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Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) | Nov. 22, 2023 | May 05, 2024 | Oct. 29, 2023
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 76,521,000,000 | $ 40,815,000,000
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities |  | 2,374,000,000 | 1,563,000,000
Finance Lease, Liability, Current |  | 52,000,000 | 45,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt |  | 2,426,000,000 | 1,608,000,000
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities |  | 74,147,000,000 | 39,252,000,000
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent |  | 21,000,000 | 4,000,000
Unamortized discount and issuance costs |  | 2,578,000,000 | 1,635,000,000
Long-term debt |  | $ 71,590,000,000 | 37,621,000,000
Term Loan through November 2025 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  | 1.125% |
Effective interest rate |  | 7.10% |
Long-term Debt, Gross | $ 11,195,000,000 | $ 9,195,000,000 | 0
Term Loan through November 2026 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  | 1.25% |
Effective interest rate |  | 7.01% |
Long-term Debt, Gross | 11,195,000,000 | $ 11,195,000,000 | 0
Term Loan through November 2028 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  | 1.625% |
Effective interest rate |  | 7.21% |
Long-term Debt, Gross | 8,000,000,000 | $ 8,000,000,000 | 0
2023 Term Loan Total |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 28,390,000,000 | $ 0
April 2029 Senior Notes issued in Apr'22 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 4.00% | 4.00%
Effective interest rate |  | 4.17% | 4.17%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 750,000,000 | $ 750,000,000
April 2032 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 4.15% | 4.15%
Effective interest rate |  | 4.30% | 4.30%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 1,200,000,000 | $ 1,200,000,000
May 2037 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 4.926% | 4.926%
Effective interest rate |  | 5.33% | 5.33%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 2,500,000,000 | $ 2,500,000,000
April 2022 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 4,450,000,000 | $ 4,450,000,000
November 2035 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.137% | 3.137%
Effective interest rate |  | 4.23% | 4.23%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 3,250,000,000 | $ 3,250,000,000
November 2036 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.187% | 3.187%
Effective interest rate |  | 4.79% | 4.79%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 2,750,000,000 | $ 2,750,000,000
September 2021 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 6,000,000,000 | $ 6,000,000,000
April 2033 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.419% | 3.419%
Effective interest rate |  | 4.66% | 4.66%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 2,250,000,000 | $ 2,250,000,000
April 2034 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.469% | 3.469%
Effective interest rate |  | 4.63% | 4.63%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 3,250,000,000 | $ 3,250,000,000
March 2021 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 5,500,000,000 | $ 5,500,000,000
February 2028 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 1.95% | 1.95%
Effective interest rate |  | 2.10% | 2.10%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 750,000,000 | $ 750,000,000
February 2031 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 2.45% | 2.45%
Effective interest rate |  | 2.56% | 2.56%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 2,750,000,000 | $ 2,750,000,000
February 2033 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 2.60% | 2.60%
Effective interest rate |  | 2.70% | 2.70%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 1,750,000,000 | $ 1,750,000,000
February 2041 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.50% | 3.50%
Effective interest rate |  | 3.60% | 3.60%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 3,000,000,000 | $ 3,000,000,000
February 2051 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.75% | 3.75%
Effective interest rate |  | 3.84% | 3.84%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 1,750,000,000 | $ 1,750,000,000
January 2021 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 10,000,000,000 | $ 10,000,000,000
September 2026 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.459% | 3.459%
Effective interest rate |  | 4.19% | 4.19%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 752,000,000 | $ 752,000,000
September 2028 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 4.11% | 4.11%
Effective interest rate |  | 5.02% | 5.02%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 1,118,000,000 | $ 1,118,000,000
June 2020 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 1,870,000,000 | $ 1,870,000,000
November 2023 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 2.25% | 2.25%
Effective interest rate |  | 2.40% | 2.40%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 0 | $ 105,000,000
November 2025 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.15% | 3.15%
Effective interest rate |  | 3.29% | 3.29%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 900,000,000 | $ 900,000,000
November 2030 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 4.15% | 4.15%
Effective interest rate |  | 4.27% | 4.27%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 1,856,000,000 | $ 1,856,000,000
November 2032 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 4.30% | 4.30%
Effective interest rate |  | 4.39% | 4.39%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 2,000,000,000 | $ 2,000,000,000
May 2020 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 4,756,000,000 | $ 4,861,000,000
April 2030 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 5.00% | 5.00%
Effective interest rate |  | 5.18% | 5.18%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 606,000,000 | $ 606,000,000
October 2024 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.625% | 3.625%
Effective interest rate |  | 3.98% | 3.98%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 622,000,000 | $ 622,000,000
April 2029 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 4.75% | 4.75%
Effective interest rate |  | 4.95% | 4.95%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 1,655,000,000 | $ 1,655,000,000
April 2019 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 2,277,000,000 | $ 2,277,000,000
January 2024 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.625% | 3.625%
Effective interest rate |  | 3.74% | 3.74%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 0 | $ 829,000,000
January 2025 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.125% | 3.125%
Effective interest rate |  | 3.23% | 3.23%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 495,000,000 | $ 495,000,000
January 2027 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.875% | 3.875%
Effective interest rate |  | 4.02% | 4.02%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 2,922,000,000 | $ 2,922,000,000
January 2028 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.50% | 3.50%
Effective interest rate |  | 3.60% | 3.60%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 777,000,000 | $ 777,000,000
2017 Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 4,194,000,000 | 5,023,000,000
August 2024 Senior Notes | VMware Acquisition |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 1.00% |
Effective interest rate |  | 5.80% |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 1,250,000,000 | $ 0
August 2024 Senior Notes | Broadcom Corporation |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.50% | 3.50%
Effective interest rate |  | 3.55% | 3.55%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 7,000,000 | $ 7,000,000
May 2025 Senior Notes | VMware Acquisition |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 4.50% |
Effective interest rate |  | 5.81% |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 750,000,000 | 0
August 2026 Senior Notes | VMware Acquisition |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 1.40% |
Effective interest rate |  | 5.60% |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 1,500,000,000 | 0
May 2027 Senior Notes | VMware Acquisition |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 4.65% |
Effective interest rate |  | 5.60% |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 500,000,000 | 0
August 2027 Senior Notes | VMware Acquisition |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.90% |
Effective interest rate |  | 5.50% |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 1,250,000,000 | 0
August 2028 Senior Notes | VMware Acquisition |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 1.80% |
Effective interest rate |  | 5.44% |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 750,000,000 | 0
May 2030 Senior Notes | VMware Acquisition |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 4.70% |
Effective interest rate |  | 5.75% |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 750,000,000 | 0
August 2031 Senior Notes | VMware Acquisition |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 2.20% |
Effective interest rate |  | 5.74% |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 1,500,000,000 | 0
Assumed VMware Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross | $ 8,250,000,000 |  |
Long Term Debt Change In Control Repurchase Percentage | 101.00% |  |
Assumed VMware Senior Notes | VMware Acquisition |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 8,250,000,000 | $ 0
March 2027 Senior Notes | CA Technologies, Inc. |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 4.70% | 4.70%
Effective interest rate |  | 5.15% | 5.15%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 215,000,000 | $ 215,000,000
August 2034 Senior Notes | Broadcom Corporation |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 4.50% | 4.50%
Effective interest rate |  | 4.55% | 4.55%
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 6,000,000 | $ 6,000,000
Other Senior Notes | Broadcom Corporation |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 13,000,000 | $ 13,000,000

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