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Share Price, Fair Value, Appraisal Proceeding

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			6 Months Ended
	Jul. 16, 2018	May 08, 2018	Aug. 03, 2018	Feb. 02, 2018	Oct. 29, 2013
Appraisal Proceedings
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement amount	$ 30	$ 70
Appraisal Proceedings \| Dell Inc.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Liability recorded for each share					$ 13.75
Appraisal Proceedings \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fair value, appraisal proceedings (in dollars per share)					$ 17.62
Number of shares subject to appraisal proceedings (in shares)					5,505,630
Liability accrued				$ 129
CamSoft Data Systems, Inc. \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought			$ 2,000