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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2017	Oct. 28, 2016	Jul. 29, 2016	Apr. 29, 2016	Jan. 29, 2016	Oct. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	May 01, 2015	Jan. 29, 2016	Feb. 03, 2017	Jan. 29, 2016	Jan. 30, 2015	Sep. 07, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases of systems from Dell										$ 212,599	$ 183,809	$ 144,846
Purchases of computer equipment from Dell										19,361	9,023	9,542
Purchase of annual maintenance services	$ 16,107				$ 17,736				$ 17,736	16,107	17,736
Revenues	118,948	$ 107,108	$ 103,653	$ 99,793	94,081	$ 88,187	$ 79,855	$ 77,399		429,502	339,522	262,130
Chief Executive Officer
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties										100	300	300
Dell Inc. \| Principal Owner
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees for professional services										4,400		$ 7,200
Purchases of systems from Dell	3,000				11,600					7,800
Purchases of computer equipment from Dell	3,600				$ 3,700					3,100
Dell Inc. \| Principal Owner \| Related Party Allocations
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees for professional services											5,500
Dell Inc. \| Principal Owner \| Shared Service Agreement Charges
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees for professional services											3,000
Dell Inc. \| Principal Owner \| Professional Service Fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees for professional services											2,200
Dell Inc. \| Principal Owner \| Contracts Not Yet Transferred
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues									$ 16,700	39,000
Dell Inc. \| Principal Owner \| Solutions Purchases
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues										22,000	$ 7,500
EMC and VMware \| Subsidiary of Common Parent
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of annual maintenance services	$ 3,000									$ 3,000			$ 4,400