Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2012	May 24, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	DELL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000826083
Document Type	10-Q
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Period End Date	May 04, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-01
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		1,749,010,893