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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 07, 2015 claim	Jul. 28, 2015 shares	Oct. 28, 2016 USD ($) claim $ / shares	Oct. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2014 claim $ / shares shares	Oct. 28, 2016 USD ($) claim $ / shares	Oct. 30, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2016 shares	May 11, 2016 shares	May 10, 2016 shares	Jan. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2015 shares	Oct. 29, 2013 $ / shares	Dec. 23, 2009 € / personal_computer
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Fiscal 2017				$ 63			$ 63
Fiscal 2018				473			473
Fiscal 2019				373			373
Fiscal 2020				285			285
Fiscal 2021				221			221
Thereafter				963			963
Rent expense				110	$ 33		179	$ 99
Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Fiscal 2017				2,510			2,510
Fiscal 2018				137			137
Fiscal 2019 and thereafter				$ 112			$ 112
Settled Litigation \| Maximum
Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Levy (in euro per personal computer) \| € / personal_computer															13.65
Copyright Levies \| Settled Litigation \| Minimum
Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Levy (in euro per personal computer) \| € / personal_computer															3.15
EMC Merger Litigation \| Pending Litigation
Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Number of lawsuits \| claim				15			15
EMC Merger Litigation \| Judicial Ruling
Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Number of plaintiffs \| claim		9
Appraisal Proceedings \| Dell Inc.
Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Cash consideration (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 13.75			$ 13.75
Settlement amount	$ 463
Appraisal Proceedings \| Pending Litigation
Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Accrual				$ 129			$ 129					$ 593
Fair value, appraisal proceeding (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares														$ 17.62
Fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares														$ 12.68
Number of new claims filed \| claim						13
Number of dissenting shares \| shares						38,000,000
Share price sought by plaintiffs (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 28.61
Number of shares subject to appraisal demands \| shares	31,653,905								5,505,730				30,730,930
Appraisal Proceedings \| Judicial Ruling
Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Number of dissenting shares \| shares			2,530,322
Appraisal Proceedings \| Settled Litigation
Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Number of share subject to appraisal demands that were dismissed \| shares										30,730,930	922,975
Federal Reserve Discount Rate \| Appraisal Proceedings \| Pending Litigation
Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Interest rate (as a percent)							5.00%
Asserted And Unasserted Claim \| Appraisal Proceedings \| Pending Litigation
Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Number of dissenting shares \| shares						38,766,982