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DEBT - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
DEBT - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020	Aug. 02, 2019	Apr. 09, 2020	Apr. 07, 2020	Mar. 20, 2019	Jun. 22, 2016	Jun. 01, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from debt	$ 11,847,000,000	$ 12,201,000,000
Repayments of debt	10,220,000,000	$ 13,911,000,000
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					$ 4,500,000,000		$ 20,000,000,000.0
Secured Debt \| Notes Due April 9, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 2,250,000,000
Secured Debt \| DFS Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from debt	1,100,000,000
Secured Debt \| 4.42% due June 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	1,200,000,000
Open market repurchase	$ 235,000,000
Interest rate	4.42%
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount						$ 3,250,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| VMware Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 2,000,000,000.0
Unsecured Debt \| 2.650% due June 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 229,000,000
Repayments of debt	$ 600,000,000
Interest rate	2.65%
Unsecured Debt \| 2.30% due August 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 1,250,000,000
Interest rate	2.30%