Investments (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 2013

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investments

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENTS

The following table summarizes, by major security type, the carrying value and amortized cost of Dell's investments. All debt security investments with remaining maturities in excess of one year and substantially all equity and other securities are recorded as long-term investments in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

	August 2, 2013									February 1, 2013
	Carrying Value		Cost		Unrealized Gain		Unrealized (Loss)			Carrying Value		Cost		Unrealized Gain		Unrealized (Loss)
	(in millions)
Investments:
Non- U.S. government and agencies	$	38	$	38	$	—	$	—		$	13	$	13	$	—	$	—
Commercial paper	5		5		—		—			6		6		—		—
U.S. corporate	390		389		1		—			113		112		1		—
International corporate	210		209		1		—			76		76		—		—
Total short-term investments	643		641		2		—			208		207		1		—
Non- U.S. government and agencies	41		40		1		—			83		83		—		—
U.S. corporate	1,241		1,237		5		(1		)	1,588		1,580		9		(1		)
International corporate	530		530		1		(1		)	624		620		4		—
Equity and other securities	236		236		—		—			270		270		—		—
Total long-term investments	2,048		2,043		7		(2		)	2,565		2,553		13		(1		)
Total investments	$	2,691	$	2,684	$	9	$	(2	)	$	2,773	$	2,760	$	14	$	(1	)

Dell's investments in debt securities are classified as available-for-sale securities, which are carried at fair value. Equity and other securities primarily relate to investments held in Dell's Deferred Compensation Plan, which are classified as trading securities and carried at fair value, and investments accounted for under the cost and equity methods.  The fair value of Dell's portfolio can be affected by interest rate movements, credit risk, and liquidity risks. Dell's investments in debt securities have contractual maturities of three years or less.

Investments accounted for under the cost and equity methods included in equity and other securities in the table above were $109 million and $157 million as of August 2, 2013, and February 1, 2013, respectively. This decline was due to the sale of certain investments that Dell acquired in connection with its acquisition of Quest Software, Inc. during the third quarter of Fiscal 2013.