GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2016	Oct. 28, 2016	Oct. 30, 2015	Oct. 28, 2016	Oct. 30, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill impairment				$ 0
Accumulated impairment charge, goodwill		$ 0		0
Goodwill [Line Items]
Amortization of intangible assets		1,164,000,000	$ 492,000,000	2,146,000,000	$ 1,478,000,000
Impairment of intangible assets				0	$ 0
EMC
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 31,218,000,000
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | Dell EMC Enterprise Content Division
Goodwill [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net		$ 1,070,000,000		$ 1,070,000,000