CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2020	Nov. 01, 2019	[1]	Oct. 30, 2020	Nov. 01, 2019	[1]
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 434	$ 390		$ 1,267	$ 6,040
Changes in fair value of effective foreign currency forward contracts:
Unrealized gains (losses), net of tax provision (benefit) of $— for all periods	2	(1)		(1)	3
Reclassification of (gains) losses realized during the period, net of tax (provision) benefit of $— for all periods	2	(3)		0	(2)
Net change in fair value of effective foreign currency forward contracts	4	(4)		(1)	1
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	4	(4)		(1)	1
Comprehensive income, net of taxes	438	386		1,266	6,041
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests	0	(17)		0	(50)
Comprehensive income attributable to VMware, Inc.	$ 438	$ 403		$ 1,266	$ 6,091

[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).