BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 28, 2016	Sep. 07, 2016	Jan. 29, 2016
Current assets:
Goodwill	$ 38,840		$ 8,406
EMC
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 10,080
Short-term investments		1,765
Accounts receivable (b)		2,810
Short-term financing receivables		64
Inventories, net		1,993
Other current assets		903
Total current assets		17,615
Property, plant, and equipment		4,490
Long-term investments		4,317
Long-term financing receivables, net		65
Goodwill		31,275
Purchased intangibles (d)		31,218
Other non-current assets		522
Total assets		89,502
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt (e)		905
Accounts payable		728
Accrued and other		3,259
Short-term deferred revenue		4,954
Total current liabilities		9,846
Long-term debt (e)		5,474
Long-term deferred revenue		3,469
Deferred tax liabilities		6,389
Other non-current liabilities		324
Total liabilities		25,502
Total net assets		64,000
Gross accounts receivables acquired		2,919
Allowance for doubtful accounts on accounts receivables acquired		$ 109