Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	EMC
Entity Registrant Name	EMC CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000790070
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	2,080,853,985