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Acquisitions (Purchase Consideration) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Nov. 05, 2018
Nov. 17, 2017
Nov. 03, 2019
Nov. 04, 2018
Oct. 29, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 01, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Discontinued Operation, Amounts of Material Contingent Liabilities Remaining     $ 116 $ 116      
Assets Held-for-sale, Not Part of Disposal Group, Current, Other $ 80            
Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired     16,033 4,800 $ 40    
Goodwill     36,714 26,913 24,706    
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment     88 239 $ 441    
CA Technologies, Inc.              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Revenues     3,377        
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets 240            
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets 1,665            
Cash paid for outstanding common stock 18,402            
Cash paid by Broadcom to retire term loan 274            
Cash paid for equity awards 101            
Fair value of partially vested assumed equity awards 67            
Total purchase consideration 18,844            
Less: cash acquired 2,750            
Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired 16,094            
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets 23,746            
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other 1,966            
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt 2,255            
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other 3,431            
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities 7,652            
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net 16,094            
Goodwill $ 9,796            
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Revenues       1,780      
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets   $ 82          
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets   1,297          
Cash paid for outstanding common stock   5,298          
Cash paid by Broadcom to retire term loan   701          
Cash paid for equity awards   31          
Fair value of partially vested assumed equity awards   8          
Total purchase consideration   6,038          
Less: cash acquired   1,250          
Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired   4,788          
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets   6,962          
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt   856          
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other   374          
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt   38          
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other   906          
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities   2,174          
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net   4,788          
Goodwill   $ 2,187          
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment       224      
Selling, general and administrative expense | CA Technologies, Inc.              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs     $ 73        
Selling, general and administrative expense | Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs       $ 29      
Veracode Inc.              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration           $ 950  
Ruckus Wireless and ICX Switch              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration             $ 800
Discontinued Operation, Amounts of Material Contingent Liabilities Remaining             $ 116