Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jun. 23, 2020
USD ($)
|
Mar. 05, 2020
stockholder
shares
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Jan. 24, 2020
USD ($)
patent
|
Oct. 22, 2019
patent
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Aug. 20, 2019
patent
|
Apr. 25, 2019
trademark
patent
|
Jan. 29, 2021
USD ($)
|
Jan. 31, 2020
USD ($)
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| Appraisal Action | ||||||||
| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Number of petitioners | stockholder | 2 | |||||||
| Aggregate number of shares seeking a judicial determination of fair value | shares | 10,000,100 | |||||||
| Amount paid to the petitioners | $ 91 | |||||||
| Cirba Inc. Vs. VMware | ||||||||
| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Patent infringement claims | patent | 2 | |||||||
| Trademark infringement claims | trademark | 3 | |||||||
| Number of patents allegedly infringed upon | patent | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Number of patents willfully infringed upon | patent | 2 | |||||||
| Damages awarded | $ 237 | |||||||
| Accrued loss contingency | $ 237 | |||||||
| Derecognition of estimated loss accrual | $ 237 |