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Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Income Tax Provision to Statutory Federal Tax Rate (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Statutory federal tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State taxes, net of federal taxes 2.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 0.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 0.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Resolution of uncertain tax positions (0.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies (0.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies (0.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies
Tax rate differential for international jurisdictions and other international related tax items (11.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (15.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (13.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
U.S. tax credits (1.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (3.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (0.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Percent (2.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Qualified Production Activity, Percent (1.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (1.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (1.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
International reorganization of acquired companies 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringCharges 0.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringCharges 0.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringCharges
Permanent items 3.90%emc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPermanentItems 3.80%emc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPermanentItems 2.80%emc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPermanentItems
Other (0.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective income tax rate 23.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 20.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 24.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations