CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		Total		Class A Common Stock	Class B Convertible Common Stock	Common Stock Class A Common Stock		Common Stock Class B Convertible Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Non-controlling Interests	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment Retained Earnings
Balance (in shares) at Feb. 01, 2019	[1]					111,000		300,000
Balance at Feb. 01, 2019	[1]	$ 2,891				$ 1		$ 3	$ 2,959		$ (1,096)		$ (2)	$ 1,026	$ 2	$ 2
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock (in shares)	[1]					1,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	[1]	106							106
Issuance of stock-based awards in acquisition	[1]	2							2
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)				(5,695)		(6,000)	[1]
Repurchase and retirement of common stock		(1,037)	[1]	$ (1,037)					(778)	[1]	(259)	[1]
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)	[1]					5,000
Issuance of restricted stock	[1]	0
Shares withheld for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock (in shares)	[1]					(2,000)
Shares withheld for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock	[1]	(348)							(348)
Stock-based compensation	[1]	449							402					47
Amount due from tax sharing arrangement	[1]	85							85
Investment from Dell, net	[1]	27							16					11
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	[1]	5											5
Transactions with Pivotal’s non-controlling stockholders	[1]	39							(7)					46
Net income (loss)	[1]	5,650									5,683			(33)
Balance (in shares) at Aug. 02, 2019	[1]					109,000		300,000
Balance at Aug. 02, 2019	[1]	7,871				$ 1		$ 3	2,437		4,330		3	1,097
Balance (in shares) at May. 03, 2019	[1]					110,000		300,000
Balance at May. 03, 2019	[1]	2,834				$ 1		$ 3	2,460		(714)		2	1,082
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	[1]	3							3
Issuance of stock-based awards in acquisition	[1]	2							2
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)				(2,431)		(2,000)	[1]
Repurchase and retirement of common stock		(446)	[1]	$ (446)					(187)	[1]	(259)	[1]
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)	[1]					2,000
Issuance of restricted stock	[1]	0
Shares withheld for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock (in shares)	[1]					(1,000)
Shares withheld for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock	[1]	(141)							(141)
Stock-based compensation	[1]	234							208					26
Amount due from tax sharing arrangement	[1]	85							85
Investment from Dell, net	[1]	2							1					1
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	[1]	1											1
Transactions with Pivotal’s non-controlling stockholders	[1]	12							6					6
Net income (loss)	[1]	5,285									5,303			(18)
Balance (in shares) at Aug. 02, 2019	[1]					109,000		300,000
Balance at Aug. 02, 2019	[1]	7,871				$ 1		$ 3	2,437		4,330		3	$ 1,097
Balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2020				110,484	307,222	110,000		307,000
Balance at Jan. 31, 2020		7,009				$ 1		$ 3	2,000		5,009		(4)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock (in shares)						2,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		142							142
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)				(2,459)		(2,000)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock		(311)		$ (311)					(311)
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)						5,000
Issuance of restricted stock		0
Shares withheld for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock (in shares)						(2,000)
Shares withheld for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock		(275)							(275)
Stock-based compensation		559							559
Amount due from tax sharing arrangement		(45)							(45)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		(5)											(5)
Net income (loss)		833									833
Balance (in shares) at Jul. 31, 2020				113,248	307,222	113,000		307,000
Balance at Jul. 31, 2020		7,907				$ 1		$ 3	2,070		5,842		(9)
Balance (in shares) at May. 01, 2020						112,000		307,000
Balance at May. 01, 2020		7,428				$ 1		$ 3	2,047		5,395		(18)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock (in shares)						1,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		31							31
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)				(919)		(1,000)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock		(130)		$ (130)					(130)
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)						2,000
Issuance of restricted stock		0
Shares withheld for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock (in shares)						(1,000)
Shares withheld for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock		(120)							(120)
Stock-based compensation		287							287
Amount due from tax sharing arrangement		(45)							(45)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		9											9
Net income (loss)		447									447
Balance (in shares) at Jul. 31, 2020				113,248	307,222	113,000		307,000
Balance at Jul. 31, 2020		$ 7,907				$ 1		$ 3	$ 2,070		$ 5,842		$ (9)

[1] 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).