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Retirement Plan Benefits - Pension Plan Investments at Fair Value Represented 5% or More of Pension Plan Net Assets (Details) (Pension Plan Net Assets, Credit Concentration Risk, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Pension plan investments, at fair value $ 421us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments $ 385us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
EB Daily Valued Small Cap Stock Index Fund
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Pension plan investments, at fair value 30us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= emc_EbDailyValuedSmallCapStockIndexFundMember
30us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= emc_EbDailyValuedSmallCapStockIndexFundMember
EB Daily Valued Stock Index Fund
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Pension plan investments, at fair value 103us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= emc_EbDailyValuedStockIndexFundMember
104us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= emc_EbDailyValuedStockIndexFundMember
EB Daily Valued International Stock Index Fund
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Pension plan investments, at fair value 27us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= emc_EbDailyValuedInternationalStockIndexFundMember
30us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= emc_EbDailyValuedInternationalStockIndexFundMember
EB Long Term Government Bond Index
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Pension plan investments, at fair value 50us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= emc_EbLongTermGovernmentBondIndexMember
40us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= emc_EbLongTermGovernmentBondIndexMember
EB Long Term Credit Bond Index
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Pension plan investments, at fair value 74us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= emc_EbLongTermCreditBondIndexMember
63us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= emc_EbLongTermCreditBondIndexMember
Corporate Debt Securities
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Pension plan investments, at fair value 0us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
118us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Custom Long Duration Fixed Income [Member]
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Pension plan investments, at fair value $ 137us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= emc_CustomLongDurationFixedIncomeMember
$ 0us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= emc_PensionPlanNetAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= emc_CustomLongDurationFixedIncomeMember