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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Guarantees of subsidiaries $ 125,000,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure
Outstanding purchase orders 2,900,000,000us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Operating Leases, Due Total 9,000,000emc_FutureMinimumSubleaseRentalsOperatingLeasesDueTotal
Minimum  
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Operating Leases, Due Per Year 1,000,000emc_FutureMinimumSubleaseRentalsOperatingLeasesDuePerYear
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Maximum  
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Operating Leases, Due Per Year $ 3,000,000emc_FutureMinimumSubleaseRentalsOperatingLeasesDuePerYear
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember