Segment Information (Schedule of Revenue by Type) (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		May 01, 2020 USD ($) segment	May 03, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment		1
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	[1],[2]	$ 2,734	$ 2,450	[3]
License
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	[1],[2]	660	646	[3]
Subscription and SaaS
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	[1],[2]	572	411	[3]
Total license and subscription and SaaS
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue		1,232	1,057
Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	[1],[2]	1,502	1,393	[3]
Software maintenance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue		1,245	1,148
Professional services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 257	$ 245

[1] (3) Includes related party revenue as follows (refer to Note C): License May 1, 2020: $323 million, May 3, 2019: $279 million, Subscription and SaaS May 1, 2020: $115 million, May 3, 2019: $72 million, Services May 1, 2020: $444 million, May 3, 2019: $326 million

[2] Effective the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, revenue and cost recognized from subscription and SaaS offerings is being presented separately (refer to Note A).

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