DEBT - Secured Debt Narrative (Details)			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	May 25, 2020 CNY (¥)	Jun. 01, 2016 USD ($)	May 01, 2020	Oct. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 12, 2017 USD ($)
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
VMware Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 4,500,000,000				$ 1,000,000,000.0
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
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%
1.90% 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%
1.90% 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 | Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 4,000,000,000.0
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%
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%
Notes Due April 9, 2020 | Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					$ 2,250,000,000
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%
China Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Collateralized debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity | ¥	¥ 1,000,000,000.0
China Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Collateralized debt | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
China Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Collateralized debt | LPR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.20%
China Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Non-collateralized debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity | ¥	¥ 1,800,000,000
China Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Non-collateralized debt | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.40%
China Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Non-collateralized debt | LPR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.20%