CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,531,036,000	$ 4,119,138,000
Short-term investments	1,786,987,000	1,256,175,000
Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $61,804 and $57,385	2,937,499,000	2,569,523,000
Inventories	1,009,968,000	856,405,000
Deferred income taxes	733,308,000	609,832,000
Other current assets	583,885,000	372,249,000
Total current assets	11,582,683,000	9,783,322,000
Long-term investments	4,525,106,000	4,170,742,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,833,149,000	2,528,432,000
Intangible assets, net	1,766,115,000	1,624,267,000
Goodwill	12,154,970,000	11,772,650,000
Other assets, net	1,406,156,000	953,871,000
Total assets	34,268,179,000	30,833,284,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,101,659,000	1,062,600,000
Accrued expenses	2,354,979,000	2,090,035,000
Notes converted and payable (See Note E)	1,699,832,000
Income taxes payable	155,909,000	199,735,000
Convertible debt (See Note E)	1,605,142,000	3,214,771,000
Deferred revenue	3,458,689,000	2,810,873,000
Total current liabilities	10,376,210,000	9,378,014,000
Income taxes payable	238,851,000	265,549,000
Deferred revenue	2,715,361,000	1,853,263,000
Deferred income taxes	603,398,000	717,004,000
Other liabilities	287,912,000	217,449,000
Total liabilities	14,221,732,000	12,431,279,000
Convertible debt (See Note E)	119,325,000	235,229,000
Commitments and contingencies (See Note N)	0	0
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01; authorized 25,000 shares; none outstanding
Common stock, par value $0.01; authorized 6,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 2,048,890 and 2,069,246 shares	20,489,000	20,692,000
Additional paid-in capital	3,052,932,000	3,816,681,000
Retained earnings	16,120,621,000	13,659,284,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(235,009,000)	(92,617,000)
Total EMC Corporation's shareholders' equity	18,959,033,000	17,404,040,000
Non-controlling interest in VMware, Inc.	968,089,000	762,736,000
Total shareholders' equity	19,927,122,000	18,166,776,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 34,268,179,000	$ 30,833,284,000