Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 10-Q 10 Mar 16 2016 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co,
Entity Central Index Key	1,645,590
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,716,564,087
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1

Condensed Consolidated and Comb

Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Net revenue:
Products	$ 5,010	$ 4,817
Services	7,626	8,141
Financing income	88	95
Total net revenue	12,724	13,053
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	3,312	3,223
Cost of services	5,742	6,147
Financing interest	58	63
Research and development	585	532
Selling, general and administrative	1,998	1,973
Amortization of intangible assets	218	203
Restructuring charges	311	132
Acquisition and other related charges	37	4
Separation costs	79	44
Total costs and expenses	12,340	12,321
Earnings from operations	384	732
Interest and other, net	(65)	(18)
Earnings before taxes	319	714
Provision for taxes	(52)	(167)
Net earnings	$ 267	$ 547
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.30	[1]
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.15	$ 0.30	[1]
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.11
Weighted average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	1,761	1,804	[1]
Diluted (in shares)	1,778	1,834	[1]
[1]	On November 1, 2015, HP Inc. distributed a total of 1.8 billion shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise common stock to HP Inc. stockholders as of the record date. For comparative purpose, the same number of shares used to compute basic and diluted net earnings per share (“EPS”) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 is used for the calculation of basic and diluted net EPS for all periods in fiscal 2015. See Note 16, “Net Earnings Per Share”, for further details

Condensed Consolidated and Com3

Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings (Parenthetical) shares in Billions	Nov. 01, 2015shares
Former Parent Company
Shares distributed to shareholder	1.8

Condensed Consolidated and Com4

Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net earnings	$ 267	$ 547
Change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Net unrealized gains arising during the period	2	2
Losses reclassified into earnings	9
Change in unrealized gains on available for sale securities	11	2
Change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized gains arising during the period	142	228
Net gains reclassified into earnings	(121)	(108)
Change in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	21	120
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	72	36
Curtailments, settlements and other	(18)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans	54	36
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	(139)	(68)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before taxes	(53)	90
Provision for taxes	(24)	(66)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(77)	24
Comprehensive income	$ 190	$ 571

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,505	$ 9,842
Accounts receivable	7,898	8,538
Financing receivables	2,948	2,918
Inventory	2,345	2,198
Other current assets	6,060	6,468
Total current assets	27,756	29,964
Property, plant and equipment	9,700	9,886
Long-term financing receivables and other assets	10,730	10,875
Goodwill	27,458	27,261
Intangible assets	1,708	1,930
Total assets	77,352	79,916
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	910	691
Accounts payable	4,908	5,828
Employee compensation and benefits	2,066	2,902
Taxes on earnings	397	476
Deferred revenue	5,154	5,154
Accrued restructuring	634	628
Other accrued liabilities	6,282	6,314
Total current liabilities	20,351	21,993
Long-term debt	15,229	15,103
Other liabilities	$ 10,138	$ 8,902
Commitments and contingencies
HPE stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (300 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding)
Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,733 issued and outstanding at January 31, 2016)	$ 17
Additional paid-in capital	36,238
Retained earnings	86
Former Parent company investment		$ 38,550
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,092)	(5,015)
Total HPE stockholders' equity	31,249	33,535
Non-controlling interests	385	383
Total stockholders' equity	31,634	33,918
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 77,352	$ 79,916

Condensed Consolidated Balance6

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) shares in Millions	Jan. 31, 2016$ / sharesshares
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	300
Preferred stock, shares issued	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	9,600
Common stock, shares issued	1,733
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,733

Condensed Consolidated and Com7

Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 267	$ 547
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	989	997
Stock-based compensation expense	165	139
Provision for doubtful accounts	6	(6)
Provision for inventory	33	27
Restructuring charges	311	132
Deferred taxes on earnings	245	(1,107)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	(2)	(81)
Other, net	44	(66)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	612	682
Financing receivables	60	(63)
Inventory	(182)	(134)
Accounts payable	(788)	(467)
Taxes on earnings	(440)	1,333
Restructuring	(285)	(389)
Other assets and liabilities	(1,110)	(976)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(75)	568
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in property, plant and equipment	(832)	(786)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	76	98
Purchases of available-for-sale securities and other investments	(144)	(48)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities and other investments	143	27
Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(1)
Proceeds from business divestitures, net	65
Net cash used in investing activities	(692)	(710)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net	2	70
Issuance of debt	300	286
Payment of debt	(109)	(237)
Settlement of cash flow hedges	(8)
Issuance of common stock under employee stock plans	4
Repurchase of common stock	(1,197)
Net transfer from former Parent	532	145
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	2	81
Cash dividends paid	(96)	(10)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(570)	335
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(1,337)	193
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	9,842	2,319
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 8,505	$ 2,512

Overview and Basis of Presentat

Overview and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Overview and Basis of Presentation
Overview and Basis of Presentation	Note 1: Overview and Basis of Presentation Background Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company ("we", "us", "our", "Hewlett Packard Enterprise", "HPE" or "the Company") is a leading global provider of the cutting-edge technology solutions customers need to optimize their traditional information technology ("IT") while helping them build the secure, cloud-enabled, mobile-ready future that is uniquely suited to their needs. Our customers range from small- and medium-sized businesses ("SMBs") to large global enterprises. On November 1, 2015, the Company became an independent publicly-traded company through a pro rata distribution by HP Inc. (“HPI”), formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP Co." or "former Parent"), of 100% of the outstanding shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company to HP Inc.'s stockholders. Each HP Inc. stockholder of record received one share of Hewlett Packard Enterprise common stock for each share of HP Inc. common stock held on the record date. Approximately 1.8 billion shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise common stock were distributed on November 1, 2015 to HP Inc. stockholders. In connection with the separation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise's common stock began trading "regular-way" under the ticker symbol "HPE" on the New York Stock Exchange on November 2, 2015. Basis of Presentation Prior to October 31, 2015, the combined financials statements were derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements and accounting records of former Parent as if the Company were operated on a standalone basis during the periods presented. From and after October 31, 2015, substantially all of the assets and liabilities and operations of the Company were transferred from former Parent to the Company and the condensed consolidated and combined financial statements included the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries in accordance with the separation agreement for the transfer from former Parent to the Company. These Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in connection with the separation and in accordance with United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements of Hewlett Packard Enterprise contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 and its results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015. The results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended January 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, including "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Items 7, 7A and 8, respectively, included therein. Principles of Consolidation and Combination The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and other subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and accounts within the consolidated and combined businesses of the Company have been eliminated. Prior to the separation, intercompany transactions between the Company and former Parent are considered to be effectively settled in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements at the time the transaction was recorded. The total net effect of the settlement of these intercompany transactions is reflected in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows within financing activities and in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within former Parent company investment. The Company accounts for investments in companies over which it has the ability to exercise significant influence but does not hold a controlling interest under the equity method, and the Company records its proportionate share of income or losses in Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings. Non-controlling interests are presented as a separate component within Total stockholders' equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Net earnings attributable to the non-controlling interests are recorded within Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings and are not presented separately as they were not material for any period presented. Segment Realignment The Company has implemented certain segment and business unit realignments in order to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. Reclassifications of certain prior-year segment and business unit financial information have been made to conform to the current-year presentation. None of the changes impacts the Company's previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share ("EPS"). See Note 2, "Segment Information", for a further discussion of the Company's segment realignment. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company's Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") amended the existing accounting standards for leases. The amendments require lessees to record, at lease inception, a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a right-of-use ("ROU") asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. Lessees may elect to not recognize lease liabilities and ROU assets for most leases with terms of 12 months or less. The lease liability is measured at the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. The ROU asset will be based on the liability, adjusted for lease prepayments, lease incentives received, and the lessee's initial direct costs. For finance leases, expense will be the sum of interest on the lease obligation and amortization of the ROU asset, resulting in a front-loaded expense pattern. For operating leases, expense will generally be recognized on a straight-line basis. The amended lessor accounting model is similar to the current model, updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and the new revenue standard. The current sale-leaseback guidance, including guidance applicable to real estate, is also replaced with a new model for both lessees and lessors. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 using a modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements. In November 2015, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for income taxes. The amendment requires companies to report their deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets each as a single non-current item on their classified balance sheets. The Company elected to adopt the amendments in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 and applied them retrospectively to all periods presented, as permitted by the standard. The adoption of the amendments did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and had no impact to its net earnings or cash flow from operations for any period presented. The following table presents the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet under the historical accounting method and as adjusted to reflect the adoption of the amendments: Historical Accounting Method Effect of Adoption As Adjusted In millions As of October 31, 2015 Other current assets $ $ ) $ Long-term financing receivables and other assets $ $ ) $ Taxes on earnings $ ) $ $ ) Other liabilities $ ) $ $ ) In September 2015, the FASB amended existing accounting standards to simplify the accounting for measurement period adjustments to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination. The amendments require all such adjustments to be recognized in the period they are determined. Adjustments related to previous reporting periods since the acquisition date must be disclosed by income statement line item, either on the face of the income statement or within the footnotes. The Company elected to early adopt the amendments in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, as permitted by the standard. The adoption of the amendments did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements. See Footnote 9, "Acquisitions and Divestitures", for additional information on measurement period adjustments recognized during the quarter. In April 2015, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for intangible assets. The amendments provide explicit guidance to customers in determining the accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement, wherein the arrangements that do not convey a software license to the customer are accounted for as service contracts. The amendments also eliminate the practice of accounting for software licenses as executory contracts which may result in more software assets being capitalized. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2017; however early adoption is permitted as is retrospective application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements. In April 2015, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for imputation of interest. The amendments require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by these amendments. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively with the adjusted balance sheet of each individual period presented, in order to reflect the period-specific effects of applying the new guidance. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements. In May 2014, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. The amendments are based on the principle that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard update for a one-year deferral of the effective date, with an option of applying the standard on the original effective date, which for the Company is the first quarter of fiscal 2018. In accordance with this deferral, the Company is required to adopt these amendments in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments and the transition alternatives on its Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements.

Segment Information

Segment Information	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Segment Information
Segment Information	Note 2: Segment Information Hewlett Packard Enterprise's operations are organized into five segments for financial reporting purposes: the Enterprise Group ("EG"), Enterprise Services ("ES"), Software, Financial Services ("FS") and Corporate Investments. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's organizational structure is based on a number of factors that management uses to evaluate, view and run its business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customer base and homogeneity of products and technology. The segments are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management to evaluate segment results. A summary description of each segment follows. The Enterprise Group provides servers, storage, networking and technology services that, when combined with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Cloud solutions, enable customers to manage applications across virtual private cloud, private cloud and traditional IT environments. Described below are the business units and capabilities within EG. • Servers offers both Industry Standard Servers ("ISS") as well as Mission-Critical Servers ("MCS") to address the full array of our customers' computing needs. ISS provides a range of products from entry level servers through premium HPE ProLiant servers which run primarily Windows, Linux and virtualization platforms from software providers including Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft") and VMware, Inc. ("VMware") and open sourced software from other major vendors while leveraging x86 processors from Intel Corporation ("Intel") and Advanced Micro Devices ("AMD"). For the most mission-critical workloads, HPE delivers Integrity servers based on the Intel® Itanium® processor, HPE Integrity NonStop solutions and mission critical x86 ProLiant servers. • Storage offers Converged Storage solutions and traditional storage. Converged Storage solutions include 3PAR StoreServ, StoreOnce and StoreVirtual products. Traditional storage includes tape, storage networking and legacy external disk products such as EVA and XP. • Networking offers wireless local area network equipment, mobility and security software, switches, routers, and network management products that span data centers, campus and branch environments and deliver software defined networking and unified communications capabilities. • Technology Services provides support services and technology consulting to integrate and optimize EG's hardware platforms for the new style of IT. These services are available in the form of service contracts, pre-packaged offerings or on a customized basis. Enterprise Services provides technology consulting, outsourcing and support services across infrastructure, applications and business process domains within traditional and Strategic Enterprise Service offerings which includes analytics and data management, security and cloud services. Described below are the business units and capabilities within ES. • Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing delivers comprehensive services that encompass the management of data centers, IT security, cloud computing, workplace technology, networks, unified communications and enterprise service management. • Application and Business Services helps clients develop, revitalize and manage their applications and information assets and provides end-to-end, industry-specific business process services. Software provides big data analytics and applications, enterprise security, application testing and delivery management and IT operations management solutions for businesses and other enterprises of all sizes. These software offerings include licenses, support, professional services and software-as-a-service ("SaaS"). Financial Services provides flexible investment solutions, such as leasing, financing, IT consumption and utility programs and asset management services, for customers to enable the creation of unique technology deployment models and acquire complete IT solutions, including hardware, software and services from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others. Providing flexible services and capabilities that support the entire IT life cycle, FS partners with customers globally to help build investment strategies that enhance their business agility and support their business transformation. FS offers a wide selection of investment solution capabilities for large enterprise customers and channel partners, along with an array of financial options to SMBs and educational and governmental entities. Corporate Investments includes Hewlett Packard Labs and certain cloud-related business incubation projects among others. Segment Policy Hewlett Packard Enterprise derives the results of the business segments directly from its internal management reporting system. The accounting policies Hewlett Packard Enterprise uses to derive segment results are substantially the same as those the consolidated company uses. Management measures the performance of each segment based on several metrics, including earnings from operations. Management uses these results, in part, to evaluate the performance of, and to allocate resources to, each of the segments. Segment revenue includes revenues from sales to external customers and intersegment revenues that reflect transactions between the segments on an arm's-length basis. Intersegment revenues primarily consist of sales of hardware and software that are sourced internally and, in the majority of the cases, are financed as operating leases by FS. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's consolidated net revenue is derived and reported after the elimination of intersegment revenues from such arrangements. Hewlett Packard Enterprise periodically engages in intercompany advanced royalty payment and licensing arrangements that may result in advance payments between subsidiaries. Revenues from these intercompany arrangements are deferred and recognized as earned over the term of the arrangement by the Hewlett Packard Enterprise legal entities involved in such transactions; however, these advanced payments are eliminated from revenues as reported by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its business segments. As disclosed in Note 6, "Taxes on Earnings", during fiscal 2015, Hewlett Packard Enterprise executed intercompany advanced royalty payment arrangements resulting in advanced payments of $5.0 billion. In these transactions, the payments were received in the U.S. from a foreign consolidated affiliate, with a deferral of intercompany revenues over the term of the arrangements, approximately 5 years. The impact of these intercompany arrangements is eliminated from both Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated and segment revenues. Financing interest in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings reflects interest expense on borrowing-and funding-related activity associated with FS and its subsidiaries, and debt issued by Hewlett Packard Enterprise for which a portion of the proceeds benefited FS. Prior to October 9, 2015, such financing interest expense resulted from debt issued by HP Inc. Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not allocate to its segments certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level. These unallocated costs include certain corporate governance costs, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring charges, acquisition and other related charges and separation costs. Segment Realignment Effective at the beginning of the fiscal 2016 first quarter, HPE implemented organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. These organizational changes resulted in (i) within the Enterprise Group segment, the consolidation of the Industry Standard Servers and Business Critical Systems business units into the newly formed Servers business unit; and (ii) the transfer of certain cloud-related marketing headcount activities from the Corporate Investment segment to the Enterprise Group segment. HPE reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which resulted in: (i) the consolidation of net revenue from the Industry Standard Servers and Business Critical Systems business units into the Servers business unit within the Enterprise Group segment; (ii) and the transfer of operating expenses from the Corporate Investment segment to the Enterprise Group segment. These changes had no impact on HPE's previously reported consolidated and combined net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share. There have been no material changes to the total assets of HPE's individual segments since October 31, 2015. Segment Operating Results Enterprise Group Enterprise Services Software Financial Services Corporate Investments Total In millions Three months ended January 31, 2016 Net revenue $ $ $ $ $ $ Intersegment net revenue and other ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total segment net revenue $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Earnings (loss) from operations $ $ $ $ $ ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Three months ended January 31, 2015 Net revenue $ $ $ $ $ $ Intersegment net revenue and other — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total segment net revenue $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Earnings (loss) from operations $ $ $ $ $ ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The reconciliation of segment operating results to Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated and combined results was as follows: Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Net Revenue: Total segments $ $ Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated and combined net revenue $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Earnings before taxes: Total segment earnings from operations $ $ Corporate and unallocated costs and eliminations ) ) Stock-based compensation expense ) ) Amortization of intangible assets ) ) Restructuring charges ) ) Acquisition and other related charges ) ) Separation costs ) ) Interest and other, net ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated and combined earnings before taxes $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net revenue by segment and business unit was as follows: Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Servers $ $ Technology Services Storage Networking ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Enterprise Group ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing Application and Business Services ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Enterprise Services ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Software Financial Services Corporate Investments ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total segment net revenue ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Eliminations of intersegment net revenue and other ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total net revenue $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Restructuring

Restructuring	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Restructuring
Restructuring	Note 3: Restructuring Summary of Restructuring Plans Restructuring charges of $311 million and $132 million have been recorded by the Company for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, based on restructuring activities impacting the Company's employees and infrastructure. Restructuring activities related to the Company's employees and infrastructure summarized by plan were as presented in the table below: Fiscal 2015 Plan Fiscal 2012 Plan Other Plans Employee Severance Infrastructure and other Employee Severance and EER Infrastructure and other Employee Severance Infrastructure and other Total Liability as of October 31, 2015 $ $ — $ $ $ $ $ Charges — — — Cash payments ) ) ) ) — ) ) Non-cash items ) ) ) — — — ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Liability as of January 31, 2016 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total Costs Incurred to Date, as of January 31, 2016 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total Costs Expected to be Incurred, as of January 31, 2016 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The current restructuring liability reported in Accrued restructuring in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 was $634 million and $628 million, respectively. The long-term restructuring liability reported in Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 was $106 million and $114 million, respectively. Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan On September 14, 2015, the former Parent's Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan (the "2015 Plan") in connection with the separation which will be implemented through fiscal 2018. As part of the 2015 Plan, the Company expects approximately 30,000 employees to exit the Company by the end of 2018. These workforce reductions are primarily associated with our Enterprise Services segment. The changes to the workforce will vary by country, based on local legal requirements and consultations with employee works councils and other employee representatives, as appropriate. The Company estimates that it will incur aggregate pre-tax charges through fiscal 2018 of approximately $2.6 billion in connection with the 2015 Plan, of which approximately $2.2 billion relates to workforce reductions and approximately $423 million primarily relates to real estate consolidation. Fiscal 2012 Restructuring Plan On May 23, 2012, the former Parent adopted a multi-year restructuring plan (the "2012 Plan") designed to simplify business processes, accelerate innovation and deliver better results for customers, employees and stockholders. As of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 the Company had eliminated 42,100 positions in connection with the 2012 Plan, with a portion of those employees exiting the company as part of voluntary enhanced early retirement ("EER") programs in the U.S. and in certain other countries. During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company recorded severance charges of $71 million as a result of a change in the estimate of expected cash payouts. The Company recognized $4.5 billion in total aggregate charges in connection with the 2012 Plan, with $4.0 billion related to workforce reductions, including the EER programs, and $545 million related to infrastructure, including data center and real estate consolidation and other items. The severance and infrastructure related cash payments associated with the 2012 Plan are expected to be paid out through fiscal 2021. Other Plans Restructuring plans initiated by the former Parent in fiscal 2008 and 2010 were substantially completed as of April 30, 2015. Severance and infrastructure related cash payments associated with these plans are expected to be paid out through fiscal 2019.

Retirement and Post-Retirement

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans	Note 4: Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans Pension Benefit Expense Prior to October 31, 2015 and with the exception of certain defined benefit pension plans, of which the Company was the sole sponsor, certain of Hewlett Packard Enterprise eligible employees, retirees and other former employees participated in certain U.S. and international defined benefit pension plans offered by the former Parent. These plans which included participants of both Company employees and other employees of the former Parent were accounted for as multiemployer benefit plans and the related net benefit plan obligations were not included in the Company's Combined and Consolidated Balance Sheets through July 31, 2015. The related benefit plan expense was allocated to the Company based on the Company's labor costs and allocations of corporate and other shared functional personnel. Substantially all plan assets and the related benefit obligations that were directly attributable to Hewlett Packard Enterprise eligible employees, retirees and other former employees were transferred to the Company as of October 31, 2015. The Company recognized total net pension and other post-retirement benefit expense in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statement of Earnings of $29 million and $23 million for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company's net pension and post-retirement benefit cost that were directly attributable to the eligible employees, retirees and other former employees of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and recognized in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings was as follows: Three months ended January 31 U.S. Defined Benefit Plans Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans Post-Retirement Benefit Plans 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 In millions Service cost $ — $ — $ $ $ $ — Interest cost — — Expected return on plan assets — — ) ) ) Amortization and deferrals: Actuarial loss (gain) — ) — Prior service benefit — — ) — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net periodic benefit cost $ — $ $ $ $ $ — Special termination benefits — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net benefit cost $ — $ $ $ $ $ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Employer Contributions and Funding Policy The Company's policy is to fund its pension plans so that it makes at least the minimum contribution required by local government, funding and taxing authorities. HPE previously disclosed in its Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 that it expected to contribute approximately $366 million in fiscal 2016 to its non-U.S. pension plans, approximately $1 million to cover benefit payments to U.S. non-qualified plan participants and approximately $3 million to cover benefit claims for the Company's post-retirement benefit plans. During the three months ended January 31, 2016, the Company contributed $39 million to its non-U.S. pension plans, and paid $1 million to cover benefit claims under the Company's post-retirement benefit plans. During the remainder of fiscal 2016, HPE anticipates making additional contributions of approximately $327 million to its non-U.S. pension plans and approximately $1 million to its U.S. non-qualified plan participants and expects to pay approximately $2 million to cover benefit claims under the Company's post-retirement benefit plans. The Company's pension and other post-retirement benefit costs and obligations depend on various assumptions. Differences between expected and actual returns on investments and changes in discount rates and other actuarial assumptions are reflected as unrecognized gains or losses, and such gains or losses are amortized to earnings in future periods. A deterioration in the funded status of a plan could result in a need for additional company contributions or an increase in net pension and post-retirement benefit costs in future periods. Actuarial gains or losses are determined at the measurement date and amortized over the remaining service life for active plans or the life expectancy of plan participants for frozen plans.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-Based Compensation	Note 5: Stock-Based Compensation Prior to the separation, certain of the Company's employees participated in stock-based compensation plans sponsored by the former Parent. The former Parent's stock-based compensation plans included incentive compensation plans and an employee stock purchase plan. All awards granted under the plans were based on the former Parent's common shares and as such the award activity is not reflected in the Company's Condensed Consolidated and Combined financial statements. In conjunction with the separation, the Company adopted the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan became effective on November 1, 2015. The total number of shares of the Company's common stock authorized under the Plan was 260 million. The Plan provides for the grant of various types of awards including restricted stock awards, stock options, and performance-based awards. In connection with the separation, and in accordance with the Employee Matters Agreement between HP Inc. and the Company, the Company's employees with outstanding former Parent stock-based awards received replacement stock-based awards under the Plan at separation. The value of the replaced Company stock-based awards was designed to generally preserve the intrinsic value of the award immediately prior to separation. The incremental expense incurred by the Company was not material. Also in conjunction with the separation, the Company granted one-time retention stock awards, with a total grant date fair value of approximately $137 million to certain executives. The awards vest over three years from the grant date. Stock-based Compensation Expense Stock-based compensation expense and the resulting tax benefits were as follows: Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Stock-based compensation expense $ $ Income tax benefit ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the three months ended January 31, 2015, stock-based compensation expense includes expense attributable to the Company based on the awards and terms previously granted under the former Parent incentive compensation plan to the Company's employees prior to the separation and an allocation of the former Parent's corporate and shared functional employee expenses. Accordingly, the amounts presented for the three months ended January 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of future awards and do not necessarily reflect the results that we would have experienced as an independent, publicly-traded company. Restricted Stock Awards Restricted stock awards are non-vested stock awards that may include grants of restricted stock or restricted stock units. Restricted stock awards and cash-settled awards are generally subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to the lapse of the restrictions. Such awards generally vest one to three years from the date of grant. During the vesting period, ownership of the restricted stock cannot be transferred. Restricted stock has the same dividend and voting rights as common stock and is considered to be issued and outstanding upon grant. The dividends paid on restricted stock are non-forfeitable. Restricted stock units have forfeitable dividend equivalent rights equal to the dividend paid on common stock. Restricted stock units do not have the voting rights of common stock, and the shares underlying restricted stock units are not considered issued and outstanding upon grant. The Company expenses the fair value of restricted stock awards ratably over the period during which the restrictions lapse. A summary of restricted stock award activity is as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2016 Shares Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share In thousands Outstanding at beginning of period — $ — Converted from former Parent's plan $ Granted (1) $ Vested ) $ Forfeited ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Outstanding at end of period $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Includes one-time retention restricted stock units of approximately 5 million shares. At January 31, 2016, there was $764 million of unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock awards, which the Company expects to recognize over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.5 years. Stock Options Stock options granted under the Company's principal equity plans are generally non-qualified stock options, but the principal equity plans permitted some options granted to qualify as incentive stock options under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Stock options generally vest over three to four years from the date of grant. The exercise price of a stock option is equal to the closing price of the Company's stock on the option grant date. The majority of the stock options issued by the Company contain only service vesting conditions. The Company also issued, to a lesser extent, performance-contingent stock options that vest only on the satisfaction of both service and market conditions. The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula to estimate the fair value of stock options subject to service-based vesting conditions. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options subject to performance-contingent vesting conditions using a combination of a Monte Carlo simulation model and a lattice model, as these awards contain market conditions. The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure fair value were as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2016 Weighted-average fair value (1) $ Expected volatility (2) % Risk-free interest rate (3) % Expected dividend yield (4) % Expected term in years (5) (1) The weighted-average fair value was based on the fair value of stock options granted during the period. (2) The expected volatility was estimated using the average historical volatility of selected peer companies. (3) The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues. (4) The expected dividend yield represents a constant dividend yield applied for the duration of the expected term of the award. (5) For awards subject to service-based vesting, the expected term was estimated using the simplified method detailed in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 and for performance-contingent awards, the expected term represents an output from the lattice model. A summary of stock option activity is as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2016 Shares Weighted- Average Exercise Price Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value In thousands In years In millions Outstanding at beginning of period — $ — Converted from former Parent's plan $ Granted (1) $ Exercised ) $ Forfeited/cancelled/expired ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Outstanding at end of period $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Vested and expected to vest at end of period $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Exercisable at end of period $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Includes one-time retention stock options of approximately 16 million shares. The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value that option holders would have realized had all option holders exercised their options on the last trading day of the first quarter of fiscal 2016. The aggregate intrinsic value is the difference between the Company's closing stock price on the last trading day of the first quarter of fiscal 2016 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options. The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the three months ended January 31, 2016 was $3 million. At January 31, 2016, there was $103 million of unrecognized pre-tax, stock-based compensation expense related to stock options, which the Company expects to recognize over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 2.4 years. Employee Stock Purchase Plan Effective November 1, 2015, the Company adopted the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"). The total number of shares of Company's common stock authorized under the ESPP was 80 million. The ESPP allows eligible employees to contribute up to 10% of their eligible compensation to purchase Hewlett Packard Enterprise's common stock. The plan provides for a discount not to exceed 15% and an offering period up to 24 months. The Company currently offers 6 month offering periods during which employees have the ability to purchase shares at 95% of the closing market price on the purchase date. No stock-based compensation expense was recorded in connection with those purchases because the criteria of a non-compensatory plan were met.

Taxes on Earnings

Taxes on Earnings	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Taxes on Earnings
Taxes on Earnings	Note 6: Taxes on Earnings Provision for Taxes Prior to the separation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise's operating results were included in HPI's (former Parent) various consolidated U.S. federal and state income tax returns, as well as non-U.S. tax filings. For purposes of the Company's Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements for the periods prior to the separation, income tax expense and deferred tax balances have been recorded as if the Company filed tax returns on a standalone basis separate from the former Parent. The Separate Return Method applies the accounting guidance for income taxes to the standalone financial statements as if the Company was a separate taxpayer and a standalone enterprise for the periods presented. The Company's effective tax rate was 16.3% and 23.4% for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. HPE's effective tax rate generally differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from the Company's operations in lower-tax jurisdictions throughout the world. HPE has not provided U.S. taxes for all foreign earnings because the Company plans to reinvest some of those earnings indefinitely outside the U.S. For the three months ended January 31, 2016, HPE recorded $110 million of net income tax benefits related to items discrete to the period. These amounts primarily included a tax benefit of $104 million on restructuring charges, separation costs, and acquisition and other related charges. For the three months ended January 31, 2015, HPE recorded $6 million of net income tax charges related to various items discrete to the period. Uncertain Tax Positions The Company is subject to income tax in the U.S. and approximately 105 other countries and is subject to routine corporate income tax audits in many of these jurisdictions. In addition, former Parent, whose liabilities for which the Company is jointly and severally liable, is subject to numerous ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. The Company believes it has provided adequate reserves for all tax deficiencies or reductions in tax benefits that could result from federal, state and foreign tax audits. The Company regularly assesses the likely outcomes of these audits in order to determine the appropriateness of the Company's tax provision. The Company adjusts its uncertain tax positions to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular audit. However, income tax audits are inherently unpredictable and there can be no assurance that the Company will accurately predict the outcome of these audits. The amounts ultimately paid on resolution of an audit could be materially different from the amounts previously included in the Provision for taxes and therefore the resolution of one or more of these uncertainties in any particular period could have a material impact on net income or cash flows. As of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $9.3 billion and $4.9 billion, respectively, of which up to $2.7 billion and $0.6 billion would affect the Company's effective tax rate if realized as of the respective periods. The $4.4 billion increase in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the three months ended January 31, 2016 are primarily related to the impact of the Company's joint and several liabilities with HPI that resulted from the separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in Provision for taxes in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings. The Company accrued $333 million and $269 million for interest and penalties as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively. Hewlett Packard Enterprise engages in continuous discussion and negotiation with taxing authorities regarding tax matters in various jurisdictions. Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not expect complete resolution of any U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") audit cycle within the next 12 months. However, it is reasonably possible that certain federal, foreign and state tax issues may be concluded in the next 12 months, including issues involving transfer pricing and other matters. Accordingly, Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it is reasonably possible that its existing unrecognized tax benefits may be reduced by an amount up to $150 million within the next 12 months. Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company adopted the amendment to the existing accounting standards for income taxes issued by the FASB in November 2015, and elected to apply it on a retrospective basis. As a result, all of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as noncurrent as of January 31, 2016 and retrospectively as of October 31, 2015. See Note 1, "Overview and Basis of Presentation", for more details. Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows: As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Long-term deferred tax assets $ $ Long-term deferred tax liabilities ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The Company periodically engages in intercompany advanced royalty payment and licensing arrangements that may result in advance payments between subsidiaries in different tax jurisdictions. When the local tax treatment of the intercompany licensing arrangements differs from U.S. GAAP treatment, deferred taxes are recognized. During fiscal 2015, the Company executed intercompany advanced royalty payment arrangements resulting in advanced payments of $5.0 billion. In these transactions, the payments were received in the U.S. from a foreign consolidated affiliate, with a deferral of intercompany revenues over the term of the arrangements, approximately 5 years. Intercompany royalty revenue and the amortization expense related to the licensing rights are eliminated in consolidation. Tax Matters Agreement and Other Income Tax Matters In connection with the separation, the Company entered into a Tax Matters Agreement with HP Inc., formerly Hewlett-Packard Company. See Note 18, "Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties", for a full description of the Tax Matters Agreement.

Balance Sheet Details

Balance Sheet Details	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Balance Sheet Details
Balance Sheet Details	Note 7: Balance Sheet Details Balance sheet details were as follows: Accounts Receivable As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Accounts receivable $ $ Allowance for doubtful accounts ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable and changes were as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2016 In millions Balance at beginning of year $ Provision for doubtful accounts Deductions, net of recoveries ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at end of period $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The Company has third-party revolving short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. The recourse obligations associated with these short-term financing arrangements as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 were not material. The activity related to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's revolving short-term financing arrangements was as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2016 In millions Balance at beginning of period (1) $ Trade receivables sold Cash receipts ) Foreign currency and other ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at end of period (1) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Beginning and ending balance represents amounts for trade receivables sold but not yet collected. Inventory As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Finished goods $ $ Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Property, Plant and Equipment As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Land $ $ Buildings and leasehold improvements Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Accumulated depreciation ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the three months ended January 31, 2016, the change in gross property, plant and equipment was due primarily to purchases of $746 million, partially offset by sales and retirements of $569 million and unfavorable currency impacts of $134 million. Accumulated depreciation associated with the assets sold and retired was $486 million.

Financing Receivables and Opera

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Financing Receivables and Operating Leases
Financing Receivables and Operating Leases	Note 8: Financing Receivables and Operating Leases Financing receivables represent sales-type and direct-financing leases of the Company and third-party products. These receivables typically have terms ranging from two to five years and are usually collateralized by a security interest in the underlying assets. Financing receivables also include billed receivables from operating leases. The components of financing receivables were as follows: As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Minimum lease payments receivable $ $ Unguaranteed residual value Unearned income ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Financing receivables, gross Allowance for doubtful accounts ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Financing receivables, net Less: current portion (1) ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Amounts due after one year, net (1) $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The Company includes the current portion in Financing receivables and amounts due after one year, net in Long-term financing receivables and other assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Credit Quality Indicators Due to the homogenous nature of its leasing transactions, the Company manages its financing receivables on an aggregate basis when assessing and monitoring credit risk. Credit risk is generally diversified due to the large number of entities comprising the Company's customer base and their dispersion across many different industries and geographic regions. The Company evaluates the credit quality of an obligor at lease inception and monitors that credit quality over the term of a transaction. The Company assigns risk ratings to each lease based on the creditworthiness of the obligor and other variables that augment or mitigate the inherent credit risk of a particular transaction. Such variables include the underlying value and liquidity of the collateral, the essential use of the equipment, the term of the lease, and the inclusion of credit enhancements, such as guarantees, letters of credit or security deposits. The credit risk profile of gross financing receivables, based upon internal risk ratings, was as follows: As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Risk Rating: Low $ $ Moderate High ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Accounts rated low risk typically have the equivalent of a Standard & Poor's rating of BBB– or higher, while accounts rated moderate risk generally have the equivalent of BB+ or lower. The Company classifies accounts as high risk when it considers the financing receivable to be impaired or when management believes there is a significant near-term risk of impairment. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts The allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables is comprised of a general reserve and a specific reserve. The Company maintains general reserve percentages on a regional basis and bases such percentages on several factors, including consideration of historical credit losses and portfolio delinquencies, trends in the overall weighted-average risk rating of the portfolio, current economic conditions and information derived from competitive benchmarking. The Company excludes accounts evaluated as part of the specific reserve from the general reserve analysis. The Company establishes a specific reserve for financing receivables with identified exposures, such as customer defaults, bankruptcy or other events, that make it unlikely the Company will recover its investment. For individually evaluated receivables, the Company determines the expected cash flow for the receivable, which includes consideration of estimated proceeds from disposition of the collateral, and calculates an estimate of the potential loss and the probability of loss. For those accounts where a loss is considered probable, the Company records a specific reserve. The Company generally writes off a receivable or records a specific reserve when a receivable becomes 180 days past due, or sooner if the Company determines that the receivable is not collectible. The allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 and changes during the three and twelve months then ended were as follows: As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Balance at beginning of period $ $ Provision for doubtful accounts ) Write-offs — ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at end of period $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The gross financing receivables and related allowance evaluated for loss were as follows: As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Gross financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss $ $ Gross financing receivables individually evaluated for loss ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Allowance for financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss $ $ Allowance for financing receivables individually evaluated for loss ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Non-Accrual and Past-Due Financing Receivables The Company considers a financing receivable to be past due when the minimum payment is not received by the contractually specified due date. The Company generally places financing receivables on non-accrual status, which is the suspension of interest accrual, and considers such receivables to be non-performing at the earlier of the time at which full payment of principal and interest becomes doubtful or the receivable becomes 90 days past due. Subsequently, the Company may recognize revenue on non-accrual financing receivables as payments are received, which is on a cash basis, if the Company deems the recorded financing receivable to be fully collectible; however, if there is doubt regarding the ultimate collectability of the recorded financing receivable, all cash receipts are applied to the carrying amount of the financing receivable, which is the cost recovery method. In certain circumstances, such as when the Company deems a delinquency to be of an administrative nature, financing receivables may accrue interest after becoming 90 days past due. The non-accrual status of a financing receivable may not impact a customer's risk rating. After all of a customer's delinquent principal and interest balances are settled, the Company may return the related financing receivable to accrual status. The following table summarizes the aging and non-accrual status of gross financing receivables: As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Billed (1) : Current 1-30 days $ $ Past due 31-60 days Past due 61-90 days Past due >90 days Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total gross financing receivables $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status (2) $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest (2) $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables. (2) Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables. Operating Leases Operating lease assets included in machinery and equipment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows: As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Equipment leased to customers $ $ Accumulated depreciation ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisitions and Divestitures	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Acquisitions and Divestitures	Note 9: Acquisitions and Divestitures Acquisitions The Company did not complete any acquisitions during the quarter. The purchase price allocation for previous acquisitions may reflect various preliminary fair value estimates and analyses, including preliminary work performed by third-party valuation specialists, certain tangible assets and liabilities acquired, the valuation of intangible assets acquired, certain legal matters, income and income based taxes, and residual goodwill; which are subject to change within the measurement period as valuations are finalized. Measurement period adjustments are recorded in the reporting period in which the estimates are finalized and adjustment amounts are determined. During the quarter, $257 million of purchase price adjustments were recorded which impacted goodwill in the EG segment. These measurement period adjustments, are primarily provisional tax related items recorded in conjunction with the acquisition of Aruba Networks, Inc. ("Aruba"). Divestitures For the three months ended January 31, 2016, the Company completed the divestiture of a business which was previously reported in the ES segment. This sale resulted in $65 million of proceeds during the quarter. The gain associated with this divestiture was included in Selling, general and administrative expense on the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings. In October 2015, the Company signed a definitive agreement with Trend Micro International to sell the TippingPoint business for approximately $300 million. TippingPoint is a provider of network security solutions. The results of TippingPoint are recorded within the Software segment. The transaction closed in March 2016. In May 2015, the Company and Tsinghua Holdings jointly announced a partnership that will bring together the Chinese enterprise technology assets of the Company and Tsinghua University to create a Chinese provider of technology infrastructure. Under the definitive agreement, Tsinghua Holdings' subsidiary, Unisplendour Corporation, will purchase 51% of a new business called H3C, comprising the Company's current H3C Technologies and China-based server, storage and technology services businesses, for approximately $2.3 billion. The Company's China subsidiary will maintain 100% ownership of its existing China-based Enterprise Services, Software and Helion Cloud businesses. Once the transaction closes, the new H3C will be the exclusive provider for the Company's server, storage and networking portfolio, as well as the Company's exclusive hardware support services provider in China, customized for that market. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of fiscal 2016, subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	Note 10: Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill Goodwill allocated to the Company's reportable segments as of January 31, 2016 and changes in the respective carrying amounts during the three months then ended were as follows: Enterprise Group Enterprise Services (2) Software Financial Services Total In millions Balance at October 31, 2015 (1) $ $ $ $ $ Changes due to foreign currency ) ) — — ) Goodwill adjustments (3) — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at January 31, 2016 (1) $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of $13.7 billion which were recorded prior to October 31, 2013. Of that amount, $8.0 billion relates to the Enterprise Services segment and the remaining $5.7 billion relates to the Software segment. (2) Goodwill relates to the MphasiS Limited reporting unit. (3) Primarily measurement period adjustments to provisional tax items, recorded in conjunction with the Aruba acquisition. The Company reviews goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of goodwill may not be recoverable. During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company's stock price experienced volatility and the Company's market capitalization was below its book value. The Company considered this along with other factors including, its continued execution in accordance with its annual budget and anticipated future cash flows; the length of time that the Company's stock has been trading; and analyst indications that the Company's stock has significant potential for growth and margin expansion. Based upon its evaluation, the Company determined that there have been no events or circumstances which would more likely than not reduce fair value for its reporting units below their carrying value. As a result, the Company determined an interim impairment test was not necessary as of January 31, 2016. However, if the Company's market capitalization remains below its book value or if the Company's outlook for its business and industry in general is subject to a significant adverse change, the Company may be required to record an impairment to goodwill in the future. The Company will continue to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment. Intangible Assets The Company's intangible assets are composed of: As of January 31, 2016 As of October 31, 2015 Gross Accumulated Amortization Accumulated Impairment Loss Net Gross Accumulated Amortization Accumulated Impairment Loss Net In millions Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements $ $ ) $ ) $ $ $ ) $ ) $ Developed and core technology and patents ) ) ) ) Trade name and trade marks ) ) ) ) In-process research and development — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total intangible assets $ $ ) $ ) $ $ $ ) $ ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The decrease of intangibles during the first three months of fiscal 2016 was related to $32 million of intangible assets which became fully amortized and have been eliminated from gross intangible assets and accumulated amortization, as well as, changes in the gross intangible balance due to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Intangible asset amortization expense for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015 was $218 million and $203 million, respectively. In-process research and development is efforts that are in process on the date the Company acquires a business. Under the accounting guidance for intangible assets, in-process research and development acquired in a business combination is considered an indefinite-lived intangible asset until completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. The Company begins amortizing its in-process research and development intangible assets upon completion of the projects. If an in-process research and development project is abandoned, the Company records a charge for the value of the related intangible asset to its consolidated and combined statement of earnings in the period it is abandoned. The Company reclassified in-process research and development assets acquired of $63 million to Developed and core technology and patents as the projects were completed and began amortization during the first three months of fiscal 2016. As of January 31, 2016, estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was as follows: Fiscal year: In millions 2016 (remaining 9 months) $ 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Fair Value

Fair Value	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Fair Value.
Fair Value	Note 11: Fair Value Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair Value Hierarchy The Company uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use. Assets and liabilities are classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement: Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2—Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and market-corroborated inputs. Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to observable inputs and lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis: As of January 31, 2016 As of October 31, 2015 Fair Value Measured Using Fair Value Measured Using Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total In millions Assets Cash Equivalents and Investments: Time deposits $ — $ $ — $ $ — $ $ — $ Money market funds — — — — Mutual funds — — — — Marketable equity securities — — Foreign bonds — — Other debt securities — — — — Derivatives Instruments: Interest rate contracts — — — — — — Foreign exchange contracts — — — — Other derivatives — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total assets $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Liabilities Derivatives Instruments: Interest rate contracts $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ $ — $ Foreign exchange contracts — — — — Other derivatives — — — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total liabilities $ — $ $ — $ $ — $ $ — $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no material transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy. Valuation Techniques Cash Equivalents and Investments: The Company holds time deposits, money market funds, mutual funds, other debt securities primarily consisting of corporate and foreign government notes and bonds, and common stock and equivalents. The Company values cash equivalents and equity investments using quoted market prices, alternative pricing sources, including net asset value, or models utilizing market observable inputs. The fair value of debt investments was based on quoted market prices or model-driven valuations using inputs primarily derived from or corroborated by observable market data, and, in certain instances, valuation models that utilize assumptions which cannot be corroborated with observable market data. Derivative Instruments: The Company uses forward contracts, interest rate and total return swaps to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. The Company uses industry standard valuation models to measure fair value. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to present value using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves, the Company and counterparty credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies and interest rates. See Note 12, "Financial Instruments", for a further discussion of the Company's use of derivative instruments. Other Fair Value Disclosures Short- and Long-Term Debt: The Company estimates the fair value of its debt primarily using an expected present value technique, which is based on observable market inputs using interest rates currently available to companies of similar credit standing for similar terms and remaining maturities, and considering its own credit risk. The portion of the Company's debt that is hedged is reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as an amount equal to the debt's carrying amount and a fair value adjustment representing changes in the fair value of the hedged debt obligations arising from movements in benchmark interest rates. At January 31, 2016, the estimated fair value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $15.9 billion and the carrying value was $16.1 billion. The estimated fair value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt approximated its carrying value of $15.8 billion as of October 31, 2015. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, short-term and long-term debt would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Other Financial Instruments: For the balance of the Company's financial instruments, primarily accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial liabilities included in other accrued liabilities, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, these other financial instruments would be classified in Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Non-Marketable Equity Investments and Non-Financial Assets: The Company's non-marketable equity investments and non-financial assets, such as intangible assets, goodwill and property, plant and equipment, are recorded at fair value in the period an impairment charge is recognized. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, these would generally be classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Financial Instruments
Financial Instruments	Note 12: Financial Instruments Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments were as follows: As of January 31, 2016 As of October 31, 2015 Cost Gross Unrealized Gain Gross Unrealized Loss Fair Value Cost Gross Unrealized Gain Gross Unrealized Loss Fair Value In millions Cash Equivalents: Time deposits $ $ — $ — $ $ $ — $ — $ Money market funds — — — — Mutual funds — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total cash equivalents — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Available-for-Sale Investments: Debt securities: Time deposits — — — — Foreign bonds — — Other debt securities — ) — ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total debt securities ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Equity securities: Mutual funds — — — — Equity securities in public companies — ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total equity securities — ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total available-for-sale investments ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments $ $ $ ) $ $ $ $ ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition are considered cash equivalents. As of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximated fair value due to the short period of time to maturity. Time deposits were primarily issued by institutions outside the U.S. as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future. Contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities were as follows: As of January 31, 2016 Amortized Cost Fair Value In millions Due in one year $ $ Due in one to five years Due in more than five years ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the three months ended January 31, 2016, the Company recognized a $30 million impairment charge related to a public equity investment as the Company determined that such impairment was other than temporary. The Company made its determination primarily based on closing prices for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and the prospect of recovery in the near term. Equity securities in privately held companies include cost basis and equity method investments and are included in Long-term financing receivables and other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounted to $59 million and $45 million at January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively. Derivative Instruments The Company is a global company exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and interest rate changes in the normal course of its business. As part of its risk management strategy, the Company uses derivative instruments, primarily forward contracts, interest rate swaps, total return swaps to hedge certain foreign currency, interest rate and, to a lesser extent, equity exposures. The Company's objective is to offset gains and losses resulting from these exposures with losses and gains on the derivative contracts used to hedge them, thereby reducing volatility of earnings or protecting the fair value of assets and liabilities. The Company does not have any leveraged derivatives and does not use derivative contracts for speculative purposes. The Company may designate its derivative contracts as fair value hedges, cash flow hedges or hedges of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation ("net investment hedges"). Additionally, for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, the Company categorizes those economic hedges as other derivatives. Derivative instruments directly attributable to the Company are recognized at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The change in fair value of derivative instruments is recognized in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings or Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income depending upon the type of hedge, see further discussion below. The Company classifies cash flows from its derivative programs with the activities that correspond to the underlying hedged items in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows. As a result of its use of derivative instruments, the Company is exposed to the risk that its counterparties will fail to meet their contractual obligations. To mitigate counterparty credit risk, the Company has a policy of only entering into derivative contracts with carefully selected major financial institutions based on their credit ratings and other factors, and the Company maintains dollar risk limits that correspond to each financial institution's credit rating and other factors. The Company's established policies and procedures for mitigating credit risk include reviewing and establishing limits for credit exposure and periodically reassessing the creditworthiness of its counterparties. Master netting agreements further mitigated credit exposure to counterparties by permitting the Company to net amounts due from the Company to counterparty against amounts due to the Company from the same counterparty under certain conditions. To further mitigate credit exposure to counterparties, the Company has collateral security agreements, which allow the Company to hold collateral from, or require the Company to post collateral to, counterparties when aggregate derivative fair values exceed contractually established thresholds which are generally based on the credit ratings of the Company and its counterparties. If the Company's credit rating falls below a specified credit rating, the counterparty has the right to request full collateralization of the derivatives' net liability position. Conversely, if the counterparty's credit rating falls below a specified credit rating, the Company has the right to request full collateralization of the derivatives' net liability position. Collateral is generally posted within two business days. The Company had no material derivatives with credit contingent features whose fair value was in a net liability position at January 31, 2016. The fair value of the Company's derivatives with credit contingent features in a net liability position was $35 million at October 31, 2015, all of which were fully collateralized within two business days. Under the Company's derivative contracts, the counterparty can terminate all outstanding trades following a covered change of control event affecting the Company that results in the surviving entity being rated below a specified credit rating. This credit contingent provision did not affect the Company's financial position or cash flows as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015. Fair Value Hedges The Company issues long-term debt in U.S. dollars based on market conditions at the time of financing. The Company may enter into fair value hedges, such as interest rate swaps, to reduce the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar LIBOR-based floating interest expense. The swap transactions generally involve principal and interest obligations for U.S. dollar-denominated amounts. Alternatively, the Company may choose not to swap fixed for floating interest payments or may terminate a previously executed swap if it believes a larger proportion of fixed-rate debt would be beneficial. When investing in fixed-rate instruments, the Company may enter into interest rate swaps that convert the fixed interest payments into variable interest payments and may designate these swaps as fair value hedges. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges, the Company recognizes the change in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings in the period of change. Cash Flow Hedges The Company uses forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges to protect against the foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in its forecasted net revenue and, to a lesser extent, cost of sales, operating expenses, and intercompany loans denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company's foreign currency cash flow hedges mature generally within twelve months; however, forward contracts associated with sales-type and direct-financing leases and intercompany loans extend for the duration of the lease or loan term, which typically range from two to five years. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the Company initially records changes in fair value for the effective portion of the derivative instrument in Accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassifies these amounts into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. The Company reports the effective portion of its cash flow hedges in the same financial statement line item as changes in the fair value of the hedged item. Net Investment Hedges The Company uses forward contracts designated as net investment hedges to hedge net investments in certain foreign subsidiaries whose functional currency is the local currency. The Company records the effective portion of such derivative instruments together with changes in the fair value of the hedged items in Cumulative translation adjustment, a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, as a separate component of equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Other Derivatives Other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consist primarily of forward contracts used to hedge foreign currency-denominated balance sheet exposures. The Company also uses total return swaps and, to a lesser extent, interest rate swaps, based on equity or fixed income indices, to hedge its executive deferred compensation plan liability. For derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, the Company recognizes changes in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings in the period of change. Hedge Effectiveness For interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges, the Company measures hedge effectiveness by offsetting the change in fair value of the hedged items with the change in fair value of the derivative. For forward contracts designated as cash flow or net investment hedges, the Company measures hedge effectiveness by comparing the cumulative change in fair value of the hedge contract with the cumulative change in fair value of the hedged item, both of which are based on forward rates. The Company recognizes any ineffective portion of the hedge in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings in the same period in which ineffectiveness occurs. Amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings in the period they arise. Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was as follows: As of January 31, 2016 As of October 31, 2015 Fair Value Fair Value Outstanding Gross Notional Other Current Assets Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets Other Accrued Liabilities Long-Term Other Liabilities Outstanding Gross Notional Other Current Assets Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets Other Accrued Liabilities Long-Term Other Liabilities In millions Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Fair value hedges: Interest rate contracts $ $ — $ $ — $ — $ $ — $ — $ — $ Cash flow hedges: Foreign currency contracts Net investment hedges: Foreign currency contracts ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments Foreign currency contracts Other derivatives — — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total derivatives $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Offsetting of Derivative Instruments The Company recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company's derivative instruments are subject to master netting arrangements and collateral security arrangements. The Company does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under collateral security agreements. As of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, information related to the potential effect of the Company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows: As of January 31, 2016 In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v) (i) (ii) (iii) = (i)–(ii) (iv) (v) Gross Amounts Not Offset Gross Amount Recognized Gross Amount Offset Net Amount Presented Derivatives Financial Collateral Net Amount In millions Derivative assets $ $ — $ $ $ (1) $ Derivative liabilities $ $ — $ $ $ — (2) $ As of October 31, 2015 In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v) (i) (ii) (iii) = (i)–(ii) (iv) (v) Gross Amounts Not Offset Gross Amount Recognized Gross Amount Offset Net Amount Presented Derivatives Financial Collateral Net Amount In millions Derivative assets $ $ — $ $ $ (1) $ Derivative liabilities $ $ — $ $ $ (2) $ (1) Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for the Company's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. (2) Represents the collateral posted by the Company through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: (Losses) Gains Recognized in Income on Derivative and Related Hedged Item Three months ended January 31 Three months ended January 31 Derivative Instrument Location 2016 2015 Hedged Item Location 2016 2015 In millions In millions Interest rate contracts Interest and other, net $ $ — Fixed-rate debt Interest and other, net $ ) $ — The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion) Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings(Effective Portion) Three months ended January 31 Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 Location 2016 2015 In millions In millions Cash flow hedges: Foreign currency contracts $ $ Net revenue $ $ Foreign currency contracts ) Cost of products Foreign currency contracts ) ) Other operating expenses — ) Foreign currency contracts Interest and other, net ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total cash flow hedges $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net investment hedges: Foreign currency contracts $ $ Interest and other, net $ — $ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of January 31, 2016 and 2015, no portion of the hedging instruments gain or loss was excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value, cash flow or net investment hedges. Hedge ineffectiveness for fair value, cash flow and net investment hedges was not material in the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015. As of January 31, 2016, the Company expects to reclassify an estimated net Accumulated other comprehensive gain of approximately $88 million, net of taxes, to earnings in the next twelve months along with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions associated with cash flow hedges. The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows: Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income on Derivatives Three months ended January 31 Location 2016 2015 In millions Foreign currency contracts Interest and other, net $ $ Other derivatives Interest and other, net ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Borrowings

Borrowings	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Borrowings
Borrowings	Note 13: Borrowings Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings Notes payable and short-term borrowings, including the current portion of long-term debt, were as follows: As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 Amount Outstanding Weighted-Average Interest Rate Amount Outstanding Weighted-Average Interest Rate Dollars in millions Current portion of long-term debt $ % $ % FS Commercial paper % % Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other (1) % % ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total notes payable and short-term borrowings $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other includes $372 million and $374 million at January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively, of borrowing- and funding-related activity associated with FS and its subsidiaries. Long-Term Debt As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Hewlett Packard Enterprise Senior Notes (1) $2,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.944% in October 2015 at 2.45%, due October 5, 2017, interest payable semi-annually on April 5 and October 5 of each year $ $ $2,650 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.872% in October 2015 at 2.85%, due October 5, 2018, interest payable semi-annually on April 5 and October 5 of each year $3,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.972% in October 2015 at 3.6%, due October 15, 2020, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year $1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.802% in October 2015 at 4.4%, due October 15, 2022, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year $2,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.725% in October 2015 at 4.9%, due October 15, 2025, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year $750 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.942% in October 2015 at 6.2%, due October 15, 2035, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year $1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.932% in October 2015 at 6.35%, due October 15, 2045, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year $350 issued at par in October 2015 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 1.74%, due October 5, 2017, interest payable quarterly on January 5, April 5, July 5 and October 5 of each year $250 issued at par in October 2015 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 1.93%, due October 5, 2018, interest payable quarterly on January 5, April 5, July 5 and October 5 of each year EDS Senior Notes (1) $300 issued October 1999 at 7.45%, due October 2029 Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.00%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2016-2021 (2) Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt ) Less: current portion ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total long-term debt $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The Company may redeem some or all of the fixed-rate Hewlett Packard Enterprise senior notes and the EDS senior notes at any time in accordance with the terms thereof. (2) Other, including capital lease obligations includes $201 million and $196 million as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively, of borrowing- and funding-related activity associated with FS and its subsidiaries that are collateralized by receivables and underlying assets associated with the related capital and operating leases. For both the periods presented, the carrying amount of the assets approximated the carrying amount of the borrowings. As disclosed in Note 12, "Financial Instruments", the Company uses interest rate swaps to mitigate the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar LIBOR-based floating interest expense. As of January 31, 2016, the Company had entered into interest rate swaps to reduce the exposure of $9.5 billion of aggregate principal amount of fixed rate senior notes to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving LIBOR-based floating interest expense. Interest rates on long-term debt in the table above have not been adjusted to reflect the impact of any interest rate swaps. Interest expense on borrowings recognized in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings was as follows: Three months ended January 31 Expense Location 2016 2015 In millions Financing interest Financing interest $ $ Interest expense Interest and other, net ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total interest expense $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Available Borrowing Resources The Company had the following resources available to obtain short- or long-term additional liquidity if needed: As of January 31, 2016 In millions Commercial paper programs $ Uncommitted lines of credit $ Commercial Paper Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of up to $4.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of commercial paper by Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's subsidiaries are authorized to issue up to an additional $500 million in aggregate principal amount of commercial paper. Hewlett Packard Enterprise maintains two commercial paper programs, and a wholly-owned subsidiary maintains a third program. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's U.S. program provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $4.0 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's euro commercial paper program provides for the issuance of commercial paper outside of the U.S. denominated in U.S. dollars, euros or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $3.0 billion or the equivalent in those alternative currencies. The combined aggregate principal amount of commercial paper outstanding under those programs at any one time cannot exceed the $4.0 billion authorized by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Board of Directors. The Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary's euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Program provides for the issuance of commercial paper in various currencies of up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $500 million. Revolving Credit Facility On November 1, 2015, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility (the "Credit Agreement"), together with the lenders named therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPMorgan"), as co-administrative agent and administrative processing agent, and Citibank, N.A., as co-administrative agent, providing for a senior, unsecured revolving credit facility with aggregate lending commitments of $4.0 billion. Loans under the revolving credit facility may be used for general corporate purposes. Commitments under the Credit Agreement are available for a period of five years, which period may be extended, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, by up to two one-year periods. Commitment Fees, interest rates and other terms of borrowing under the credit facility vary based on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's external credit rating.

Related Party Transactions and

Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment
Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment	Note 14: Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment Prior to November 1, 2015, the Company consisted of the enterprise technology infrastructure, software, services and financing businesses of former Parent and thus, transactions with former Parent were considered related party transactions. Following November 1, 2015, in connection with the separation, the Company became an independent publicly-traded company. On October 31, 2015 and November 1, 2015, in connection with the separation, the Company entered into several agreements with former Parent that govern the relationship between the Company and former Parent following the distribution, including the following: • Separation and Distribution Agreement; • Transition Services Agreement; • Tax Matters Agreement; • Employee Matters Agreement; • Real Estate Matters Agreement; • Master Commercial Agreement; and • Information Technology Service Agreement. These agreements provided the allocation between the Company and former Parent's assets, employees, liabilities and obligation (including its investments, property and employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) attributable to periods prior to, at and after the separation. Final Cash Allocation from former Parent In December 2015, and in connection with the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Company received a net cash allocation of $526 million from former Parent. The cash allocation was based on the projected cash requirements of the Company, in light of the intended investment grade credit rating, business plan, and anticipated operation and activities. Receivable from and Payable (to) former Parent As of October 31, 2015 In millions Receivable from former Parent (1) $ Payable to former Parent (2) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net receivable from former Parent $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The Company includes the receivable from former Parent in Other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. (2) The Company includes the employee compensation and benefits portion in Employee compensation and benefits and all other accruals from former Parent in Other accrued liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Intercompany Purchases During the three months ended January 31, 2015, the Company purchased equipment from other businesses of former Parent in the amount of $312 million. Allocation of Corporate Expenses Prior to the separation, the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income include an allocation of general corporate expenses from former Parent for certain management and support functions which are provided on a centralized basis within former Parent. These management and support functions include, but are not limited to, executive management, finance, legal, information technology, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement, and other shared services. These allocations were made on a direct usage basis when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenue, expenses, headcount or other relevant measures. During the three months ended January 31, 2015, the allocation was $938 million. Management of the Company and former Parent consider these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to, the Company. These allocations may not, however, reflect the expense the Company would have incurred as a standalone company for the periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if the Company had been a standalone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, what functions were outsourced or performed by employees and strategic decisions made in areas such as information technology and infrastructure. Former Parent Company Investment Former Parent company investment on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets represents former Parent's historical investment in the Company, the net effect of transactions with and allocations from former Parent and the Company's accumulated earnings. As of November 1, 2015, in connection with the separation and distribution, former Parent's investment in the Company's business was redesignated as stockholders' equity and allocated between common stock and additional paid-in capital based on the number of shares of the Company's common stock outstanding at the distribution date. Net Transfers from Former Parent Net transfers from former Parent are included within former Parent company investment. Former Parent historically used a centralized approach to cash management and the financing of its operations. Prior to the separation, transactions between the Company and former Parent were considered to be effectively settled for cash at the time the transaction was recorded. The net effect of these transactions is included in the Net transfer from former Parent in Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flow.

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' Equity	Note 15: Stockholders' Equity Taxes related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Taxes on change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities: Tax benefit on net unrealized gains arising during the period $ $ — Tax benefit on losses reclassified into earnings ) — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ) — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Taxes on change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges: Tax provision on net unrealized gains arising during the period ) ) Tax provision on net gains reclassified into earnings ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: Tax benefit on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit ) ) Tax provision on curtailments, settlements and other ) — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tax provision on change in cumulative translation adjustment ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tax provision on other comprehensive income $ ) $ ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes: Change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities: Net unrealized gains arising during the period $ $ Losses reclassified into earnings — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges: Net unrealized gains arising during the period Net gains reclassified into earnings (1) ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit (2) Curtailments, settlements and other ) — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Change in cumulative translation adjustment ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes $ ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Reclassification of pre-tax (gains) losses on cash flow hedges into the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings was as follows: Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Net revenue $ ) $ ) Cost of products ) ) Other operating expenses — Interest and other, net ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ ) $ ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (2) These components are included in the computation of net pension and post-retirement benefit (credit) cost in Note 4, "Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans." The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of January 31, 2016, and changes during the three months ended January 31, 2016 were as follows: Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges Unrealized components of defined benefit plans Cumulative translation adjustment Accumulated other comprehensive loss In millions Balance at beginning of period $ $ $ ) $ ) $ ) Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications ) Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings ) ) — ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at end of period $ $ $ ) $ ) $ ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Share Repurchase Program The Company's share repurchase program authorizes both open market and private repurchase transactions and does not have a specific expiration date. The Company may choose to repurchase shares when sufficient liquidity exists and the shares are trading at a discount relative to estimated intrinsic value. In November 2015, the Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement ("ASR Agreement") with a financial institution under which the Company paid an aggregate of $1.1 billion upfront to the financial institution. For the three months ended January 31, 2016, the Company received deliveries of 64 million shares of the Company's common stock, which were retired and recorded as a $0.9 billion reduction to stockholders' equity. The remaining payment of $0.2 billion was recorded as a reduction to stockholders' equity as an unsettled forward contract indexed to the Company's own stock. In March 2016, the share repurchase program under the ASR Agreement was completed and an additional 14 million shares were delivered to the Company, which were retired. The total shares repurchased under the ASR Agreement was 78 million shares based on the average daily volume weighted average stock price of the Company's common stock during the terms of the transactions, plus transaction fees. For the three months ended January 31, 2016, the Company retired a total of 73 million shares as a result of its share repurchase programs including purchases under the ASR Agreement. The Company had approximately 0.7 million shares executed in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 that will be settled in the second quarter of fiscal 2016. As of January 31, 2016, the Company had remaining authorization of $1.8 billion for future share repurchases under the $3.0 billion repurchase authorization approved by the Company's Board of Directors on October 13, 2015.

Net Earnings Per Share

Net Earnings Per Share	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Net Earnings Per Share
Net Earnings Per Share	Note 16: Net Earnings Per Share The Company calculates basic net EPS using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes any dilutive effect of restricted stock awards, stock options, and performance-based awards. The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators of each of the basic and diluted net EPS calculations were as follows: Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions, except per share amounts Numerator: Net earnings (1) $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Denominator: (2) Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS Dilutive effect of employee stock plans (3) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net earnings per share: Basic $ $ Diluted $ $ Anti-dilutive weighted average stock awards (4) (1) The Company considers restricted stock that provide the holder with a non-forfeitable right to receive dividends to be participating securities. (2) On November 1, 2015, the distribution date, HP Inc. stockholders received one share of HPE common stock for every share of HP Inc. common stock held as of the record date on October 21, 2015. For comparative purposes, the same number of shares used to compute basic and diluted net earnings per share for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 is used in the calculation of basic and diluted net earnings per share for all periods in fiscal 2015. (3) For the period presented in 2015, the Company calculates the weighted-average dilutive effect of employee stock plans after conversion, by multiplying the dilutive Hewlett-Packard Company stock-based awards for the year ended October 31, 2015, attributable to HPE employees with the price conversion ratio used to convert those awards to equivalent units of HPE awards on the separation date. The price conversion ratio was calculated using the closing price of Hewlett-Packard Company common shares on October 31, 2015 divided by the opening price of HPE common shares on November 2, 2015. (4) The Company excludes stock awards where the assumed proceeds exceed the average market price from the calculation of diluted net EPS, because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The assumed proceeds of a stock award includes the sum of its exercise price (if the award is an option), average unrecognized compensation cost and excess tax benefit. For the three months ended January 31, 2015, the Company's anti-dilutive shares were calculated based on Hewlett-Packard Company anti-dilutive awards for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2015 attributable to HPE employees, with the price conversion ratio used to convert those awards to equivalent units of HPE awards on the distribution date. The price conversion ratio was calculated using the closing price of Hewlett-Packard Company common shares on October 31, 2015 divided by the opening price of HPE common shares on November 2, 2015.

Litigation and Contingencies

Litigation and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Litigation and Contingencies
Litigation and Contingencies	Note 17: Litigation and Contingencies Hewlett Packard Enterprise is involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings including those consisting of IP, commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits and environmental matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. In addition, as part of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. (formerly known as "Hewlett-Packard Company") agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreement included provisions that allocate liability and financial responsibility for pending litigation involving the parties, as well as provide for cross-indemnification of the parties against liabilities to one party arising out of liabilities allocated to the other party. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to the general corporate matters of HP Inc. arising prior to the separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise records a liability when it believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required to determine both the probability of having incurred a liability and the estimated amount of the liability. Hewlett Packard Enterprise reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts these liabilities to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other updated information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against us. Nevertheless, cash flows or results of operations could be materially affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these contingencies. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of January 31, 2016, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in connection with such matters in excess of the amounts recognized in its financial statements. Litigation, Proceedings and Investigations Fair Labor Standards Act Litigation . Hewlett Packard Enterprise is involved in several pre-separation lawsuits in which the plaintiffs are seeking unpaid overtime compensation and other damages based on allegations that various employees of Electronic Data Systems Corporation ("EDS") or HP Inc. have been misclassified as exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the "FLSA") and/or in violation of the California Labor Code or other state laws. Those matters include the following: • Karlbom, et al. v. Electronic Data Systems Corporation is a class action filed on March 16, 2009 in California Superior Court alleging that certain information technology employees allegedly involved in installing and/or maintaining computer software and hardware were misclassified as exempt employees. On October 30, 2015, plaintiffs filed a motion to certify a Rule 23 state class of all California-based EDS employees in the Infrastructure Associate, Infrastructure Analyst, Infrastructure Specialist, and Infrastructure Specialist Senior job codes from March 16, 2005 through October 31, 2009 that they claim were improperly classified as exempt from overtime under state law. On January 22, 2016, the court denied plaintiffs' motion for class certification. • Benedict v. Hewlett-Packard Company is a purported class action filed on January 10, 2013 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that certain technical support employees allegedly involved in installing, maintaining and/or supporting computer software and/or hardware for HP Inc. were misclassified as exempt employees under the FLSA. The plaintiff has also alleged that HP Inc. violated California law by, among other things, allegedly improperly classifying these employees as exempt. On February 13, 2014, the court granted plaintiff's motion for conditional class certification. On May 7, 2015, plaintiff filed a motion to certify a Rule 23 state class of certain Technical Solutions Consultants in California, Massachusetts, and Colorado that they claim were improperly classified as exempt from overtime under state law. On July 30, 2015, the court dismissed the Technology Consultant and certain Field Technical Support Consultant opt-ins from the conditionally certified FLSA collective action. The class certification hearing on plaintiff's motion to certify a Rule 23 class was held on February 18, 2016. No ruling has yet been issued. The hearing on HP Inc's motion to decertify the FLSA collective action is scheduled for May 5, 2016. India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings . On April 30 and May 10, 2010, the India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (the "DRI") issued show cause notices to Hewlett-Packard India Sales Private Ltd ("HP India"), a subsidiary of HP Inc., seven HP India employees and one former HP India employee alleging that HP India underpaid customs duties while importing products and spare parts into India and seeking to recover an aggregate of approximately $370 million, plus penalties. Prior to the issuance of the show cause notices, HP India deposited approximately $16 million with the DRI and agreed to post a provisional bond in exchange for the DRI's agreement to not seize HP India products and spare parts and to not interrupt the transaction of business by HP India. On April 11, 2012, the Bangalore Commissioner of Customs issued an order on the products-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and the named individuals of approximately $386 million, of which HP India had already deposited $9 million. On December 11, 2012, HP India voluntarily deposited an additional $10 million in connection with the products-related show cause notice. On April 20, 2012, the Commissioner issued an order on the parts-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and certain of the named individuals of approximately $17 million, of which HP India had already deposited $7 million. After the order, HP India deposited an additional $3 million in connection with the parts-related show cause notice so as to avoid certain penalties. HP India filed appeals of the Commissioner's orders before the Customs Tribunal along with applications for waiver of the pre-deposit of remaining demand amounts as a condition for hearing the appeals. The Customs Department has also filed cross-appeals before the Customs Tribunal. On January 24, 2013, the Customs Tribunal ordered HP India to deposit an additional $24 million against the products order, which HP India deposited in March 2013. The Customs Tribunal did not order any additional deposit to be made under the parts order. In December 2013, HP India filed applications before the Customs Tribunal seeking early hearing of the appeals as well as an extension of the stay of deposit as to HP India and the individuals already granted until final disposition of the appeals. On February 7, 2014, the application for extension of the stay of deposit was granted by the Customs Tribunal until disposal of the appeals. On October 27, 2014, the Customs Tribunal commenced hearings on the cross-appeals of the Commissioner's orders. The Customs Tribunal rejected HP India's request to remand the matter to the Commissioner on procedural grounds. The hearings were scheduled to reconvene on April 6, 2015 and again on November 3, 2015, but were cancelled at the request of the Customs Tribunal. A new hearing date has been set for the week of April 11, 2016. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission Proceedings. In April 2014, HP Inc. and HP Inc. subsidiaries in Russia, Poland, and Mexico collectively entered into agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to resolve claims of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations. Pursuant to the terms of the resolutions with the DOJ and SEC, HP Inc. was required to undertake certain compliance, reporting and cooperation obligations for a three-year period. In October of 2015, Hewlett Packard Enterprise contractually undertook the same compliance, reporting and cooperation obligations that were held by HP Inc. under the DOJ resolutions for the balance of the three-year period. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has reached a similar agreement with the Staff of the SEC, which remains subject to approval by the SEC's Commissioners. ECT Proceedings . In January 2011, the postal service of Brazil, Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos ("ECT"), notified a former subsidiary of HP Inc. in Brazil ("HP Brazil") that it had initiated administrative proceedings to consider whether to suspend HP Brazil's right to bid and contract with ECT related to alleged improprieties in the bidding and contracting processes whereby employees of HP Brazil and employees of several other companies allegedly coordinated their bids and fixed results for three ECT contracts in 2007 and 2008. In late July 2011, ECT notified HP Brazil it had decided to apply the penalties against HP Brazil and suspend HP Brazil's right to bid and contract with ECT for five years, based upon the evidence before it. In August 2011, HP Brazil appealed ECT's decision. In April 2013, ECT rejected HP Brazil's appeal, and the administrative proceedings were closed with the penalties against HP Brazil remaining in place. In parallel, in September 2011, HP Brazil filed a civil action against ECT seeking to have ECT's decision revoked. HP Brazil also requested an injunction suspending the application of the penalties until a final ruling on the merits of the case. The court of first instance has not issued a decision on the merits of the case, but it has denied HP Brazil's request for injunctive relief. HP Brazil appealed the denial of its request for injunctive relief to the intermediate appellate court, which issued a preliminary ruling denying the request for injunctive relief but reducing the length of the sanctions from five to two years. HP Brazil appealed that decision and, in December 2011, obtained a ruling staying enforcement of ECT's sanctions until a final ruling on the merits of the case. HP Brazil expects the decision to be issued in 2016 and any subsequent appeal on the merits to last several years. Cisco Systems . On August 21, 2015, Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco Systems") and Cisco Systems Capital Corporation ("Cisco Capital") filed an action in Santa Clara County Superior Court for declaratory judgment and breach of contract against HP Inc. in connection with a dispute arising out of a third-party's termination of a services contract with HP Inc. As part of that third-party services contract, HP Inc. separately contracted with Cisco on an agreement to utilize Cisco products and services. HP Inc. prepaid the entire amount due Cisco through a financing arrangement with Cisco Capital. Following the termination of HP Inc.'s services contract with the third-party, HP Inc. no longer required Cisco's products and services, and, accordingly, exercised its contractual termination rights under the agreement with Cisco, and requested that Cisco apply the appropriate credit toward the remaining balance owed Cisco Capital. This lawsuit relates to the calculation of that credit under the agreement between Cisco and HP Inc. Cisco contends that after the credit is applied, HP Inc. still owes Cisco Capital approximately $58 million. HP Inc. contends that under a proper reading of the agreement, HP Inc. owes nothing to Cisco Capital, and that Cisco owes significant amounts to HP Inc. On December 18, 2015, the court held a status conference at which it lifted the responsive pleading and discovery stay. Following the conference, Cisco filed an amended complaint that abandons the claim for breach of contract set forth in the original complaint, and asserts a single cause of action for declaratory relief concerning the proper calculation of the cancellation credit. On January 19, 2016, HP Inc. filed a counterclaim for breach of contract simultaneously with its answer to the amended complaint. A case management conference has been scheduled for March 18, 2016. Washington DC Navy Yard Litigation: In December 2013, HP Enterprise Services, LLC (HPES) was named in a lawsuit arising out of the September 2013 Washington DC Navy Yard shooting that resulted in the deaths of twelve individuals. The perpetrator was an employee of The Experts, HPES’s now-terminated subcontractor on its IT services contract with the U.S. Navy. This action was filed in the Middle District of Florida by the estate of a deceased victim, asserting claims for negligence against HPES, The Experts, and the U.S. Navy. The court dismissed the plaintiff’s claims against the U.S. Navy but did not decide the motions to dismiss of HP or The Experts. On February 11, 2015, the action was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. An additional eight lawsuits were filed against HPES in 2015. Accordingly, a total of nine lawsuits have now been filed against HPES in connection with the Washington DC Navy Yard shooting, all of which are now pending with the original action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Pursuant to a coordinated schedule, defendants filed motions to dismiss all of the complaints on December 11, 2015. Plaintiffs’ oppositions to defendants’ motion to dismiss were filed on February 12, 2016. A hearing date on defendants’ motion to dismiss has not yet been scheduled. Environmental The Company's operations and products are or may in the future become subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations concerning environmental protection, including laws addressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the clean-up of contaminated sites, the substances and materials used in the Company's products, the energy consumption of products, services and operations and the operational or financial responsibility for recycling, treatment and disposal of those products. This includes legislation that makes producers of electrical goods, including servers and networking equipment, financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of past and future covered products (sometimes referred to as "product take-back legislation"). The Company could incur substantial costs, its products could be restricted from entering certain jurisdictions, and it could face other sanctions, if it were to violate or become liable under environmental laws or if its products become non-compliant with environmental laws. The Company's potential exposure includes impacts on revenue, fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third-party property damage or personal injury claims and clean-up costs. The amount and timing of costs to comply with environmental laws are difficult to predict. In particular, the Company may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by U.S. or state environmental agencies under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), known as "Superfund," or other federal, state or foreign laws and regulations addressing the clean-up of contaminated sites, and may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by private parties for contribution towards clean-up costs. The Company is also contractually obligated to make financial contributions to address actions related to certain environmental liabilities, both ongoing and arising in the future, pursuant to its separation and distribution agreement with HP Inc.

Guarantees, Indemnifications an

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties
Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties	Note 18: Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties Guarantees In the ordinary course of business, the Company may issue performance guarantees to certain of its clients, customers and other parties pursuant to which the Company has guaranteed the performance obligations of third parties. Some of those guarantees may be backed by standby letters of credit or surety bonds. In general, the Company would be obligated to perform over the term of the guarantee in the event a specified triggering event occurs as defined by the guarantee. The Company believes the likelihood of having to perform under a material guarantee is remote. The Company has entered into service contracts with certain of its clients that are supported by financing arrangements. If a service contract is terminated as a result of the Company's non-performance under the contract or failure to comply with the terms of the financing arrangement, the Company could, under certain circumstances, be required to acquire certain assets related to the service contract. The Company believes the likelihood of having to acquire a material amount of assets under these arrangements is remote. Indemnifications In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into contractual arrangements under which the Company may agree to indemnify a third party to such arrangement from any losses incurred relating to the services they perform on behalf of the Company or for losses arising from certain events as defined within the particular contract, which may include, for example, litigation or claims relating to past performance. The Company also provides indemnifications to certain vendors and customers against claims of IP infringement made by third parties arising from the use by such vendors and customers of the Company's software products and services and certain other matters. Some indemnifications may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, payments made related to these indemnifications have been immaterial. General Cross-indemnification In connection with the separation, the Company entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement with HPI effective November 1, 2015 where the Company agreed to indemnify HPI, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to the Company as part of the separation. HPI similarly agreed to indemnify the Company, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all claims and liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to HPI as part of the separation. As a result, as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the Company has recorded both a receivable from HPI of $138 million and $232 million, respectively and a payable to HPI of $109 million and $38 million, respectively related to litigation matters. Shared Litigation with HPI As part of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Company and HPI agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to general corporate matters of HPI arising prior to the separation. Tax Matters Agreement and Other Income Tax Matters In connection with the separation, the Company entered into a Tax Matters Agreement (the "Tax Matters Agreement") with HPI effective November 1, 2015 that governs the rights and obligations of the Company and HPI for certain pre-separation tax liabilities. The Tax Matters Agreement provides that the Company and HPI will share certain pre-separation income tax liabilities that arise from adjustments made by tax authorities to the Company and HPI's U.S. and certain non-U.S. income tax returns. In certain jurisdictions, the Company and HPI have joint and several liability for past income tax liabilities and accordingly, the Company could be legally liable under applicable tax law for such liabilities and required to make additional tax payments. In addition, if the Distribution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's common shares to the HPI stockholders are determined to be taxable, the Company and HPI would share the tax liability equally, unless the taxability of the Distribution is the direct result of action taken by either the Company or HPI subsequent to the Distribution in which case the party causing the Distribution to be taxable would be responsible for any taxes imposed on the Distribution. As of January 31, 2016, the Company recorded a net receivable of $1.0 billion from HPI for certain tax liabilities that the Company is joint and severally liable for, but for which it is indemnified by the Company under the Tax Matters Agreement. The actual amount that the Company may receive could vary depending upon the outcome of certain unresolved tax matters, which may not be resolved for several years. Warranties The Company accrues the estimated cost of product warranties at the time it recognizes revenue. The Company engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its component suppliers; however, contractual warranty terms, repair costs, product call rates, average cost per call, current period product shipments and ongoing product failure rates, as well as specific product class failures outside of the Company's baseline experience, affect the estimated warranty obligation. The Company's aggregate product warranty liabilities as of January 31, 2016, and changes during the three months ended January 31, 2016 were as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2016 In millions Balance at beginning of period $ Accruals for warranties issued Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates) Settlements made (in cash or in kind) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at end of period $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Overview and Basis of Present26

Overview and Basis of Presentation (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Overview and Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation Prior to October 31, 2015, the combined financials statements were derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements and accounting records of former Parent as if the Company were operated on a standalone basis during the periods presented. From and after October 31, 2015, substantially all of the assets and liabilities and operations of the Company were transferred from former Parent to the Company and the condensed consolidated and combined financial statements included the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries in accordance with the separation agreement for the transfer from former Parent to the Company. These Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in connection with the separation and in accordance with United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements of Hewlett Packard Enterprise contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 and its results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015. The results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended January 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, including "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Items 7, 7A and 8, respectively, included therein.
Principles of Consolidation and Combination	Principles of Consolidation and Combination The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and other subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and accounts within the consolidated and combined businesses of the Company have been eliminated. Prior to the separation, intercompany transactions between the Company and former Parent are considered to be effectively settled in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements at the time the transaction was recorded. The total net effect of the settlement of these intercompany transactions is reflected in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows within financing activities and in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within former Parent company investment. The Company accounts for investments in companies over which it has the ability to exercise significant influence but does not hold a controlling interest under the equity method, and the Company records its proportionate share of income or losses in Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings. Non-controlling interests are presented as a separate component within Total stockholders' equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Net earnings attributable to the non-controlling interests are recorded within Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings and are not presented separately as they were not material for any period presented.
Segment Realignment	Segment Realignment The Company has implemented certain segment and business unit realignments in order to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. Reclassifications of certain prior-year segment and business unit financial information have been made to conform to the current-year presentation. None of the changes impacts the Company's previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share ("EPS"). See Note 2, "Segment Information", for a further discussion of the Company's segment realignment.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company's Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Accounting Pronouncements	Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") amended the existing accounting standards for leases. The amendments require lessees to record, at lease inception, a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a right-of-use ("ROU") asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. Lessees may elect to not recognize lease liabilities and ROU assets for most leases with terms of 12 months or less. The lease liability is measured at the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. The ROU asset will be based on the liability, adjusted for lease prepayments, lease incentives received, and the lessee's initial direct costs. For finance leases, expense will be the sum of interest on the lease obligation and amortization of the ROU asset, resulting in a front-loaded expense pattern. For operating leases, expense will generally be recognized on a straight-line basis. The amended lessor accounting model is similar to the current model, updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and the new revenue standard. The current sale-leaseback guidance, including guidance applicable to real estate, is also replaced with a new model for both lessees and lessors. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 using a modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements. In November 2015, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for income taxes. The amendment requires companies to report their deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets each as a single non-current item on their classified balance sheets. The Company elected to adopt the amendments in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 and applied them retrospectively to all periods presented, as permitted by the standard. The adoption of the amendments did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and had no impact to its net earnings or cash flow from operations for any period presented. The following table presents the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet under the historical accounting method and as adjusted to reflect the adoption of the amendments: Historical Accounting Method Effect of Adoption As Adjusted In millions As of October 31, 2015 Other current assets $ $ ) $ Long-term financing receivables and other assets $ $ ) $ Taxes on earnings $ ) $ $ ) Other liabilities $ ) $ $ ) In September 2015, the FASB amended existing accounting standards to simplify the accounting for measurement period adjustments to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination. The amendments require all such adjustments to be recognized in the period they are determined. Adjustments related to previous reporting periods since the acquisition date must be disclosed by income statement line item, either on the face of the income statement or within the footnotes. The Company elected to early adopt the amendments in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, as permitted by the standard. The adoption of the amendments did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements. See Footnote 9, "Acquisitions and Divestitures", for additional information on measurement period adjustments recognized during the quarter. In April 2015, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for intangible assets. The amendments provide explicit guidance to customers in determining the accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement, wherein the arrangements that do not convey a software license to the customer are accounted for as service contracts. The amendments also eliminate the practice of accounting for software licenses as executory contracts which may result in more software assets being capitalized. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2017; however early adoption is permitted as is retrospective application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements. In April 2015, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for imputation of interest. The amendments require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by these amendments. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively with the adjusted balance sheet of each individual period presented, in order to reflect the period-specific effects of applying the new guidance. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements. In May 2014, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. The amendments are based on the principle that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard update for a one-year deferral of the effective date, with an option of applying the standard on the original effective date, which for the Company is the first quarter of fiscal 2018. In accordance with this deferral, the Company is required to adopt these amendments in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments and the transition alternatives on its Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements.
Segment Policy	Segment Policy Hewlett Packard Enterprise derives the results of the business segments directly from its internal management reporting system. The accounting policies Hewlett Packard Enterprise uses to derive segment results are substantially the same as those the consolidated company uses. Management measures the performance of each segment based on several metrics, including earnings from operations. Management uses these results, in part, to evaluate the performance of, and to allocate resources to, each of the segments. Segment revenue includes revenues from sales to external customers and intersegment revenues that reflect transactions between the segments on an arm's-length basis. Intersegment revenues primarily consist of sales of hardware and software that are sourced internally and, in the majority of the cases, are financed as operating leases by FS. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's consolidated net revenue is derived and reported after the elimination of intersegment revenues from such arrangements.
Retirement and Post-Retirement Plans	Employer Contributions and Funding Policy The Company's policy is to fund its pension plans so that it makes at least the minimum contribution required by local government, funding and taxing authorities. The Company's pension and other post-retirement benefit costs and obligations depend on various assumptions. Differences between expected and actual returns on investments and changes in discount rates and other actuarial assumptions are reflected as unrecognized gains or losses, and such gains or losses are amortized to earnings in future periods. A deterioration in the funded status of a plan could result in a need for additional company contributions or an increase in net pension and post-retirement benefit costs in future periods. Actuarial gains or losses are determined at the measurement date and amortized over the remaining service life for active plans or the life expectancy of plan participants for frozen plans.
Stock-Based Compensation	Restricted Stock Awards Restricted stock awards are non-vested stock awards that may include grants of restricted stock or restricted stock units. Restricted stock awards and cash-settled awards are generally subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to the lapse of the restrictions. Such awards generally vest one to three years from the date of grant. During the vesting period, ownership of the restricted stock cannot be transferred. Restricted stock has the same dividend and voting rights as common stock and is considered to be issued and outstanding upon grant. The dividends paid on restricted stock are non-forfeitable. Restricted stock units have forfeitable dividend equivalent rights equal to the dividend paid on common stock. Restricted stock units do not have the voting rights of common stock, and the shares underlying restricted stock units are not considered issued and outstanding upon grant. The Company expenses the fair value of restricted stock awards ratably over the period during which the restrictions lapse. Stock Options The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula to estimate the fair value of stock options subject to service-based vesting conditions. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options subject to performance-contingent vesting conditions using a combination of a Monte Carlo simulation model and a lattice model, as these awards contain market conditions. The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure fair value were as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2016 Weighted-average fair value (1) $ Expected volatility (2) % Risk-free interest rate (3) % Expected dividend yield (4) % Expected term in years (5) (1) The weighted-average fair value was based on the fair value of stock options granted during the period. (2) The expected volatility was estimated using the average historical volatility of selected peer companies. (3) The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues. (4) The expected dividend yield represents a constant dividend yield applied for the duration of the expected term of the award. (5) For awards subject to service-based vesting, the expected term was estimated using the simplified method detailed in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 and for performance-contingent awards, the expected term represents an output from the lattice model.
Taxes on Earnings	Uncertain Tax Positions The Company is subject to income tax in the U.S. and approximately 105 other countries and is subject to routine corporate income tax audits in many of these jurisdictions. In addition, former Parent, whose liabilities for which the Company is jointly and severally liable, is subject to numerous ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. The Company believes it has provided adequate reserves for all tax deficiencies or reductions in tax benefits that could result from federal, state and foreign tax audits. The Company regularly assesses the likely outcomes of these audits in order to determine the appropriateness of the Company's tax provision. The Company adjusts its uncertain tax positions to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular audit. However, income tax audits are inherently unpredictable and there can be no assurance that the Company will accurately predict the outcome of these audits. The amounts ultimately paid on resolution of an audit could be materially different from the amounts previously included in the Provision for taxes and therefore the resolution of one or more of these uncertainties in any particular period could have a material impact on net income or cash flows. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in Provision for taxes in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings. The Company periodically engages in intercompany advanced royalty payment and licensing arrangements that may result in advance payments between subsidiaries in different tax jurisdictions. When the local tax treatment of the intercompany licensing arrangements differs from U.S. GAAP treatment, deferred taxes are recognized.
Financing Receivables Allowance for Credit Loss and Reserves Policy	Credit Quality Indicators Due to the homogenous nature of its leasing transactions, the Company manages its financing receivables on an aggregate basis when assessing and monitoring credit risk. Credit risk is generally diversified due to the large number of entities comprising the Company's customer base and their dispersion across many different industries and geographic regions. The Company evaluates the credit quality of an obligor at lease inception and monitors that credit quality over the term of a transaction. The Company assigns risk ratings to each lease based on the creditworthiness of the obligor and other variables that augment or mitigate the inherent credit risk of a particular transaction. Such variables include the underlying value and liquidity of the collateral, the essential use of the equipment, the term of the lease, and the inclusion of credit enhancements, such as guarantees, letters of credit or security deposits. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts The allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables is comprised of a general reserve and a specific reserve. The Company maintains general reserve percentages on a regional basis and bases such percentages on several factors, including consideration of historical credit losses and portfolio delinquencies, trends in the overall weighted-average risk rating of the portfolio, current economic conditions and information derived from competitive benchmarking. The Company excludes accounts evaluated as part of the specific reserve from the general reserve analysis. The Company establishes a specific reserve for financing receivables with identified exposures, such as customer defaults, bankruptcy or other events, that make it unlikely the Company will recover its investment. For individually evaluated receivables, the Company determines the expected cash flow for the receivable, which includes consideration of estimated proceeds from disposition of the collateral, and calculates an estimate of the potential loss and the probability of loss. For those accounts where a loss is considered probable, the Company records a specific reserve. The Company generally writes off a receivable or records a specific reserve when a receivable becomes 180 days past due, or sooner if the Company determines that the receivable is not collectible.
Financing Receivables, Non-Accrual and Past Due Status Policy	Non-Accrual and Past-Due Financing Receivables The Company considers a financing receivable to be past due when the minimum payment is not received by the contractually specified due date. The Company generally places financing receivables on non-accrual status, which is the suspension of interest accrual, and considers such receivables to be non-performing at the earlier of the time at which full payment of principal and interest becomes doubtful or the receivable becomes 90 days past due. Subsequently, the Company may recognize revenue on non-accrual financing receivables as payments are received, which is on a cash basis, if the Company deems the recorded financing receivable to be fully collectible; however, if there is doubt regarding the ultimate collectability of the recorded financing receivable, all cash receipts are applied to the carrying amount of the financing receivable, which is the cost recovery method. In certain circumstances, such as when the Company deems a delinquency to be of an administrative nature, financing receivables may accrue interest after becoming 90 days past due. The non-accrual status of a financing receivable may not impact a customer's risk rating. After all of a customer's delinquent principal and interest balances are settled, the Company may return the related financing receivable to accrual status.
Acquisitions and Divestitures	Acquisitions The Company did not complete any acquisitions during the quarter. The purchase price allocation for previous acquisitions may reflect various preliminary fair value estimates and analyses, including preliminary work performed by third-party valuation specialists, certain tangible assets and liabilities acquired, the valuation of intangible assets acquired, certain legal matters, income and income based taxes, and residual goodwill; which are subject to change within the measurement period as valuations are finalized. Measurement period adjustments are recorded in the reporting period in which the estimates are finalized and adjustment amounts are determined.
Goodwill	Goodwill The Company reviews goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of goodwill may not be recoverable. During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company's stock price experienced volatility and the Company's market capitalization was below its book value. The Company considered this along with other factors including, its continued execution in accordance with its annual budget and anticipated future cash flows; the length of time that the Company's stock has been trading; and analyst indications that the Company's stock has significant potential for growth and margin expansion. Based upon its evaluation, the Company determined that there have been no events or circumstances which would more likely than not reduce fair value for its reporting units below their carrying value. As a result, the Company determined an interim impairment test was not necessary as of January 31, 2016. However, if the Company's market capitalization remains below its book value or if the Company's outlook for its business and industry in general is subject to a significant adverse change, the Company may be required to record an impairment to goodwill in the future. The Company will continue to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment
Intangible Assets	Intangible Assets In-process research and development is efforts that are in process on the date the Company acquires a business. Under the accounting guidance for intangible assets, in-process research and development acquired in a business combination is considered an indefinite-lived intangible asset until completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. The Company begins amortizing its in-process research and development intangible assets upon completion of the projects. If an in-process research and development project is abandoned, the Company records a charge for the value of the related intangible asset to its consolidated and combined statement of earnings in the period it is abandoned .
Fair Value	Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair Value Hierarchy The Company uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use. Assets and liabilities are classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement: Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2—Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and market-corroborated inputs. Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to observable inputs and lowest priority to unobservable inputs. Valuation Techniques Cash Equivalents and Investments: The Company holds time deposits, money market funds, mutual funds, other debt securities primarily consisting of corporate and foreign government notes and bonds, and common stock and equivalents. The Company values cash equivalents and equity investments using quoted market prices, alternative pricing sources, including net asset value, or models utilizing market observable inputs. The fair value of debt investments was based on quoted market prices or model-driven valuations using inputs primarily derived from or corroborated by observable market data, and, in certain instances, valuation models that utilize assumptions which cannot be corroborated with observable market data. Derivative Instruments: The Company uses forward contracts, interest rate and total return swaps to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. The Company uses industry standard valuation models to measure fair value. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to present value using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves, the Company and counterparty credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies and interest rates. See Note 12, "Financial Instruments", for a further discussion of the Company's use of derivative instruments. Other Fair Value Disclosures Short- and Long-Term Debt: The Company estimates the fair value of its debt primarily using an expected present value technique, which is based on observable market inputs using interest rates currently available to companies of similar credit standing for similar terms and remaining maturities, and considering its own credit risk. The portion of the Company's debt that is hedged is reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as an amount equal to the debt's carrying amount and a fair value adjustment representing changes in the fair value of the hedged debt obligations arising from movements in benchmark interest rates. At January 31, 2016, the estimated fair value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $15.9 billion and the carrying value was $16.1 billion. The estimated fair value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt approximated its carrying value of $15.8 billion as of October 31, 2015. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, short-term and long-term debt would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Other Financial Instruments: For the balance of the Company's financial instruments, primarily accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial liabilities included in other accrued liabilities, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, these other financial instruments would be classified in Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Non-Marketable Equity Investments and Non-Financial Assets: The Company's non-marketable equity investments and non-financial assets, such as intangible assets, goodwill and property, plant and equipment, are recorded at fair value in the period an impairment charge is recognized. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, these would generally be classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Cash and Cash Equivalents Policy	All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition are considered cash equivalents .
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities	Equity securities in privately held companies include cost basis and equity method investments and are included in Long-term financing receivables and other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounted to $59 million and $45 million at January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively.
Derivatives	Derivative Instruments The Company is a global company exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and interest rate changes in the normal course of its business. As part of its risk management strategy, the Company uses derivative instruments, primarily forward contracts, interest rate swaps, total return swaps to hedge certain foreign currency, interest rate and, to a lesser extent, equity exposures. The Company's objective is to offset gains and losses resulting from these exposures with losses and gains on the derivative contracts used to hedge them, thereby reducing volatility of earnings or protecting the fair value of assets and liabilities. The Company does not have any leveraged derivatives and does not use derivative contracts for speculative purposes. The Company may designate its derivative contracts as fair value hedges, cash flow hedges or hedges of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation ("net investment hedges"). Additionally, for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, the Company categorizes those economic hedges as other derivatives. Derivative instruments directly attributable to the Company are recognized at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The change in fair value of derivative instruments is recognized in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings or Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income depending upon the type of hedge, see further discussion below. The Company classifies cash flows from its derivative programs with the activities that correspond to the underlying hedged items in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows. As a result of its use of derivative instruments, the Company is exposed to the risk that its counterparties will fail to meet their contractual obligations. To mitigate counterparty credit risk, the Company has a policy of only entering into derivative contracts with carefully selected major financial institutions based on their credit ratings and other factors, and the Company maintains dollar risk limits that correspond to each financial institution's credit rating and other factors. The Company's established policies and procedures for mitigating credit risk include reviewing and establishing limits for credit exposure and periodically reassessing the creditworthiness of its counterparties. Master netting agreements further mitigated credit exposure to counterparties by permitting the Company to net amounts due from the Company to counterparty against amounts due to the Company from the same counterparty under certain conditions. To further mitigate credit exposure to counterparties, the Company has collateral security agreements, which allow the Company to hold collateral from, or require the Company to post collateral to, counterparties when aggregate derivative fair values exceed contractually established thresholds which are generally based on the credit ratings of the Company and its counterparties. If the Company's credit rating falls below a specified credit rating, the counterparty has the right to request full collateralization of the derivatives' net liability position. Conversely, if the counterparty's credit rating falls below a specified credit rating, the Company has the right to request full collateralization of the derivatives' net liability position. Collateral is generally posted within two business days. The Company had no material derivatives with credit contingent features whose fair value was in a net liability position at January 31, 2016. The fair value of the Company's derivatives with credit contingent features in a net liability position was $35 million at October 31, 2015, all of which were fully collateralized within two business days. Under the Company's derivative contracts, the counterparty can terminate all outstanding trades following a covered change of control event affecting the Company that results in the surviving entity being rated below a specified credit ratin g. Fair Value Hedges The Company issues long-term debt in U.S. dollars based on market conditions at the time of financing. The Company may enter into fair value hedges, such as interest rate swaps, to reduce the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar LIBOR-based floating interest expense. The swap transactions generally involve principal and interest obligations for U.S. dollar-denominated amounts. Alternatively, the Company may choose not to swap fixed for floating interest payments or may terminate a previously executed swap if it believes a larger proportion of fixed-rate debt would be beneficial. When investing in fixed-rate instruments, the Company may enter into interest rate swaps that convert the fixed interest payments into variable interest payments and may designate these swaps as fair value hedges. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges, the Company recognizes the change in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings in the period of change. Cash Flow Hedges The Company uses forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges to protect against the foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in its forecasted net revenue and, to a lesser extent, cost of sales, operating expenses, and intercompany loans denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company's foreign currency cash flow hedges mature generally within twelve months; however, forward contracts associated with sales-type and direct-financing leases and intercompany loans extend for the duration of the lease or loan term, which typically range from two to five years. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the Company initially records changes in fair value for the effective portion of the derivative instrument in Accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassifies these amounts into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. The Company reports the effective portion of its cash flow hedges in the same financial statement line item as changes in the fair value of the hedged item. Net Investment Hedges The Company uses forward contracts designated as net investment hedges to hedge net investments in certain foreign subsidiaries whose functional currency is the local currency. The Company records the effective portion of such derivative instruments together with changes in the fair value of the hedged items in Cumulative translation adjustment, a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, as a separate component of equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Other Derivatives Other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consist primarily of forward contracts used to hedge foreign currency-denominated balance sheet exposures. The Company also uses total return swaps and, to a lesser extent, interest rate swaps, based on equity or fixed income indices, to hedge its executive deferred compensation plan liability. For derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, the Company recognizes changes in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings in the period of change. Hedge Effectiveness For interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges, the Company measures hedge effectiveness by offsetting the change in fair value of the hedged items with the change in fair value of the derivative. For forward contracts designated as cash flow or net investment hedges, the Company measures hedge effectiveness by comparing the cumulative change in fair value of the hedge contract with the cumulative change in fair value of the hedged item, both of which are based on forward rates. The Company recognizes any ineffective portion of the hedge in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings in the same period in which ineffectiveness occurs. Amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings in the period they arise.
Offsetting of Derivatives	Offsetting of Derivative Instruments The Company recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company's derivative instruments are subject to master netting arrangements and collateral security arrangements. The Company does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under collateral security agreements
Parent Company Investment	Allocation of Corporate Expenses Prior to the separation, the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income include an allocation of general corporate expenses from former Parent for certain management and support functions which are provided on a centralized basis within former Parent. These management and support functions include, but are not limited to, executive management, finance, legal, information technology, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement, and other shared services. These allocations were made on a direct usage basis when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenue, expenses, headcount or other relevant measures. Former Parent Company Investment Former Parent company investment on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets represents former Parent's historical investment in the Company, the net effect of transactions with and allocations from former Parent and the Company's accumulated earnings. As of November 1, 2015, in connection with the separation and distribution, former Parent's investment in the Company's business was redesignated as stockholders' equity and allocated between common stock and additional paid-in capital based on the number of shares of the Company's common stock outstanding at the distribution date. Net Transfers from Former Parent Net transfers from former Parent are included within former Parent company investment. Former Parent historically used a centralized approach to cash management and the financing of its operations. Prior to the separation, transactions between the Company and former Parent were considered to be effectively settled for cash at the time the transaction was recorded. The net effect of these transactions is included in the Net transfer from former Parent in Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flow.
Net Earnings per share	The Company calculates basic net EPS using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes any dilutive effect of restricted stock awards, stock options, and performance-based awards. The Company considers restricted stock that provide the holder with a non-forfeitable right to receive dividends to be participating securities. The Company excludes stock awards where the assumed proceeds exceed the average market price from the calculation of diluted net EPS, because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The assumed proceeds of a stock award includes the sum of its exercise price (if the award is an option), average unrecognized compensation cost and excess tax benefit. For the three months ended January 31, 2015, the Company's anti-dilutive shares were calculated based on Hewlett-Packard Company anti-dilutive awards for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2015 attributable to HPE employees, with the price conversion ratio used to convert those awards to equivalent units of HPE awards on the distribution date. The price conversion ratio was calculated using the closing price of Hewlett-Packard Company common shares on October 31, 2015 divided by the opening price of HPE common shares on November 2, 2015
Loss Contingencies	Hewlett Packard Enterprise is involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings including those consisting of IP, commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits and environmental matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. In addition, as part of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. (formerly known as "Hewlett-Packard Company") agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreement included provisions that allocate liability and financial responsibility for pending litigation involving the parties, as well as provide for cross-indemnification of the parties against liabilities to one party arising out of liabilities allocated to the other party. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to the general corporate matters of HP Inc. arising prior to the separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise records a liability when it believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required to determine both the probability of having incurred a liability and the estimated amount of the liability. Hewlett Packard Enterprise reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts these liabilities to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other updated information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against us. Nevertheless, cash flows or results of operations could be materially affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these contingencies. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of January 31, 2016, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in connection with such matters in excess of the amounts recognized in its financial statements.
Guarantees and Indemnifications	Guarantees In the ordinary course of business, the Company may issue performance guarantees to certain of its clients, customers and other parties pursuant to which the Company has guaranteed the performance obligations of third parties. Some of those guarantees may be backed by standby letters of credit or surety bonds. In general, the Company would be obligated to perform over the term of the guarantee in the event a specified triggering event occurs as defined by the guarantee. The Company believes the likelihood of having to perform under a material guarantee is remote. Indemnifications In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into contractual arrangements under which the Company may agree to indemnify a third party to such arrangement from any losses incurred relating to the services they perform on behalf of the Company or for losses arising from certain events as defined within the particular contract, which may include, for example, litigation or claims relating to past performance. The Company also provides indemnifications to certain vendors and customers against claims of IP infringement made by third parties arising from the use by such vendors and customers of the Company's software products and services and certain other matters. Some indemnifications may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, payments made related to these indemnifications have been immaterial.
Warranty	Warranties The Company accrues the estimated cost of product warranties at the time it recognizes revenue. The Company engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its component suppliers; however, contractual warranty terms, repair costs, product call rates, average cost per call, current period product shipments and ongoing product failure rates, as well as specific product class failures outside of the Company's baseline experience, affect the estimated warranty obligation.

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Overview and Basis of Presentation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
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Overview and Basis of Presentation
Schedule of historical Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and as adjusted to reflect the adoption of the amendments	Historical Accounting Method Effect of Adoption As Adjusted In millions As of October 31, 2015 Other current assets $ $ ) $ Long-term financing receivables and other assets $ $ ) $ Taxes on earnings $ ) $ $ ) Other liabilities $ ) $ $ )

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Segment Information
Schedule of Revenue and Earnings from Operations, by Segment	Enterprise Group Enterprise Services Software Financial Services Corporate Investments Total In millions Three months ended January 31, 2016 Net revenue $ $ $ $ $ $ Intersegment net revenue and other ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total segment net revenue $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Earnings (loss) from operations $ $ $ $ $ ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Three months ended January 31, 2015 Net revenue $ $ $ $ $ $ Intersegment net revenue and other — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total segment net revenue $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Earnings (loss) from operations $ $ $ $ $ ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of reconciliation of revenues and earnings before taxes from segments to consolidated and combined	Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Net Revenue: Total segments $ $ Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated and combined net revenue $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Earnings before taxes: Total segment earnings from operations $ $ Corporate and unallocated costs and eliminations ) ) Stock-based compensation expense ) ) Amortization of intangible assets ) ) Restructuring charges ) ) Acquisition and other related charges ) ) Separation costs ) ) Interest and other, net ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated and combined earnings before taxes $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of net revenue by segment and business unit	Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Servers $ $ Technology Services Storage Networking ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Enterprise Group ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing Application and Business Services ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Enterprise Services ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Software Financial Services Corporate Investments ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total segment net revenue ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Eliminations of intersegment net revenue and other ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total net revenue $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Restructuring (Tables)

Restructuring (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Restructuring
Summary of Restructuring Plans	Fiscal 2015 Plan Fiscal 2012 Plan Other Plans Employee Severance Infrastructure and other Employee Severance and EER Infrastructure and other Employee Severance Infrastructure and other Total Liability as of October 31, 2015 $ $ — $ $ $ $ $ Charges — — — Cash payments ) ) ) ) — ) ) Non-cash items ) ) ) — — — ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Liability as of January 31, 2016 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total Costs Incurred to Date, as of January 31, 2016 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total Costs Expected to be Incurred, as of January 31, 2016 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Schedule of net pension and post-retirement benefit cost	Three months ended January 31 U.S. Defined Benefit Plans Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans Post-Retirement Benefit Plans 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 In millions Service cost $ — $ — $ $ $ $ — Interest cost — — Expected return on plan assets — — ) ) ) Amortization and deferrals: Actuarial loss (gain) — ) — Prior service benefit — — ) — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net periodic benefit cost $ — $ $ $ $ $ — Special termination benefits — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net benefit cost $ — $ $ $ $ $ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Stock-Based Compensation (Table

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Share-based compensation
Schedule of stock based compensation expense and the resulting tax benefits	Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Stock-based compensation expense $ $ Income tax benefit ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of restricted stock award activity	Three months ended January 31, 2016 Shares Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share In thousands Outstanding at beginning of period — $ — Converted from former Parent's plan $ Granted (1) $ Vested ) $ Forfeited ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Outstanding at end of period $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Includes one-time retention restricted stock units of approximately 5 million shares.
Stock Options
Share-based compensation
Schedule of weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure fair value	Three months ended January 31, 2016 Weighted-average fair value (1) $ Expected volatility (2) % Risk-free interest rate (3) % Expected dividend yield (4) % Expected term in years (5) (1) The weighted-average fair value was based on the fair value of stock options granted during the period. (2) The expected volatility was estimated using the average historical volatility of selected peer companies. (3) The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues. (4) The expected dividend yield represents a constant dividend yield applied for the duration of the expected term of the award. (5) For awards subject to service-based vesting, the expected term was estimated using the simplified method detailed in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 and for performance-contingent awards, the expected term represents an output from the lattice model.
Schedule of stock option activity	Three months ended January 31, 2016 Shares Weighted- Average Exercise Price Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value In thousands In years In millions Outstanding at beginning of period — $ — Converted from former Parent's plan $ Granted (1) $ Exercised ) $ Forfeited/cancelled/expired ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Outstanding at end of period $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Vested and expected to vest at end of period $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Exercisable at end of period $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Includes one-time retention stock options of approximately 16 million shares.

Taxes on Earnings (Tables)

Taxes on Earnings (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Taxes on Earnings
Schedule of current and long-term deferred tax assets and liabilities	As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Long-term deferred tax assets $ $ Long-term deferred tax liabilities ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Balance Sheet Details (Table)

Balance Sheet Details (Table)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Balance Sheet Details
Schedule of Accounts Receivable	As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Accounts receivable $ $ Allowance for doubtful accounts ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable	Three months ended January 31, 2016 In millions Balance at beginning of year $ Provision for doubtful accounts Deductions, net of recoveries ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at end of period $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of revolving short-term financing arrangements	Three months ended January 31, 2016 In millions Balance at beginning of period (1) $ Trade receivables sold Cash receipts ) Foreign currency and other ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at end of period (1) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Beginning and ending balance represents amounts for trade receivables sold but not yet collected.
Schedule of Inventory	As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Finished goods $ $ Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment	As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Land $ $ Buildings and leasehold improvements Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Accumulated depreciation ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Financing Receivables and Ope34

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Financing Receivables and Operating Leases
Components of financing receivables	As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Minimum lease payments receivable $ $ Unguaranteed residual value Unearned income ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Financing receivables, gross Allowance for doubtful accounts ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Financing receivables, net Less: current portion (1) ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Amounts due after one year, net (1) $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The Company includes the current portion in Financing receivables and amounts due after one year, net in Long-term financing receivables and other assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Credit risk profile of gross financing receivables	As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Risk Rating: Low $ $ Moderate High ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables	As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Balance at beginning of period $ $ Provision for doubtful accounts ) Write-offs — ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at end of period $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Gross financing receivables and related allowance evaluated for loss	As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Gross financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss $ $ Gross financing receivables individually evaluated for loss ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Allowance for financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss $ $ Allowance for financing receivables individually evaluated for loss ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Summary of the aging and non-accrual status of gross financing receivables	As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Billed (1) : Current 1-30 days $ $ Past due 31-60 days Past due 61-90 days Past due >90 days Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total gross financing receivables $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status (2) $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest (2) $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables. (2) Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.
Schedule of operating lease assets included in machinery and equipment	As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Equipment leased to customers $ $ Accumulated depreciation ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Schedule of allocation and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill	Enterprise Group Enterprise Services (2) Software Financial Services Total In millions Balance at October 31, 2015 (1) $ $ $ $ $ Changes due to foreign currency ) ) — — ) Goodwill adjustments (3) — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at January 31, 2016 (1) $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of $13.7 billion which were recorded prior to October 31, 2013. Of that amount, $8.0 billion relates to the Enterprise Services segment and the remaining $5.7 billion relates to the Software segment. (2) Goodwill relates to the MphasiS Limited reporting unit. (3) Primarily measurement period adjustments to provisional tax items, recorded in conjunction with the Aruba acquisition.
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill	As of January 31, 2016 As of October 31, 2015 Gross Accumulated Amortization Accumulated Impairment Loss Net Gross Accumulated Amortization Accumulated Impairment Loss Net In millions Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements $ $ ) $ ) $ $ $ ) $ ) $ Developed and core technology and patents ) ) ) ) Trade name and trade marks ) ) ) ) In-process research and development — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total intangible assets $ $ ) $ ) $ $ $ ) $ ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived purchased intangible assets	As of January 31, 2016, estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was as follows: Fiscal year: In millions 2016 (remaining 9 months) $ 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Fair Value (Tables)

Fair Value (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Fair Value.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis	As of January 31, 2016 As of October 31, 2015 Fair Value Measured Using Fair Value Measured Using Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total In millions Assets Cash Equivalents and Investments: Time deposits $ — $ $ — $ $ — $ $ — $ Money market funds — — — — Mutual funds — — — — Marketable equity securities — — Foreign bonds — — Other debt securities — — — — Derivatives Instruments: Interest rate contracts — — — — — — Foreign exchange contracts — — — — Other derivatives — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total assets $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Liabilities Derivatives Instruments: Interest rate contracts $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ $ — $ Foreign exchange contracts — — — — Other derivatives — — — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total liabilities $ — $ $ — $ $ — $ $ — $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Financial Instruments (Tables)

Financial Instruments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Financial Instruments
Schedule of cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	As of January 31, 2016 As of October 31, 2015 Cost Gross Unrealized Gain Gross Unrealized Loss Fair Value Cost Gross Unrealized Gain Gross Unrealized Loss Fair Value In millions Cash Equivalents: Time deposits $ $ — $ — $ $ $ — $ — $ Money market funds — — — — Mutual funds — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total cash equivalents — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Available-for-Sale Investments: Debt securities: Time deposits — — — — Foreign bonds — — Other debt securities — ) — ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total debt securities ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Equity securities: Mutual funds — — — — Equity securities in public companies — ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total equity securities — ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total available-for-sale investments ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments $ $ $ ) $ $ $ $ ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities	As of January 31, 2016 Amortized Cost Fair Value In millions Due in one year $ $ Due in one to five years Due in more than five years ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	As of January 31, 2016 As of October 31, 2015 Fair Value Fair Value Outstanding Gross Notional Other Current Assets Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets Other Accrued Liabilities Long-Term Other Liabilities Outstanding Gross Notional Other Current Assets Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets Other Accrued Liabilities Long-Term Other Liabilities In millions Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Fair value hedges: Interest rate contracts $ $ — $ $ — $ — $ $ — $ — $ — $ Cash flow hedges: Foreign currency contracts Net investment hedges: Foreign currency contracts ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments Foreign currency contracts Other derivatives — — — — — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total derivatives $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of information related to the potential effect of entity's master netting agreements and collateral security agreements	As of January 31, 2016 In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v) (i) (ii) (iii) = (i)–(ii) (iv) (v) Gross Amounts Not Offset Gross Amount Recognized Gross Amount Offset Net Amount Presented Derivatives Financial Collateral Net Amount In millions Derivative assets $ $ — $ $ $ (1) $ Derivative liabilities $ $ — $ $ $ — (2) $ As of October 31, 2015 In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v) (i) (ii) (iii) = (i)–(ii) (iv) (v) Gross Amounts Not Offset Gross Amount Recognized Gross Amount Offset Net Amount Presented Derivatives Financial Collateral Net Amount In millions Derivative assets $ $ — $ $ $ (1) $ Derivative liabilities $ $ — $ $ $ (2) $ (1) Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for the Company's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. (2) Represents the collateral posted by the Company through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.
Schedule of pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship	(Losses) Gains Recognized in Income on Derivative and Related Hedged Item Three months ended January 31 Three months ended January 31 Derivative Instrument Location 2016 2015 Hedged Item Location 2016 2015 In millions In millions Interest rate contracts Interest and other, net $ $ — Fixed-rate debt Interest and other, net $ ) $ —
Schedule of pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships	Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion) Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings(Effective Portion) Three months ended January 31 Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 Location 2016 2015 In millions In millions Cash flow hedges: Foreign currency contracts $ $ Net revenue $ $ Foreign currency contracts ) Cost of products Foreign currency contracts ) ) Other operating expenses — ) Foreign currency contracts Interest and other, net ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total cash flow hedges $ $ $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net investment hedges: Foreign currency contracts $ $ Interest and other, net $ — $ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings	Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income on Derivatives Three months ended January 31 Location 2016 2015 In millions Foreign currency contracts Interest and other, net $ $ Other derivatives Interest and other, net ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Borrowings (Tables)

Borrowings (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Borrowings
Schedule of notes payable and short-term borrowings, including the current portion of long-term debt	As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 Amount Outstanding Weighted-Average Interest Rate Amount Outstanding Weighted-Average Interest Rate Dollars in millions Current portion of long-term debt $ % $ % FS Commercial paper % % Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other (1) % % ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total notes payable and short-term borrowings $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other includes $372 million and $374 million at January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively, of borrowing- and funding-related activity associated with FS and its subsidiaries.
Schedule of Long-Term Debt	As of January 31, 2016 October 31, 2015 In millions Hewlett Packard Enterprise Senior Notes (1) $2,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.944% in October 2015 at 2.45%, due October 5, 2017, interest payable semi-annually on April 5 and October 5 of each year $ $ $2,650 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.872% in October 2015 at 2.85%, due October 5, 2018, interest payable semi-annually on April 5 and October 5 of each year $3,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.972% in October 2015 at 3.6%, due October 15, 2020, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year $1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.802% in October 2015 at 4.4%, due October 15, 2022, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year $2,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.725% in October 2015 at 4.9%, due October 15, 2025, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year $750 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.942% in October 2015 at 6.2%, due October 15, 2035, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year $1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.932% in October 2015 at 6.35%, due October 15, 2045, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year $350 issued at par in October 2015 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 1.74%, due October 5, 2017, interest payable quarterly on January 5, April 5, July 5 and October 5 of each year $250 issued at par in October 2015 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 1.93%, due October 5, 2018, interest payable quarterly on January 5, April 5, July 5 and October 5 of each year EDS Senior Notes (1) $300 issued October 1999 at 7.45%, due October 2029 Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.00%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2016-2021 (2) Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt ) Less: current portion ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total long-term debt $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The Company may redeem some or all of the fixed-rate Hewlett Packard Enterprise senior notes and the EDS senior notes at any time in accordance with the terms thereof. (2) Other, including capital lease obligations includes $201 million and $196 million as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively, of borrowing- and funding-related activity associated with FS and its subsidiaries that are collateralized by receivables and underlying assets associated with the related capital and operating leases. For both the periods presented, the carrying amount of the assets approximated the carrying amount of the borrowings.
Schedule of interest expense on borrowings recognized in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings	Three months ended January 31 Expense Location 2016 2015 In millions Financing interest Financing interest $ $ Interest expense Interest and other, net ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total interest expense $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of borrowing resources available to obtain short-term or long-term additional liquidity	As of January 31, 2016 In millions Commercial paper programs $ Uncommitted lines of credit $

Related Party Transactions an39

Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment
Schedule of net transfers from (to) former Parent, intercompany receivable and payable	As of October 31, 2015 In millions Receivable from former Parent (1) $ Payable to former Parent (2) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net receivable from former Parent $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The Company includes the receivable from former Parent in Other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. (2) The Company includes the employee compensation and benefits portion in Employee compensation and benefits and all other accruals from former Parent in Other accrued liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Stockholders' Equity
Schedule of tax effects related to changes in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Taxes on change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities: Tax benefit on net unrealized gains arising during the period $ $ — Tax benefit on losses reclassified into earnings ) — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ) — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Taxes on change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges: Tax provision on net unrealized gains arising during the period ) ) Tax provision on net gains reclassified into earnings ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: Tax benefit on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit ) ) Tax provision on curtailments, settlements and other ) — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tax provision on change in cumulative translation adjustment ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tax provision on other comprehensive income $ ) $ ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of changes and reclassifications related to items of Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes	Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes: Change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities: Net unrealized gains arising during the period $ $ Losses reclassified into earnings — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges: Net unrealized gains arising during the period Net gains reclassified into earnings (1) ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit (2) Curtailments, settlements and other ) — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Change in cumulative translation adjustment ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes $ ) $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Reclassification of pre-tax (gains) losses on cash flow hedges into the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings was as follows: Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Net revenue $ ) $ ) Cost of products ) ) Other operating expenses — Interest and other, net ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ ) $ ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (2) These components are included in the computation of net pension and post-retirement benefit (credit) cost in Note 4, "Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans."
Schedule of reclassification of pre-tax (gains) losses on cash flow hedges into the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings	Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions Net revenue $ ) $ ) Cost of products ) ) Other operating expenses — Interest and other, net ) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ ) $ ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes	Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges Unrealized components of defined benefit plans Cumulative translation adjustment Accumulated other comprehensive loss In millions Balance at beginning of period $ $ $ ) $ ) $ ) Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications ) Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings ) ) — ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at end of period $ $ $ ) $ ) $ ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Net Earnings Per Share (Tables)

Net Earnings Per Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Net Earnings Per Share
Basic and diluted net Earnings Per Share calculations	Three months ended January 31 2016 2015 In millions, except per share amounts Numerator: Net earnings (1) $ $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Denominator: (2) Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS Dilutive effect of employee stock plans (3) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net earnings per share: Basic $ $ Diluted $ $ Anti-dilutive weighted average stock awards (4) (1) The Company considers restricted stock that provide the holder with a non-forfeitable right to receive dividends to be participating securities. (2) On November 1, 2015, the distribution date, HP Inc. stockholders received one share of HPE common stock for every share of HP Inc. common stock held as of the record date on October 21, 2015. For comparative purposes, the same number of shares used to compute basic and diluted net earnings per share for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 is used in the calculation of basic and diluted net earnings per share for all periods in fiscal 2015. (3) For the period presented in 2015, the Company calculates the weighted-average dilutive effect of employee stock plans after conversion, by multiplying the dilutive Hewlett-Packard Company stock-based awards for the year ended October 31, 2015, attributable to HPE employees with the price conversion ratio used to convert those awards to equivalent units of HPE awards on the separation date. The price conversion ratio was calculated using the closing price of Hewlett-Packard Company common shares on October 31, 2015 divided by the opening price of HPE common shares on November 2, 2015. (4) The Company excludes stock awards where the assumed proceeds exceed the average market price from the calculation of diluted net EPS, because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The assumed proceeds of a stock award includes the sum of its exercise price (if the award is an option), average unrecognized compensation cost and excess tax benefit. For the three months ended January 31, 2015, the Company's anti-dilutive shares were calculated based on Hewlett-Packard Company anti-dilutive awards for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2015 attributable to HPE employees, with the price conversion ratio used to convert those awards to equivalent units of HPE awards on the distribution date. The price conversion ratio was calculated using the closing price of Hewlett-Packard Company common shares on October 31, 2015 divided by the opening price of HPE common shares on November 2, 2015.

Guarantees, Indemnifications 42

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016
Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties
Changes in aggregate product warranty liabilities and changes	Three months ended January 31, 2016 In millions Balance at beginning of period $ Accruals for warranties issued Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates) Settlements made (in cash or in kind) ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at end of period $ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Overview and Basis of Present43

Overview and Basis of Presentation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 01, 2015	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
New Accounting Pronouncements adjusted to reflect adoption of ASU
Other current assets		$ 6,060	$ 6,468
Long-term financing receivables and other assets		10,730	10,875
Taxes on earnings		(397)	(476)
Other liabilities		$ (10,138)	(8,902)
Historical Accounting Method
New Accounting Pronouncements adjusted to reflect adoption of ASU
Other current assets			7,677
Long-term financing receivables and other assets			11,020
Taxes on earnings			(634)
Other liabilities			(10,098)
Accounting Standards Update 2015-17 | Restatement Adjustment | New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect
New Accounting Pronouncements adjusted to reflect adoption of ASU
Other current assets			(1,209)
Long-term financing receivables and other assets			(145)
Taxes on earnings			158
Other liabilities			$ 1,196
Former Parent Company
Basis of Presentation
Shares distributed	1
Shares distributed to shareholder	1,800,000,000

Segment Information (Detail)

Segment Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016USD ($)segment	Jan. 31, 2015USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information
Number of reportable segments | segment	5
Advance royalty proceeds received from intercompany advanced royalty payments and licensing arrangements			$ 5,000
Royalty recognition term			5 years
Net revenue	$ 12,724	$ 13,053
Earnings (loss) from operations	384	732
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	(572)	(599)
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	13,296	13,652
Earnings (loss) from operations	1,319	1,364
Enterprise Group
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	6,750	6,682
Enterprise Group | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	(301)	(300)
Enterprise Group | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	7,051	6,982
Earnings (loss) from operations	944	1,058
Enterprise Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	4,499	4,778
Enterprise Services | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	(189)	(215)
Enterprise Services | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	4,688	4,993
Earnings (loss) from operations	238	150
Software
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	720	812
Software | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	(60)	(58)
Software | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	780	870
Earnings (loss) from operations	136	157
Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	754	777
Financial Services | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	(22)	(26)
Financial Services | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	776	803
Earnings (loss) from operations	100	90
Corporate Investments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	1	4
Corporate Investments | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	0
Corporate Investments | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	1	4
Earnings (loss) from operations	$ (99)	$ (91)

Segment Information (Detail 2)

Segment Information (Detail 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information
Net Revenue	$ 12,724	$ 13,053
Earnings (loss) from operations	384	732
Stock-based compensation expense	(165)	(139)
Amortization of intangible assets	(218)	(203)
Restructuring charges	(311)	(132)
Acquisition and other related charges	(37)	(4)
Separation costs	(79)	(44)
Interest and other, net	(65)	(18)
Earnings before taxes	319	714
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net Revenue	13,296	13,652
Earnings (loss) from operations	1,319	1,364
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net Revenue	(572)	(599)
Significant Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information
Corporate and unallocated costs and eliminations	(125)	(110)
Stock-based compensation expense	(165)	(139)
Amortization of intangible assets	(218)	(203)
Restructuring charges	(311)	(132)
Acquisition and other related charges	(37)	(4)
Separation costs	(79)	(44)
Interest and other, net	$ (65)	$ (18)

Segment Information (Detail 3)

Segment Information (Detail 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	$ 12,724	$ 13,053
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	13,296	13,652
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	(572)	(599)
Enterprise Group
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	6,750	6,682
Enterprise Group | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	7,051	6,982
Enterprise Group | Operating segments | Servers
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	3,568	3,595
Enterprise Group | Operating segments | Technology Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	1,810	1,988
Enterprise Group | Operating segments | Storage
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	810	837
Enterprise Group | Operating segments | Networking
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	863	562
Enterprise Group | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	(301)	(300)
Enterprise Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	4,499	4,778
Enterprise Services | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	4,688	4,993
Enterprise Services | Operating segments | Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	2,874	3,132
Enterprise Services | Operating segments | Application and Business Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	1,814	1,861
Enterprise Services | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	(189)	(215)
Software
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	720	812
Software | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	780	870
Software | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	(60)	(58)
Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	754	777
Financial Services | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	776	803
Financial Services | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	(22)	(26)
Corporate Investments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	1	4
Corporate Investments | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	1	$ 4
Corporate Investments | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	$ 0

Restructuring (Details)

Restructuring (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 14, 2015item	Jan. 31, 2016USD ($)positionitem	Jan. 31, 2015USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015USD ($)position
Restructuring Reserve
Restructuring charges		$ 311	$ 132
Short-term portion of restructuring reserve, recorded in Accrued restructuring		634		$ 628
Long-term portion of restructuring reserve, recorded in Other liabilities		106		114
Restructuring Plan All
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period		742
Restructuring charges		311
Cash Payments		(285)
Non-cash items		(28)
Balance at the end of the period		740		742
Total Costs Incurred to Date		8,226
Total Expected Costs to be Incurred		$ 10,215
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Reserve
Expected positions to be eliminated | item	30,000	30,000
Total Expected Costs to be Incurred		$ 2,600
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan | Employee Severance
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period		351
Restructuring charges		161
Cash Payments		(80)
Non-cash items		(10)
Balance at the end of the period		422		$ 351
Total Costs Incurred to Date		512
Total Expected Costs to be Incurred		2,158
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve
Restructuring charges		79
Cash Payments		(35)
Non-cash items		(12)
Balance at the end of the period		32
Total Costs Incurred to Date		80
Total Expected Costs to be Incurred		423
Fiscal 2012 Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Reserve
Restructuring charges		$ 71
Expected positions to be eliminated | position		42,100		42,100
Total Costs Incurred to Date		$ 4,500
Completion Date		Oct. 31, 2021
Fiscal 2012 Restructuring Plan | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period		$ 45
Cash Payments		(11)
Balance at the end of the period		34		$ 45
Total Costs Incurred to Date		545
Total Expected Costs to be Incurred		545
Fiscal 2012 Restructuring Plan | Employee Severance and EER
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period		321
Restructuring charges		71
Cash Payments		(157)
Non-cash items		(6)
Balance at the end of the period		229		321
Total Costs Incurred to Date		3,963
Total Expected Costs to be Incurred		3,963
Other Plans | Employee Severance
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period		1
Balance at the end of the period		1		1
Total Costs Incurred to Date		1,997
Total Expected Costs to be Incurred		1,997
Other Plans | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period		24
Cash Payments		(2)
Balance at the end of the period		22		$ 24
Total Costs Incurred to Date		1,129
Total Expected Costs to be Incurred		$ 1,129
Completion Date		Oct. 31, 2019

Retirement and Post-Retiremen48

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015
Defined benefit plans
Recognized credits	$ 29	$ 23
U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
Net benefit (credit) cost
Interest cost		4
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)		1
Net periodic benefit cost		5
Net benefit cost		5
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
Net benefit (credit) cost
Service cost	64	18
Interest cost	141	66
Expected return on plan assets	(254)	(101)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	79	35
Prior service benefit	(6)
Net periodic benefit cost	24	18
Special termination benefits	4	2
Net benefit cost	28	$ 20
Employer Contributions and Funding Policy
Expected contribution to defined benefit plans in fiscal 2016			$ 366
Contributions to benefit plans	39
Expected additional contribution to benefit plans as of balance sheet date	327
U.S. non-qualified plan participants
Employer Contributions and Funding Policy
Expected contribution to defined benefit plans in fiscal 2016			1
Expected additional contribution to benefit plans as of balance sheet date	1
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Net benefit (credit) cost
Service cost	1
Interest cost	2
Expected return on plan assets	(1)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	(1)
Net periodic benefit cost	1
Net benefit cost	1
Employer Contributions and Funding Policy
Expected contribution to defined benefit plans in fiscal 2016			$ 3
Contributions to benefit plans	1
Expected additional contribution to benefit plans as of balance sheet date	$ 2

Stock-Based Compensation (Detai

Stock-Based Compensation (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Nov. 01, 2015	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 165	$ 139
Income tax benefit		(50)	(46)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax		$ 115	$ 93
Restricted Stock Awards
Shares
Converted from former Parent's plan (in shares)		41,942
Granted (in shares)		28,894
Vested (in shares)		(3,113)
Forfeited (in shares)		(840)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)		66,883
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Converted from former Parent's plan (in dollars per share)		$ 15
Granted (in dollars per share)		15
Vested (in dollars per share)		15
Forfeited (in dollars per share)		15
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)		$ 15
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense and recognition period
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense		$ 764
Remaining weighted-average vesting period over which pre-tax stock-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized		1 year 6 months
Restricted Stock Awards | One-time retention stock awards
Shares
Granted (in shares)		5,000
Stock Options
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense and recognition period
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense		$ 103
Remaining weighted-average vesting period over which pre-tax stock-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized		2 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure fair value
Weighted- average fair value (in dollars per share)		$ 4
Expected volatility (as a percent)		31.10%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)		1.70%
Expected dividend yield (as a percent)		1.50%
Expected term in years		5 years 4 months 24 days
Shares
Converted from former Parent's plan (in shares)		42,565
Granted (in shares)		25,257
Exercised (in shares)		(499)
Forfeited/cancelled/expired (in shares)		(450)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)		66,873
Vested and expected to vest at end of period (in shares)		61,102
Exercisable at end of period (in shares)		29,225
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Converted from former Parent's plan (in dollars per share)		$ 15
Granted (in dollars per share)		15
Exercised (in dollars per share)		8
Forfeited/cancelled/expired (in dollars per share)		24
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)		15
Vested and expected to vest at end of period (in dollars per share)		15
Exercisable at end of period (in dollars per share)		$ 13
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term
Outstanding at end of period		6 years 1 month 6 days
Vested and expected to vest at end of period		6 years
Exercisable at end of period		4 years 6 months
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at end of period		$ 71
Vested and expected to vest at end of period		70
Exercisable at end of period		69
Options exercised		$ 3
Stock Options | One-time retention stock awards
Shares
Granted (in shares)		16,000
Stock Options | Minimum
Stock-Based Compensation
Vesting period		3 years
Stock Options | Maximum
Stock-Based Compensation
Vesting period		4 years
The Plan
Stock-Based Compensation
Number of shares authorized	260,000
The Plan | One-time retention stock awards
Stock-Based Compensation
Total grant date fair value of options vested	$ 137
Vesting period	3 years
Cash-settled awards and restricted stock awards | Minimum
Stock-Based Compensation
Vesting period		1 year
Cash-settled awards and restricted stock awards | Maximum
Stock-Based Compensation
Vesting period		3 years

Stock-Based Compensation (Det50

Stock-Based Compensation (Details 2) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Nov. 01, 2015USD ($)shares	Jan. 31, 2016USD ($)shares	Jan. 31, 2015USD ($)
Share-based compensation
Common stock, shares authorized for employee stock purchase plan | shares		9,600
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax | $		$ 115	$ 93
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2015 ESPP
Share-based compensation
Common stock, shares authorized for employee stock purchase plan | shares	80
Maximum contribution limit as percentage of base compensation (as a percent)	10.00%
Maximum discount percentage	15
Offering period	24 months
Current offering period	6 months
Stock purchase price as a percentage of the fair market value on the purchase date	95.00%
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax | $	$ 0

Taxes on Earnings (Details)

Taxes on Earnings (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016USD ($)county	Jan. 31, 2015USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015USD ($)
Differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and HP's effective tax rate
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	16.30%	23.40%
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate (as a percent)	35.00%
Net income tax charges (benefits) related to discrete items	$ (110)	$ 6
Other benefits	$ 104
Number of countries other than the United States where the entity is subject to income tax | county	105
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 9,300		$ 4,900
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect effective tax rate if realized	2,700		600
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	4,400
Accrued income tax for interest and penalties	$ 333		269
Likelihood of no resolution period	12 months
Likelihood of conclusion period for certain federal, foreign and state tax issues	12 months
Reasonably possible reduction in existing unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months	$ 150
Current and long term deferred tax assets and liabilities
Long-term deferred tax assets	2,607		3,925
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(9)		(41)
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities	$ 2,598		3,884
Advance royalty proceeds received from multi-year intercompany licensing arrangements			$ 5,000
Royalty recognition term			5 years

Balance Sheet Details (Detail)

Balance Sheet Details (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Accounts Receivable, Net
Accounts receivable, gross		$ 8,007	$ 8,647
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ (109)	(109)	(109)
Accounts receivable, net		7,898	8,538
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable
Balance at beginning of period	109
Provision for doubtful accounts	16
Deductions, net of recoveries	(16)
Balance at end of period	109
Trade receivables sold and cash received
Balance at beginning of period	68
Trade receivables sold	653
Cash receipts	(683)
Foreign currency and other	(3)
Balance at end of period	$ 35
Inventory
Finished goods		1,517	1,518
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies		828	680
Inventory, net		$ 2,345	$ 2,198

Balance Sheet Details (Details

Balance Sheet Details (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 21,497	$ 21,424
Accumulated depreciation	(11,797)	(11,538)
Property, plant and equipment, net	9,700	9,886
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	746
Sale and retirement of gross Property, Plant and Equipment	569
Unfavorable currency impacts on gross property plant and equipment	134
Accumulated depreciation on sale and retirement of property, plant and equipment	486
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	497	514
Buildings and leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	6,914	6,924
Machinery and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 14,086	$ 13,986

Financing Receivables and Ope54

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Financing Receivables and Operating Leases
Financing receivable term, low end of range	2 years
Financing receivable term, high end of range	5 years
Minimum lease payments receivable	$ 6,932	$ 6,941
Unguaranteed residual value	216	217
Unearned income	(531)	(503)
Financing receivables, gross	6,617	6,655
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(85)	(95)	$ (111)
Financing receivables, net	6,532	6,560
Less: current portion	(2,948)	(2,918)
Amounts due after one year, net	$ 3,584	$ 3,642

Financing Receivables and Ope55

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Detail 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Gross financing receivables
Net Investment			$ 6,617	$ 6,655
Period past due, after which a write-off or specific reserve is created	180 days
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Balance at beginning of period	$ 95	$ 111
Provision for doubtful accounts	(10)	25
Write-offs		(41)
Balance at end of period	85	95
Gross financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss			6,324	6,399
Gross financing receivables individually evaluated for loss			293	256
Allowance for financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss			66	82
Allowance for financing receivables individually evaluated for loss			19	13
Total	$ 95	$ 111	85	95
Period past due, after which account is put on non-accrual status	90 days
Aging and non-accrual status of gross financing receivables
Current 1-30 days			354	358
Past due 31-60 days			61	52
Past due 61-90 days			33	14
Past due >90 days			70	57
Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables			6,099	6,174
Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status			134	154
Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest			159	102
Operating lease assets
Equipment leased to customers			4,944	4,428
Accumulated depreciation			(1,898)	(1,513)
Operating lease assets, net			3,046	2,915
Low
Gross financing receivables
Net Investment			3,380	3,467
Moderate
Gross financing receivables
Net Investment			3,162	3,115
High
Gross financing receivables
Net Investment			$ 75	$ 73

Acquisitions and Divestitures (

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2016
Divestitures
Proceeds from business divestitures		$ 65
Enterprise Group
Acquisitions
Purchase price adjustment impacting goodwill		$ 257
Disposal Group Disposed of by Other than Sale Not Discontinued Operations Spinoff | H3C-expected to close Q3 FY16 | HP China businesses
Divestitures
Percent of China based Enterprise Services, Software and Helion Cloud businesses to be retained (as a percent)		100.00%
Disposal Group Disposed of by Other than Sale Not Discontinued Operations Spinoff | Tsinghua Holdings Subsidiary | H3C-expected to close Q3 FY16
Divestitures
Proceeds expected to be received from divestiture of businesses		$ 2,300
Interest acquired (as a percent)		51.00%
Disposed of by sale | Electronic payment services business | Enterprise Services
Divestitures
Proceeds from business divestitures		$ 65
Disposed of by sale | Trend Micro International | Tipping Point-closed March 2016
Divestitures
Proceeds expected to be received from divestiture of businesses	$ 300

Goodwill and Intangible Asset57

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	$ 27,261
Changes due to foreign currency	(60)
Goodwill adjustments	257
Balance at end of period	27,458
Accumulated impairment losses	13,700	$ 13,700
Enterprise Group
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	18,712
Changes due to foreign currency	(57)
Goodwill adjustments	257
Balance at end of period	18,912
Enterprise Services segment
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	92
Changes due to foreign currency	(3)
Balance at end of period	89
Accumulated impairment losses	8,000	8,000
Software
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	8,313
Balance at end of period	8,313
Accumulated impairment losses	5,700	$ 5,700
Financial Services
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	144
Balance at end of period	$ 144

Goodwill and Intangible Asset58

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015
Intangible assets
Intangible assets, gross	$ 9,681		$ 9,717
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	(4,870)		(4,684)
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Impairment Losses	(3,103)		(3,103)
Total Intangible Assets- Net	1,708		1,930
Amortizable intangible assets, net	1,612
Amount of fully amortized intangible assets	32
Amortization of Intangible Assets	218	$ 203
In-process research and development
Intangible assets
Amortizable intangible assets, gross	96		159
Amortizable intangible assets, net	96		159
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements
Intangible assets
Amortizable intangible assets, gross	5,087		5,109
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	(3,631)		(3,517)
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Impairment Losses	(856)		(856)
Amortizable intangible assets, net	600		736
Developed and core technology and patents
Intangible assets
Amortizable intangible assets, gross	4,274		4,218
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	(1,185)		(1,110)
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Impairment Losses	(2,138)		(2,138)
Amortizable intangible assets, net	951		970
Developed and core technology and patents | In-process research and development
Intangible assets
In-Process Technology Assets Placed-in-Service	63
Trade name and trade marks
Intangible assets
Amortizable intangible assets, gross	224		231
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	(54)		(57)
Intangible Assets, Accumulated Impairment Losses	(109)		(109)
Amortizable intangible assets, net	$ 61		$ 65

Goodwill and Intangible Asset59

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 3) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2016USD ($)
Estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived purchased intangible assets
2016 (remaining 9 months)	$ 535
2,017	342
2,018	245
2,019	204
2,020	173
2,021	54
Thereafter	59
Amortizable intangible assets, net	$ 1,612

Fair Value (Details)

Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Fair Value and Carrying Value of Debt
Fair value, short-term and long-term debt	$ 15,900	$ 15,800
Carrying value, short-term and long-term debt	16,100	15,800
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	7,365	8,536
Total Liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	139	192
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Time deposits
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	1,889	2,473
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Money market funds
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	3,820	4,592
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Mutual funds
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	256	246
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Marketable equity securities
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	33	53
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign bonds
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	323	313
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other Debt Securities
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	38	40
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest rate contracts
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	78
Total Liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis		55
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign exchange contracts
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	927	816
Total Liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	136	137
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other derivatives
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	1	3
Total Liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 1
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	3,858	4,646
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 1 | Money market funds
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	3,820	4,592
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 1 | Marketable equity securities
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	27	46
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 1 | Foreign bonds
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	11	8
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 2
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	3,469	3,850
Total Liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	139	192
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 2 | Time deposits
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	1,889	2,473
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 2 | Mutual funds
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	256	246
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 2 | Marketable equity securities
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	6	7
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 2 | Foreign bonds
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	312	305
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 2 | Interest rate contracts
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	78
Total Liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis		55
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 2 | Foreign exchange contracts
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	927	816
Total Liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	136	137
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 2 | Other derivatives
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	1	3
Total Liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 3
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	38	40
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measured Using Level 3 | Other Debt Securities
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total Assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$ 38	$ 40

Financial Instruments (Details)

Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	$ 78	$ 76
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(13)	(22)
Debt securities:
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	72	69
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(13)	(13)
Foreign bonds
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	72	69
Other Debt Securities
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(13)	(13)
Marketable equity securities
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	6	7
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses		(9)
Equity securities in public companies
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	6	7
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses		(9)
Impairment of investment	30
Cost
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Cash equivalents	5,814	7,132
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	480	531
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	6,294	7,663
Cost | Debt securities:
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	382	403
Cost | Time deposits
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	80	106
Cost | Foreign bonds
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	251	244
Cost | Other Debt Securities
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	51	53
Cost | Marketable equity securities
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	98	128
Cost | Mutual funds
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	71	73
Cost | Equity securities in public companies
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	27	55
Cost | Time deposits
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Cash equivalents	1,809	2,367
Cost | Money market funds
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Cash equivalents	3,820	4,592
Cost | Mutual funds
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Cash equivalents	185	173
Fair Value
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Cash equivalents	5,814	7,132
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	545	585
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	6,359	7,717
Fair Value | Debt securities:
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	441	459
Fair Value | Time deposits
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	80	106
Fair Value | Foreign bonds
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	323	313
Fair Value | Other Debt Securities
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	38	40
Fair Value | Marketable equity securities
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	104	126
Fair Value | Mutual funds
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	71	73
Fair Value | Equity securities in public companies
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	33	53
Fair Value | Time deposits
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Cash equivalents	1,809	2,367
Fair Value | Money market funds
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Cash equivalents	3,820	4,592
Fair Value | Mutual funds
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
Cash equivalents	$ 185	$ 173

Financial Instruments (Details

Financial Instruments (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Cost
Due in one year	$ 67
Due in one to five years	37
Due in more than five years	278
Total	382
Fair Value
Due in one year	67
Due in one to five years	37
Due in more than five years	337
Total	441
Equity securities in privately held companies | Long-term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Investment Holdings
Investment amount	$ 59	$ 45

Financial Instruments (Detail63

Financial Instruments (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Financial Instruments
Period within which the funds held as collateral and posted as collateral are transferred from or to counterparties	2 days
Collateralized arrangements in net liability position	$ 0	$ 35
Derivatives, Fair Value
Total derivatives, gross notional amount	32,307	29,463
Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	559	459
Long-term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	447	360
Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	122	85
Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	$ 17	107
Cash flow hedges
Derivatives, Fair Value
Maturity period of foreign currency cash flow hedges	12 months
Cash flow hedges | Minimum
Derivatives, Fair Value
Duration of lease term for which lease-related forward contracts and intercompany lease loan forward contracts can be extended	2 years
Cash flow hedges | Maximum
Derivatives, Fair Value
Duration of lease term for which lease-related forward contracts and intercompany lease loan forward contracts can be extended	5 years
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Total derivatives, gross notional amount	$ 21,344	20,053
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	484	410
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Long-term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	386	272
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	28	35
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	5	67
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Total derivatives, gross notional amount	9,500	9,500
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Long-term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	78
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value		55
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Total derivatives, gross notional amount	10,010	8,692
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	365	296
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	236	206
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	26	28
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	4	8
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Total derivatives, gross notional amount	1,834	1,861
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	119	114
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	72	66
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	2	7
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	1	4
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Total derivatives, gross notional amount	10,963	9,410
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	75	49
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Long-term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	61	88
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	94	50
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	12	40
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Total derivatives, gross notional amount	10,833	9,283
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	74	46
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	61	88
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	91	50
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	12	40
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives
Derivatives, Fair Value
Total derivatives, gross notional amount	130	127
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	1	$ 3
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	$ 3

Financial Instruments (Detail64

Financial Instruments (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Derivative assets
Gross Amount Recognized	$ 1,006	$ 819
Net Amount Presented	1,006	819
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Derivatives	132	153
Derivative, Collateral, Obligation to Return Cash	804	631
Net Amount	70	35
Derivative liabilities
Gross Amount Recognized	139	192
Net Amount Presented	139	192
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Derivatives	132	153
Financial Collateral		19
Net Amount	$ 7	$ 20

Financial Instruments (Detail 5

Financial Instruments (Detail 5) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Portion of the hedging instruments gain or loss excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value, cash flow or net investment hedges	$ 0	$ 0
Net revenue	12,724	13,053
Cost of products	12,340	12,321
Interest and other, net	(65)	(18)
Earnings before taxes	319	714
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings
Gains (Losses) recognized in income on derivatives not designated as hedges	3	149
Change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Net revenue	61	79
Cost of products	1	2
Other operating expenses		(3)
Interest and other, net	59	30
Earnings before taxes	121	108
Interest rate contracts
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship
(Losses) Gains Recognized in Income on Derivative	133
(Losses) Gains recognized in Income on Related Hedged Item	(133)
Foreign exchange contracts | Interest and other, net
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings
Gains (Losses) recognized in income on derivatives not designated as hedges	8	150
Other derivatives | Interest and other, net
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings
Gains (Losses) recognized in income on derivatives not designated as hedges	(5)	(1)
Cash flow hedges
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivative (Effective portion)	142	228
Gain expected to be reclassified from Accumulated OCI into earnings in next 12 months	88
Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Net revenue
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivative (Effective portion)	91	194
Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Cost of products
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivative (Effective portion)	(6)	1
Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other operating expenses
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivative (Effective portion)	(1)	(2)
Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Interest and other, net
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivative (Effective portion)	58	35
Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivative (Effective portion)	$ 57	$ 129

Borrowings (Details)

Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 189	$ 161
Amount outstanding	$ 910	$ 691
Current portion of long-term debt, weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	2.60%	2.60%
Commercial paper
Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings
Amount outstanding	$ 251	$ 39
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	0.10%	0.20%
Obligation related to notes payable to banks, lines of credit, uncommitted line of credit and other debt
Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings
Amount outstanding	$ 470	$ 491
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	2.40%	2.70%
Obligation related to notes payable to banks, lines of credit, uncommitted line of credit and other debt | Financial Services
Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings
Short term borrowings	$ 372	$ 374

Borrowings (Details 2)

Borrowings (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 1999
Long-term debt
Total	$ 15,103	$ 15,229		$ 15,103
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt	(55)	78		(55)
Less: current portion	(161)	(189)		(161)
Interest expense on borrowings recognized in Combined Statements of Earnings
Financing interest		58	$ 63
Interest expense		80	10
Total interest expense		138	$ 73
$2,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.944% in October 2015 at 2.45%, due October 5, 2017, interest payable semi-annually on April 5 and October 5 of each year
Long-term debt
Total	$ 2,249	$ 2,249		$ 2,249
Discount to par (as a percent)	99.944%	99.944%		99.944%
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.45%	2.45%		2.45%
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 2,250	$ 2,250		$ 2,250
$2,650 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.872% in October 2015 at 2.85%, due October 5, 2018 interest payable semi-annually on April 5 and October 5 of each year
Long-term debt
Total	$ 2,647	$ 2,647		$ 2,647
Discount to par (as a percent)	99.872%	99.872%		99.872%
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.85%	2.85%		2.85%
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 2,650	$ 2,650		$ 2,650
$3,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.972 in October 2015 at 3.6%, due October 15, 2020 interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year
Long-term debt
Total	$ 2,999	$ 2,999		$ 2,999
Discount to par (as a percent)	99.972%	99.972%		99.972%
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.60%	3.60%		3.60%
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 3,000	$ 3,000		$ 3,000
$1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.802% in October 2015 at 4.4%, due October 15, 2022 interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year
Long-term debt
Total	$ 1,347	$ 1,347		$ 1,347
Discount to par (as a percent)	99.802%	99.802%		99.802%
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.40%	4.40%		4.40%
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 1,350	$ 1,350		$ 1,350
$2,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.725% in October 2015 at 4.9%, due October 15, 2025, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year
Long-term debt
Total	$ 2,493	$ 2,493		$ 2,493
Discount to par (as a percent)	99.725%	99.725%		99.725%
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.90%	4.90%		4.90%
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 2,500	$ 2,500		$ 2,500
$750 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.942% in October 2015 at 6.2%, due October 15, 2035, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year
Long-term debt
Total	$ 749	$ 750		$ 749
Discount to par (as a percent)	99.942%	99.942%		99.942%
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.20%	6.20%		6.20%
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 750	$ 750		$ 750
$1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.932% in October 2015 at 6.35%, due October 15, 2045, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year
Long-term debt
Total	$ 1,499	$ 1,499		$ 1,499
Discount to par (as a percent)	99.932%	99.932%		99.932%
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.35%	6.35%		6.35%
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 1,500	$ 1,500		$ 1,500
$350 issued at par in October 2015 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 1.74%, due October 5, 2017, interest payable quarterly on January 5, April 5, July 5, and October 5 of each year | LIBOR
Long-term debt
Total	350	350		350
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 350	$ 350		$ 350
Spread on reference interest rate (as a percent)	1.74%	1.74%		1.74%
$250 issued at par in October 2015 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 1.93%, due October 5, 2018, interest payable quarterly on January 5, April 5, July 5 and October 5 of each year | LIBOR
Long-term debt
Total	$ 250	$ 250		$ 250
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 250	$ 250		$ 250
Spread on reference interest rate (as a percent)	1.93%	1.93%		1.93%
EDS Senior Notes-$300 issued October 1999 at 7.45%, due October 2029
Long-term debt
Total	$ 313	$ 313		$ 313
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.45%	7.45%		7.45%	7.45%
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 300	$ 300		$ 300	$ 300
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.00%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2016-2021
Long-term debt
Other, including capital lease obligations	423	$ 443		$ 423
Minimum interest rate (as a percent)		0.00%		0.00%
Maximum interest rate (as a percent)		8.47%		8.47%
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.00%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2016-2021 | Financial Services
Long-term debt
Other, including capital lease obligations	$ 196	$ 201		$ 196

Borrowings (Details 3)

Borrowings (Details 3) $ in Millions	Nov. 01, 2015USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016USD ($)item	Sep. 30, 2012USD ($)
Senior Notes
Debt instruments
Interest rate swaps value		$ 9,500
Credit facilities
Debt instruments
Available borrowing resources		1,672
Unsecured revolving credit facility
Debt instruments
Amount available under credit facility	$ 4,000
Term of credit facility	5 years
Unsecured revolving credit facility | Maximum
Debt instruments
Credit agreement extension terms	two, one-year periods
Commercial paper
Debt instruments
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility		$ 4,000
Number of commercial paper programs | item		2
Available borrowing resources		$ 4,249
Commercial paper | U.S. program
Debt instruments
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility		4,000
Commercial paper | Euro program
Debt instruments
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility			$ 3,000
Hewlett-Packard International Bank PLC | Commercial paper | Euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Programme
Debt instruments
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility		$ 500

Related Party Transactions an69

Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions
Total net transfers per Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows	$ 532	$ 145
Former Parent Company
Related Party Transactions
Receivables from former Parent	492
Payable to former Parent	(343)
Net receivable from former Parent	149
Former Parent Company of reporting entity
Related Party Transactions
Final cash allocatione from former Parent	$ 526
Intercompany Purchases | Former Parent Company of reporting entity
Related Party Transactions
Equipment purchased from former Parent		312
Corporate Allocations | Former Parent Company of reporting entity
Related Party Transactions
Total net transfers per Combined and Consolidated Statements of Equity		$ 938

Stockholders' Equity (Details)

Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Taxes on change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Tax benefit on net unrealized gains arising during the period	$ 1
Tax benefit on losses reclassified into earnings	(3)
Taxes effect on change in unrealized gains on available-for-sales securities	(2)
Taxes on change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges:
Tax provision on net unrealized gains arising during the period	(15)	$ (35)
Tax provision on net gains reclassified into earnings	19	22
Taxes effect on change in unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	4	(13)
Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Tax benefit on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	(5)	(6)
Tax provision on curtailments, settlements and other	(1)
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans	(6)	(6)
Tax provision on change in cumulative translation adjustment	(20)	(47)
Tax provision on other comprehensive income	(24)	(66)
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	38
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	(115)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	(77)	24
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	3	2
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	6
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	9	2
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	6
Change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	127	193
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	(102)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	25	107
Change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	(102)	(86)
Change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings | Cash flow hedges
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
(Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(121)	(108)
Change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings | Cash flow hedges | Net revenue
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
(Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(61)	(79)
Change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings | Cash flow hedges | Cost of products
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
(Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(1)	(2)
Change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings | Cash flow hedges | Other operating expenses
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
(Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)		3
Change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings | Cash flow hedges | Interest and other, net
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
(Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(59)	(30)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	67
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	(19)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	48	30
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	(67)	(30)
Curtailments, settlements and other
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	(19)
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	(159)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	$ (159)	$ (115)

Stockholders' Equity (Details 2

Stockholders' Equity (Details 2) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 10, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 13, 2015
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period		$ (5,015)	$ (5,015)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			38
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings			(115)
Balance at end of period			(5,092)
Stock Repurchase Program
Payment in connection with repurchases of shares			$ 1,197
Share Repurchase program
Stock Repurchase Program
Stock repurchase program authorized amount					$ 3,000
Common stock retired (in shares)			73
Share repurchases that will be settled in subsequent period			0.7
Share repurchase authorization remaining			$ 1,800
ASR Agreement
Stock Repurchase Program
Common stock retired (in shares)	14		64
Total repurchases of common stock under ASR Agreement (in shares)	78
Repurchases of common stock recorded as a reduction to stockholders' equity			$ 900
Repurchase of common stock as unsettled forward contract			200
Payment in connection with repurchases of shares		1,100
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period		55	55
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			3	$ 2
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings			6
Balance at end of period			64
Change in net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period		68	68
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			127	$ 193
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings			(102)
Balance at end of period			93
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period		(4,173)	(4,173)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			67
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings			(19)
Balance at end of period			(4,125)
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period		$ (965)	(965)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			(159)
Balance at end of period			$ (1,124)

Net Earnings Per Share (Detail)

Net Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Nov. 01, 2015	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Numerator:
Net earnings		$ 267	$ 547
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS		1,761,000,000	1,804,000,000	[1]
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans		17,000,000	30,000,000
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS		1,778,000,000	1,834,000,000	[1]
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.15	$ 0.30	[1]
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.15	$ 0.30	[1]
Anti-dilutive weighted average stock awards (in shares)		64,000,000	28,000,000
Restricted stock
Other information related to EPS computation
Restricted stock outstanding		0	0
Former Parent Company
Other information related to EPS computation
Shares distributed	1
[1]	On November 1, 2015, HP Inc. distributed a total of 1.8 billion shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise common stock to HP Inc. stockholders as of the record date. For comparative purpose, the same number of shares used to compute basic and diluted net earnings per share (“EPS”) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 is used for the calculation of basic and diluted net EPS for all periods in fiscal 2015. See Note 16, “Net Earnings Per Share”, for further details

Litigation and Contingencies (D

Litigation and Contingencies (Detail) $ in Millions

Aug. 21, 2015USD ($)

Jan. 24, 2013USD ($)

Dec. 11, 2012USD ($)

Apr. 21, 2012USD ($)

May. 10, 2010USD ($)item

Apr. 29, 2010USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013item

Jul. 31, 2011

Jul. 31, 2013

Oct. 31, 2015lawsuit

Oct. 31, 2008item

Oct. 31, 2007item

Apr. 20, 2012USD ($)

Apr. 11, 2012USD ($)

India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings

Litigation and Contingencies

Number of HP India employees alleging underpaid customs | item

7

Number of former HP India employees alleging underpaid customs | item

1

Damages sought

$ 370

Loss contingency deposit to prevent interruption of business

$ 16

Bangalore Commissioner of Customs

Litigation and Contingencies

Duties and penalties under show cause notices

$ 17

$ 386

Amount deposited under show cause notice prior to order

$ 7

$ 9

Additional amount deposited against products-related show cause notice

$ 10

Additional amount deposited against parts-related show cause notice

$ 3

Additional amount deposited against product order

$ 24

Claims of FCPA violations | Former Parent Company of reporting entity

Litigation and Contingencies

Period of compliance reporting obligation

3 years

ECT Proceedings

Litigation and Contingencies

Number of ECT contracts related to alleged improprieties | item

3

3

ETC Proceedings, period to suspend right to bid and contract

5 years

ECT Proceedings | Minimum

Litigation and Contingencies

Length of sanctions

2 years

ECT Proceedings | Maximum

Litigation and Contingencies

Length of sanctions

5 years

Cisco Systems

Litigation and Contingencies

Damages sought

$ 58

Washington DC Navy Yard Litigation

Litigation and Contingencies

Number of individual deaths from shooting incident | item

12

Number of additional lawsuits filed | lawsuit

8

Total number of lawsuits filed | lawsuit

9

Guarantees, Indemnifications 74

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Changes in aggregated product warranty liabilities
Balance at beginning of period	$ 523
Accruals for warranties issued	92
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)	4
Settlements made (in cash or in kind)	(96)
Balance at end of period	523
Tax Matters Agreements
Certain income tax receivable, net from HPI	1,000
Cross-Indemnifications
General Cross indemnifications
Receivables from HPI	138
Payable to HPI	$ 109
Former Parent Company | Cross-Indemnifications
General Cross indemnifications
Receivables from former Parent		$ 232
Payable to former Parent		$ 38