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Marketable Securities - Summary of Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Oct. 27, 2019 | Jan. 27, 2019
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Summary of cash equivalents and marketable securities: |  |
Amortized Cost | $ 9,657 | $ 7,335
Unrealized Gain | 0 | 1
Unrealized Loss | 0 | (12)
Estimated Fair Value | 9,657 | 7,324
Reported as |  |
Cash Equivalents | 9,653 | 684
Marketable Securities | 4 | 6,640
Debt securities issued by the United States Treasury |  |
Summary of cash equivalents and marketable securities: |  |
Amortized Cost | 5,883 | 1,493
Unrealized Gain | 0 | 0
Unrealized Loss | 0 | (1)
Estimated Fair Value | 5,883 | 1,492
Reported as |  |
Cash Equivalents | 5,883 | 176
Marketable Securities | 0 | 1,316
Corporate debt securities |  |
Summary of cash equivalents and marketable securities: |  |
Amortized Cost | 1,293 | 2,626
Unrealized Gain | 0 | 0
Unrealized Loss | 0 | (6)
Estimated Fair Value | 1,293 | 2,620
Reported as |  |
Cash Equivalents | 1,293 | 25
Marketable Securities | 0 | 2,595
Debt securities of United States government agencies |  |
Summary of cash equivalents and marketable securities: |  |
Amortized Cost | 1,204 | 2,284
Unrealized Gain | 0 | 0
Unrealized Loss | 0 | (4)
Estimated Fair Value | 1,204 | 2,280
Reported as |  |
Cash Equivalents | 1,204 | 0
Marketable Securities | 0 | 2,280
Money market funds |  |
Summary of cash equivalents and marketable securities: |  |
Amortized Cost | 1,070 | 483
Unrealized Gain | 0 | 0
Unrealized Loss | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | 1,070 | 483
Reported as |  |
Cash Equivalents | 1,070 | 483
Marketable Securities | 0 | 0
Foreign government debt securities |  |
Summary of cash equivalents and marketable securities: |  |
Amortized Cost | 178 | 209
Unrealized Gain | 0 | 0
Unrealized Loss | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | 178 | 209
Reported as |  |
Cash Equivalents | 178 | 0
Marketable Securities | 0 | 209
Certificates of deposit |  |
Summary of cash equivalents and marketable securities: |  |
Amortized Cost | 25 |
Unrealized Gain | 0 |
Unrealized Loss | 0 |
Estimated Fair Value | 25 |
Reported as |  |
Cash Equivalents | 25 |
Marketable Securities | 0 |
Asset-backed securities |  |
Summary of cash equivalents and marketable securities: |  |
Amortized Cost | 4 | 152
Unrealized Gain | 0 | 0
Unrealized Loss | 0 | (1)
Estimated Fair Value | 4 | 151
Reported as |  |
Cash Equivalents | 0 | 0
Marketable Securities | $ 4 | 151
Mortgage-backed securities issued by United States government-sponsored enterprises |  |
Summary of cash equivalents and marketable securities: |  |
Amortized Cost |  | 88
Unrealized Gain |  | 1
Unrealized Loss |  | 0
Estimated Fair Value |  | 89
Reported as |  |
Cash Equivalents |  | 0
Marketable Securities |  | $ 89

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