CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,993,018	$ 4,531,036
Short-term investments	1,660,226	1,786,987
Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $65,720 and $61,804	2,973,743	2,937,499
Inventories	1,029,483	1,009,968
Deferred income taxes	792,019	733,308
Other current assets	486,045	583,885
Total current assets	10,934,534	11,582,683
Long-term investments	5,252,834	4,525,106
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,942,110	2,833,149
Intangible assets, net	1,758,132	1,766,115
Goodwill	12,654,827	12,154,970
Other assets, net	1,416,471	1,406,156
Total assets	34,958,908	34,268,179
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	880,286	1,101,659
Accrued expenses	2,320,654	2,354,979
Notes converted and payable (See Note 4)	0	1,699,832
Income taxes payable	187,641	155,909
Convertible debt (See Note 4)	1,621,577	1,605,142
Deferred revenue	4,183,311	3,458,689
Total current liabilities	9,193,469	10,376,210
Income taxes payable	236,423	238,851
Deferred revenue	2,874,551	2,715,361
Deferred income taxes	230,495	250,817
Other liabilities	295,909	287,912
Total liabilities	12,830,847	13,869,151
Convertible debt (See Note 4)	88,689	119,325
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 14)
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01; authorized 25,000 shares; none outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.01; authorized 6,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 2,098,720 and 2,048,890 shares	20,987	20,489
Additional paid-in capital	3,762,567	3,405,513
Retained earnings	17,356,977	16,120,621
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(203,106)	(235,009)
Total EMC Corporation's shareholders' equity	20,937,425	19,311,614
Non-controlling interest in VMware, Inc.	1,101,947	968,089
Total shareholders' equity	22,039,372	20,279,703
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 34,958,908	$ 34,268,179