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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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DEBT - Narrative (Details) € in Billions		9 Months Ended
DEBT - Narrative (Details) € in Billions	Sep. 07, 2016 USD ($) shares	Oct. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 22, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2013 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from debt		$ 45,986,000,000	$ 4,893,000,000
Total debt, principal amount		56,787,000,000				$ 13,980,000,000
Bridge Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, principal amount		6,200,000,000
Term Loan Facilities and ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of borrowings	$ 6,100,000,000
Structured financing debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, principal amount		3,426,000,000
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, stated amount					$ 20,000,000,000
Secured Debt \| 2.53% Revolving Credit Facility due September 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments		$ 500,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		2.53%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 1,475,000,000				0
Secured Debt \| 4.00% Term Loan B Facility due September 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		4.00%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 5,000,000,000				0
Secured Debt \| 2.53% Term Loan A-1 Facility due December 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		2.53%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 3,700,000,000				0
Secured Debt \| 2.78% Term Loan A-2 Facility due September 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		2.78%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 3,925,000,000				0
Secured Debt \| 2.53% Term Loan A-3 Facility due December 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		2.53%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 1,800,000,000				0
Secured Debt \| 3.48% due June 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.48%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 3,750,000,000				0
Secured Debt \| 4.42% due June 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		4.42%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 4,500,000,000				0
Secured Debt \| 5.45% due June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.45%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 3,750,000,000				0
Secured Debt \| 6.02% due June 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.02%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 4,500,000,000				0
Secured Debt \| 8.10% due June 2036
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		8.10%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 1,500,000,000				0
Secured Debt \| 8.35% due June 2046
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		8.35%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 2,000,000,000				$ 0
Secured Debt \| ABL Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate borrowings	$ 2,000,000,000	$ 32,800,000,000
Secured Debt \| 4.00% Floating rate due April 2020 (Term Loan B Facility)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		4.00%				4.00%
Debt, stated amount							$ 4,700,000,000
Total debt, principal amount		$ 0				$ 4,329,000,000
Secured Debt \| 3.75% Floating rate due October 2018 (Term Loan C Facility)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.75%				3.75%
Debt, stated amount							$ 1,500,000,000.0
Total debt, principal amount		$ 0				$ 1,003,000,000
Secured Debt \| 4.00% Floating rate due April 2020 (Term Loan Euro Facility)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		4.00%				4.00%
Debt, stated amount \| €								€ 0.7
Total debt, principal amount		$ 0				$ 891,000,000
Secured Debt \| 5.625% due October 2020 (Senior First Lien Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.625%	5.625%				5.625%
Debt, stated amount	$ 1,500,000,000.0
Total debt, principal amount		$ 0				$ 1,400,000,000
Secured Debt \| 5.625% due October 2020 (Senior First Lien Notes) \| Debt Redemption, First $150 Million
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption, threshold	$ 150,000,000
Debt redemption, percent of aggregate principal	103.00%
Secured Debt \| 5.625% due October 2020 (Senior First Lien Notes) \| Debt Redemption, Remaining Balance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption, threshold	$ 1,250,000,000
Debt redemption, percent of aggregate principal	100.00%
Secured Debt \| Structured financing debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, principal amount		3,426,000,000				3,411,000,000
Unsecured Notes and Debentures
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments		$ 400,000,000
Debt, stated amount				$ 3,250,000,000
Unsecured Notes and Debentures \| 5.875% due June 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.875%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 1,625,000,000				0
Unsecured Notes and Debentures \| 7.125% due June 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.125%
Total debt, principal amount		$ 1,625,000,000				0
Unsecured Notes and Debentures \| 1.875% due June 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	1.875%	1.875%
Total debt, principal amount	$ 2,500,000,000	$ 2,500,000,000				0
Unsecured Notes and Debentures \| 2.650% due June 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.65%	2.65%
Total debt, principal amount	$ 2,000,000,000	$ 2,000,000,000				0
Unsecured Notes and Debentures \| 3.375% due June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.375%	3.375%
Total debt, principal amount	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000				0
Secured And Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from debt	45,900,000,000
Debt issuance and debt extinguishment costs	(245,000,000)
Decrease in prepaid escrow deposit	58,000,000
Investment income from prepaid escrow deposit	14,000,000
Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate borrowings	$ 17,575,000,000
Debt instrument, collateral, percent of capital stock of borrowers	100.00%
Line of Credit \| 2.53% Revolving Credit Facility due September 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 1,600,000,000
Line of credit accordion feature, limit increase	$ 10,000,000,000
Line of credit accordion feature, percent of consolidated EBITDA	100.00%
Line of credit accordion feature, unlimited amount, pro forma net first lien leverage ratio threshold	3.25
Line of Credit \| 2.53% Revolving Credit Facility due September 2021 \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	0.00%
Line of Credit \| 2.53% Revolving Credit Facility due September 2021 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	0.00%
Line of Credit \| 4.00% Term Loan B Facility due September 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual principal amortization	1.00%
Line of Credit \| 4.00% Term Loan B Facility due September 2023 \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	1.75%
Line of Credit \| 4.00% Term Loan B Facility due September 2023 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	0.75%
Line of Credit \| 2.78% Term Loan A-2 Facility due September 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual principal amortization	5.00%
Annual principal amortization, years three and four	10.00%
Annual principal amortization, year five	70.00%
Line of Credit \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate borrowings	$ 500,000,000
Line of Credit \| Bridge Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate borrowings	$ 400,000,000
Bridge Facilities \| 4.875% Asset Sale Bridge Facility due September 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.875%	4.875%
Debt, stated amount	$ 2,200,000,000
Total debt, principal amount		$ 2,200,000,000				0
Required prepayment from net cash proceeds from sale of certain asset sales or dispositions	100.00%
Bridge Facilities \| 4.875% Asset Sale Bridge Facility due September 2017 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	7.50%
Quarterly increase in basis spread on variable rate after six months	0.50%
Bridge Facilities \| 2.28% Margin Bridge Facility due September 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		2.28%
Total debt, principal amount	$ 2,500,000,000	$ 2,500,000,000				0
Required prepayment from net cash proceeds from sale of certain asset sales or dispositions	100.00%
Debt instrument, collateral (in shares) \| shares	77,033,442
Bridge Facilities \| 2.28% Margin Bridge Facility due September 2017 \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Bridge Facilities \| 2.28% Margin Bridge Facility due September 2017 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Bridge Facilities \| 2.28% VMware Note Bridge Facility due September 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		2.28%
Debt, stated amount	$ 1,500,000,000
Total debt, principal amount		$ 1,500,000,000				$ 0
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount	$ 1,500,000,000
Bridge Facilities \| 2.28% VMware Note Bridge Facility due September 2017 \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Bridge Facilities \| 2.28% VMware Note Bridge Facility due September 2017 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%