Liquids project	$	43			$	72

Fasttrax Limited project	$	96			$	98

Nonrecourse_Project_Finance_De

Nonrecourse Project Finance Debt (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Nonrecourse Project Finance Debt (Notes)	Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	Nonrecourse Project Debt

	Fasttrax Limited, a joint venture in which we indirectly own a 50% equity interest with an unrelated partner, was awarded a concession contract in 2001 with the U.K. Ministry of Defence ("MoD") to provide a Heavy Equipment Transporter Service to the British Army. Under the terms of the arrangement, Fasttrax Limited operates and maintains 91 heavy equipment transporters ("HETs") for a term of 22 years. The purchase of the HETs by the joint venture was financed through two series of bonds secured by the assets of Fasttrax Limited and a bridge loan totaling approximately £84.9 million (approximately $120 million at the exchange rate on the date of the transaction). The secured bonds are an obligation of Fasttrax Limited and are not a debt obligation of KBR as they are nonrecourse to the joint venture partners. Accordingly, in the event of a default on the notes, the lenders may only look to the assets of Fasttrax Limited for repayment. The bridge loan of approximately £12.2 million (approximately $17 million at the exchange rate on the date of the transaction) was replaced when the joint venture partners funded their equity and subordinated debt contributions in 2005.

	The secured bonds were issued in two classes consisting of a Class A 3.5% Index Linked Bonds in the amount of £56 million (approximately $79 million at the exchange rate on the date of the transaction) and a Class B 5.9% Fixed Rate Bonds in the amount of £16.7 million (approximately $24 million at the exchange rate on the date of the transaction). Semi-annual payments on both classes of bonds commenced in March 2005 and will continue through maturity in 2021. The subordinated notes payable to each of the partners initially bear interest at 11.25% increasing to 16% over the term of the notes until maturity in 2025. Semi-annual payments on the subordinated notes commenced in March 2006. For financial reporting purposes, only our partner's portion of the subordinated notes appears in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Pension_and_Postretirement_Pla

Pension and Postretirement Plans	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Pension and Postretirement Plans	'
	Pension Plans

	The components of net periodic benefit cost related to pension benefits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:



		Three Months Ended September 30,
		2014						2013
	Dollars in millions	United States			Int’l			United States			Int’l
	Components of net periodic benefit cost
	Service cost	$	—		$	1		$	—		$	1

	Interest cost	1			23			1			18

	Expected return on plan assets	(1		)	(26		)	(2		)	(19		)
	Recognized actuarial loss	1			10			1			7

	Net periodic benefit cost	$	1		$	8		$	—		$	7




		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2014						2013
	Dollars in millions	United States			Int’l			United States			Int’l
	Components of net periodic benefit cost
	Service cost	$	—		$	2		$	—		$	2

	Interest cost	2			68			2			59

	Expected return on plan assets	(3		)	(78		)	(4		)	(64		)
	Recognized actuarial loss	3			29			2			24

	Net periodic benefit cost	$	2		$	21		$	—		$	21


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we have contributed approximately $35 million of the $46 million we currently expect to contribute to our international plans in 2014, and we have contributed approximately $2 million of the $3 million we currently expect to contribute to our domestic plans in 2014.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes

	Our estimated annual effective tax rate for the years 2014 and 2013 reconciled to the 35% U.S. statutory federal rate is as follows:


		2014		2013
	U.S. statutory federal rate	35	%	35	%
	Rate differentials on foreign earnings	(8.5	)%	(6.6	)%
	Taxes on unincorporated joint ventures	(10.1	)%	(7.6	)%
	Taxes on unconsolidated affiliates	(10.9	)%	(4.6	)%
	U.S. taxes provided on foreign earnings	12.1	%	2.2	%
	State taxes	0.3	%	0.5	%
	Other	4.4	%	3.7	%
	Estimated annual effective tax rate	22.3	%	22.6	%

	The effective tax rate was approximately (2)% for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was less than our estimated annual effective tax rate shown in the table above because of discrete tax benefits recognized during the quarter primarily related to expiration of statute of limitations in certain tax jurisdictions.

	The effective tax rate was approximately 48% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was greater than our estimated annual effective tax rate shown in the table above primarily due to discrete items including the recording of a valuation allowance on the losses recognized on our Canadian pipe fabrication and module assembly projects offset by the benefit of expiration of statute of limitations in certain tax jurisdictions.

	For the three months ended September 30, 2013, our effective tax rate reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) is not reflective of our estimated annual effective tax rate shown in the table above as a result of unfavorable discrete items including a charge of $38 million as a result of an unfavorable ruling with respect to a tax dispute with our former parent and $13 million due to changes in the U.K. enacted tax rates.

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the effective tax rate was approximately 32%. Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was higher than our estimated annual effective rate of 22.6% due to discrete items. In the first nine months of 2013, we recognized discrete net tax expense of approximately $31 million which included a charge of $38 million as a result of an unfavorable ruling with respect to a tax dispute with our former parent and $13 million due to changes in the U.K. enacted tax rates partially offset by benefits related to the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits related to tax positions in prior years, primarily as a result of the resolution of transfer pricing issues involving our U.K. subsidiaries.

	We generally do not provide for U.S. federal and state income taxes on the accumulated undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries except for certain entities in Mexico and certain other joint ventures, and since 2012, for approximately 50% of our earnings from our operations in Australia. See Note 3 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding our accumulated undistributed earnings. Due to historical and forecasted losses for certain state jurisdictions and non-U.S. affiliates, we are not allowed to record a tax benefit for current period net operating losses recognized by these affiliates.

	The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $118 million and $83 million, respectively. The net change in the total valuation allowance was an increase of $35 million from December 31, 2013, including an increase of $3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014. The valuation allowance as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was primarily related to Canada, other foreign and state net operating loss carryforwards that, in the judgment of management, are not more-likely-than-not to be realized.

	In assessing the realizability of our deferred tax assets, which include net operating loss carryforwards and foreign tax credit carryforwards, management considers whether it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities (including the impact of available carryback and carryforward periods), projected future taxable income and tax-planning strategies in making this assessment. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced.

	The reserve for uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $125 million and $68 million, respectively. The net change in the uncertain tax position for both the full year and the quarter was an increase of $57 million from December 31, 2013. The net change in the uncertain tax position was primarily related to the benefit of the expiration of statute of limitations of $5 million offset by a $62 million increase related to a 2009 amended tax return position.

US_Government_Matters

U.S. Government Matters	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
United States Government Contract Work [Abstract]	'
U.S. Government Matters	'
	U.S. Government Matters

	We provide services to various U.S. governmental agencies, which include the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”), the Department of State and others. We may have disagreements or experience performance issues on our U.S. government contracts. When performance issues arise under any of these contracts, the government retains the right to pursue various remedies, including challenges to expenditures, suspension of payments, fines and suspensions or debarment from future business with the government.

	Our work with the U.S. government in the Iraq war zone has ended. We have been in the process of closeout with these contracts since 2011, and we expect the closeout process to continue through at least 2018. As a result of our work in a war zone from 2002 to 2011, there are multiple claims and disputes pending between us and the government, all of which need to be resolved to close the contracts. The closeout process includes resolving objections raised by the government through a billing dispute process referred to as Form 1s and Memorandums for Record ("MFRs") and resolving results from government audits. We continue to work with the government to resolve these issues and are engaged in efforts to reach mutually acceptable resolution of these outstanding matters. However, for certain of these matters, we have filed claims with the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ("ASBCA") or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ("COFC"). We also have matters related to ongoing litigation or investigations involving U.S. government contracts. We anticipate billing additional labor, vendor resolution and litigation costs as we resolve the open matters. At this time, we cannot determine the timing or net amounts to be collected or paid to close out these contracts.

	Form 1s

	The government has issued Form 1s questioning or objecting to costs we billed to them. We believe the amounts we have invoiced the customer are in compliance with our contract terms; however, we continue to evaluate our ability to recover these amounts from our customer as new information becomes known. A summary of our Form 1s received and amounts associated with our Form 1s is as follows:


		September 30,		December 31,
	Dollars in millions	2014		2013
	Form 1s issued by the government and outstanding (a)	$	229	$	274

	Amounts withheld by government (included in the Form 1s amount above) (b)	137		137

	Amounts withheld from subcontractors by us	33		50

	Claims loss accruals (c)	62		74






	(a)	Included in the amounts shown is $56 million related to our Private Security matter discussed below in which KBR was granted full recovery of the amounts claimed. The September 30, 2014 balance excludes amounts related to H-29 as we have settled this matter. See discussion below.

	(b)	Recorded in "claims and accounts receivable" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We believe these amounts are probable of collection.

	(c)	Recorded as a reduction to "claims and accounts receivable" and in "other liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. At this time, we believe the likelihood we would incur a loss related to this matter in excess of the loss accruals we have recorded is remote.

	Summarized below are some of the details associated with individual Form 1s as part of the total explained above.

	Private Security. Starting in February 2007, we received a series of Form 1s from the Defense Contract Audit Agency ("DCAA") informing us of the government's intent to deny reimbursement to us under the LogCAP III contract for amounts related to the use of private security contractors ("PSCs") by KBR and a subcontractor in connection with its work for KBR providing dining facility services in Iraq between 2003 and 2006. The government challenged $56 million in billings. The government had previously paid $11 million and has withheld payments of $45 million, which, as of September 30, 2014, we have recorded as due from the government related to this matter in "claims and accounts receivable" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

	On June 16, 2014, we received a decision from the ASBCA which agreed with the KBR's position that the LogCAP III contract did not prohibit the use of PSCs to provide force protection to KBR or subcontractor personnel, that there was a need for force protection and that the costs were reasonable. The ASBCA also found that the Army breached its obligation to provide force protection. Accordingly, we believe that we are entitled to reimbursement by the Army for the amounts charged by our subcontractors, even if they incurred costs for PSCs. The Army had 120 days to appeal and on October 14, 2014 gave notice of its intent to appeal. We believe the likelihood that we will incur a loss related to this matter is remote, and therefore we have not accrued any loss provisions related to this matter.

	Containers. In June 2005, the DCAA questioned billings on costs associated with providing containerized housing for soldiers and supporting civilian personnel in Iraq. The Defense Contract Management Agency ("DCMA") recommended that payment for the billings be withheld pending receipt of additional explanation or documentation to support the subcontract costs. The Form 1 was issued for $51 million in billings. Of this amount, the government had previously paid $25 million and has withheld payments of $26 million, which as of September 30, 2014, we have recorded in "claims and accounts receivable" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

	Included in "other liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets is $31 million of payments withheld from subcontractors related to pay-when-paid contractual terms. Of this amount, $2 million is due from the government and recorded in "claims and accounts receivable" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. At this time, we believe that the likelihood we would incur a loss related to this matter in excess of the amounts we have withheld from subcontractors and the loss accruals we have recorded is remote.

	There are three related actions stemming from the DCMA's action to disallow and withhold funds. First, in April 2008 we filed a counterclaim in arbitration against our LogCAP III subcontractor, First Kuwaiti Trading Company, to recover the amounts we paid to the subcontractor for containerized housing if we should lose the contract dispute with the government over the allowability of the container claims. Second, during the first quarter of 2011 we filed a complaint before the ASBCA to contest the Form 1s and to recover the amounts withheld from us by the government. At the request of the government, that complaint was dismissed without prejudice in January 2013 so that the government could pursue its False Claims Act ("FCA") suit described below. We are free to re-file the complaint in the future. Third, this matter is also the subject of a separate claim filed by the Department of Justice ("DOJ") for alleged violation of the FCA as discussed further below under the heading “Investigations, Qui Tams and Litigation.”

	CONCAP III. From February 2009 through September 2010, we received Form 1s from the DCAA disapproving billed costs related to work performed under our CONCAP III contract with the U.S. Navy to provide emergency construction services primarily to government facilities damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma. The Form 1 was issued for $25 million in billings. The government had previously paid $15 million and has withheld payments of $10 million.

	As of September 30, 2014, we have recorded $10 million due from the government related to these matters in "claims and accounts receivable" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2014, we have accrued our estimate of probable loss related to an unfavorable settlement of this matter recorded in "other liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. At this time, we believe that the likelihood we would incur a loss related to this matter in excess of the amounts we have accrued is remote.

	In February 2012, the Contracting Officer rendered a Contracting Officer Final Determination (“COFD”) disallowing $15 million of direct costs. We filed an appeal with the ASBCA in June 2012. Trial was held before the ASBCA in September 2014, and post hearing briefs are due in November 2014. We expect it will take several months before a ruling is issued on this matter. We believe we undertook adequate and reasonable steps to ensure that proper bidding procedures were followed and the amounts billed to the government were reasonable and not in violation of the Federal Acquisition Regulations ("FAR") and that the ASBCA will rule in our favor.

	Other. The government has issued Form 1s for other matters questioning $29 million of billed costs. For these matters, the government previously paid $16 million and has withheld payment of $13 million, which we have recorded in "claims and accounts receivable" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We have accrued our estimate of probable loss in "other liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. At this time, we believe that the likelihood we would incur a loss related to this matter in excess of the amounts we have accrued is remote.

	We have other matters in dispute with the government either in the COFC or before the ASBCA. These claims represent $12 million in claimed costs primarily associated with the pass-through of subcontractor claims associated with a termination for convenience in Iraq. We have accrued $4 million as our estimate of probable loss in "other liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. At this time, we believe that the likelihood we would incur a loss related to these matters in excess of the amounts we have accrued is remote.

	Matters Concluded During the Fiscal Year

	Tamimi.

	Tamimi - Form 1. In 2006, the DCAA questioned the price reasonableness of billed costs related to dining facilities in Iraq. We responded to the DCMA that we believe our costs are reasonable. The prices obtained for these services were from our subcontractor Tamimi. The Form 1 was issued for $68 million in billings. The government had previously paid $25 million and has withheld payments of $43 million.

	In April 2012, the COFC ruled that KBR's negotiated price for certain dining facility services was not reasonable and that we were entitled to only $12 million of the amounts withheld from us by the government plus any applicable interest ($2 million). In addition, while this matter was before the court the U.S. government withheld an additional $1 million. As a result of this ruling, we recognized a pre-tax charge of $28 million as a reduction to revenues. We appealed the U.S. COFC ruling and in September 2013, a three judge panel of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion upholding the ruling. In June 2014, we filed a joint petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court for this litigation and in a related case involving another subcontractor.

	At September 30, 2014, we have recorded $43 million due from the government related to these matters in "claims and accounts receivable" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets and accrued our estimate related to any probable loss in "other liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Supreme Court denied our petition in October 2014, leaving us with no further legal recourse. At this time, we believe the likelihood we would incur a loss related to this matter in excess of the loss accruals we have recorded is remote.

Tamimi - DOJ. In March 2011, the DOJ filed a counterclaim in the COFC alleging KBR employees accepted bribes from Tamimi in exchange for awarding a master agreement for dining facilities services to Tamimi. The April 2012 ruling on the Tamimi matter discussed above dismissed the DOJ claims as lacking merit. On appeal, the DOJ's efforts to overturn the trial court ruling have been denied, and the DOJ's request for Supreme Court review was also denied.

Fly America. In 2007, the DCAA questioned costs related to our compliance with the provisions of the Fly America Act. Subject to certain exceptions, the Fly America Act requires Federal employees and others performing U.S. government-financed contracts to travel by U.S. flag air carriers. There were times when we transported personnel in connection with our services for the U.S. military where we may not have been in compliance with the Fly America Act and its interpretations through the FAR and the Comptroller General. In October 2011, at the request of the DCMA, we submitted an estimate of the impact of our non-compliance with the Fly America Act for 2003 and 2004. In May 2014, the Contracting Officer rendered a COFD disallowing $3 million in billings. We have settled with the government on this matter. The resolution of this matter did not have a material impact on our results of operations for the period presented. We consider this matter concluded.

H-29. In 2011, we received a Form 1 from the DCAA disapproving certain transportation costs associated with replacing employees who were deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan for less than 179 days. No payments have been withheld by the government for this matter. The DCAA claimed these replacement costs violated the terms of the LogCAP III contract which expressly disallow certain costs associated with the contractor rotation of employees who have deployed less than 179 days including costs for transportation, lodging, meals, orientation and various forms of per diem allowances. We disagreed with the DCAA’s interpretation and application of the contract terms as it was applied to circumstances outside of our control including war risks, sickness, death, termination for cause or resignation and that such costs should be allowable. We filed a declaratory judgment to have the clause interpreted before the COFC. On July 9, 2014, we reached agreement with the Army on the matter of an interpretation of the clause that essentially confirms KBR's interpretation and rejects that of the DCAA. On July 18, 2014, the ASBCA granted our motion to dismiss the appeal with prejudice. The resolution of this matter did not have a material impact on our results of operations for the periods presented. We consider this matter concluded. There is a parallel qui tam further described under the caption "Chillcott qui tam" below.

Audits

In addition to reviews being performed by the U.S. government through the Form 1 process, the negotiation, administration and settlement of our contracts, consisting primarily of DoD contracts, are subject to audit by the DCAA, which serves in an advisory role to the DCMA. The DCMA is responsible for the administration of our contracts. The scope of these audits include, among other things, the allowability, allocability and reasonableness of incurred costs, provisional approval of annual billing rates, approval of annual overhead rates, compliance with the FAR and Cost Accounting Standards (“CAS”), compliance with certain unique contract clauses and audits of certain aspects of our internal control systems. We attempt to resolve all issues identified in audit reports by working directly with the DCAA and the Administrative Contracting Officers ("ACOs").

As a result of these audits, there are risks that what we have billed as recoverable costs may be assessed by the government to be unallowable. We believe our billings are in compliance with our contract terms. In some cases, we may not reach agreement with the DCAA or the ACOs regarding potentially unallowable costs which may result in our filing of claims in various courts such as the ASBCA or the COFC. We have accrued our estimate of potentially unallowable costs using a combination of specific estimates and our settlement rate experience with the government. As of September 30, 2014, we have accrued $50 million as our estimate of probable loss as a reduction to "claims and accounts receivable" and in "other liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. These accrued amounts are associated with years for which we have or do not have audit reports. We have received audit reports for 2004 through 2007 and 2009. We have not yet received completed audit reports for 2008 or 2010 through 2012. Additionally, we have not reached an agreement with the government on definitive incurred cost rates after 2003 except for 2007 and 2009.

We only include amounts in revenues related to disputed and potentially unallowable costs when we determine it is probable that such costs will result in the collection of revenues. We generally do not recognize additional revenues for disputed or potentially unallowable costs for which revenues have been previously reduced until we reach agreement with the DCAA and/or the ACOs that such costs are allowable.

In addition to audits of our incurred costs, the government also reviews our compliance with the CAS and the adequacy and compliance of our CAS disclosure statements. We are working with the government to resolve several outstanding alleged CAS non-compliance issues.

Investigations, Qui Tams and Litigation

The following matters relate to ongoing litigation or investigations involving U.S. government contracts.

First Kuwaiti Trading Company arbitration. In April 2008, First Kuwaiti Trading Company ("FKTC" ), one of our LogCAP III subcontractors, filed for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association of all its claims under various LogCAP III subcontracts. FKTC sought damages in the amount of $134 million. After completing hearings on all of FKTC's claims, an arbitration panel awarded $17 million and interest to FKTC for claims involving damages on lost or unreturned vehicles. In addition, we have determined that we owe FKTC $30 million in connection with five other subcontracts. We have an agreement with FKTC that no damages will be paid until our counterclaim is decided, but FKTC filed a motion with the arbitration panel to compel KBR to pay all amounts outstanding. We paid FKTC $15 million in the third quarter of 2014 and will pay $7 million on pay-when-paid terms. Consequently, FKTC withdrew its motion with the arbitration panel.

We believe any damages ultimately awarded to FKTC will be billable under the LogCAP III contract. Accordingly, we have accrued amounts in "accounts payable" and "other current liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets and related amounts in "claims and accounts receivable" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets for the amounts awarded to FKTC pursuant to the terms of the contract. At this time, we do not believe we face a risk of material loss in excess of the accruals we have recorded. We also have a counterclaim still pending for any funds we should have to return or refund to the government in the container litigation discussed above.

Electrocution litigation. During 2008, a lawsuit was filed against KBR in Pittsburgh, PA, in the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court alleging that the Company was responsible for an electrical incident which resulted in the death of a soldier. This incident occurred at the Radwaniyah Palace Complex near Baghdad, Iraq. It is alleged in the suit that the electrocution incident was caused by improper electrical maintenance or other electrical work. KBR denies that its conduct was the cause of the event and denies legal responsibility. Plaintiffs are claiming unspecified damages for personal injury, death and loss of consortium by the parents. On July 13, 2012, the Court granted our motions to dismiss, concluding that the case is barred by the Political Question Doctrine and preempted by the Combatant Activities Exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act. The plaintiffs appealed to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. In August 2013, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion reversing the trial court's dismissal and remanding for further discovery and legal rulings. KBR filed its motion for rehearing en banc, which was denied, and we have filed an application for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. Four amicus briefs have been filed in support of KBR's legal arguments. On June 16, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order inviting the Solicitor General to file briefs in the electrocution litigation, expressing the views of the United States as to KBR's pending applications for writ of certiorari. We anticipate these briefs will not be filed until the fourth quarter of 2014. At this time, we believe the likelihood we would incur a loss related to this matter is remote. As of September 30, 2014, no amounts have been accrued.

Burn Pit litigation. From November 2008 through March 2013, KBR was served with over 50 lawsuits in various states alleging exposure to toxic materials resulting from the operation of burn pits in Iraq or Afghanistan in connection with services provided by KBR under the LogCAP III contract. Each lawsuit has multiple named plaintiffs and seeks class certification. The lawsuits primarily allege negligence, willful and wanton conduct, battery, intentional infliction of emotional harm, personal injury and failure to warn of dangerous and toxic exposures which has resulted in alleged illnesses for contractors and soldiers living and working in the bases where the pits were operated. The plaintiffs are claiming unspecified damages. All of the pending cases were removed to Federal Court and have been consolidated for multi-district litigation treatment before the U.S. Federal District Court in Baltimore, Maryland.

In February 2013, the Court dismissed the case against KBR, accepting all of KBR's defense claims including the Political Question Doctrine; the Combatant Activities Exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act; and Derivative Sovereign Immunity. The plaintiffs appealed to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on March 27, 2013. On March 6, 2014, the Fourth Circuit Court vacated the order of dismissal and remanded this multi-district litigation for further action, including a ruling on state tort law and its impact upon the "Contractor on the Battlefield" defenses. KBR has filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court. Three amicus briefs have been filed in support of KBR's legal arguments. On June 16, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order inviting the Solicitor General to file briefs in the burn pit litigation, expressing the views of the United States as to KBR's pending applications for writ of certiorari. We anticipate these briefs will not be filed until the fourth quarter of 2014. At this time we believe the likelihood that we would incur a loss related to this matter is remote. As of September 30, 2014, no amounts have been accrued.

Sodium Dichromate litigation. From December 2008 through September 2009, five cases were filed in various Federal District Courts against KBR by national guardsmen and other military personnel alleging exposure to sodium dichromate at the Qarmat Ali Water Treatment Plant in Iraq in 2003. The majority of the cases were re-filed and consolidated into two cases, with one pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and one pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. A single plaintiff case was filed on November 30, 2012 in the District of Oregon Eugene Division. Collectively, the suits represent approximately 170 individual plaintiffs all of which are current and former national guardsmen or British soldiers who claim they were exposed to sodium dichromate while providing security services or escorting KBR employees who were working at the water treatment plant, claim that the defendants knew or should have known that the potentially toxic substance existed and posed a health hazard, and claim that the defendants negligently failed to protect the plaintiffs from exposure. The plaintiffs are claiming unspecified damages. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) was contractually obligated to provide a benign site free of war and environmental hazards before KBR's commencement of work on the site. KBR notified the USACE within two days after discovering the potential sodium dichromate issue and took effective measures to remediate the site. Services provided by KBR to the USACE were under the direction and control of the military and therefore, KBR believes it has adequate defenses to these claims. KBR also has asserted the Political Question Doctrine and other government contractor defenses. Additionally, studies by the U.S. government and others on the effects of exposure to the sodium dichromate contamination at the water treatment plant have found no long term harm to the soldiers.

Texas Proceedings. On August 16, 2012, the court in the case pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Court denied KBR's motion to dismiss plaintiffs' claims. On August 29, 2012, the court certified its order for immediate appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and stayed proceedings in the District Court pending the appeal. On November 28, 2012, the Fifth Circuit granted KBR permission to appeal. On November 7, 2013, a three judge panel of the Court returned the case to the trial court, holding the interlocutory appeal was improperly granted. We sought review by the entire court on this opinion which was denied. The trial court has agreed to stay the trial while we seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court. KBR has filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court. At this time we believe the likelihood that we would incur a loss related to this matter is remote. As of September 30, 2014, no amounts have been accrued.

Oregon Proceedings. On November 2, 2012 in the Oregon case, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon issued a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs on their claims, and awarded them approximately $10 million in actual damages and $75 million in punitive damages. We filed post-verdict motions asking the court to overrule the verdict or order a new trial. On April 26, 2013, the court ruled for plaintiffs on all issues except one, reducing the total damages to $81 million which consists of $6 million in actual damages and $75 million in punitive damages. Trials for the remaining plaintiffs in Oregon will not take place until the appellate process is concluded. The court issued a final judgment on May 10, 2013, which was consistent with the previous ruling. KBR appealed the ruling. Briefing is complete and oral arguments have not yet been scheduled by the court. Additionally, five amicus curiae briefs have been filed in support of our arguments. Our basis for appeal include the trial court's denial of the Political Question Doctrine, the Combat Activities Exception in the Federal Tort Claims Act, a lack of personal jurisdiction over KBR in Oregon and numerous other legal issues stemming from the court's rulings before and during the trial. We have already filed proceedings to enforce our rights to reimbursement and payment pursuant to the FAR under the Restore Iraqi Oil contract ("RIO contract") with the USACE as referenced below.

In the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, we have also filed a motion for summary reversal of the court's decision on personal jurisdiction due to a recently issued Supreme Court decision which supports our position that the Oregon court did not have jurisdiction in the case because KBR did not have contact with the state. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has consolidated the motion with our pending appeal.

At this time we believe the likelihood that we will ultimately incur a loss related to this matter is remote. As of September 30, 2014, no amounts have been accrued.

COFC/ASBCA Claims. During the period of time since the first litigation was filed against us, we have incurred legal defense costs that we believe are reimbursable under the related government contract. We have billed for these costs and filed claims to recover the associated costs incurred to date. In late 2012 and early 2013, we filed suits against the U.S. government in the COFC for denying indemnity in the sodium dichromate cases, for reimbursement of legal fees pursuant to our contract with the government and for breach of contract by the government for failure to provide a benign site as required by our contract. The RIO contract required KBR personnel to begin work in Iraq as soon as the invasion began in March 2003. Due to KBR's inability to procure adequate insurance coverage for this work, the Secretary of the Army approved the inclusion of an indemnification provision in the RIO Contract pursuant to Public Law 85-804.

On March 7, 2014, the COFC issued a ruling on the government's motion dismissing KBR's claims on procedural grounds. The decision did not prohibit us from resubmitting the claims to the contracting officer which we did. On April 4, 2014, we submitted a supplemental certified claim to the RIO contracting officer for additional legal fees incurred in defending the sodium dichromate cases. On June 9, 2014, we filed an appeal to the ASBCA due to the contracting officer's failure to issue a final decision on claims totaling approximately $30 million. The USACE filed an answer, denying our claims. We filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, asking the court to rule in KBR's favor on the 85-804 indemnity clause based on the admissions made by the USACE in its answer. The court has agreed to stay our other claims while we conduct limited discovery on the 85-804 indemnity.

Qui Tams. Of the active qui tams for which we are aware, the government has joined one of them (see DOJ FCA complaint - Iraq Subcontractor below). We believe the likelihood that we would incur a loss in the qui tams the government has not joined is remote and as of September 30, 2014, no amounts have been accrued. Costs incurred in defending the qui tams cannot be billed to the government until those matters are successfully resolved in our favor. If successfully resolved, we can bill 80% of the costs to the government under the controlling provisions of the FAR. As of September 30, 2014, we have incurred $10 million in legal costs to date in defending ourselves in qui tams.

Barko qui tam. Relator Harry Barko was a KBR subcontracts administrator in Iraq for a year in 2004/2005. He filed a qui tam lawsuit in June 2005 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (D.C.), alleging violations of the FCA by KBR and KBR subcontractors Daoud & Partners and Eamar Combined for General Trading and Contracting. The claim was unsealed in March of 2009. Barko alleges that KBR fraudulently charged the government for the purchase of laundry facilities from Daoud, that KBR paid Daoud for the construction of a substandard man-camp, that Daoud double-billed KBR for labor, that KBR improperly awarded well-drilling subcontracts to Daoud, and that Daoud charged excessive prices for these services and did not satisfactorily complete them. Barko also alleges fraudulent charges arising out of Eamar’s well-drilling services.

The DOJ investigated Barko’s allegations and elected not to intervene. KBR filed a Motion to Dismiss alleging that the complaint was legally insufficient to state a case under the FCA and this motion was denied. KBR filed its Answer to the First Amended Complaint and a Motion for Summary Judgment. On February 3, 2014, Barko filed a Motion to Compel production of privileged investigative files, which KBR opposed. On March 6, 2014, in an unprecedented opinion, the District Court granted the motion and ordered KBR to produce the records, thereafter also denying KBR’s motions to stay the order and for interlocutory appeal. On March 12, 2014, KBR filed its Petition for Mandamus with the D.C. Circuit Court, seeking an order reversing the trial court’s order of production. A hearing on the mandamus was argued on May 7, 2014 and on June 27, 2014, the Circuit Court granted KBR's Petition for Mandamus and vacated the trial court's order of production. On July 28, 2014, Barko appealed the mandamus ruling and on September 2, 2014 the appeal was denied. Barko has indicated that he will file a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court. All other scheduled activity, including a ruling on KBR’s Motion for Summary Judgment, had been stayed pending the outcome of the mandamus appeal. Following the loss on appeal with the Circuit Court, Barko asked the District Court to extend the stay of proceedings and on September 15, 2014 that motion was denied. The trial court has ordered briefing as to whether KBR has waived its privilege and briefing was completed on October 20, 2014. We believe the likelihood that we will incur a loss related to this matter is remote, and therefore as of September 30, 2014 we have not accrued any loss provisions related to this matter.

Chillcott qui tam. On September 25, 2014, Chillcott's counsel advised that they would dismiss the suit described below with prejudice subject to resolution of ancillary issues. On October 28, 2014, Chillcott filed to dismiss the suit with prejudice. We consider this matter concluded.

On November 21, 2011, KBR was advised of the partial unsealing of a qui tam suit brought by a former KBR employee, Karen Chillcott, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Rock Island Division, alleging that KBR committed fraud in billing the government for unallowable mobilization and demobilization costs for LogCAP III and IV personnel. Chillcott alleges that these costs are unallowable under Clause H-29 of the LogCAP III Contract and Clause H-26 of the LogCAP IV Contract (the “Tour of Duty” clauses). The government declined to intervene in this suit. Although this matter is in the early stages, we have been addressing issues surrounding the H-29 clause for several years. We do not believe the complaint raises new factual issues. The case was partially unsealed on September 10, 2013. The DOJ investigated Chillcott’s allegations and declined to intervene. On June 28, 2013, KBR filed a Motion to Dismiss which was denied on October 25, 2013. On June 10, 2014, KBR notified Chillcott of the interpretation agreement with the Army as described in more detail above in the H-29 Form 1 discussion.

DOJ False Claims Act complaint - Containers. In November 2012, the DOJ filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in Rock Island, IL, related to our settlement of delay claims by our subcontractor, FKTC, in connection with FKTC's provision of living trailers for the bed down mission in Iraq in 2003-2004. The DOJ alleges that KBR knew that FKTC had submitted inflated costs; that KBR did not verify the costs; that FKTC had contractually assumed the risk for the costs which KBR submitted to the government; that KBR concealed information about FKTC's costs from the government; that KBR claimed that an adequate price analysis had been done when in fact one had not been done; and that KBR submitted false claims for reimbursement to the government in connection with FKTC's services during the bed down mission. Our contractual dispute with the Army over this settlement has been ongoing since 2005. We believe these sums were properly billed under our contract with the Army and are not prohibited under the LogCAP III contract. We strongly contend that no fraud was committed. On May 6, 2013, KBR filed a motion to dismiss and in March 2014 the motion to dismiss was denied. We filed our answer on May 2, 2014 and on May 23, 2014 the government filed a Motion to Strike certain affirmative defenses. We are contesting that motion and proceeding with discovery. On September 30, 2014, the District Court granted FKTC's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. A scheduling conference has been set for December 5, 2015. At this time, we believe the likelihood that we would incur a loss related to this matter is remote. As of September 30, 2014, no amounts have been accrued.

DOJ False Claims Act complaint - Iraq Subcontractor. In January 2014, the DOJ filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in Rock Island, IL, against KBR and two former KBR subcontractors alleging that three former KBR employees were offered and accepted kickbacks from these subcontractors in exchange for favorable treatment in the award and performance of subcontracts to be awarded during the course of KBR's performance of the LogCAP III contract in Iraq. The complaint alleges that as a result of the kickbacks, we submitted invoices with inflated or unjustified subcontract prices, resulting in alleged violations of the FCA and the Anti-Kickback Act. While the suit is new, the DOJ's investigation dates back to 2004. We self-reported most of the violations and tendered credits to the government as appropriate. On April 22, 2014, we filed our answer and on May 13, 2014 the government filed a Motion to Strike certain affirmative defenses. We are contesting this motion. As of September 30, 2014, we have accrued our best estimate of probable loss related to an unfavorable settlement of this matter recorded in "other liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. At this time, we believe the likelihood that we would incur a loss related to this matter in excess of the amounts we have accrued is remote.

Other Matters

Claims. We have filed claims with the government related to payments not yet received for costs incurred under various government contracts. Included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets are claims for costs incurred under various government contracts totaling $216 million at September 30, 2014. These claims relate to disputed costs and/or contracts where our costs have exceeded the government's funded value on the task order. We have $118 million of claims primarily from de-obligated funding on certain task orders that were also subject to Form 1s relating to certain DCAA audit issues discussed above. We believe such disputed costs will be resolved in our favor at which time the government will be required to obligate funds from appropriations for the year in which resolution occurs. These claims are recorded in "claims and accounts receivable" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Of the remaining claims balance of $98 million, $90 million is recorded in "claims and accounts receivable" and the remaining is recorded in "CIE" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The amounts recorded in CIE represent costs for which incremental funding is pending in the normal course of business. The claims outstanding at September 30, 2014 are considered to be probable of collection and have been previously recognized as revenues.

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	Litigation and regulatory matters related to the Company’s restatement of its 2013 annual financial statements
	After the Company announced it would be restating its 2013 annual financial statements, three complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the Company, our former chief executive officer and our current and former chief financial officers. Two of those complaints were voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs, and four parties, including the plaintiff in the remaining case, moved to be appointed lead plaintiff. In September 2014, the court appointed Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System and Local 58/NECA Funds as lead plaintiffs and ordered any new cases arising from the same matters to be consolidated together as In re KBR, Inc. Securities Litigation, Master File No. 14-cv01287. Lead plaintiffs filed an amended and consolidated complaint on October 20, 2014, adding our former chief accounting officer as a defendant. The amended complaint seeks class action status on behalf of our shareholders, alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 arising out of the restatement of our 2013 annual financial statements and seeks undisclosed damages. The defendants intend to file a motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint and to vigorously defend against these claims. As this matter is at a very early stage, we are not able at this time to determine the likelihood of loss, if any, arising from this matter.
	In addition, a shareholder derivative complaint, Butorin v. Blount et al, was filed on May 27, 2014 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on behalf of the Company naming certain current and former members of the Company's board of directors as defendants and the Company as a nominal defendant. The complaint alleges that the named directors breached their fiduciary duties by permitting the Company's internal controls to be inadequate. In August 2014, we filed a motion to dismiss the matter based on the mandatory forum selection clause in the Company's bylaws, which requires, among other things, that all shareholder derivative suits be filed in Delaware. The plaintiff filed his opposition on October 6, 2014 to which we replied on October 21, 2014; the motion is currently pending. As this matter is at a very early stage, we are not able at this time to determine the likelihood of loss, if any, arising from this matter.
	We have also received requests for information from the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") regarding the restatement of our 2013 annual financial statements. We have been and intend to continue providing our full cooperation with the SEC.

	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) Investigations

	In February 2009, KBR LLC, entered a guilty plea to violations of the FCPA in the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, related to the Bonny Island investigation. The plea agreement reached with the DOJ resolved all criminal charges in the DOJ’s investigation and called for the payment of a criminal penalty. In addition, we settled a civil enforcement action by the SEC. We also agreed to a period of probation for a three year period that ended on February 17, 2012, after which the monitor certified that KBR’s current anti-corruption compliance program has been appropriately designed and implemented to ensure future compliance with the FCPA and other applicable anti-corruption laws.

	In February 2011, M.W. Kellogg Limited (“MWKL”) reached a settlement with the U.K. Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) in which the SFO accepted that MWKL was not party to any unlawful conduct and assessed a civil penalty. The settlement terms included a full release of all claims against MWKL, its current and former parent companies, subsidiaries and other related parties including their respective current or former officers, directors and employees with respect to the Bonny Island project.

	On March 18, 2013, we received a letter from the African Development Bank Group ("ADBG") stating they are in the process of opening a formal investigation into corruption related to the Bonny Island project discussed above. We have entered into a Negotiated Resolution Agreement with the ADBG that includes a financial penalty equivalent to approximately $6.6 million of which $0.3 million has been paid and the remainder is in process. We have also agreed to a three-year debarment from ADBG-sponsored contracts of three inactive Madeira, Portugal-based companies that KBR and its three joint venture partners used to participate in the Bonny Island project.

	PEMEX and PEP Arbitration

	In 1997 and 1998, we entered into three contracts with PEP, the project owner, to build offshore platforms, pipelines and related structures in the Bay of Campeche, offshore Mexico. PEP is part of PEMEX, the national oil company of Mexico. The three contracts were known as EPC 1, EPC 22 and EPC 28. All three projects encountered significant schedule delays and increased costs due to problems with design work, late delivery and defects in equipment, increases in scope and other changes. During 2008, we were successful in litigating and collecting on valid international arbitration awards against PEP on the EPC 22 and EPC 28 projects.

	EPC 1

	U.S. Proceedings. PEP took possession of the offshore facilities of EPC 1 in March 2004 after having achieved oil production but prior to our completion of our scope of work pursuant to the contract. As a result of the ensuing dispute, we filed for arbitration with the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") in 2004 claiming recovery of damages of approximately $323 million for the EPC 1 project. PEP subsequently filed counterclaims totaling $157 million. In December 2009, the ICC ruled in our favor, and we were awarded a total of approximately $351 million including legal and administrative recovery fees as well as interest. PEP was awarded approximately $6 million on counterclaims, plus interest on a portion of that sum. In connection with this award, we recognized a gain of $117 million net of tax in 2009.

	Our collection efforts have been ongoing and have involved multiple actions. On November 2, 2010, we received a judgment in our favor in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to recognize the award in the U.S. of approximately $356 million plus Mexican value added tax and interest thereon until paid. PEP initiated an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On February 16, 2012, the Second Circuit issued an order remanding the case to the District Court to consider if the decision of the Collegiate Court in Mexico, described below, would have affected the trial court’s ruling. The District Court Judge held a three day hearing on April 10 -12, 2013 to hear evidence about the Collegiate Court decision, which annulled the arbitration award and about whether we have a full and fair remedy in Mexico.

	On August 27, 2013, the District Court entered an order stating it would confirm the award even though it had been annulled in Mexico. On September 25, 2013, the District Court entered the signed final judgment of $465 million to be recovered, which includes the original confirmation of the arbitration award and approximately $106 million for performance bonds discussed below, plus interest. The judgment also requires that each party pay value added tax on the amounts each has been ordered to pay. PEP filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on October 16, 2013 and posted cash for the judgment pending appeal. The case is now on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals. Briefing is now closed and oral argument is scheduled for November 20, 2014.

	Mexico Proceedings. PEP's attempt to nullify the award in Mexico was rejected by the Mexican trial court in June 2010. PEP then filed an “amparo” action on the basis that its constitutional rights had been violated and this action was denied by the Mexican court in October 2010. PEP subsequently appealed the adverse decision with the Collegiate Court in Mexico on the grounds that the arbitration tribunal did not have jurisdiction and that the award violated the public order of Mexico. Although these arguments were presented in the initial nullification and amparo action, and were rejected in both cases, in September 2011, the Collegiate Court ruled that PEP, by administratively rescinding the contract in 2004, deprived the arbitration panel of jurisdiction thereby nullifying the arbitration award. The Collegiate Court's decision is contrary to the ruling received from the ICC as well as the other Mexican courts which have denied PEP's repeated attempts to nullify the arbitration award. We also believe the Collegiate Court's decision is contrary to Mexican law governing contract arbitration. However, we do not expect the Collegiate Court's decision to affect our ability to ultimately collect the ICC arbitration award in the U.S. due to the posting of cash for the judgment pending appeal and significant assets of PEP in the U.S.

	Luxembourg Collection Proceedings. In 2013, we petitioned the Luxembourg court to issue two seizure orders on the assets of PEP and PEMEX that have been served on a number of banks and financial institutions in that country, as we believe these institutions may have PEP and PEMEX assets that are subject to seizure which could be used to satisfy our award. However, under Luxembourg procedure, we will not find out the value of the seized assets until the proceeding is validated. The first seizure order is for the New York award confirmation; the second seizure order is for the performance bonds payment discussed below. PEP and PEMEX contested the first seizure order and the matter was heard on May 27, 2013 where their petition to lift the seizure order was denied. PEP and PEMEX filed an appeal and on December 18, 2013, the Luxembourg Court of Appeals stated it was dissolving the first seizure order against both PEP and PEMEX. This decision is being appealed to the Luxembourg Supreme Court.

	Concurrent with our filing of the seizure order, we filed an action in Luxembourg seeking to enforce the ICC award. In March 2013, we received an order from the Luxembourg court recognizing the award. On June 25, 2013, PEMEX and PEP filed an appeal challenging the enforcement order. We are awaiting scheduling of the hearing on the appeal. We cannot begin the validation proceeding until the appeal is concluded.

	North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA") Collection Proceedings. We filed arbitration under NAFTA against Mexico and asserted a claim to have our award paid. The parties have selected the arbitrators, a chairman has been named and the first procedural order has been entered.

	We will continue to pursue our remedies in the U.S., Luxembourg and other jurisdictions that we determine have assets which can be used to pay the award.

	Performance Bonds

	In connection with the EPC 1 project, we had approximately $80 million in outstanding performance bonds furnished to PEP when the project was awarded. The bonds were written by a Mexican bond company and backed by a U.S. insurance company which is indemnified by KBR. As a result of the ICC arbitration award in December 2009, the panel determined that KBR had performed on the project, and we believe recovery on the bonds by PEP was precluded by the ICC Award. PEP filed an action in Mexico in June 2010 against the Mexican bond company to collect the bonds even though the arbitration award determined the limited amounts to be paid to PEP on their counterclaims and offset those claims against the award in favor of KBR.

	On June 17, 2013, after multiple proceedings in various Mexican courts and following a demand for payment, we paid $108 million to the Mexican bond company. The $108 million consists of the $80 million in outstanding bonds, plus $26 million in related interest and other expenses and $2 million in legal and banking fees.

	On June 21, 2013, we filed a supplemental writ in Luxembourg to cover the amounts paid to the bonding company on the performance bonds. That writ was granted and served on Luxembourg banks. PEP and PEMEX have refused service in Luxembourg and we are currently serving that writ on PEP and PEMEX. Since the decision by the Luxembourg Court of Appeals dissolved the first writ as to PEMEX, we have lifted the second writ as to PEMEX. The second writ remains in effect as to PEP.

	On September 25, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered the signed final judgment which included the amount paid on the bonds plus interest. We will pursue reimbursement of the sums paid in the current enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the courts of Luxembourg, or by our recently filed NAFTA arbitration seeking to recover the bonds as an unlawful expropriation of assets by the government of Mexico.

	Consistent with our treatment of claims, we have recorded $401 million, net of advances, in "claims and accounts receivable" on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as we believe it is probable we will recover the amounts awarded to us, including interest, expenses and the amounts we paid on the bonds. PEP has sufficient assets in the U.S. and Luxembourg, which we believe we will be able to attach as a result of the recognition of the ICC arbitration award. Although it is possible we could resolve and collect the amounts due from PEP in the next 12 months, we believe the timing of the collection of the award is uncertain; therefore, consistent with our prior practice, as of September 30, 2014, we continue to classify the amount due from PEP, including the amounts paid on the performance bonds as long term.

	ENI Holdings, Inc. (the Roberts & Schaefer Company)

	In the third quarter of 2014, KBR and ENI Holdings, Inc. ("ENI") reached agreement to settle the case described below. KBR received $0.8 million from the escrow fund and will retain any tax refunds for the pre-closing period. We consider this matter concluded.

	On December 21, 2010, we completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding common shares of ENI. ENI was the parent to the Roberts & Schaefer Company, a privately held EPC services company acquired by us in 2010. The purchase price was $280 million plus estimated working capital of $17 million which included cash acquired of $8 million. The total net cash paid at closing of $289 million is subject to an escrowed holdback. As of September 30, 2014, the remaining escrowed holdback was $25 million and primarily related to security for indemnification obligations.

	KBR withheld the $25 million in escrow due to KBR's claims under the indemnification provisions of the stock purchase agreement. In December 2012, ENI filed a lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court alleging KBR is wrongfully withholding the escrowed funds. KBR filed a counterclaim for indemnity and fraud under the terms of the stock purchase agreement. In March 2013, ENI filed a motion to dismiss. The Court denied in part ENI's motion to dismiss KBR's counterclaims in their entirety.

Transactions_With_Former_Paren

Transactions With Former Parent	9 Months Ended
Transactions With Former Parent	Sep. 30, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Transactions with Former Parent	'
	Transactions with Former Parent

	We have now settled the tax disputes described below and have agreed to pay Halliburton $81 million. As a result, during the third quarter of 2014 we recognized a gain on negotiated settlement of $24 million. This settlement amount continues to be reflected in "Payable to former parent" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, we will pay Halliburton five equal installments of $12.4 million over four quarters starting in the fourth quarter of 2014 and ending in the third quarter of 2015, with a final payment to made upon, and in the amount of $19 million, receipt by KBR of a future foreign tax credit or refund from the IRS. All related litigation and disputes have been dismissed by agreement of the parties. We consider this matter concluded.

	In connection with our initial public offering in November 2006 and the separation of our business from Halliburton, we entered into various agreements, including, among others, a master separation agreement, transition services agreements and a tax sharing agreement. The tax sharing agreement provides for certain allocations of U.S. income tax liabilities and other agreements between us and Halliburton with respect to tax matters.

	During the fourth quarter of 2011, Halliburton provided notice and demanded payment for $256 million that it alleged we owed under the tax sharing agreement for various other tax-related transactions pertaining to periods prior to our separation from Halliburton.

	On July 3, 2012, KBR requested an arbitration panel be appointed to resolve certain intercompany issues arising under the master separation agreement before issues in dispute under the tax sharing agreement were submitted to the designated accounting referee as provided for under the terms of the tax sharing agreement. We believe these intercompany issues were settled and released as a result of our separation from Halliburton in 2007. Halliburton subsequently challenged the arbitration panel's jurisdiction over this dispute in Texas State Court. The Texas State Court denied Halliburton's request and Halliburton filed an appeal which was decided to affirm KBR's position that the demanded payment claimed was barred as explained below.

	In May 2013, an arbitration hearing was held on the matters related to the master separation agreement. On June 24, 2013 the arbitration panel ruled that claims brought by Halliburton against KBR under the tax sharing agreement were required to have been brought before an arbitration panel within two years of the date the claim arose or would reasonably have been discovered by the claimant and that the parties were to return to the accounting referee within thirty days for determination of the remaining claims under the tax sharing agreement. The remaining tax-related issues in dispute were referred to the accounting referee as provided for under the terms of the tax sharing agreement.

	On October 9, 2013, the accounting referee issued a report stating that KBR owed Halliburton approximately $105 million with each party bearing its own costs related to the matter. As a result, we increased our tax provision by $38 million, reduced paid-in capital by $7 million and recognized a deferred tax asset of $29 million for available foreign tax credits. Halliburton filed a motion requesting the Texas State Court to confirm the accounting referee's decision and KBR responded requesting that the decision be vacated. KBR filed a motion requesting the Texas State Court to confirm the arbitration panel's June 24, 2013 ruling and Halliburton responded requesting that the arbitration panel's ruling be vacated.

	Barracuda-Caratinga Project Tax

	In June 2000, we entered into a contract with Barracuda & Caratinga Leasing Company B.V. ("BCLC"), the project owner and claimant, to develop the Barracuda and Caratinga crude oilfields, which are located off the coast of Brazil. Petrobras is a contractual representative that controls the project owner. In November 2007, we executed a settlement agreement with the project owner to settle all outstanding project issues except for the bolts arbitration discussed below.

	In March 2006, Petrobras notified us they had submitted a claim to arbitration of $220 million plus interest for the cost of monitoring and replacing defective stud bolts and, in addition, all of the costs and expenses of the arbitration including the cost of attorneys’ fees. The arbitration was conducted in New York under the guidelines of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. In September 2011, the arbitration panel awarded the claimant approximately $193 million.

	In January 2013, Halliburton paid $219 million to the claimant in payment of the award plus interest and the matter is considered concluded. We believe the arbitration award to Petrobras is deductible by KBR for tax purposes and the indemnification payment will be treated by KBR for tax purposes as a contribution to capital and accordingly is not taxable. In 2011 and 2012, we recorded discrete tax benefits of $71 million and $8 million, respectively. We have reviewed this matter in light of the direct payment by Halliburton to BCLC and its public announcement that they have recorded a tax benefit related to this transaction. Based on advice from outside legal counsel, we have determined that it is more likely than not that we are the proper taxpayer to recognize this benefit although the underlying uncertainties with respect to the tax treatment of the transaction may ultimately lead the Internal Revenue Service to alternate conclusions.

Shareholders_Equity

Shareholders' Equity	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]	'
Shareholders' Equity	'
	Shareholders’ Equity

	The following tables summarize our activity in shareholders’ equity:


	Dollars in millions	Total				PIC				Retained				Treasury			AOCL			NCI
										Earnings				Stock
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	2,439			$	2,065			$	1,748			$	(610	)	$	(740	)	$	(24	)

	Share-based compensation	16				16				—				—			—			—

	Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options	4				4				—				—			—			—

	Dividends declared to shareholders	(35		)		—				(35		)		—			—			—

	Repurchases of common stock	(102		)		—				—				(102		)	—			—

	Issuance of ESPP shares	4				—				—				4			—			—

	Investments by noncontrolling interests	10				—				—				—			—			10

	Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(49		)		—				—				—			—			(49		)

	Net income (loss)	33				—				(21		)		—			—			54

	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(3		)		—				—				—			(4		)	1

	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	2,317			$	2,085			$	1,692			$	(708	)	$	(744	)	$	(8	)


	Dollars in millions	Total				PIC				Retained				Treasury			AOCL			NCI
										Earnings				Stock
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	2,511			$	2,049			$	1,709			$	(606	)	$	(610	)	$	(31	)

	Share-based compensation	13				13				—				—			—			—

	Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options	5				5				—				—			—			—

	Adjustment pursuant to Accounting Referee's report on tax sharing agreement	(7		)		(7		)		—				—			—			—

	Dividends declared to shareholders	(24		)		—				(24		)		—			—			—

	Repurchases of common stock	(7		)		—				—				(7		)	—			—

	Issuance of ESPP shares	4				1				—				3			—			—

	Investments by noncontrolling interests	9				—				—				—			—			9

	Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(58		)		—				—				—			—			(58		)

	Change in NCI due to consolidation of previously unconsolidated JV and other transactions	2				—				—				—			—			2

	Net income	223				—				131				—			—			92

	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(8		)		—				—				—			(15		)	7

	Balance at September 30, 2013	$	2,663			$	2,061			$	1,816			$	(610	)	$	(625	)	$	21


	Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax


		September 30,
Dollars in millions	2014				2013
Accumulated CTA, net of tax	$	(158	)		$	(123	)
Accumulated pension liability adjustments, net of tax	(583		)		(501		)
Accumulated unrealized losses on derivatives, net of tax	(3		)		(1		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(744	)		$	(625	)

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, by component


Dollars in millions	Accumulated CTA				Accumulated pension liability adjustments				Accumulated unrealized losses on derivatives				Total
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	(131	)		$	(608	)		$	(1	)		$	(740	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) adjustments before reclassifications	(28		)		—				(1		)		(29		)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1				25				(1		)		25

Balance at September 30, 2014	$	(158	)		$	(583	)		$	(3	)		$	(744	)



Dollars in millions	Accumulated CTA				Accumulated pension liability adjustments				Accumulated unrealized losses on derivatives				Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	(88	)		$	(521	)		$	(1	)		$	(610	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) adjustments before reclassifications	(36		)		—				—				(36		)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1				20				—				21

Balance at September 30, 2013	$	(123	)		$	(501	)		$	(1	)		$	(625	)

Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, by component


	Nine Months Ended September 30,							Affected line item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
Dollars in millions	2014				2013
Accumulated pension liability adjustments
Amortization of actuarial loss (a)	$	(32	)		$	(26	)	See (a) below
Tax benefit	7				6			Provision for income taxes

Net pension liability adjustment realized	$	(25	)		$	(20	)	Net of tax




(a) This item is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 9 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

Share_Repurchase

Share Repurchase	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Equity [Abstract]	'
Share Repurchases	'
	Share Repurchases
	On February 25, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized a plan to repurchase up to $350 million of our outstanding common shares, which replaces and terminates the August 26, 2011 share repurchase program. The authorization does not obligate the company to acquire any particular number of common shares and may be commenced, suspended or discontinued without prior notice. The newly authorized share repurchase program operates alongside the existing share maintenance program which we may use to repurchase shares vesting as part of employee compensation programs. The share repurchases are intended to be funded through the company’s current and future cash and the authorization does not have an expiration date. The table below presents information on our share repurchase activities under the share repurchase authorization.


		Dollars in Millions				Number of Shares Repurchased
		Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended		Three Months Ended	Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2014	September 30, 2014
	Repurchases under the $350 million authorized share repurchase program	$	4	$	85	175,522	3,149,151

	Repurchases under the existing share maintenance program	2		17		131,300	661,020

	Total	$	6	$	102	306,822	3,810,171


	Repurchases under the authorized share repurchase program were made at an average price of $20.78 and $26.89 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. Repurchases under the existing share maintenance program were made at an average price of $20.84 and $26.31 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

Income_Per_Share

Income Per Share	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Income Per Share	'
	Income (loss) per Share

	Basic income (loss) per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive income (loss) per share includes additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potential common shares with a dilutive effect had been issued using the treasury stock method.

	A reconciliation of the number of shares used for the basic and diluted income per share calculations is as follows:


		Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,		September 30,
	Millions of shares	2014	2013	2014	2013
	Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	145	148	145	148

	Stock options and restricted shares	—	—	—	1

	Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	145	148	145	149


	For purposes of applying the two-class method in computing earnings per share, net earnings allocated to participating securities for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was approximately $0.2 million and none, respectively. Net earnings allocated to participating securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was none and $0.4 million, respectively. The diluted earnings per share calculation did not include 3.4 million and 2.8 million antidilutive weighted average shares for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. The diluted earnings per share calculation did not include 1.9 million and 1.8 million antidilutive weighted average shares for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

Recent_Accounting_Pronouncemen

Recent Accounting Pronouncements	9 Months Ended
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Sep. 30, 2014
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]	'
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	'
	Recent Accounting Pronouncements

	On August 27, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern. This ASU provides guidance on management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about a company's ability to continue as a going concern and about related footnote disclosures. For each reporting period, management will be required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about a company's ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date the financial statements are issued. Substantial doubt exists when relevant conditions and events indicate that it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within the time frame specified earlier. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. The adoption of ASU 2014-15 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

	On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification 605 - Revenue Recognition and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Codification. The standard requires that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This ASU is effective on January 1, 2017 and should be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the ASU recognized at the date of initial application. We are in the process of assessing the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. We have not yet selected a transition method nor have we determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.

	On January 24, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-05, Service Concession Arrangements. A service concession agreement is an arrangement between a public-sector entity and an operating entity under which the operating entity operates the grantor's infrastructure. This ASU specifies that an operating entity should not account for a service concession arrangement within the scope of this ASU as a lease in accordance with ASC 840 - Leases. An operating entity should refer to other ASUs as applicable to account for various aspects of a service concession arrangement. The amendments also specify that the infrastructure used in a service concession agreement should not be recognized as property, plant and equipment of the operating entity. The amendments in this ASU are effective using a modified retrospective approach for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 and interim periods within those annual periods. We are in the process of adopting ASU 2014-05 for the next fiscal year beginning January 1, 2015 and the adoption of this standard could have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

Description_Of_Company_And_Sig1

Description Of Company And Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Principles of consolidation	'
	Principles of Consolidation

	Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") and include the accounts of KBR and our wholly owned and majority-owned, controlled subsidiaries and variable interest entities of which we are the primary beneficiary. We account for investments over which we have significant influence but not a controlling financial interest using the equity method of accounting. See Note 7 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion on our equity investments and variable interest entities. The cost method is used when we do not have the ability to exert significant influence. All material intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded $8 million for an error originating in 2013 related to the gain from receipts of insurance proceeds. The net effect of the correction was a decrease in 2014 net loss of $8 million.

	Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation on the condensed consolidated statement of income, condensed consolidated balance sheets and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Effective December 31, 2013, we reclassified equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates from revenues to a separate component of operating income on our condensed consolidated statement of income. We reclassified the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 amounts to conform to our revised presentation as a component of operating income but not a component of revenues.

	We have evaluated all events and transactions occurring after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements were issued and have made the appropriate adjustments and included the appropriate disclosures.
Use of estimates	'
	Use of Estimates

	The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period, including:


	•	project revenues, costs and profits on engineering, construction, pipe fabrication and module assembly, and government services contracts, including recognition of estimated losses on uncompleted contracts,

	•	uncollectible receivables, claims to and from customers, recoveries of costs from subcontractors, vendors and others,

	•	provisions for income taxes, recoverability of deferred tax assets and valuation of uncertain tax positions,

	•	recoverability of goodwill, other intangibles and long-lived assets and related estimated lives,

	•	recoverability of equity method and cost method investments,

	•	valuation of pension obligations,

	•	accruals for estimated liabilities and litigation outcomes,

	•	consolidation of variable interest entities, and

	•	valuation of stock-based compensation.

	In accordance with normal practice in the construction industry, we include in current assets and current liabilities amounts related to construction contracts realizable and payable over a period in excess of one year. Actual amounts may differ from those included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, if the underlying estimates and assumptions upon which the financial statements are based change in the future.
Gross Profit [Policy Text Block]	'
	Gross Profit

	Gross profit represents revenues less the cost of revenues, which includes overhead costs directly attributable to the business segment. See Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for presentation of our gross profit by reportable segment.
Allowance for bad debts	'
	Accounts Receivable

	Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount based on contracted prices. Amounts collected on accounts receivable are included in net cash provided by operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

	We establish an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the assessment of the customers’ willingness and ability to pay. In addition to such allowances, there are often items in dispute or being negotiated that may require us to make an estimate as to the ultimate outcome. Past due receivable balances are written off when our internal collection efforts have been unsuccessful in collecting the amounts due. See Note 4 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for our discussion on accounts receivable.

	Retainage, included in accounts receivable, represents amounts withheld from billings by our customers pursuant to provisions in the contracts and may not be paid to us until the completion of specific tasks on the project. Retainage may also be subject to restrictive conditions such as performance guarantees. Our retainage receivable excludes amounts withheld by the United States ("U.S.") government on certain contracts. See Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for our discussion on U.S. government receivables.
Costs In Excess Of Billings And Billings In Excess Of Costs [Policy Text Block]	'
	Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings on Uncompleted Contracts (including Claims) and Advanced Billings and Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts

	Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts ("CIE") represent the excess of contract costs and profits recognized to date using the percentage-of-completion method over billings to date on certain contracts. Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts ("BIE") represents the excess of billings to date over the amount of contract costs and profits recognized to date using the percentage-of-completion method on certain contracts. See Note 5 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for our discussion on CIE and BIE.

	Unapproved Change Orders and Claims

	When estimating the amount of total gross profit or loss on a contract, we sometimes include unapproved change orders and claims to our customers as adjustments to revenues when the criteria under ASC 605-35 is met. We also include estimates of claims to vendors, subcontractors and others as adjustments to total estimated costs. Unapproved change orders and claims are recorded to the extent of the lesser of the amounts management expects to recover or to costs incurred and include no profit until they are finalized or approved.
Goodwill and other intangibles	'
	Goodwill

	Effective January 1, 2014, we reorganized four of the five reporting units in the Infrastructure, Government and Power ("IGP") business segment into three geographic-based units. This reorganization allows the IGP business segment to focus its engineering, procurement, construction and defense services to customers on a more local level. We have concluded that each of these geographic-based units will be considered a separate reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes. As a result, we performed an additional impairment test on the three newly reorganized reporting units on January 1, 2014 as required by ASC 350-20, utilizing the same methodology as our annual goodwill impairment test, and no indication of impairment was identified. For more detail on our methodology and assumptions, see "Critical Accounting Policies" in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.
Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Share-based Compensation

	Effective January 1, 2014, we changed our methodology for estimating the expected term of our option awards from the simplified method and now measure subsequent stock option awards using an expected term based on KBR’s historical experience.

Business_Segment_Information_T

Business Segment Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Operations by Reportable Segment	'
	Operations by Reportable Segment


		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
	Dollars in millions	2014				2013				2014				2013
						As Restated								As Restated

	Revenues:
	Gas Monetization	$	343			$	537			$	1,105			$	1,725

	Hydrocarbons	559				364				1,544				1,050

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	342				373				994				1,147

	Services	405				465				1,277				1,563

	Other	8				16				29				49

	Total	$	1,657			$	1,755			$	4,949			$	5,534

	Gross profit (loss):
	Gas Monetization	$	41			$	136			$	184			$	305

	Hydrocarbons	18				40				74				133

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	(40		)		17				(80		)		44

	Services	2				(73		)		(98		)		(42		)

	Other	6				4				16				12

	Labor cost absorption not allocated to the business segments - favorable (unfavorable)	3				(10		)		1				(42		)

	Total	$	30			$	114			$	97			$	410

	Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates:
	Gas Monetization	$	23			$	19			$	57			$	46

	Hydrocarbons	—				—				—				—

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	7				9				40				35

	Services	4				1				4				11

	Other	4				2				17				15

	Total	$	38			$	31			$	118			$	107

	Segment operating income (loss):
	Gas Monetization	$	64			$	155			$	241			$	351

	Hydrocarbons	18				40				74				133

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	(33		)		26				(40		)		79

	Services	6				(72		)		(94		)		(31		)

	Other	10				6				41				26

	Labor cost absorption not allocated to the business segments - favorable (unfavorable)	3				(10		)		1				(42		)

	Corporate general and administrative expense not allocated to the business segments	(58		)		(66		)		(178		)		(181		)
Total operating income	$	10			$	79			$	45			$	335

Cash_and_Equivalents_Tables

Cash and Equivalents (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents	'
	The components of our cash and cash equivalents balance are as follows:


		30-Sep-14
	Dollars in millions	International (a)		Domestic (b)		Total
	Operating cash	$	362	$	215	$	577

	Time deposits	348		43		391

	Cash held in joint ventures	64		16		80

	Total	$	774	$	274	$	1,048




		31-Dec-13
	Dollars in millions	International (a)		Domestic (b)		Total
	Operating cash	$	197	$	215	$	412

	Time deposits	478		140		618

	Cash held in joint ventures	67		9		76

	Total	$	742	$	364	$	1,106







	(a)	Includes deposits held in non-U.S. operating accounts considered to be permanently reinvested outside the U.S. and for which no incremental U.S. tax has been provisioned or paid.

	(b)	Includes U.S. dollar and foreign currency deposits held in operating accounts that constitute onshore cash for tax purposes but may reside either in the U.S. or in a foreign country

Accounts_Receivable_Tables

Accounts Receivable (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accounts Receivable	'
	The components of our accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts balance are as follows:


		September 30, 2014
	Dollars in millions	Trade		Retainage		Total
	Gas Monetization	$	126	$	—	$	126

	Hydrocarbons	319		21		340

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	188		29		217

	Services	239		40		279

	Other	2		—		2

	Total	$	874	$	90	$	964




		December 31, 2013
	Dollars in millions	Trade		Retainage		Total
	Gas Monetization	$	255	$	—	$	255

	Hydrocarbons	284		31		315

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	137		15		152

	Services	278		54		332

	Other	2		—		2

	Total	$	956	$	100	$	1,056

PercentageOfCompletion_Contrac1

Percentage-Of-Completion Contracts (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Contractors [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Unapproved Claims And Change Orders	'
	Unapproved Change Orders and Claims

	The amounts of unapproved change orders and claims included in determining the profit or loss on contracts are as follows:



	Dollars in millions	2014			2013
	Amounts included in estimated project revenues at completion at January 1,	$	115		$	167

	Increase in estimated project revenues at completion	81			69

	Approved by client	(134		)	(26		)
	Amounts included in estimated project revenues at completion at September 30,	$	62		$	210


	Amounts recorded in revenues on a percentage-of-completion basis at September 30,	$	53		$	165

Claims_and_Accounts_Receivable1

Claims and Accounts Receivable (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Contracts Receivable, Claims and Uncertain Amounts	'
	The components of our claims and accounts receivable account balance not expected to be collected within the next 12 months are as follows:


		September 30,		December 31,
	Dollars in millions	2014		2013
	Hydrocarbons	$	401	$	401

	Infrastructure, Government and Power	196		226

	Other	1		1

	Total	$	598	$	628

Equity_Method_Investments_And_1

Equity Method Investments And Variable Interest Entities (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block]	'
	Amounts included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets related to services we provided to our joint ventures as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:


		September 30,			December 31,
	Dollars in millions	2014			2013
	Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	$	2		$	6

	Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	$	2		$	2

	Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts	$	23		$	24

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]	'
	Summarized financial information for all jointly owned operations including variable interest entities that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting is as follows:

	Balance Sheets


		September 30,			December 31,
	Dollars in millions	2014			2013
	Current assets	$	3,968		$	4,114

	Noncurrent assets	4,212			4,222

	Total assets	$	8,180		$	8,336


	Current liabilities	$	3,597		$	3,679

	Noncurrent liabilities	4,273			4,400

	Total liabilities	$	7,870		$	8,079


	Statements of Operations


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
	Dollars in millions	2014			2013			2014		2013
	Revenues	$	1,728		$	1,400		$	4,336	$	3,548

	Operating income	$	175		$	135		$	503	$	434

	Net income	$	101		$	81		$	307	$	276

Equity In Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table presents a rollforward of our equity in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates:


	Dollars in millions	2014			2013
	Balance at January 1,	$	156		$	217

	Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	118			107

	Dividends received (a)	(212		)	(151		)
	Advances	(14		)	(12		)
	Cumulative translation adjustment	(1		)	(7		)
	Balance at September 30, before reclassification	47			154

	Reclassification of excess distributions (a)	102			—

	Balance at September 30,	$	149		$	154

Schedule Of Variable Interest Entities	'
	Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities

	The following summarizes the total assets and total liabilities as reflected in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as well as our maximum exposure to losses related to our unconsolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs") in which we have a significant variable interest but are not the primary beneficiary. Generally, our maximum exposure to loss is limited to our equity investment in the joint venture and any amounts payable to us for services we provided to the joint venture, reduced for any unearned revenues on the projects.


		30-Sep-14
	Dollars in millions	Total assets			Total liabilities			Maximum
								exposure to
								loss
	Aspire Defence project	$	17		$	126		$	17

	Ichthys LNG project	$	30		$	37		$	30

	U.K. Road projects	$	35		$	12		$	35

	EBIC Ammonia project	$	43		$	2		$	27

	Fermoy Road project	$	4		$	5		$	4




	Dollars in millions	31-Dec-13
		Total assets			Total liabilities
	Aspire Defence project	$	20		$	2

	Ichthys LNG project	$	1		$	18

	U.K. Road projects	$	34		$	8

	EBIC Ammonia project	$	47		$	2

	Fermoy Road project	$	1		$	2


	On the Aspire Defence project, in addition to the maximum exposure to loss indicated in the table above, we have exposure to any losses incurred by the construction or operating joint ventures under their respective subcontract arrangements with the project company. Our exposure is, however, limited to our equity participation in these entities. The Ichthys LNG project joint venture executes a project that has a lump sum component; in addition to the maximum exposure to loss indicated in the table above, we have an exposure to losses if the project exceeds the lump sum component to the extent of our ownership percentage in the joint venture. Our maximum exposure to loss on the EBIC Ammonia project reflects our 65% ownership of the development corporation which owns 25% of the company that consolidates the ammonia plant.

	Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

	We consolidate VIEs if we determine we are the primary beneficiary of the project entity because we control the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity. The following is a summary of the significant VIEs where we are the primary beneficiary:


	Dollars in millions	30-Sep-14
		Total assets			Total liabilities
	Gorgon LNG project	$	372		$	399

	Escravos Gas-to-Liquids project	$	32		$	52

	Fasttrax Limited project	$	90		$	89




	Dollars in millions	31-Dec-13
		Total assets			Total liabilities
	Gorgon LNG project	$	446		$	476

	Escravos Gas-to-Liquids project	$	43		$	72

	Fasttrax Limited project	$	96		$	98

Pension_and_Postretirement_Pla1

Pension and Postretirement Plans (Tables) (Pension Benefits [Member])	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Pension Benefits [Member]	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost	'
	The components of net periodic benefit cost related to pension benefits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:



		Three Months Ended September 30,
		2014						2013
	Dollars in millions	United States			Int’l			United States			Int’l
	Components of net periodic benefit cost
	Service cost	$	—		$	1		$	—		$	1

	Interest cost	1			23			1			18

	Expected return on plan assets	(1		)	(26		)	(2		)	(19		)
	Recognized actuarial loss	1			10			1			7

	Net periodic benefit cost	$	1		$	8		$	—		$	7




		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2014						2013
	Dollars in millions	United States			Int’l			United States			Int’l
	Components of net periodic benefit cost
	Service cost	$	—		$	2		$	—		$	2

	Interest cost	2			68			2			59

	Expected return on plan assets	(3		)	(78		)	(4		)	(64		)
	Recognized actuarial loss	3			29			2			24

	Net periodic benefit cost	$	2		$	21		$	—		$	21

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Reconciliations	'


		2014		2013
	U.S. statutory federal rate	35	%	35	%
	Rate differentials on foreign earnings	(8.5	)%	(6.6	)%
	Taxes on unincorporated joint ventures	(10.1	)%	(7.6	)%
	Taxes on unconsolidated affiliates	(10.9	)%	(4.6	)%
	U.S. taxes provided on foreign earnings	12.1	%	2.2	%
	State taxes	0.3	%	0.5	%
	Other	4.4	%	3.7	%
	Estimated annual effective tax rate	22.3	%	22.6	%

Shareholders_Equity_Tables

Shareholders' Equity (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014																					Sep. 30, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]	'																					'
Shareholders' Equity Activities	'																					'


	Dollars in millions	Total			PIC				Retained				Treasury			AOCL			NCI
									Earnings				Stock
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	2,439		$	2,065			$	1,748			$	(610	)	$	(740	)	$	(24	)

	Share-based compensation	16			16				—				—			—			—

	Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options	4			4				—				—			—			—

	Dividends declared to shareholders	(35		)	—				(35		)		—			—			—

	Repurchases of common stock	(102		)	—				—				(102		)	—			—

	Issuance of ESPP shares	4			—				—				4			—			—

	Investments by noncontrolling interests	10			—				—				—			—			10

	Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(49		)	—				—				—			—			(49		)

	Net income (loss)	33			—				(21		)		—			—			54

	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(3		)	—				—				—			(4		)	1

	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	2,317		$	2,085			$	1,692			$	(708	)	$	(744	)	$	(8	)


	Dollars in millions	Total			PIC				Retained				Treasury			AOCL			NCI
									Earnings				Stock
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	2,511		$	2,049			$	1,709			$	(606	)	$	(610	)	$	(31	)

	Share-based compensation	13			13				—				—			—			—

	Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options	5			5				—				—			—			—

	Adjustment pursuant to Accounting Referee's report on tax sharing agreement	(7		)	(7		)		—				—			—			—

	Dividends declared to shareholders	(24		)	—				(24		)		—			—			—

	Repurchases of common stock	(7		)	—				—				(7		)	—			—

	Issuance of ESPP shares	4			1				—				3			—			—

	Investments by noncontrolling interests	9			—				—				—			—			9

	Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(58		)	—				—				—			—			(58		)

	Change in NCI due to consolidation of previously unconsolidated JV and other transactions	2			—				—				—			—			2

	Net income	223			—				131				—			—			92

	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(8		)	—				—				—			(15		)	7

	Balance at September 30, 2013	$	2,663		$	2,061			$	1,816			$	(610	)	$	(625	)	$	21

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'																					'
	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, by component

																						Dollars in millions	Accumulated CTA			Accumulated pension liability adjustments			Accumulated unrealized losses on derivatives			Total
	Dollars in millions	Accumulated CTA			Accumulated pension liability adjustments				Accumulated unrealized losses on derivatives				Total									Balance at December 31, 2012	$	(88	)	$	(521	)	$	(1	)	$	(610	)
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	(131	)	$	(608	)		$	(1	)		$	(740	)							Other comprehensive income (loss) adjustments before reclassifications	(36		)	—			—			(36		)
	Other comprehensive income (loss) adjustments before reclassifications	(28		)	—				(1		)		(29		)
																						Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1			20			—			21
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1			25				(1		)		25
																						Balance at September 30, 2013	$	(123	)	$	(501	)	$	(1	)	$	(625	)
	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	(158	)	$	(583	)		$	(3	)		$	(744	)

																							September 30,
																						Dollars in millions	2014			2013
																						Accumulated CTA, net of tax	$	(158	)	$	(123	)
																						Accumulated pension liability adjustments, net of tax	(583		)	(501		)
																						Accumulated unrealized losses on derivatives, net of tax	(3		)	(1		)
																						Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(744	)	$	(625	)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]	'																					'
	Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, by component


		Nine Months Ended September 30,						Affected line item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
	Dollars in millions	2014			2013
	Accumulated pension liability adjustments
	Amortization of actuarial loss (a)	$	(32	)	$	(26	)	See (a) below
	Tax benefit	7			6			Provision for income taxes

	Net pension liability adjustment realized	$	(25	)	$	(20	)	Net of tax
Shares of Treasury Stock	'																					'


		Dollars in Millions							Number of Shares Repurchased
		Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended				Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2014			September 30, 2014				September 30, 2014			September 30, 2014
	Repurchases under the $350 million authorized share repurchase program	$	4		$	85			175,522			3,149,151

	Repurchases under the existing share maintenance program	2			17				131,300			661,020

	Total	$	6		$	102			306,822			3,810,171


	Repurchases under the authorized share repurchase program were made at an average price of $20.78 and $26.89 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. Repurchases under the existing share maintenance program were made at an average price of $20.84 and $26.31 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

Share_Repurchases_Tables

Share Repurchases (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Equity [Abstract]	'
Schedule of shares repurchased	'


		Dollars in Millions				Number of Shares Repurchased
		Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended		Three Months Ended	Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2014	September 30, 2014
	Repurchases under the $350 million authorized share repurchase program	$	4	$	85	175,522	3,149,151

	Repurchases under the existing share maintenance program	2		17		131,300	661,020

	Total	$	6	$	102	306,822	3,810,171


	Repurchases under the authorized share repurchase program were made at an average price of $20.78 and $26.89 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. Repurchases under the existing share maintenance program were made at an average price of $20.84 and $26.31 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

Income_Per_Share_Tables

Income Per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Basic And Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding	'


		Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,		September 30,
	Millions of shares	2014	2013	2014	2013
	Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	145	148	145	148

	Stock options and restricted shares	—	—	—	1

	Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	145	148	145	149

Description_Of_Company_And_Sig2

Description Of Company And Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Description Of Company And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	'	'	$8	'	'
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	44	75	63	328	'
Reserve for loss on uncompleted contracts	118	'	118	'	109
Revenue	1,657	1,755	4,949	5,534	'
Cost of Services	1,627	1,641	4,852	5,124	'
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	-1	60	30	105	'
Canadian Pipe Fabrication And Module Assembly Projects [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Description Of Company And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Reserve for loss on uncompleted contracts	87	'	87	'	97
Gas Monetization Project Revenue Recognition Error [Member] \| Restatement Adjustment [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Description Of Company And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	4	'	'	'	'
Canadian Pipe Fabrication And Module Assembly Projects [Member] \| Restatement Adjustment [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Description Of Company And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	89	'	'	'	'
Revenue	28	'	'	'	'
Cost of Services	61	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	9	'	'	'	'
Other Aggregated Immaterial Errors [Member] \| Restatement Adjustment [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Description Of Company And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	1	'	'	'	'
Cost of Services	1	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$6	'	'	'	'

Business_Segment_Information_S

Business Segment Information (Schedule Of Operations By Reportable Segment) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	$1,657	$1,755	$4,949	$5,534
Segment operating income	10	79	45	335
General and administrative expenses	-58	-66	-178	-181
Gross Profit	30	114	97	410
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	38	31	118	107
Gas Monetization [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	343	537	1,105	1,725
Segment operating income	64	155	241	351
Gross Profit	41	136	184	305
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	23	19	57	46
Hydrocarbons [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	559	364	1,544	1,050
Segment operating income	18	40	74	133
Gross Profit	18	40	74	133
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0
Infrastructure, Government And Power [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	342	373	994	1,147
Segment operating income	-33	26	-40	79
Gross Profit	-40	17	-80	44
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	7	9	40	35
Services [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	405	465	1,277	1,563
Segment operating income	6	-72	-94	-31
Gross Profit	2	-73	-98	-42
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	4	1	4	11
Other Segment [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	8	16	29	49
Segment operating income	10	6	41	26
Gross Profit	6	4	16	12
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	4	2	17	15
Non Allocated Labor Cost Absorption [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Segment operating income	3	-10	1	-42
Operating Segments [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Segment operating income	30	114	97	410
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
General and administrative expenses	($58)	($66)	($178)	($181)

Business_Segment_Information_B

Business Segment Information Business Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
	Australian LNG Project [Member]	Australian LNG Project [Member]	Australian LNG Project [Member]	Algerian LNG Project [Member]	Canadian Pipe Fabrication And Module Assembly Projects [Member]	North American Power Project [Member]	North American Power Project [Member]	EPC Project [Member]
	Gas Monetization [Member]	Gas Monetization [Member]	Gas Monetization [Member]	Gas Monetization [Member]	Services [Member]	Infrastructure, Government And Power [Member]	Infrastructure, Government And Power [Member]	Hydrocarbons [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Use of Estimates, Quarterly Changes in Estimates	'90	'21	'141	'33	'80	'-33	'-47	'-18

Cash_and_Equivalents_Details

Cash and Equivalents (Details) (USD $)

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Cash [Member]

Bank Time Deposits [Member]

Cash Held in Joint Venture [Member]

International [Member]

Australia

Domestic [Member]

Cash [Member]

Bank Time Deposits [Member]

Cash Held in Joint Venture [Member]

Cash [Member]

Bank Time Deposits [Member]

Cash Held in Joint Venture [Member]

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]

Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized, Percentage Of Undistributed Earnings Of Foreign Subsidiaries

50.00%

Tax on undistributed earnings of non-US subsidiaries

Cash and equivalents

1,048

1,106

959

1,053

577

412

391

618

774

[1]

742

[1]

362

[1]

197

[1]

348

[1]

478

[1]

274

[2]

364

[2]

215

[2]

215

[2]

140

[2]

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

$17

[1]

Includes deposits held in non-U.S. operating accounts considered to be permanently reinvested outside the U.S. and for which no incremental U.S. tax has been provisioned or paid

[2]

Includes U.S. dollar and foreign currency deposits held in operating accounts that constitute onshore cash for tax purposes but may reside either in the U.S. or in a foreign country

Accounts_Receivable_Details

Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	$964	$1,056
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	874	956
Retainage [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	90	100
Gas Monetization [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	126	255
Gas Monetization [Member] \| Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	126	255
Gas Monetization [Member] \| Retainage [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	0	0
Hydrocarbons [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	340	315
Hydrocarbons [Member] \| Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	319	284
Hydrocarbons [Member] \| Retainage [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	21	31
Infrastructure, Government And Power [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	217	152
Infrastructure, Government And Power [Member] \| Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	188	137
Infrastructure, Government And Power [Member] \| Retainage [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	29	15
Services [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	279	332
Services [Member] \| Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	239	278
Services [Member] \| Retainage [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	40	54
Other Segments [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	2	2
Other Segments [Member] \| Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	2	2
Other Segments [Member] \| Retainage [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Account receivable, current	0	0
Other Assets [Member] \| Retainage [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Accounts receivable, non current	$7	$14

CIE_and_BIE_CIE_Details

CIE and BIE CIE (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Costs in Excess of Billings, Current	$509	$399
Gas Monetization [Member]	'	'
Costs in Excess of Billings, Current	5	34
Hydrocarbons [Member]	'	'
Costs in Excess of Billings, Current	255	146
Infrastructure, Government And Power [Member]	'	'
Costs in Excess of Billings, Current	100	131
Services [Member]	'	'
Costs in Excess of Billings, Current	144	83
Other Segments [Member]	'	'
Costs in Excess of Billings, Current	$5	$5

CIE_and_BIE_BIE_Details

CIE and BIE BIE (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Billings in Excess of Cost	$456	$401
Gas Monetization [Member]	'	'
Billings in Excess of Cost	40	30
Hydrocarbons [Member]	'	'
Billings in Excess of Cost	185	139
Infrastructure, Government And Power [Member]	'	'
Billings in Excess of Cost	211	199
Services [Member]	'	'
Billings in Excess of Cost	20	33
Other Segments [Member]	'	'
Billings in Excess of Cost	$0	$0

PercentageOfCompletion_Contrac2

Percentage-Of-Completion Contracts (Schedule Of Unapproved Claims And Change Orders) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Contractors [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Changes in Estimates at Completion	$81	$69	'	'
Change Orders Approved by Customer	-134	-26	'	'
Unapproved change orders	62	210	115	167
Unapproved Change Orders And Claims Recorded In Revenues	$53	$165	'	'

PercentageOfCompletion_Contrac3

Percentage-Of-Completion Contracts (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Parent Share of Probable Unapproved Claims of Unconsolidated Subsidiary [Member]	Parent Share of Probable Unapproved Claims of Unconsolidated Subsidiary [Member]
Contracts Receivable, Claims and Uncertain Amounts	'	'	$84	$54
Liquidated damages	12	10	'	'
Customer Advances, Current	$42	$50	'	'

Claims_and_Accounts_Receivable2

Claims and Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Claims receivable	$598	$628
Hydrocarbons [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Claims receivable	401	401
Infrastructure, Government And Power [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Claims receivable	196	226
Other Segments [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Claims receivable	$1	$1

Equity_Method_Investments_And_2

Equity Method Investments And Variable Interest Entities Equity Method Investments and Variable Interest Entities (Schedule of Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates) (Details) (USD $)

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Beginning Balance [Member]

Joint Venture Earnings [Member]

Dividends Paid by Joint Venture [Member]

Advances [Member]

Cumulative Translation Adjustment [Member]

Subtotal Before Reclassification [Member]

Reclassification of excess distribution [Member]

Ending Balance [Member]

Equity In Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates [Line Items]

Equity Method Investments

$156

$217

$118

$107

($212)

($151)

($14)

($12)

($1)

($7)

$47

$154

$102

$149

$154

Equity_Method_Investments_And_3

Equity Method Investments And Variable Interest Entities Equity Method Investments and Variable Interest Entities (Related Party Disclosures) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Related Party Transactions Included In Our Consolidated Balance Sheets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Costs in Excess of Billings, Current	$509	'	$399
Transactions with Related Parties [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Related Party Transactions Included In Our Consolidated Balance Sheets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Revenue from Related Parties	228	186	'
Due from Related Parties, Current	2	'	6
Costs in Excess of Billings, Current	2	'	2
Billings in Excess of Cost	$23	'	$24

Equity_Method_Investments_And_4

Equity Method Investments And Variable Interest Entities (Consolidated Summarized Financial Information) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'	'
Current assets	$3,968	$4,114
Noncurrent assets	4,212	4,222
Total assets	8,180	8,336
Current liabilities	3,597	3,679
Noncurrent liabilities	4,273	4,400
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Liabilities	$7,870	$8,079

Equity_Method_Investments_And_5

Equity Method Investments And Variable Interest Entities (Consolidated Summarized Financial Information Statements Of Operations) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	$1,728	$1,400	$4,336	$3,548
Operating income	175	135	503	434
Net income	$101	$81	$307	$276

Equity_Method_Investments_And_6

Equity Method Investments And Variable Interest Entities (Schedule Of Variable Interest Entities) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Aspire Defence Project [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	$17	$20
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	126	2
Maximum exposure to loss	17	'
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Ichthys LNG Project [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	30	1
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	37	18
Maximum exposure to loss	30	'
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| U.K. Road Projects [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	35	34
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	12	8
Maximum exposure to loss	35	'
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| EBIC Ammonia Project [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	43	47
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	2	2
Maximum exposure to loss	27	'
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Fermoy Road Project [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	4	1
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	5	2
Maximum exposure to loss	4	'
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Gorgon LNG Project [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Consolidated VIEs, Total assets	372	446
Consolidated VIEs, Total liabilities	399	476
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Escravos Gas-To-Liquids Project [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Consolidated VIEs, Total assets	32	43
Consolidated VIEs, Total liabilities	52	72
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Fasttrax Limited Project [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Consolidated VIEs, Total assets	90	96
Consolidated VIEs, Total liabilities	$89	$98

Nonrecourse_Project_Finance_De1

Nonrecourse Project Finance Debt (Details)

9 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

USD ($)

United Kingdom, Pounds

United States of America, Dollars

Class Three Point Five Percentage Index Linked Bonds [Member]

Class B Five Point Nine Percentage Fixed Rate Bonds [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

GBP (£)

USD ($)

United Kingdom, Pounds

United States of America, Dollars

United Kingdom, Pounds

United States of America, Dollars

GBP (£)

USD ($)

GBP (£)

USD ($)

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

3.50%

5.90%

Non-Recourse Debt

$70

$78

£ 84.9

$120

Non Recourse Debt Bridge Financing

12.2

Number Of Heavy Equipment Transporters

Number Of Heavy Equipment Transporters Term Period

'22 years

Current Maturities of Non Recourse Long Term Debt

Secured Debt

£ 56

$79

£ 16.7

$24

Subordinated Borrowing, Interest Rate

11.25%

16.00%

Pension_and_Postretirement_Pla2

Pension and Postretirement Plans (Schedule Of Changes In Projected Benefit Obligations) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
United States Pension Benefits [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Service cost	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest cost	1	1	2	2
Expected return on plan assets	-1	-2	-3	-4
Recognized actuarial loss	1	1	3	2
Net periodic benefit cost	1	0	2	0
International Pension Benefits [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Service cost	1	1	2	2
Interest cost	23	18	68	59
Expected return on plan assets	-26	-19	-78	-64
Recognized actuarial loss	10	7	29	24
Net periodic benefit cost	$8	$7	$21	$21

Pension_and_Postretirement_Pla3

Pension and Postretirement Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014
International Pension Benefits [Member]	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	$35
Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year	46
United States Pension Benefits [Member]	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	2
Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year	$3

Income_Taxes_Reconciliations_D

Income Taxes (Reconciliations) (Details)	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Reconciliations) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
United States Statutory Rate	35.00%	35.00%
Rate differentials on foreign earnings	-8.50%	-6.60%
Taxes on unincorporated joint ventures	-10.10%	-7.60%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Taxes on Unconsolidated Affiliates	-10.90%	-4.60%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Percent	12.10%	2.20%
State income taxes	0.30%	0.50%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Percent	4.40%	3.70%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Estimate, Percent	22.30%	22.60%

Income_Taxes_Narrative_Details

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 24, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Halliburton [Member]	Australia	Halliburton [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized, Percentage Of Undistributed Earnings Of Foreign Subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	50.00%	'
Valuation allowance	$118	$118	'	$83	'	'	'
Change in valuation allowance	3	35	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	125	125	'	68	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions	'	57	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reduction Resulting from Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations	'	5	'	'	'	'	'
Effective tax rate	-2.30%	47.60%	32.00%	'	'	'	'
Estimated annual effective tax rate	'	22.30%	22.60%	'	'	'	'
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Reconciling Items, Amount	'	'	31	'	'	'	'
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Amount	'	'	'	'	38	'	38
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Amount	'	'	13	'	'	'	'
Discrete Income Tax Benefit	$62	'	'	'	'	'	'

US_Government_Matters_Details

U.S. Government Matters (Details) (USD $)

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2011

Sep. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2008

Sep. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2014

All Defense Contract Audit Agency Audit Issues [Member]

LogCAP III Contract [Member]

Private Security [Member]

Containers [Member]

Tamimi Dining Facility [Member]

Fly America Act [Member]

Construction Services [Member]

All Other Issues [Member]

First Kuwaiti Trading Company Arbitration [Member]

Burn Pit Litigation [Member]

Sodium Dichromate Litigation [Member]

qui tams [Member]

Claims [Member]

Contracts

lawsuits

United States Government Contract Work [Line Items]

Total amount of DCAA Form 1's - Notice of contract costs suspended and/or disapproved issued to the enterprise

$229

$274

$56

$51

$68

$25

$29

DCAA Form 1 total withholds of payments from remittances on contract billings

137

Loss Contingency, Receivable

Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss

Total Amount Of Payments Withheld From Subcontractors As Result Of Disapproved Costs Related To Dcaa Form 1 Issued To Enterprise

Amount Awarded by COFC

InterestAwardedByCOFC

Amount of pre tax charge for disallowed amount by COFC

Minimum number of deployment days in the contractor rotation terms under the LogCAP III contract

'179 days

Amount of costs deemed unallowable

Total claim by subcontractor related to leased vehicles

134

Partial arbitration award to subcontractor for damages

AmountOwedToSubcontractor

Subcontracts not subject to arbitration

Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value

Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number

Number of Lawsuits Consolidated

qui tam government joined

Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs

170

Punitive damages relating to the settlement

AmicusCuriaeBriefs

Amount of claim filed against us ace rio contracting officer

Legal Fees

Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants

Damages awarded, value

Unapproved claims included in accounts receivables related to various government contracts where costs have exceeded the customer's funded value of task orders

118

Amount of unapproved claims related to de-obligation of funding

Claims Outstanding Considered to be Probable

$90

Other_Commitments_And_Continge1

Other Commitments And Contingencies (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 28, 2009	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
	Feb. 28, 2009	Sep. 30, 2014	African Development Bank Group [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Organizational probation period (in years)	'3 years	'	'3 years
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss	'	$50	$6.60
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value	'	'	$0.30

Other_Commitments_And_Continge2

Other Commitments And Contingencies (Other) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2006

Nov. 02, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2004

Dec. 31, 1998

Dec. 21, 2010

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2010

Barracuda-Caratinga Project [Member]

Pemex [Member]

E N I Holdings Inc [Member]

Contracts

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Outstanding performance bonds by enterprise

$80

Payment on performance bonds

108

Customer's arbitration claim

220

157

Number of contracts entered into with project owner

Amount of arbitration claim filed by enterprise

323

Amount awarded to enterprise in arbitration

351

Amount of counterclaims awarded to project owner in arbitration

Gain recognized

117

0.8

Amount of judgment awarded to enterprise

356

465

Performance Bond Recovery Including Interest

106

PaymentOnPerformanceBondsOther

Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired

100.00%

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross

280

Business Acquisition Net Working Capital Acquired

Cash Acquired from Acquisition

Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation Increase Decrease In Noncontrolling Interests, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income And Additional Paid-In Capital

289

Escrowed Hold Back Amount

$25

Transactions_With_Former_Paren1

Transactions With Former Parent (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 24, 2013

Oct. 24, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2011

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Oct. 24, 2013

Sep. 30, 2011

Mar. 31, 2006

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Halliburton [Member]

Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]

Barracuda-Caratinga Project [Member]

Halliburton [Member]

Deferred Tax Assets, Other

$29

Demanded Payment

256

Total amount due to former parent, net

105

Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement

Indemnification receivable due from related parties

219

Discrete income tax benefit

-8

-71

Maximum years by which claims were required to be arbitrated

'2 years

Number of days to return to accounting referee

'30 days

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Amount

Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other

-7

Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value

220

Amount Awarded By Arbitration Panel

$193

Shareholders_Equity_Shareholde

Shareholders' Equity (Shareholders' Equity Activities) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	$2,439	$2,511
Stock-based compensation	'	'	16	13
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options	'	'	4	5
Post-closing adjustment related to acquisition of former NCI partner	'	'	'	-7
Dividends declared to shareholders	'	'	-35	-24
Repurchases of common stock	'	'	-102	-7
Issuance of ESPP shares	'	'	4	4
Investments by noncontrolling interests	'	'	10	9
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	'	'	-49	-58
Change in NCI due to consolidation of previously unconsolidated JV and other transactions	'	'	'	2
Net income	45	15	33	223
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	-42	20	-3	-15
Ending Balance	2,317	2,663	2,317	2,663
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	'	'	'	'
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	2,065	2,049
Stock-based compensation	'	'	16	13
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options	'	'	4	5
Post-closing adjustment related to acquisition of former NCI partner	'	'	'	-7
Dividends declared to shareholders	'	'	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	'	'	0	0
Issuance of ESPP shares	'	'	0	1
Investments by noncontrolling interests	'	'	0	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	'	'	0	0
Change in NCI due to consolidation of previously unconsolidated JV and other transactions	'	'	'	0
Net income	'	'	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	0	0
Ending Balance	2,085	2,061	2,085	2,061
Retained Earnings [Member]	'	'	'	'
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	1,748	1,709
Stock-based compensation	'	'	0	0
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options	'	'	0	0
Post-closing adjustment related to acquisition of former NCI partner	'	'	'	0
Dividends declared to shareholders	'	'	-35	-24
Repurchases of common stock	'	'	0	0
Issuance of ESPP shares	'	'	0	0
Investments by noncontrolling interests	'	'	0	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	'	'	0	0
Change in NCI due to consolidation of previously unconsolidated JV and other transactions	'	'	'	0
Net income	'	'	-21	131
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	0	0
Ending Balance	1,692	1,816	1,692	1,816
Treasury Stock [Member]	'	'	'	'
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	-610	-606
Stock-based compensation	'	'	0	0
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options	'	'	0	0
Post-closing adjustment related to acquisition of former NCI partner	'	'	'	0
Dividends declared to shareholders	'	'	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	'	'	-102	-7
Issuance of ESPP shares	'	'	4	3
Investments by noncontrolling interests	'	'	0	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	'	'	0	0
Change in NCI due to consolidation of previously unconsolidated JV and other transactions	'	'	'	0
Net income	'	'	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	0	0
Ending Balance	-708	-610	-708	-610
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	'	'	'	'
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	-740	-610
Stock-based compensation	'	'	0	0
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options	'	'	0	0
Post-closing adjustment related to acquisition of former NCI partner	'	'	'	0
Dividends declared to shareholders	'	'	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	'	'	0	0
Issuance of ESPP shares	'	'	0	0
Investments by noncontrolling interests	'	'	0	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	'	'	0	0
Change in NCI due to consolidation of previously unconsolidated JV and other transactions	'	'	'	0
Net income	'	'	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	-4	-15
Ending Balance	-744	-625	-744	-625
Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	'	'	'	'
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	-24	-31
Stock-based compensation	'	'	0	0
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options	'	'	0	0
Post-closing adjustment related to acquisition of former NCI partner	'	'	'	0
Dividends declared to shareholders	'	'	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	'	'	0	0
Issuance of ESPP shares	'	'	0	0
Investments by noncontrolling interests	'	'	10	9
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	'	'	-49	-58
Change in NCI due to consolidation of previously unconsolidated JV and other transactions	'	'	'	2
Net income	'	'	54	92
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	1	7
Ending Balance	-8	21	-8	21
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]	'	'	'	'
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	'	($8)

Shareholders_Equity_Accumulate

Shareholders' Equity (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Beginning balance	($740)	($610)
Other comprehensive income adjustments before reclassifications	-29	-36
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	25	21
Ending balance	-744	-625
Accumulated CTA, net of tax	-158	-123
Accumulated pension liability adjustments, net of tax	-583	-501
Accumulated unrealized losses on derivatives, net of tax	-3	-1
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	-744	-625
Accumulated CTA	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Beginning balance	-131	-88
Other comprehensive income adjustments before reclassifications	-28	-36
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	1	1
Ending balance	-158	-123
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	-158	-123
Accumulated pension liability adjustments	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Beginning balance	-608	-521
Other comprehensive income adjustments before reclassifications	0	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	25	20
Ending balance	-583	-501
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	-583	-501
Accumulated unrealized losses on derivatives	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Beginning balance	-1	-1
Other comprehensive income adjustments before reclassifications	-1	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	-1	0
Ending balance	-3	-1
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	($3)	($1)

Shareholders_Equity_Reclassifi

Shareholders' Equity (Reclassification out of AOCI) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Loss (gain) on disposition of assets, net	$0	$0	($8)	$1
Amortization of loss	44	75	63	328
Tax expense (benefit)	1	-60	-30	-105
Net CTA realized	0	0	-1	-1
Accumulated pension liability adjustments \| Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amortization of loss	'	'	-32	-26
Tax expense (benefit)	'	'	7	6
Net pension liability adjustment realized	'	'	($25)	($20)

Share_Repurchases_Details

Share Repurchases (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Feb. 25, 2014
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]	'	'	'
Repurchases under the existing share maintenance program	306,822	3,810,171	'
Shares repurchased during the period	$6	$102	'
Share Repurchase Program 2014 [Member]	'	'	'
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]	'	'	'
Share repurchase program, authorized amount	'	'	350
Repurchases under the existing share maintenance program	175,522	3,149,151	'
Shares repurchased during the period	4	85	'
Shares repurchased, average price per share	$20.78	$26.89	'
Share Repurchase Program 2011 [Member]	'	'	'
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]	'	'	'
Repurchases under the existing share maintenance program	131,300	661,020	'
Shares repurchased during the period	$2	$17	'
Shares repurchased, average price per share	$20.84	$26.31	'

Income_Per_Share_Schedule_Of_B

Income Per Share (Schedule Of Basic And Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding) (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	145	148	145	148
Stock options and restricted shares	0	0	0	1
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	145	148	145	149

Income_Per_Share_Narrative_Det

Income Per Share (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Undistributed Earnings (Loss) Allocated to Participating Securities, Basic	$0.20	'	'	$0.40
Antidilutive weighted average shares	3.4	1.9	2.8	1.8