CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,671,175,000	$ 4,531,036,000
Short-term investments	1,667,780,000	1,786,987,000
Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $68,647 and $61,804	2,661,923,000	2,937,499,000
Inventories	1,034,250,000	1,009,968,000
Deferred income taxes	750,172,000	733,308,000
Other current assets	514,950,000	583,885,000
Total current assets	11,300,250,000	11,582,683,000
Long-term investments	4,539,588,000	4,525,106,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,879,264,000	2,833,149,000
Intangible assets, net	1,713,829,000	1,766,115,000
Goodwill	12,216,710,000	12,154,970,000
Other assets, net	1,335,607,000	1,406,156,000
Total assets	33,985,248,000	34,268,179,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	922,624,000	1,101,659,000
Accrued expenses	2,246,253,000	2,354,979,000
Notes converted and payable (See Note 4)	14,046,000	1,699,832,000
Income taxes payable	24,253,000	155,909,000
Convertible debt (See Note 4)	1,606,675,000	1,605,142,000
Deferred revenue	4,073,273,000	3,458,689,000
Total current liabilities	8,887,124,000	10,376,210,000
Income taxes payable	233,352,000	238,851,000
Deferred revenue	2,723,353,000	2,715,361,000
Deferred income taxes	605,320,000	603,398,000
Other liabilities	297,115,000	287,912,000
Total liabilities	12,746,264,000	14,221,732,000
Convertible debt (See Note 4)	103,646,000	119,325,000
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 14)	0	0
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01; authorized 25,000 shares; none outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.01; authorized 6,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 2,099,710 and 2,048,890 shares	20,997,000	20,489,000
Additional paid-in capital	3,512,585,000	3,052,932,000
Retained earnings	16,707,463,000	16,120,621,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(185,692,000)	(235,009,000)
Total EMC Corporation's shareholders' equity	20,055,353,000	18,959,033,000
Non-controlling interest in VMware, Inc.	1,079,985,000	968,089,000
Total shareholders' equity	21,135,338,000	19,927,122,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 33,985,248,000	$ 34,268,179,000