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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)
60 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 27, 2020
Dec. 31, 2015
Feb. 27, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]      
Payments to Acquire Business, Other     $ 2,500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date Feb. 27, 2020    
Line of Credit Facility, Description At our option, subject to certain conditions, any loan under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate equal to, either (i) the LIBOR Rate or (ii) the Base Rate (defined as the highest of (a) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, (b) Citibank, N.A.’s “prime rate” as announced from time to time, or (c) one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%), plus, in each case the Applicable Margin, as defined in the Credit Agreement    
line of credit available increase to credit facility     1,000,000,000emc_Lineofcreditavailableincreasetocreditfacility
Subsequent Event | Minimum      
Subsequent Event [Line Items]      
Expected cost of restructuring   130,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedCost1
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Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost, to be Settled with Cash   120,000,000emc_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedCostToBeSettledWithCash
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Subsequent Event | Maximum      
Subsequent Event [Line Items]      
Expected cost of restructuring   150,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedCost1
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Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost, to be Settled with Cash   $ 140,000,000emc_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedCostToBeSettledWithCash
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