Debt Instrument, Collateral, Percent of Capital Stock

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Debt Instrument, Maximum Period for Registration

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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Principal, Percent of Original Principal Balance

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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DEBT - Secured Debt Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
DEBT - Secured Debt Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2016	May 01, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020	Feb. 02, 2018	Apr. 09, 2020	Mar. 20, 2019	Sep. 12, 2017
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 20,000,000,000.0					$ 4,500,000,000
Debt, maximum period for registration	5 years
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 500,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		400,000,000
Notes Due April 9, 2020 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					$ 2,250,000,000
VMware Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 4,500,000,000					$ 1,000,000,000.0
Term Loan B-1 Facility \| Secured Debt \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Term Loan B-1 Facility \| Secured Debt \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Term Loan B-1 Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual principal amortization				1.00%
Term Loan A-4 Facility And Term Loan A-6 Facility \| Secured Debt \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.25%
Term Loan A-4 Facility And Term Loan A-6 Facility \| Secured Debt \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Term Loan A-4 Facility And Term Loan A-6 Facility \| Secured Debt \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.25%
Term Loan A-4 Facility And Term Loan A-6 Facility \| Secured Debt \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
2.16% Term Loan A-4 Facility due December 2023 \| Line of Credit \| First Four Years After December 20, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual principal amortization				5.00%
2.16% Term Loan A-4 Facility due December 2023 \| Line of Credit \| Fifth Year After December 20, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual principal amortization				80.00%
Term Loan A-6 Facility \| Line of Credit \| First Four Years After March 13, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual principal amortization		5.00%
Term Loan A-6 Facility \| Line of Credit \| Fifth Year After March 13, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual principal amortization		80.00%
Term Loan A-6 Facility \| Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 4,000,000,000.0
3.33% Revolving Credit Facility due September 2021 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, collateral, percent of capital stock of borrowers		100.00%
China Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 500,000,000
China Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.60%