Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Accretion Period

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Total of customer receivables transferred to securitization SPEs.

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Total debt capacity of the securitized programs

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Duration of debt is related to the receivables which back it. The receivables have a minimum average period of 12 months while the fixed-term leases have a maximum duration of approximately 36 months.

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Fixed term (in years) in which Dell enters into sales-type lease arrangements with customers who desire lease financing.

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Account holders may have the opportunity to finance their Dell purchases with special programs during which, if the outstanding balance is paid in full by a specific date, no interest is charged.

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General term of securitization programs

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Range of Fixed Term Loan

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Total of receivables included in special programs where an account holders may have the opportunity to finance their Dell purchases with special programs during which, if the outstanding balance is paid in full by a specific date, no interest is charged.

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Average time for a customer to repay revolving loan transactions

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of total collateralized debt obligations.

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Amount of minimum lease payments to be received by the lessor in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for capital leases.

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Amount of minimum lease payments to be received by the lessor in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for capital leases.

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Amount of minimum lease payments to be received by the lessor in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for capital leases.

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Amount of minimum lease payments to be received by the lessor in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for capital leases.

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Amount of minimum lease payments to be received by the lessor in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year ended for capital leases.

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The recorded balance, net of any applicable reductions (for example, unamortized accretable yield and allowance for loan losses). This relates to loans not accounted for debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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The undiscounted sum of all amounts, including amounts deemed principal, interest, fees, penalties, and other under the loan, owed to the investor at the reporting date, whether or not currently due and whether or not any such amounts have been written or charged off by the investor. This relates to loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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The amount of any significant sales of financing receivables during the reporting period.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Financial Services (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Financial Services (Details Textual) (USD $)	Aug. 03, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Aug. 03, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Feb. 03, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable
Repayment of revolving loan transactions			12 months
Receivables under special programs	$ 275,000,000		$ 275,000,000		$ 328,000,000
Future maturities of minimum lease payments, in Fiscal Year 2013	641,000,000		641,000,000
Future maturities of minimum lease payments, in Fiscal Year 2014	904,000,000		904,000,000
Future maturities of minimum lease payments, in Fiscal Year 2015	515,000,000		515,000,000
Future maturities of minimum lease payments, in Fiscal Year 2016	138,000,000		138,000,000
Future maturities of minimal lease payment, in Fiscal 2017 and beyond	16,000,000		16,000,000
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Outstanding Balance	348,000,000		348,000,000
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	131,000,000		131,000,000
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Accretion Period	2 years		2 years
Customer receivables funded via securitization through SPEs	379,000,000	600,000,000	915,000,000	1,100,000,000
General terms of securitization programs			12 months
Financing Receivable, Significant Sales	227,000,000	45,000,000	298,000,000	45,000,000
Structured financing debt related to fixed term leases, loans and revolving loans	1,400,000,000		1,400,000,000		1,300,000,000
Total debt capacity related to the loan securitization programs			$ 1,500,000,000
Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable
Duration of special programs			6 months
Duration Of Leases With Business Customers			2 years
Range of Fixed Term Loan			3 years
Duration of debt			12 months
Maximum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable
Duration of special programs			12 months
Duration Of Leases With Business Customers			4 years
Range of Fixed Term Loan			4 years
Duration of debt			36 months