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Proceeds from stock options exercised \| $						$ 350
Accrued and other \| $						9,773	$ 8,495
Conditional one-time special cash dividend \| $						$ 0	$ 2,134	$ 0
Class C
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Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 48.77
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Performance-based Restricted Stock Units \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage						200.00%
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)						145,000,000
Shares available for future grants (in shares)						24,000,000
Number of shares assumed (in shares)						11,000,000
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)									13,000,000
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Total fair value of options vested \| $						$ 64	$ 35	$ 32
Performance share awards (in shares)						3,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000		2,000,000
Intrinsic value of options exercised \| $						$ 103	$ 56	$ 62
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense \| $						$ 129
Weighted-average recognition period of options						1 year
Tax benefit realized from exercise of stock options \| $						$ 25	$ 13	$ 21
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 56.58	$ 36.50	$ 54.63		$ 69.38
Granted options (in shares)						2,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
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VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock Option \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Rollover option expiration period						6 years
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock Option \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total fair value of options vested \| $						$ 657	$ 556	$ 616
Weighted-average recognition period of options						1 year 7 months 6 days
Performance-based shares granted (in shares)						9,000,000	7,000,000	8,000,000
Intrinsic value of restricted stock \| $						$ 1,414	$ 1,061	$ 946
Aggregate intrinsic value \| $						2,587
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense \| $						$ 1,589
Shares withheld for taxes (in shares)						3,000,000
Shares paid for tax obligations \| $						$ 521	$ 373	$ 348
Nonvested restricted shares outstanding (in shares)						17,000,000	18,000,000	17,000,000		20,000,000
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage						25.00%
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period						3 years
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period						4 years
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested restricted shares outstanding (in shares)						1,000,000
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Performance Shares \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock conversion ratio						0.1
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Performance Shares \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock conversion ratio						2.0
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Dividend yield input						0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate intrinsic value \| $						$ 2,320
Nonvested restricted shares outstanding (in shares)						16,000,000
VMWare Employee Stock Purchase Plan \| Employee Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for future grants (in shares)						14,000,000
Rollover option expiration period						12 months
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense \| $						$ 39
Purchase price, percentage of per share fair market value of stock						85.00%
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)						32,000,000			9,000,000
Number of embedded option periods \| option_period						2
Option period						6 months
Dividend yield input						0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Accrued and other \| $						$ 95
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Class C
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	75,500,000		75,000,000		75,500,000
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Class V Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)			500,000
Number of shares converted (in shares)	500,000
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Performance-Based Employee Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance share awards (in shares)						10,000,000
Weighted-average leverage adjusted period						5 years
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total fair value of options vested \| $						$ 4	$ 150	$ 45
Performance share awards (in shares)						18,000,000	42,000,000	42,000,000		48,000,000
Intrinsic value of options exercised \| $						$ 835	$ 18	$ 62
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense \| $						$ 2
Weighted-average recognition period of options						1 year 6 months
Tax benefit realized from exercise of stock options \| $						$ 197	$ 5	$ 21
Rollover option expiration period			10 years
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 14.82	$ 14.76	$ 14.80		$ 14.75
Granted options (in shares)						0	0	0
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Time-Based Employee Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period			5 years
Performance share awards (in shares)						8,000,000
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average recognition period of options						2 years 2 months 12 days
Fair value of restricted stock \| $						$ 27	$ 24	$ 37
Intrinsic value of restricted stock \| $						47	$ 63	$ 44
Aggregate intrinsic value \| $						774
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense \| $						$ 464
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares outstanding (in shares)						5,000,000
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-based shares granted (in shares)						13,000,000	0	1,000,000
Number of shares outstanding (in shares)						11,000,000
Aggregate intrinsic value \| $						$ 695
Nonvested restricted shares outstanding (in shares)							5,000,000	7,000,000		10,000,000
Dell Technologies Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| RSUs and PSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested restricted shares outstanding (in shares)						16,000,000
Denali Holding Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Class C
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)			61,000,000
Denali Holding Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares withheld for taxes (in shares)						100,000	400,000	1,000,000.0
Shares paid for tax obligations \| $						$ 4	$ 28	$ 35
Dell Technologies Inc. and Denali Holding Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plans \| Class C
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)				110,500,000
Additional shares authorized for issuance (in shares)				35,000,000
Shares available for future grants (in shares)						55,000,000
VMware
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 148.06
Dividends paid per share of common stock (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 26.81
Pivotal \| VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted options (in shares)						600,000
Pivotal \| VMware 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested restricted shares outstanding (in shares)						2,200,000
Merger Agreement \| VMware
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Conditional one-time special cash dividend \| $		$ 11,000