CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,160,817	$ 4,531,036
Short-term investments	1,284,855	1,786,987
Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $63,117 and $61,804	3,164,005	2,937,499
Inventories	1,158,262	1,009,968
Deferred income taxes	802,215	733,308
Other current assets	541,263	583,885
Total current assets	11,111,417	11,582,683
Long-term investments	5,134,328	4,525,106
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,983,446	2,833,149
Intangible assets, net	2,053,360	1,766,115
Goodwill	13,728,256	12,154,970
Other assets, net	1,494,911	1,406,156
Total assets	36,505,718	34,268,179
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,074,079	1,101,659
Accrued expenses	2,317,568	2,354,979
Notes converted and payable (See Note 4)	0	1,699,832
Income taxes payable	286,696	155,909
Convertible debt (See Note 4)	1,636,907	1,605,142
Deferred revenue	4,353,490	3,458,689
Total current liabilities	9,668,740	10,376,210
Income taxes payable	332,289	238,851
Deferred revenue	2,884,240	2,715,361
Deferred income taxes	384,444	250,817
Other liabilities	307,455	287,912
Total liabilities	13,577,168	13,869,151
Convertible debt (See Note 4)	73,280	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 2,106,655 and 2,048,890 shares	21,067	20,489
Additional paid-in capital	3,854,545	3,405,513
Retained earnings	17,983,315	16,120,621
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(155,303)	(235,009)
Total EMC Corporation's shareholders' equity	21,703,624	19,311,614
Non-controlling interest in VMware, Inc.	1,151,646	968,089
Total shareholders' equity	22,855,270	20,279,703
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 36,505,718	$ 34,268,179