CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,304,305	$ 4,714,156
Short-term investments	1,223,463	1,421,710
Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $63,233 and $68,465	2,784,197	3,433,389
Inventories	1,180,011	1,201,020
Deferred income taxes	978,002	941,775
Other current assets	579,030	465,305
Total current assets	12,049,008	12,177,355
Long-term investments	5,480,292	5,259,862
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,170,167	3,144,548
Intangible assets, net	1,937,525	2,035,340
Goodwill	13,993,912	13,839,700
Other assets, net	1,603,353	1,611,880
Total assets	38,234,257	38,068,685
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	939,295	1,040,664
Accrued expenses	2,397,825	2,522,059
Income taxes payable	59,167	514,302
Convertible debt (See Note 4)	1,653,394	1,652,442
Deferred revenue	4,905,977	4,574,529
Total current liabilities	9,955,658	10,303,996
Income taxes payable	306,424	293,105
Deferred revenue	3,201,093	2,976,328
Deferred income taxes	548,970	574,846
Other liabilities	341,531	338,915
Total liabilities	14,353,676	14,487,190
Convertible debt (See Note 4)	41,615	57,704
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 2,100,840 and 2,106,959 shares	21,009	21,070
Additional paid-in capital	3,448,386	3,691,112
Retained earnings	19,433,284	18,853,234
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(241,971)	(208,273)
Total EMC Corporation's shareholders' equity	22,660,708	22,357,143
Non-controlling interest in VMware, Inc.	1,178,258	1,166,648
Total shareholders' equity	23,838,966	23,523,791
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 38,234,257	$ 38,068,685