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Income Taxes - Components of Current and Noncurrent Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Current:    
Gross deferred tax assets $ 2,006us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross $ 1,819us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Gross deferred tax liabilities (928)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities (984)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Valuation allowance (126)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (211)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Total deferred tax assets 1,880us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 1,608us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Total deferred tax liabilities (928)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities (984)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Current assets    
Current:    
Accounts and notes receivable 59emc_DeferredTaxAssetsAccountsAndNotesReceivable
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96emc_DeferredTaxAssetsAccountsAndNotesReceivable
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= emc_CurrentAssetsMember
Inventory 73us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory
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= emc_CurrentAssetsMember
73us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory
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Accrued expenses 305us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities
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311us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities
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= emc_CurrentAssetsMember
Deferred revenue 472us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
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= emc_CurrentAssetsMember
365us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
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= emc_CurrentAssetsMember
Equity 148emc_DeferredTaxAssetsEquity
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= emc_CurrentAssetsMember
83emc_DeferredTaxAssetsEquity
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Net operating losses 23us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
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28us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
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Total current 1,101us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent
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960us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent
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Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards 21us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
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= emc_CurrentAssetsMember
4us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
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= emc_CurrentAssetsMember
Noncurrent assets    
Current:    
Deferred revenue 346us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
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= emc_NoncurrentAssetsMember
253us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
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= emc_NoncurrentAssetsMember
Net operating losses 93us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
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= emc_NoncurrentAssetsMember
78us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
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= emc_NoncurrentAssetsMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Other 23us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
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0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
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Deferred Tax Liabilities, Equity Adjustments (106)emc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesEquityAdjustments
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= emc_NoncurrentAssetsMember
(139)emc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesEquityAdjustments
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Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards 234us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
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280us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
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Other comprehensive loss 103us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherComprehensiveLoss
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109us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherComprehensiveLoss
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Deferred Tax Assets, Gross, Noncurrent 905us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent
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859us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent
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Noncurrent liabilities    
Current:    
Property, plant and equipment, net (323)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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(291)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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Intangible and other assets, net (605)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets
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= emc_NoncurrentLiabilitiesMember
(680)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets
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= emc_NoncurrentLiabilitiesMember
Other non-current liabilities 0emc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherLiabilities
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(13)emc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherLiabilities
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Deferred Tax Liability, Total noncurrent $ (928)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossNoncurrent
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$ (984)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossNoncurrent
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