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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Shares Issued Ratio

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period, Number of Option Periods

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Weighted-average Leverage Adjustment Period

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Assumed

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Shares Paid for Tax Withholding for Share Based Compensation, Value

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to employees as compensation.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested options awarded to employees as compensation.

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Amount of tax benefit from exercise of stock options granted under share-based compensation arrangement.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term.

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Number of equity instruments other than options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested instruments.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2016 $ / shares shares	Feb. 03, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 02, 2018 USD ($) option_period $ / shares shares	Feb. 03, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 06, 2016 $ / shares	Jan. 29, 2016 $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
ESPP withholdings included in accrued and other liabilities		$ 7,406	$ 8,026	$ 7,406
Employee Stock Option \| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding - Class C
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period	3 years
Option exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 27.5
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Class V Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized for issuance (in shares) \| shares	500,000
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding - Class C
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized for issuance (in shares) \| shares	75,000,000
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Time-Based Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	5 years
Expected dividend yield				0.00%
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	7 years
Number of outstanding awards (in shares) \| shares			5,000,000
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of options vested			$ 45	$ 50
Intrinsic value of options exercised			62	18
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense			$ 45
Unvested stock options, weighted-average recognition period			1 year 7 months
Tax benefit realized from stock options exercised			$ 21	$ 6
Award expiration period	10 years
Option exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 14.75	$ 14.80	$ 14.75		$ 14.30
Granted (in shares) \| shares	1,800,000		0	2,000,000
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Performance-Based Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance shares granted (in shares) \| shares			0
Weighted-average leverage adjustment period			5 years	5 years
Expected dividend yield				0.00%
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested stock options, weighted-average recognition period			1 year 8 months
Fair value of restricted stock awards vested			$ 37
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense			$ 78
Number of outstanding awards (in shares) \| shares			7,000,000
Intrinsic value			$ 246
Intrinsic value of options vested			$ 44
Denali Holding Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding - Class C
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized for issuance (in shares) \| shares	61,000,000
Denali Holding Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares paid for tax withholding (in shares) \| shares			1,000,000	200,000
Shares paid for tax withholding			$ 35	$ 6
Dell Technologies Inc. and Denali Holding Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for future grant (in shares) \| shares		26,000,000	30,000,000	26,000,000
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized for issuance (in shares) \| shares			126,000,000
Shares available for future grant (in shares) \| shares			16,000,000
Additional authorized shares from business acquisition (in shares) \| shares			6,000,000
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of options vested		$ 13	$ 32
Intrinsic value of options exercised		13	62
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense		46		$ 46
Unvested stock options, weighted-average recognition period				1 year
Tax benefit realized from stock options exercised		$ 4	$ 21
Option exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 69.38	$ 54.63	$ 69.38		$ 65.01
Granted (in shares) \| shares			1,000,000	0
Performance shares granted (in shares) \| shares		0
Exercise price as a percent of fair market value of common stock			100.00%
Expected dividend yield			0.00%
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock Option \| Vesting Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights			25.00%
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock Option \| Vesting Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights				25.00%
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock Option \| Vesting Tranche Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights				25.00%
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock Option \| Vesting Tranche Four
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights				25.00%
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Employee stock - ESPP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected dividend yield			0.00%
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of options vested			$ 616	$ 203
Unvested stock options, weighted-average recognition period			1 year 6 months
Performance shares granted (in shares) \| shares			8,000,000	2,000,000
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense			$ 999
Shares paid for tax withholding (in shares) \| shares			3,000,000	1,000,000
Shares paid for tax withholding			$ 348	$ 77
Number of outstanding awards (in shares) \| shares			17,000,000
Intrinsic value			$ 2,130
Intrinsic value of options vested			$ 946	$ 218
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Award \| Vesting Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights			25.00%
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Award \| Vesting Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights				25.00%
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Award \| Vesting Tranche Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights				25.00%
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Award \| Vesting Tranche Four
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights				25.00%
VMWare Employee Stock Purchase Plan \| Employee stock - ESPP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for future grant (in shares) \| shares			9,000,000
Award expiration period			12 years
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense			$ 7
Exercise price as a percent of fair market value of common stock			85.00%
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares) \| shares			23,000,000
Award expiration, number of options \| option_period			2
Award expiration, term of additional option period			6 years
ESPP withholdings included in accrued and other liabilities			$ 80
Expected dividend yield			0.00%	0.00%
EMC
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 29.05
VMware
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 122.72
Minimum \| VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, shares issued per award (in shares)			0.5
Minimum \| VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period			6 years
Minimum \| VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period			3 years
Maximum \| VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, shares issued per award (in shares)			2.0
Maximum \| VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period			7 years
Maximum \| VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period			4 years