EMC MERGER TRANSACTION, DIVESTITURES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION - Divestitures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	Jun. 19, 2016	Mar. 27, 2016
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale \| Dell Services
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration	$ 2.4	$ 3.1

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