Segment Information (Schedule of Revenue by Geographic Area) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		May 01, 2020	May 03, 2019
Revenues From External Customers And Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue	[1],[2]	$ 2,734	$ 2,450	[3]
United States
Revenues From External Customers And Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue		1,363	1,196
International
Revenues From External Customers And Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 1,371	$ 1,254

[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).