Related Parties (Tax Sharing Agreement With Dell) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	May 01, 2020	May 03, 2019		Jan. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments from VMware to Dell, net	$ 76	$ 88	[1]
Transition tax, payment period	6 years
Dell | Tax sharing agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments from VMware to Dell, net	$ 25	$ 37
Income tax due to related parties, non-current	$ 515			$ 529

[1] Adjusted to reflect the recast of prior period information due to the Pivotal acquisition in fiscal 2020, which was accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control (refer to Note A).