Non-controlling Interests (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Effect of Changes in Ownership Interest in VMware on Equity

The effect of changes in our ownership interest in VMware on our equity was as follows (table in millions):

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2015			March 31, 2014
Net income attributable to EMC Corporation	$	252		$	392
Transfers (to) from the non-controlling interest in VMware, Inc.:
Increase in EMC Corporation’s additional paid-in-capital for VMware’s equity issuances	30			47
Decrease in EMC Corporation’s additional paid-in-capital for VMware’s other equity activity	(331		)	(171		)
Net transfers (to) from non-controlling interest	(301		)	(124		)
Change from net income attributable to EMC Corporation and transfers from the non-controlling interest in VMware, Inc.	$	(49	)	$	268