Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 10-Q 9 Mar 17 2017 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017
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, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,657,704,510
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Net revenue:
Products		$ 4,246	$ 5,010
Services		7,068	7,626
Financing income		93	88
Total net revenue		11,407	12,724
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products		2,838	3,312
Cost of services		5,204	5,742
Financing interest		66	58
Research and development		485	585
Selling, general and administrative		1,759	1,998
Amortization of intangible assets		101	218
Restructuring charges		177	311
Acquisition and other related charges		44	37
Separation costs		276	79
Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement benefit	[1]	(6)	0
Total costs and expenses		10,944	12,340
Earnings from operations		463	384
Interest and other, net		(78)	(80)
Tax indemnification adjustments		(18)	15
Loss from equity interests		(22)	0
Earnings before taxes		345	319
Provision for taxes		(78)	(52)
Net earnings		$ 267	$ 267
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.16	$ 0.15
Diluted (in dollars per share)		0.16	0.15
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.13	$ 0.11
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)		1,669	1,761
Diluted (in shares)		1,700	1,778
[1]	Represents adjustment to net periodic pension cost resulting from remeasurements of certain Hewlett Packard Enterprise pension plans due to plan separations in anticipation of the spin-off and merger of Everett SpinCo, Inc. with Computer Sciences Corporation.

Condensed Consolidated Stateme3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 267	$ 267
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities:
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(13)	2
Losses reclassified into earnings	0	9
Change in unrealized gains on available for sale securities	(13)	11
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized gains arising during the period	136	142
Net gains reclassified into earnings	(163)	(121)
Change in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	(27)	21
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Gains arising during the period	479	0
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	97	72
Curtailments, settlements and other	0	(18)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans	576	54
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	(25)	(139)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes	511	(53)
Provision for taxes	(36)	(24)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	475	(77)
Comprehensive income	$ 742	$ 190

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 9,858	$ 12,987
Accounts receivable		6,482	6,909
Financing receivables		2,922	2,923
Inventory		1,988	1,774
Other current assets		4,275	4,324
Total current assets		25,525	28,917
Property, plant and equipment		9,497	9,636
Long-term financing receivables and other assets	[1]	13,604	13,166
Investments in equity interests		2,620	2,648
Goodwill		24,252	24,178
Intangible assets		1,164	1,084
Total assets		76,662	79,629
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	[1]	3,520	3,530
Accounts payable		5,535	5,943
Employee compensation and benefits		1,736	2,364
Taxes on earnings		538	420
Deferred revenue		4,712	4,610
Accrued restructuring		510	671
Other accrued liabilities		5,135	4,991
Total current liabilities		21,686	22,529
Long-term debt(1)	[1]	12,270	12,560
Other liabilities		11,132	13,022
Commitments and contingencies
HPE stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (300 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at January 31, 2017)		0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,663 and 1,666 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016, respectively)		17	17
Additional paid-in capital		34,848	35,248
Retained earnings		2,760	2,782
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,124)	(6,599)
Total HPE stockholders' equity		31,501	31,448
Non-controlling interests		73	70
Total stockholders' equity		31,574	31,518
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 76,662	$ 79,629
[1]	During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2015-03, which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring debt issuance costs to be presented as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability rather than an asset that is amortized. The Company adopted the standard retrospectively for the prior period presented.

Condensed Consolidated Balance5

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	9,600,000,000	9,600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,663,000,000	1,666,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,663,000,000	1,666,000,000

Condensed Consolidated Stateme6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings		$ 267	$ 267
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		840	989
Stock-based compensation expense		145	165
Provision for doubtful accounts		(8)	6
Provision for inventory		15	33
Restructuring charges		177	311
Deferred taxes on earnings		(125)	245
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		(74)	(2)
Loss from equity interests		22	0
Other, net		125	44
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable		466	612
Financing receivables		126	60
Inventory		(132)	(182)
Accounts payable		(231)	(788)
Taxes on earnings		(22)	(440)
Restructuring		(326)	(285)
Other assets and liabilities	[1]	(2,729)	(1,110)
Net cash used in operating activities		(1,464)	(75)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in property, plant and equipment		(923)	(832)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment		84	76
Purchases of available-for-sale securities and other investments		(7)	(144)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities and other investments		1	143
Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(292)	0
(Payments) proceeds from business divestitures, net	[2]	(20)	65
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,157)	(692)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net		24	2
Issuance of debt		248	300
Payment of debt		(262)	(109)
Settlement of cash flow hedge		0	(8)
Issuance of common stock under employee stock plans		158	4
Repurchase of common stock		(641)	(1,197)
Net transfer from former Parent		0	532
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		74	2
Cash dividends paid		(109)	(96)
Net cash used in financing activities		(508)	(570)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(3,129)	(1,337)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		12,987	9,842
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		9,858	$ 8,505
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
Contributions to benefit plans		$ 1,943
[1]	Includes $1.9 billion of funding payments made in the three months ended January 31, 2017 related to pension liabilities in association with the spin-off and merger of Everett SpinCo, Inc. with Computer Sciences Corporation.
[2]	Primarily relates to a H3C working capital adjustment payment in the three months ended January 31, 2017.

Overview and Basis of Presentat

Overview and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Overview and Basis of Presentation	Overview and Basis of Presentation Background Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company ("Hewlett Packard Enterprise", "HPE" or "the Company") is an industry leading technology company that enables customers to go further, faster. With the industry's most comprehensive portfolio, spanning the cloud to the data center to workplace applications, its technology and services help customers around the world make information technology ("IT") more efficient, more productive and more secure. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's 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. ("former Parent" or "HPI"), formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP Co."), of 100% of the outstanding shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company to HP Inc.'s stockholders (the "Separation"). 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. In connection with the Separation, the Company entered into a Tax Matters Agreement with former Parent, which resulted in the indemnification of certain pre-Separation tax liabilities. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, Separation-related adjustments totaling $1.2 billion were recorded in stockholders' equity. Separation-related adjustments to equity primarily reflected the impact of the income tax indemnification and the transfer of certain deferred tax assets and liabilities between former Parent and the Company. See Note 18, "Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties", for a full description of the Tax Matters Agreement. Basis of Presentation These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated 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, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , its results of operations for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 and its cash flows for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 . The results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended January 31, 2017 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, 2016 , including "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and the Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Items 7, 7A and 8, respectively, included therein. Principles of Consolidation The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated 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 businesses of the Company have been eliminated. 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 of accounting, and the Company records its proportionate share of income or losses in Earnings (loss) from equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated 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 non-controlling interests are recorded within Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and are not presented separately, as they were not material for any period presented. September 2016 Announcement of Spin-Off and Merger of Software Segment On September 7, 2016, the Company announced plans for a spin-off and merger of its Software segment (“Seattle Assets”) with Micro Focus International plc (“Micro Focus”) (collectively, the “Seattle Transaction”), which will create a pure-play enterprise software company. Upon the completion of the Seattle Transaction, which is currently anticipated to close on September 1, 2017, shareholders of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will own shares of both Hewlett Packard Enterprise and 50.1% of the new combined company. The transaction is subject to certain customary closing conditions including approval by Micro Focus shareholders, the effective filing of related registration statements, regulatory approvals, the anticipated tax treatment of the Seattle Transaction, the expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the receipt of certain required foreign anti-trust approvals. May 2016 Announcement of Enterprise Services Business Spin-Off and Merger On May 24, 2016, the Company announced plans for a tax-free spin-off and merger of its Enterprise Services business ("Everett" or “Everett SpinCo, Inc.” ) with Computer Sciences Corporation ("CSC") (collectively, the "Everett Transaction"), which will create a pure- play, global IT services company. Upon the completion of the transaction, which is currently targeted to be completed at or near April 1, 2017, shareholders of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will own shares of both Hewlett Packard Enterprise and 50.1% of the new combined company. The Everett Transaction is subject to certain customary closing conditions. Segment Realignment and Reclassifications 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 and other financial information have been made to conform to the current year presentation. None of the changes impact 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 Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Accounting Pronouncements In October 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) amended the existing accounting standards for income taxes. The amendments require the recognition of the income tax consequences for intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory when the transfer occurs. Under current GAAP, current and deferred income taxes for intra-entity asset transfers are not recognized until the asset has been sold to an outside party. The amendments should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In August 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for the statement of cash flows. The amendments provide guidance on eight classification issues related to the statement of cash flows. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. For issues that are impracticable to apply retrospectively, the amendments may be applied prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In June 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for the measurement of credit losses. The amendments require an entity to estimate its lifetime expected credit loss for most financial instruments, including trade and lease receivables, and record an allowance for the portion of the amortized cost the entity does not expect to collect. The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Early adoption is permitted beginning in fiscal 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In March 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for employee share-based payment arrangements. The amendments require all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies associated with share-based payments to be recognized as income tax expense or income tax benefit, respectively, rather than as additional paid-in capital. The amendments also increase the amount an employer can withhold in order to cover income taxes on awards, allows companies to recognize forfeitures of awards as they occur, and requires companies to present excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation as an operating activity in the statement of cash flows rather than as a financing activity. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In February 2016, the 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 on their balance sheets. 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, lease 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, lease expense will generally be recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. 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 Financial Statements. 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 adopted the amendments in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and applied them retrospectively to all periods presented, as permitted by the standard. The adoption of these amendments did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated 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 on the classified balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs is not affected by these amendments. The Company adopted the amendments in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and applied them retrospectively to all periods presented. For fiscal 2016, the adoption resulted in the reclassification of $50 million of debt issuance costs from Long-term financing receivables and other assets to Notes payable and short-term borrowings and Long-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The adoption of these amendments did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated 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 to 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 plans to adopt the new revenue standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, beginning November 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method, and is currently assessing the impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Segment Information

Segment Information	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	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 the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), Meg Whitman, 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 the Company's customers' computing needs. ISS provides a range of products, from entry level servers through premium HPE ProLiant servers, which run primarily on 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 all-flash arrays, StoreServe, StoreOnce, Big Data, StoreVirtual and Software Defined and Cloud Group storage products. Traditional storage includes tape, storage networking and legacy external disk products such as MSA, 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 creates preferred IT experiences that power a digital business. The Technology Services team and the Company's extensive partner network provide value across the IT life cycle delivering advice, transformation projects, professional services, support services, and operational services for Hybrid IT and at the IT Edge. Technology Services is also a provider of on-premises flexible consumption models that enable IT agility, simplify operations and align costs to business value. Some of the offerings include Data Center Care, Proactive Care, Technology Consulting, Aruba Services, and Communications and Media Solutions ("CMS"). Enterprise Services provides technology consulting, outsourcing and support services across infrastructure, applications and business process domains within traditional and Strategic Enterprise Service offerings that include 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 comprehensive solutions across application testing and delivery management, big data analytics and applications, enterprise security, information management and governance and IT operations management for organizations of varying sizes, from small- to medium- to large-scale enterprises. 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 that Hewlett Packard Enterprise uses to derive segment results are substantially the same as those the consolidated company uses. The CODM measures the performance of each segment based on several metrics, including earnings from operations. The CODM 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 to our customers. 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", Hewlett Packard Enterprise executed intercompany advanced royalty payment arrangements resulting in advanced payments of $439 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and $3.7 billion during fiscal 2016. 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 are eliminated from both Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated and segment net revenues. Financing interest in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings reflects interest expense on borrowing- and funding-related activities associated with FS and its subsidiaries, and debt issued by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a portion of the proceeds of which benefited FS. Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not allocate to its segments certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level. These unallocated costs include separation costs, restructuring charges, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, certain corporate governance costs, acquisition and other related charges, and defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement benefit. Segment Realignment Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company 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, primarily, the transfer of the big data storage product group previously reported within the Servers business unit to the Storage business unit; the transfer of the Aruba services capabilities previously reported within the Networking business unit to the Technology Services business unit; and (ii) the transfer of the Communications and Media Solutions product group previously reported within the Enterprise Services segment to the Technology Services business unit within the Enterprise Group segment. The Company reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which resulted in: (i) within the Enterprise Group segment, primarily, the transfer of net revenue from the big data storage product group previously reported within the Servers business unit to the Storage business unit; the transfer of net revenue from the Aruba services capabilities previously reported within the Networking business unit to the Technology Services business unit; and (ii) the transfer of net revenue, related eliminations of intersegment revenues and operating profit from the Communications and Media Solutions product group previously reported within the Application and Business Services business unit in the Enterprise Services segment to the Technology Services business unit within the Enterprise Group segment. The changes within the Enterprise Group segment had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported Enterprise Group segment net revenue and earnings from operations. The change between the Enterprise Services and Enterprise Group segments had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share. There have been no material changes to the total assets of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's individual segments since October 31, 2016 . Segment Operating Results Enterprise Group Enterprise Services Software Financial Services Corporate Investments Total In millions Three months ended January 31, 2017 Net revenue $ 6,097 $ 3,852 $ 654 $ 804 $ — $ 11,407 Intersegment net revenue and other 228 185 67 19 — 499 Total segment net revenue $ 6,325 $ 4,037 $ 721 $ 823 $ — $ 11,906 Segment earnings (loss) from operations $ 802 $ 283 $ 154 $ 78 $ (43 ) $ 1,274 Three months ended January 31, 2016 Net revenue $ 6,882 $ 4,367 $ 720 $ 754 $ 1 $ 12,724 Intersegment net revenue and other 300 188 60 22 — 570 Total segment net revenue $ 7,182 $ 4,555 $ 780 $ 776 $ 1 $ 13,294 Segment earnings (loss) from operations $ 964 $ 218 $ 136 $ 100 $ (99 ) $ 1,319 The reconciliation of segment operating results to Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated results was as follows: Three Months Ended 2017 2016 In millions Net Revenue: Total segments $ 11,906 $ 13,294 Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other (499 ) (570 ) Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated net revenue $ 11,407 $ 12,724 Earnings before taxes: Total segment earnings from operations $ 1,274 $ 1,319 Corporate and unallocated costs and eliminations (74 ) (125 ) Stock-based compensation expense (145 ) (165 ) Amortization of intangible assets (101 ) (218 ) Restructuring charges (177 ) (311 ) Acquisition and other related charges (44 ) (37 ) Separation costs (276 ) (79 ) Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement benefit 6 — Interest and other, net (78 ) (80 ) Tax indemnification adjustments (18 ) 15 Loss from equity interests (22 ) — Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated earnings before taxes $ 345 $ 319 Net revenue by segment and business unit was as follows: Three Months Ended 2017 2016 In millions Servers $ 3,103 $ 3,536 Technology Services 1,943 1,985 Storage 730 837 Networking 549 824 Enterprise Group 6,325 7,182 Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing 2,637 2,874 Application and Business Services 1,400 1,681 Enterprise Services 4,037 4,555 Software 721 780 Financial Services 823 776 Corporate Investments — 1 Total segment net revenue 11,906 13,294 Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other (499 ) (570 ) Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated net revenue $ 11,407 $ 12,724

Restructuring

Restructuring	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring	Restructuring Summary of Restructuring Plans Restructuring charges of $177 million and $311 million have been recorded by the Company for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 , 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, are 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 In millions Liability as of October 31, 2016 $ 629 $ 35 $ 139 $ 23 $ 1 $ 10 $ 837 Charges 123 58 — — — (4 ) 177 Cash payments (260 ) (37 ) (26 ) (2 ) — (1 ) (326 ) Non-cash items (18 ) (22 ) (3 ) — — — (43 ) Liability as of January 31, 2017 $ 474 $ 34 $ 110 $ 21 $ 1 $ 5 $ 645 Total costs incurred to date, as of January 31, 2017 $ 1,406 $ 276 $ 3,980 $ 546 $ 1,997 $ 1,123 $ 9,328 Total costs expected to be incurred, as of January 31, 2017 $ 2,158 $ 451 $ 3,980 $ 546 $ 1,997 $ 1,123 $ 10,255 The current restructuring liability reported in Accrued restructuring in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 was $510 million and $671 million , respectively. The non-current restructuring liability reported in Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 was $135 million and $166 million , respectively. Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan On September 14, 2015, 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 of January 31, 2017 , the Company expects up to approximately 30,000 employees to exit the Company by the end of 2018. The changes to the workforce will vary by country, based on local legal requirements and consultations with employee work councils and other employee representatives, as appropriate. As of January 31, 2017 , the Company estimates that it will incur aggregate pre-tax charges of approximately $2.6 billion through fiscal 2018 in connection with the 2015 Plan, of which approximately $2.2 billion relates to workforce reductions and approximately $0.4 billion primarily relates to real estate consolidation and asset impairments. In May 2016, the Company announced plans for the Everett Transaction. The completion of this transaction will result in lower costs being incurred by the Company in connection with the 2015 Plan, the extent of which will depend on a number of factors. Fiscal 2012 Restructuring Plan On May 23, 2012, 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 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. As of January 31, 2017 , the plan is substantially complete, with no further positions being eliminated. The Company recognized $4.5 billion in total aggregate charges in connection with the 2012 Plan, with approximately $4.0 billion related to workforce reductions, including the EER programs, and approximately $0.5 billion 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 As of January 31, 2017 , restructuring plans initiated by former Parent in fiscal 2008 and 2010 are substantially complete. 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, 2017
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans	Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans Pension Benefit Expense The Company's total net pension benefit cost recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings was $65 million and $29 million for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The amount for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 includes pre-tax expense of $33 million related to the Everett Transaction, which has been recorded within Separation costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and a pre-tax benefit of $6 million resulting from remeasurements of certain Hewlett Packard Enterprise pension plans in association with the Everett Transaction, which has been recorded within Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement benefit in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Three months ended January 31, Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans Post-Retirement Benefit Plans 2017 2016 2017 2016 Service cost $ 55 $ 64 $ 1 $ 1 Interest cost 91 141 1 2 Expected return on plan assets (181 ) (254 ) — (1 ) Amortization and deferrals: Actuarial loss (gain) 104 79 (1 ) (1 ) Prior service benefit (6 ) (6 ) — — Net periodic benefit cost 63 24 1 1 Settlement loss — 4 — — Special termination benefits 1 — — — Net benefit cost $ 64 $ 28 $ 1 $ 1 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 Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 that it expected to contribute approximately $348 million in fiscal 2017 to its non-U.S. pension plans, approximately $2 million to cover benefit payments to its U.S. non-qualified plan participants and approximately $3 million to cover benefit claims for the Company's post-retirement benefit plans. During the remainder of fiscal 2017 , HPE now anticipates making additional contributions of approximately $290 million to its non-U.S. pension plans, approximately $2 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. In connection with the Everett Transaction, there will be a transfer of pension liabilities for certain pension plans to Everett SpinCo, Inc. As of January 31, 2017, the transfer is targeted to be completed at or near April 1, 2017. The approximate net pension liability to be transferred is pursuant to the transaction agreements, wherein the Company is obligated to fund the transferred net pension liability in excess of $570 million . The Company initially estimated the total funding amount to be in the range of $2.0 billion to $3.0 billion . The Company currently estimates the total funding amount to be approximately $1.9 billion , which equals the payment made by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. However, the exact amount of the funding will not be known until the transaction completion date. During the three months ended January 31, 2017 , the Company contributed $1,943 million to its non-U.S. pension plans, which includes the $1,885 million of funding payment associated with the Everett Transaction, and paid $1 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 closed plans. During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company changed its method used to estimate the service and interest cost components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit plans to a full yield curve approach with costs calculated at individual annual spot rates.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock-Based Compensation	Stock-Based Compensation 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 . On January 25, 2017, the Company amended the Plan and reduced the authorized shares of common stock to 210 million shares. The Plan provides for the grant of various types of awards including restricted stock awards, stock options and performance-based awards. These awards generally vest over 3 years from the grant date. In connection 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 in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. These awards generally vest over 3 years from the grant date. Stock-Based Compensation Expense Stock-based compensation expense and the resulting tax benefits were as follows: Three Months Ended 2017 2016 In millions Stock-based compensation expense $ 174 $ 165 Income tax benefit (59 ) (50 ) Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax $ 115 $ 115 In May 2016, in connection with the announcement of the Everett Transaction, the Company modified its stock-based compensation program such that certain unvested equity awards outstanding on May 24, 2016 will vest upon the earlier of: (i) the termination of an employee’s employment with HPE as a direct result of an announced sale, divestiture or spin-off of a subsidiary, division or other business; (ii) the termination of an employee’s employment with HPE without cause; or (iii) June 1, 2018. This modification also includes changes to the performance and market conditions of certain performance-based awards. As a result, for the three months ended January 31, 2017 , stock-based compensation expense in the table above includes pre-tax expense of $12 million , which has been recorded within Separation costs, $12 million related to workforce reductions, which has been recorded within Restructuring charges and $5 million related to the acquisition of Silicon Graphics International Corp. ("SGI"), which has been recorded within Acquisition and other related charges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Restricted Stock Units 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 fair value of the restricted stock units is the close price of the Company's common stock on the grant date of the award. The Company expenses the fair value of restricted stock units ratably over the period during which the restrictions lapse. A summary of restricted stock unit activity is as follows: Three Months Ended Shares Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share In thousands Outstanding at beginning of period 57,321 $ 15 Granted and assumed through acquisition 10,077 $ 24 Vested (24,209 ) $ 15 Forfeited (787 ) $ 16 Outstanding at end of period 42,402 $ 17 At January 31, 2017 , there was $529 million of unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock units, which the Company expects to recognize over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.3 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. The exercise price of a stock option is equal to the closing price of the Company's common 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 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 Weighted-average fair value (1) $ 6 Expected volatility (2) 25.7 % Risk-free interest rate (3) 2.0 % Expected dividend yield (4) 1.0 % Expected term in years (5) 6.1 (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. 110, 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, 2017 Shares Weighted- Average Exercise Price Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value In thousands In years In millions Outstanding at beginning of period 57,498 $ 15 Granted and assumed through acquisition 4,888 $ 25 Exercised (8,432 ) $ 15 Forfeited/canceled/expired (368 ) $ 16 Outstanding at end of period 53,586 $ 16 5.1 $ 379 Vested and expected to vest at end of period 52,377 $ 16 5.1 $ 374 Exercisable at end of period 34,524 $ 14 4.0 $ 292 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 2017. The aggregate intrinsic value is the difference between the Company's closing common stock price on the last trading day of the first quarter of fiscal 2017 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, 2017 was $73 million . At January 31, 2017 , there was $ 63 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 2.0 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 ESPP provides for a discount not to exceed 15% and an offering period of 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, as the criteria of a non-compensatory plan were met.

Taxes on Earnings

Taxes on Earnings	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Taxes on Earnings	Taxes on Earnings Provision for Taxes The Company's effective tax rate was 22.6% and 16.3% for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 , 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, 2017 , HPE recorded $108 million of net income tax benefits related to various items discrete to the period. The amounts primarily included a tax benefit of $138 million on restructuring charges, separation costs and acquisition and other related charges, partially offset by $19 million of income tax charges related to pre-Separation tax matters. For the three months ended January 31, 2016 , HPE recorded $110 million of net income tax benefits related to various 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. Uncertain Tax Positions The Company is subject to income tax in the U.S. and approximately 110 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, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $11.7 billion and $11.6 billion , respectively, of which up to $3.1 billion would affect the Company's effective tax rate if realized as of their respective periods. 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 Statements of Earnings. As of January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , the Company recorded $426 million and $423 million , respectively, for interest and penalties in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Hewlett Packard Enterprise engages in continuous discussions and negotiations 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 $2.7 billion within the next 12 months . Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Deferred tax assets - long-term $ 4,477 $ 4,430 Deferred tax liabilities - long-term (140 ) (143 ) Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities $ 4,337 $ 4,287 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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise executed intercompany advanced royalty payment arrangements resulting in advanced payments of $439 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and $3.7 billion during fiscal 2016. 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, 2017
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Balance Sheet Details	Balance Sheet Details Balance sheet details were as follows: Accounts Receivable, Net As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Accounts receivable, billed $ 5,411 $ 5,907 Unbilled receivable 1,140 1,086 Accounts receivable, gross 6,551 6,993 Allowance for doubtful accounts (69 ) (84 ) Total $ 6,482 $ 6,909 The allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable and changes to the allowance were as follows: Three Months Ended In millions Balance at beginning of year $ 84 Deductions, net of recoveries (16 ) Addition from acquisition 1 Balance at end of period $ 69 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, 2017 and October 31, 2016 were not material. The activity related to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's revolving short-term financing arrangements was as follows: Three Months Ended In millions Balance at beginning of period (1) $ 145 Trade receivables sold 838 Cash receipts (886 ) Foreign currency and other (2 ) Balance at end of period (1) $ 95 (1) Beginning and ending balances represent amounts for trade receivables sold, but not yet collected. Inventory As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Finished goods $ 1,245 $ 1,202 Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies 743 572 Total $ 1,988 $ 1,774 For the three months ended January 31, 2017 , the increase in Inventory was due primarily to $86 million of inventory added as a result of the acquisition of SGI, along with higher inventory resulting from an increase in memory component prices due to supply constraints. Property, Plant and Equipment As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Land $ 498 $ 497 Buildings and leasehold improvements 6,977 6,948 Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease 14,330 14,300 21,805 21,745 Accumulated depreciation (12,308 ) (12,109 ) Total $ 9,497 $ 9,636 For the three months ended January 31, 2017 , the change in gross property, plant and equipment was due primarily to $724 million of purchases and a $93 million addition of certain property, plant and equipment resulting from the SGI acquisition, partially offset by $737 million of sales and retirements and $18 million of unfavorable currency impacts. Accumulated depreciation associated with the assets sold and retired was $607 million . Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Financing receivables, net $ 3,811 $ 3,938 Deferred tax assets 4,477 4,430 Prepaid pension assets 965 377 Deferred costs - long-term 826 822 Other 3,525 3,599 Total $ 13,604 $ 13,166 For the three months ended January 31, 2017 , the change in Long-term financing receivables and other assets was due primarily to an increase in Prepaid pension assets. The increase was due primarily to pension funding payments in anticipation of the Everett Transaction. Other Accrued Liabilities As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Accrued taxes - other $ 1,156 $ 1,297 Warranty - short-term 281 258 Sales and marketing programs 755 858 Other 2,943 2,578 Total $ 5,135 $ 4,991 Other Liabilities As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Pension, post-retirement and post-employment liabilities $ 2,352 $ 4,230 Deferred revenue - long-term 3,450 3,408 Deferred tax liability - long-term 140 143 Tax liability - long-term 3,910 4,057 Other long-term liabilities 1,280 1,184 Total $ 11,132 $ 13,022 For the three months ended January 31, 2017 , the change in Other liabilities was due primarily to a decrease in Pension, post-retirement and post-employment liabilities. The decrease was due primarily to pension funding payments in anticipation of the Everett Transaction.

Financing Receivables and Opera

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Leases [Abstract]
Financing Receivables and Operating Leases	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, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Minimum lease payments receivable $ 7,158 $ 7,293 Unguaranteed residual value 235 231 Unearned income (576 ) (574 ) Financing receivables, gross 6,817 6,950 Allowance for doubtful accounts (84 ) (89 ) Financing receivables, net 6,733 6,861 Less: current portion (1) (2,922 ) (2,923 ) Amounts due after one year, net (1) $ 3,811 $ 3,938 (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 homogeneous 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, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Risk Rating: Low $ 3,378 $ 3,484 Moderate 3,355 3,382 High 84 84 Total $ 6,817 $ 6,950 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, 2017 and October 31, 2016 and the respective changes during the three and twelve months then ended were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Balance at beginning of period $ 89 $ 95 Provision for doubtful accounts 2 11 Write-offs (7 ) (17 ) Balance at end of period $ 84 $ 89 The gross financing receivables and related allowance evaluated for loss were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Gross financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss $ 6,546 $ 6,667 Gross financing receivables individually evaluated for loss 271 283 Total $ 6,817 $ 6,950 Allowance for financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss $ 66 $ 73 Allowance for financing receivables individually evaluated for loss 18 16 Total $ 84 $ 89 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, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Billed: (1) Current 1-30 days $ 302 $ 337 Past due 31-60 days 47 47 Past due 61-90 days 23 12 Past due > 90 days 63 59 Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables 6,382 6,495 Total gross financing receivables $ 6,817 $ 6,950 Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status (2) $ 180 $ 163 Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest (2) $ 91 $ 120 (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, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Equipment leased to customers $ 5,481 $ 5,467 Accumulated depreciation (2,176 ) (2,134 ) Total $ 3,305 $ 3,333

Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisitions and Divestitures	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Divestitures	Acquisitions Acquisitions During the first three months of fiscal 2017 , the Company completed the acquisition of SGI, a global leader in high-performance solutions for computer data analytics and data management. SGI's results of operations are included within the EG segment. The acquisition date fair value consideration of $349 million consisted of cash paid for outstanding common stock, debt and the estimated fair value of earned unvested stock awards assumed by the Company. In connection with this acquisition, the Company recorded approximately $76 million of goodwill, $150 million of intangible assets, and $30 million of in-process research and development. The Company will amortize the intangible assets on a straight-line basis over an estimated weighted-average useful life of five years. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. The purchase price allocation for acquisitions may reflect various preliminary fair value estimates and analysis, 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. In January 2017, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SimpliVity, a leading provider of software-defined, hyperconverged infrastructure, for $650 million in cash. SimpliVity's results of operations will be included within the EG segment. The transaction closed on February 17, 2017. In March 2017, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nimble Storage, Inc. ("Nimble"), a provider of predictive all-flash and hybrid-flash storage solutions. The Company will pay $12.50 per share in cash, representing a net cash purchase price at closing of $1.0 billion . Nimble's results of operations will be included within the EG segment.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill Goodwill allocated to the Company's reportable segments as of January 31, 2017 and changes in the respective carrying amounts during the three months then ended were as follows: Enterprise Group Enterprise Services (1) Software Financial Services Total In millions Balance at October 31, 2016 (1) $ 15,945 $ — $ 8,089 $ 144 $ 24,178 Goodwill acquired during the period 76 — — — 76 Changes due to foreign currency (1 ) — — — (1 ) Goodwill adjustments (1 ) — — — (1 ) Balance at January 31, 2017 (1) $ 16,019 $ — $ 8,089 $ 144 $ 24,252 (1) Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of $13.7 billion which were recorded prior to October 31, 2016. Of that amount, $8.0 billion relates to the Enterprise Services segment and the remaining $5.7 billion relates to the Software segment. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. As of January 31, 2017, the Company's reporting units are consistent with the reportable segments identified in Note 2. 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, 2017 As of October 31, 2016 Gross Accumulated Amortization Accumulated Impairment Loss Net Gross Accumulated Amortization Accumulated Impairment Loss Net In millions Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements $ 1,453 $ (342 ) $ (856 ) $ 255 $ 1,394 $ (322 ) $ (856 ) $ 216 Developed and core technology and patents 4,261 (1,304 ) (2,138 ) 819 4,190 (1,232 ) (2,138 ) 820 Trade name and trademarks 193 (24 ) (109 ) 60 178 (21 ) (109 ) 48 In-process research and development 30 — — 30 — — — — Total intangible assets $ 5,937 $ (1,670 ) $ (3,103 ) $ 1,164 $ 5,762 $ (1,575 ) $ (3,103 ) $ 1,084 The increase in gross intangible assets during the first three months of fiscal 2017 was due primarily to $150 million of intangible assets and $30 million of in-process research and development in connection with the SGI acquisition. Intangible asset amortization expense for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 was $101 million and $218 million , respectively. In-process research and development consists of 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 an expense for the value of the related intangible asset to its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings in the period of abandonment. No in-process research and development projects were completed or abandoned during the three months ended January 31, 2017. As of January 31, 2017 , estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was as follows: Fiscal year: In millions 2017 (remaining 9 months) $ 279 2018 278 2019 231 2020 202 2021 62 2022 34 Thereafter 48 Total $ 1,134

Fair Value

Fair Value	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value	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, 2017 As of October 31, 2016 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 $ — $ 3,662 $ — $ 3,662 $ — $ 4,085 $ — $ 4,085 Money market funds 3,069 — — 3,069 6,549 — — 6,549 Equity securities in public companies 22 — — 22 17 — — 17 Foreign bonds 8 263 — 271 8 279 — 287 Other debt securities — — 35 35 — — 35 35 Derivative Instruments: Interest rate contracts — — — — — 109 — 109 Foreign exchange contracts — 550 — 550 — 660 — 660 Other derivatives — 1 — 1 — — — — Total assets $ 3,099 $ 4,476 $ 35 $ 7,610 $ 6,574 $ 5,133 $ 35 $ 11,742 Liabilities Derivative Instruments: Interest rate contracts $ — $ 159 $ — $ 159 $ — $ 6 $ — $ 6 Foreign exchange contracts — 238 — 238 — 220 — 220 Other derivatives — — — — — 2 — 2 Total liabilities $ — $ 397 $ — $ 397 $ — $ 228 $ — $ 228 During the three months ended January 31, 2017 , there were no transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy. Valuation Techniques Cash Equivalents and Investments: The Company holds time deposits, money market 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 counterparties' credit risk, foreign currency 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, 2017 , the estimated fair value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $16.0 billion and the carrying value was $15.8 billion . At October 31, 2016 , the estimated fair value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $16.3 billion and the carrying value was $16.1 billion . If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, short-term and long-term debt would be classified as Level 2 in 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 periods of time to maturity. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, these other financial instruments would be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in 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 as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]
Financial Instruments	Financial Instruments Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 As of October 31, 2016 Cost Gross Unrealized Gain Gross Unrealized Loss Fair Value Cost Gross Unrealized Gain Gross Unrealized Loss Fair Value In millions Cash Equivalents: Time deposits $ 3,651 $ — $ — $ 3,651 $ 4,074 $ — $ — $ 4,074 Money market funds 3,069 — — 3,069 6,549 — — 6,549 Total cash equivalents 6,720 — — 6,720 10,623 — — 10,623 Available-for-Sale Investments: Debt securities: Time deposits 11 — — 11 11 — — 11 Foreign bonds 219 52 — 271 218 69 — 287 Other debt securities 47 — (12 ) 35 47 — (12 ) 35 Total debt securities 277 52 (12 ) 317 276 69 (12 ) 333 Equity securities: Equity securities in public companies 22 — — 22 21 — (4 ) 17 Total equity securities 22 — — 22 21 — (4 ) 17 Total available-for-sale investments 299 52 (12 ) 339 297 69 (16 ) 350 Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments $ 7,019 $ 52 $ (12 ) $ 7,059 $ 10,920 $ 69 $ (16 ) $ 10,973 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, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , 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, 2017 and October 31, 2016 . The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future. The gross unrealized loss as of January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 was due primarily to a decline in the fair value of a debt security of $12 million for both periods, which has been in a continuous loss position for more than twelve months. The Company does not intend to sell this debt security, and it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell this debt security prior to the recovery of the amortized cost. Contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities were as follows: January 31, 2017 Amortized Cost Fair Value In millions Due in more than five years $ 277 $ 317 Equity securities in privately held companies that are accounted for as cost basis investments are included in Long-term financing receivables and other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These investments amounted to $129 million and $128 million at January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , respectively. Investments in equity securities that are accounted for using the equity method are included in Investments in equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These investments amounted to $2.6 billion at both January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 . For further details, see Note 19, "Equity Method Investments". Derivative Instruments Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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 and 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 the derivative instruments is recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings or Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income depending upon the type of hedge, as further discussed below. The Company classifies cash flows from its derivative programs with the activities that correspond to the underlying hedged items in the Condensed Consolidated 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 also mitigate credit exposure to counterparties by permitting the Company to net amounts due from the Company to a 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 fair value of the Company's derivatives, with credit contingent features, in a net liability position was $135 million and $9 million at January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , respectively, 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, 2017 and October 31, 2016 . 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 rate. 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 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 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 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 Statements of Earnings in the same period in which ineffectiveness occurs. Amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated 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 were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 As of October 31, 2016 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 $ 9,500 $ — $ — $ — $ 159 $ 9,500 $ — $ 109 $ — $ 6 Cash flow hedges: Foreign currency contracts 6,716 242 149 32 20 7,255 296 172 40 15 Net investment hedges: Foreign currency contracts 1,929 43 21 17 38 1,891 53 28 23 28 Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments 18,145 285 170 49 217 18,646 349 309 63 49 Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments Foreign currency contracts 11,801 90 5 123 8 16,496 100 11 103 11 Other derivatives 160 1 — — — 158 — — 2 — Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments 11,961 91 5 123 8 16,654 100 11 105 11 Total derivatives $ 30,106 $ 376 $ 175 $ 172 $ 225 $ 35,300 $ 449 $ 320 $ 168 $ 60 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, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , 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, 2017 In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (i) (ii) (iii) = (i)–(ii) (iv) (v) (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v) Gross Amounts Not Offset Gross Amount Recognized Gross Amount Offset Net Amount Presented Derivatives Financial Collateral Net Amount In millions Derivative assets $ 551 $ — $ 551 $ 260 $ 260 (1) $ 31 Derivative liabilities $ 397 $ — $ 397 $ 260 $ 48 (2) $ 89 As of October 31, 2016 In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (i) (ii) (iii) = (i)–(ii) (iv) (v) (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v) Gross Amounts Not Offset Gross Amount Recognized Gross Amount Offset Net Amount Presented Derivatives Financial Collateral Net Amount In millions Derivative assets $ 769 $ — $ 769 $ 214 $ 465 (1) $ 90 Derivative liabilities $ 228 $ — $ 228 $ 214 $ 10 (2) $ 4 (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 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, 2017 and 2016 were as follows: Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item Derivative Instrument Location Three months ended January 31, 2017 Hedged Item Location Three months ended January 31, 2017 In millions In millions Interest rate contracts Interest and other, net $ (262 ) Fixed-rate debt Interest and other, net $ 262 Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item Derivative Instrument Location Three months ended January 31, 2016 Hedged Item Location Three months ended January 31, 2016 In millions In millions Interest rate contracts Interest and other, net $ 133 Fixed-rate debt Interest and other, net $ (133 ) The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships for the three months ended January 31, 2017 were as follows: Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivatives (Effective Portion) Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion) Three months ended January 31, 2017 Location Three months ended January 31, 2017 In millions In millions Cash flow hedges: Foreign currency contracts $ 60 Net revenue $ 79 Foreign currency contracts — Cost of products 1 Foreign currency contracts 76 Interest and other, net 83 Total cash flow hedges $ 136 $ 163 Net investment hedges: Foreign currency contracts $ (2 ) 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 was as follows: Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivatives (Effective Portion) Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion) Three months ended January 31, 2016 Location Three months ended January 31, 2016 In millions In millions Cash flow hedges: Foreign currency contracts $ 91 Net revenue $ 61 Foreign currency contracts (6 ) Cost of products 1 Foreign currency contracts (1 ) Other operating expenses — Foreign currency contracts 58 Interest and other, net 59 Total cash flow hedges $ 142 $ 121 Net investment hedges: Foreign currency contracts $ 57 Interest and other, net $ — As of January 31, 2017 and 2016 , 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. For the three months ended January 31, 2017 , there was no hedge ineffectiveness for fair value, cash flow and net investment hedges. For the three months ended January 31, 2016 , hedge ineffectiveness for fair value, cash flow and net investment hedges was not material. As of January 31, 2017 , the Company expects to reclassify an estimated net Accumulated other comprehensive gain of approximately $16 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 Statements of Earnings for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows: Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives Location Three months ended January 31, 2017 In millions Foreign currency contracts Interest and other, net $ (47 ) Other derivatives Interest and other, net 3 Total $ (44 ) Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives Location Three months ended January 31, 2016 In millions Foreign currency contracts Interest and other, net $ 8 Other derivatives Interest and other, net (5 ) Total $ 3

Borrowings

Borrowings	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Borrowings	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, 2017 October 31, 2016 Amount Outstanding Weighted-Average Interest Rate Amount Outstanding Weighted-Average Interest Rate Dollars in millions Current portion of long-term debt $ 2,732 2.5 % $ 2,774 1.7 % FS Commercial paper 336 0.02 % 326 0.1 % Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other (1) 452 2.3 % 430 2.0 % Total notes payable and short-term borrowings $ 3,520 $ 3,530 (1) Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other includes $406 million and $381 million at January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , respectively, of borrowing- and funding-related activity associated with FS and its subsidiaries. Long-Term Debt As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 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 $ 2,249 $ 2,249 $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 2,648 2,648 $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 2,999 2,999 $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 1,348 1,348 $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 2,494 2,494 $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 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 1,499 1,499 $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 350 350 $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 250 250 EDS Senior Notes (1) $300 issued October 1999 at 7.45%, due October 2029 312 312 Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.00%-7.40%, due in calendar years 2017-2022 (2) 315 382 Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt (159 ) 103 Unamortized debt issuance costs (3) (53 ) (50 ) Less: current portion (2,732 ) (2,774 ) Total long-term debt $ 12,270 $ 12,560 (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 $170 million and $181 million as of January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , 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. (3) In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring debt issuance costs to be presented as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability rather than an asset that is amortized. During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company adopted the standard retrospectively for the prior period presented. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Senior Notes On November 23, 2016, Hewlett Packard Enterprise launched an offer to exchange new registered notes for all of the outstanding $14.6 billion of unregistered Senior Notes. The terms of the new registered Notes in the exchange offer are substantially identical to the terms of the previously unregistered Senior Notes, except that the new Notes are registered under the Securities Act, and certain transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional interest provisions relating to the outstanding Senior Notes do not apply to the new Notes. On December 30, 2016, the exchange offer for the registered Notes was completed. 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, 2017 , 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 Statements of Earnings was as follows: Three months ended January 31, Expense Location 2017 2016 In millions Financing interest Financing interest $ 66 $ 58 Interest expense Interest and other, net 92 80 Total interest expense $ 158 $ 138 Available Borrowing Resources The Company had the following resources available to obtain short- or long-term additional liquidity if needed: As of January 31, 2017 In millions Commercial paper programs $ 4,164 Uncommitted lines of credit $ 1,740 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. As contemplated by the Everett Transaction, during the first quarter of fiscal 2017, Everett SpinCo, Inc., the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a term loan facility in the principal amount of $2.0 billion . Everett SpinCo, Inc. also intends to issue Senior Notes in the principal amount of $1.05 billion . Funds to be borrowed under these arrangements will be used by Everett SpinCo, Inc. to fund a $3.0 billion dividend to Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Borrowings under these arrangements will either be transferred in connection with the Everett Transaction or repaid in the event that the merger does not occur.

Related Party Transactions and

Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment	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. As a result, transactions with HP Inc. are no longer considered related party transactions. 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 obligations (including its investments, property and employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) attributable to periods prior to, at and after the Separation. Obligations under the service and commercial contracts generally extend through five years. 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 operations and activities. Net Transfers from former Parent Net transfers from former Parent are included within former Parent company investment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. 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 Net transfer from former Parent in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	Stockholders' Equity Taxes related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three months ended January 31, 2017 2016 In millions Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities: Tax (provision) benefit on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period $ (1 ) $ 1 Tax benefit on losses reclassified into earnings — (3 ) (1 ) (2 ) Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges: Tax provision on net unrealized gains arising during the period (31 ) (15 ) Tax provision on net gains reclassified into earnings 32 19 1 4 Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: Tax provision on gains arising during the period (24 ) — Tax benefit on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit (6 ) (5 ) Tax provision on curtailments, settlements and other (7 ) (1 ) (37 ) (6 ) Tax benefit (provision) on change in cumulative translation adjustment 1 (20 ) Tax provision on other comprehensive income $ (36 ) $ (24 ) Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of taxes Three months ended January 31, 2017 2016 In millions Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes: Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities: Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period $ (14 ) $ 3 Losses reclassified into earnings — 6 (14 ) 9 Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges: Net unrealized gains arising during the period 105 127 Net gains reclassified into earnings (1) (131 ) (102 ) (26 ) 25 Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: Gains arising during the period 455 — Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit (2) 91 67 Curtailments, settlements and other (7 ) (19 ) 539 48 Change in cumulative translation adjustment (24 ) (159 ) Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes $ 475 $ (77 ) (1) Reclassification of pre-tax net gains on cash flow hedges into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2017 2016 In millions Net revenue $ (79 ) $ (61 ) Cost of products (1 ) (1 ) Other operating expenses — — Interest and other, net (83 ) (59 ) $ (163 ) $ (121 ) (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, 2017 , and changes during the three months ended January 31, 2017 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 $ 54 $ 35 $ (5,642 ) $ (1,046 ) $ (6,599 ) Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications (14 ) 105 539 (24 ) 606 Reclassifications of gains into earnings — (131 ) — — (131 ) Balance at end of period $ 40 $ 9 $ (5,103 ) $ (1,070 ) $ (6,124 ) Share Repurchase Program On October 13, 2015, the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Board of Directors announced the authorization of a $3.0 billion share repurchase program. On May 24, 2016, the Board of Directors announced the authorization of an additional $3.0 billion under the 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. For the three months ended January 31, 2017 , the Company retired a total of 27 million shares in connection with its share repurchase programs through open market repurchases, which were recorded as a $641 million reduction to stockholders' equity. Additionally, for the three months ended January 31, 2017 , the Company had unsettled open market repurchases of 1.5 million shares, which were recorded as a $34 million reduction to stockholders' equity. As of January 31, 2017 , the Company had a remaining authorization of $2.7 billion for future share repurchases.

Net Earnings Per Share

Net Earnings Per Share	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net Earnings Per Share	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 the weighted-average 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, 2017 2016 In millions, except per share amounts Numerator: Net earnings $ 267 $ 267 Denominator: Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS 1,669 1,761 Dilutive effect of employee stock plans 31 17 Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS 1,700 1,778 Net earnings per share: Basic $ 0.16 $ 0.15 Diluted $ 0.16 $ 0.15 Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock awards (1) 7 64 (1) 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 include the sum of its exercise price (if the award is an option), average unrecognized compensation cost and excess tax benefit.

Litigation and Contingencies

Litigation and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Loss Contingency [Abstract]
Litigation and Contingencies	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 the Company. 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, 2017 , 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 Benedict v. Hewlett-Packard Company. This purported class action was 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 plaintiffs 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 plaintiffs' motion for conditional class certification. On May 7, 2015, plaintiffs 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 court denied plaintiffs' motion for Rule 23 class certification on March 29, 2016. On April 12, 2016, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal of that decision to the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit, which was denied. On July 13, 2016, the court granted HP’s motion to decertify the FLSA class that had been conditionally certified on February 13, 2014. Currently, only the claims of the three individual named plaintiffs remain in the district court. HP has reached settlements with each of the three individual named plaintiffs, pursuant to which this litigation will be voluntarily dismissed. 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 and April 11, 2016, but were canceled at the request of the Customs Tribunal. No new hearing date has been set. 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 is set forth in an amended SEC administrative order dated July 15, 2016. 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 2017 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 a 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. Expert discovery is scheduled to be completed by May 1, 2017. The court has set a trial date of November 6, 2017. Washington DC Navy Yard Litigation: In December 2013, HP Enterprise Services, LLC ("HPES") was named in the first 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 HPES's IT services contract with the U.S. Navy. This initial action was filed in the Middle District of Florida but was transferred in February 2015 to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia so that it and all other known cases arising out of the shooting could be heard before the same Judge. A total of fifteen lawsuits have been filed, all of which are now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. All cases assert various negligence claims against HPES and The Experts. On September 15, 2016, the court issued an opinion, applicable to the first nine actions filed, granting in part and denying in part HPES's and The Experts' motions to dismiss. Defendants have moved to dismiss the remaining six actions. Forsyth, et al. v. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise : This purported class and collective action was filed on August 18, 2016 and an amended complaint was filed on December 19, 2016 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, against HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise alleging defendants violated the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California public policy and the California Business and Professions Code by terminating older workers and replacing them with younger workers. Plaintiffs seek to certify a nationwide collective action under the ADEA comprised of all individuals aged 40 and older who had their employment terminated by an HP entity pursuant to a work force reduction ("WFR") plan on or after December 9, 2014 for individuals terminated in deferral states and on or after April 8, 2015 in non-deferral states. Plaintiffs also seek to certify a Rule 23 class under California law comprised of all persons 40 years or older employed by defendants in the state of California and terminated pursuant to a WFR plan on or after August 18, 2012. Wall v. Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company and HP Inc. This certified California class action and Private Attorney General Act action was filed against Hewlett-Packard Company on January17, 2012 and the fifth amended (and operative) complaint was filed against HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise on June 24, 2016. The complaint alleges that the defendants paid earned incentive compensation late and failed to timely pay final wages in violation of the California Labor Code. On August 9, 2016, the court ordered the class certified without prejudice to a future motion to amend or modify the class certification order or to decertify. Trial is set to begin on May 22, 2017. Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle (Itanium). On June 15, 2011, HP Inc. filed suit against Oracle in Santa Clara Superior Court in connection with Oracle's March 2011 announcement that it was discontinuing software support for HP Inc.’s Itanium-based line of mission critical servers. HP Inc. asserted, among other things, that Oracle’s actions breached the contract that was signed by the parties as part of the settlement of the litigation relating to Oracle’s hiring of Mark Hurd. The matter eventually progressed to trial, which was bifurcated into two phases. HP Inc. prevailed in the first phase of the trial, in which the court ruled that the contract at issue required Oracle to continue to offer its software products on HP Inc.'s Itanium-based servers for as long as HP Inc. decided to sell such servers. Phase 2 of the trial was then postponed by Oracle’s appeal of the trial court’s denial of Oracle’s “anti-SLAPP” motion, in which Oracle argued that HP Inc.’s damages claim infringed on Oracle’s First Amendment rights. On August 27, 2015, the Court of Appeal rejected Oracle’s appeal. The matter was remanded to the trial court for Phase 2 of the trial, which began on May 23, 2016, and was submitted to the jury on June 29, 2016. On June 30, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in favor of HP Inc., awarding HP Inc. $3 billion in damages: $1.7 billion for past lost profits and $1.3 billion for future lost profits. On December 19, 2016, the trial court denied Oracle's request for a new trial. On January 17, 2017 Oracle filed a notice of appeal. On February 2, 2017, HP Inc. filed a cross-appeal. The Company expects that any appeal could take several years to be resolved and could materially affect the amount ultimately recovered by the Company. The amounts ultimately awarded, if any, would be recorded in the period received. Pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will share equally in any recovery from Oracle once Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been reimbursed for all costs incurred in the prosecution of the action prior to the HP Inc./Hewlett Packard Enterprise separation on November 1, 2015. 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, 2017
Guarantees [Abstract]
Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties	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 HP Inc. effective November 1, 2015 where the Company agreed to indemnify HP Inc., 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. HP Inc. 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 HP Inc. as part of the Separation. As a result, as of January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , the Company has recorded both a receivable from HP Inc. of $55 million and $56 million , respectively, and a payable to HP Inc. of $40 million and $41 million , respectively, related to litigation matters and other contingencies. Shared Litigation with HP Inc. As part of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Company and HP Inc. 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 HP Inc. 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 HP Inc. effective November 1, 2015 that governs the rights and obligations of the Company and HP Inc. for certain pre-Separation tax liabilities. The Tax Matters Agreement provides that the Company and HP Inc. will share certain pre-Separation income tax liabilities that arise from adjustments made by tax authorities to the Company and HP Inc.'s U.S. and certain non-U.S. income tax returns. In certain jurisdictions, the Company and HP Inc. 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 these cases, the Company records the entire liability, which is partially offset by the indemnification receivable from HP Inc., thereby reflecting the Company's net exposure in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. In addition, if the Distribution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's common shares to the HP Inc. stockholders are determined to be taxable, the Company and HP Inc. would share the tax liability equally, unless the taxability of the Distribution is the direct result of action taken by either the Company or HP Inc. 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, 2017 , the Company recorded a net long-term receivable of $1.3 billion from HP Inc. for certain tax liabilities that the Company is joint and severally liable for, but for which it is indemnified by HP Inc. 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, 2017 , and changes during the three months ended January 31, 2017 were as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2017 In millions Balance at beginning of period $ 497 Accruals for warranties issued 84 Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates) (3 ) Settlements made (in cash or in kind) (61 ) Balance at end of period $ 517

Equity Method Investments

Equity Method Investments	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Equity Method Investments	Equity Method Investments The Company includes investments which are accounted for using the equity method, under Investments in equity interests on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of January 31, 2017 , the Company's Investments in equity interests primarily included $2.6 billion related to a 49% interest in H3C. Investment in H3C In May 2016, Tsinghua Holdings’ subsidiary, Unisplendour Corporation, purchased 51% of the new business named H3C, comprising Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s former H3C Technologies and China-based servers, storage and technology services business which were previously reported within the EG segment. The Company retained a 49% interest in the new company, which it records as an equity method investment. During the three months ended January 31, 2017 , the Company recorded a Loss from equity interests of $22 million in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings, $35 million of which represented basis difference amortization and $13 million primarily represented the Company's share of H3C's net income. This loss was reflected as a reduction in the carrying amount of Investments in equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 31, 2017 . The Company also has commercial arrangements with H3C to buy and sell HPE branded servers, storage and technology services. During the three months ended January 31, 2017 , HPE recorded approximately $260 million in sales to H3C, $91 million in purchases from H3C and $81 million in net payables due to H3C.

Overview and Basis of Present26

Overview and Basis of Presentation (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated 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, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , its results of operations for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 and its cash flows for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 . The results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended January 31, 2017 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, 2016 , including "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and the Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Items 7, 7A and 8, respectively, included therein.
Principles of Consolidation	Principles of Consolidation The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated 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 businesses of the Company have been eliminated. 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 of accounting, and the Company records its proportionate share of income or losses in Earnings (loss) from equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated 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 non-controlling interests are recorded within Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and are not presented separately, as they were not material for any period presented.
Segment Realignment and Reclassifications	Segment Realignment and Reclassifications 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 and other financial information have been made to conform to the current year presentation. None of the changes impact 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 Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Accounting Pronouncements	Accounting Pronouncements In October 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) amended the existing accounting standards for income taxes. The amendments require the recognition of the income tax consequences for intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory when the transfer occurs. Under current GAAP, current and deferred income taxes for intra-entity asset transfers are not recognized until the asset has been sold to an outside party. The amendments should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In August 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for the statement of cash flows. The amendments provide guidance on eight classification issues related to the statement of cash flows. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. For issues that are impracticable to apply retrospectively, the amendments may be applied prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In June 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for the measurement of credit losses. The amendments require an entity to estimate its lifetime expected credit loss for most financial instruments, including trade and lease receivables, and record an allowance for the portion of the amortized cost the entity does not expect to collect. The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Early adoption is permitted beginning in fiscal 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In March 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for employee share-based payment arrangements. The amendments require all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies associated with share-based payments to be recognized as income tax expense or income tax benefit, respectively, rather than as additional paid-in capital. The amendments also increase the amount an employer can withhold in order to cover income taxes on awards, allows companies to recognize forfeitures of awards as they occur, and requires companies to present excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation as an operating activity in the statement of cash flows rather than as a financing activity. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In February 2016, the 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 on their balance sheets. 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, lease 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, lease expense will generally be recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. 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 Financial Statements. 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 adopted the amendments in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and applied them retrospectively to all periods presented, as permitted by the standard. The adoption of these amendments did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated 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 on the classified balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs is not affected by these amendments. The Company adopted the amendments in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and applied them retrospectively to all periods presented. For fiscal 2016, the adoption resulted in the reclassification of $50 million of debt issuance costs from Long-term financing receivables and other assets to Notes payable and short-term borrowings and Long-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The adoption of these amendments did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated 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 to 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 plans to adopt the new revenue standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, beginning November 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method, and is currently assessing the impact on its Condensed Consolidated 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 that Hewlett Packard Enterprise uses to derive segment results are substantially the same as those the consolidated company uses. The CODM measures the performance of each segment based on several metrics, including earnings from operations. The CODM 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 to our customers. 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", Hewlett Packard Enterprise executed intercompany advanced royalty payment arrangements resulting in advanced payments of $439 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and $3.7 billion during fiscal 2016. 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 are eliminated from both Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated and segment net revenues. Financing interest in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings reflects interest expense on borrowing- and funding-related activities associated with FS and its subsidiaries, and debt issued by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a portion of the proceeds of which benefited FS. Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not allocate to its segments certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level. These unallocated costs include separation costs, restructuring charges, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, certain corporate governance costs, acquisition and other related charges, and defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement benefit.
Retirement and Post-Retirement 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 closed plans. During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company changed its method used to estimate the service and interest cost components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit plans to a full yield curve approach with costs calculated at individual annual spot rates.
Stock-Based Compensation	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. (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. 110, for performance-contingent awards the expected term represents an output from the lattice model.
Taxes on Earnings	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 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.
Credit Quality Indicators	Credit Quality Indicators Due to the homogeneous 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	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.
Acquisitions and Divestitures	The purchase price allocation for acquisitions may reflect various preliminary fair value estimates and analysis, 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.
Intangible Assets	In-process research and development consists of 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 an expense for the value of the related intangible asset to its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings in the period of abandonment.
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.

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Revenue and Earnings from Operations, by Segment	Segment Operating Results Enterprise Group Enterprise Services Software Financial Services Corporate Investments Total In millions Three months ended January 31, 2017 Net revenue $ 6,097 $ 3,852 $ 654 $ 804 $ — $ 11,407 Intersegment net revenue and other 228 185 67 19 — 499 Total segment net revenue $ 6,325 $ 4,037 $ 721 $ 823 $ — $ 11,906 Segment earnings (loss) from operations $ 802 $ 283 $ 154 $ 78 $ (43 ) $ 1,274 Three months ended January 31, 2016 Net revenue $ 6,882 $ 4,367 $ 720 $ 754 $ 1 $ 12,724 Intersegment net revenue and other 300 188 60 22 — 570 Total segment net revenue $ 7,182 $ 4,555 $ 780 $ 776 $ 1 $ 13,294 Segment earnings (loss) from operations $ 964 $ 218 $ 136 $ 100 $ (99 ) $ 1,319
Schedule of reconciliation of revenues and earnings before taxes from segments to consolidated and combined	The reconciliation of segment operating results to Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated results was as follows: Three Months Ended 2017 2016 In millions Net Revenue: Total segments $ 11,906 $ 13,294 Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other (499 ) (570 ) Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated net revenue $ 11,407 $ 12,724 Earnings before taxes: Total segment earnings from operations $ 1,274 $ 1,319 Corporate and unallocated costs and eliminations (74 ) (125 ) Stock-based compensation expense (145 ) (165 ) Amortization of intangible assets (101 ) (218 ) Restructuring charges (177 ) (311 ) Acquisition and other related charges (44 ) (37 ) Separation costs (276 ) (79 ) Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement benefit 6 — Interest and other, net (78 ) (80 ) Tax indemnification adjustments (18 ) 15 Loss from equity interests (22 ) — Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated earnings before taxes $ 345 $ 319
Schedule of net revenue by segment and business unit	Net revenue by segment and business unit was as follows: Three Months Ended 2017 2016 In millions Servers $ 3,103 $ 3,536 Technology Services 1,943 1,985 Storage 730 837 Networking 549 824 Enterprise Group 6,325 7,182 Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing 2,637 2,874 Application and Business Services 1,400 1,681 Enterprise Services 4,037 4,555 Software 721 780 Financial Services 823 776 Corporate Investments — 1 Total segment net revenue 11,906 13,294 Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other (499 ) (570 ) Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated net revenue $ 11,407 $ 12,724

Restructuring (Tables)

Restructuring (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Summary of Restructuring Plans	Restructuring activities related to the Company's employees and infrastructure, summarized by plan, are 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 In millions Liability as of October 31, 2016 $ 629 $ 35 $ 139 $ 23 $ 1 $ 10 $ 837 Charges 123 58 — — — (4 ) 177 Cash payments (260 ) (37 ) (26 ) (2 ) — (1 ) (326 ) Non-cash items (18 ) (22 ) (3 ) — — — (43 ) Liability as of January 31, 2017 $ 474 $ 34 $ 110 $ 21 $ 1 $ 5 $ 645 Total costs incurred to date, as of January 31, 2017 $ 1,406 $ 276 $ 3,980 $ 546 $ 1,997 $ 1,123 $ 9,328 Total costs expected to be incurred, as of January 31, 2017 $ 2,158 $ 451 $ 3,980 $ 546 $ 1,997 $ 1,123 $ 10,255

Retirement and Post-Retiremen29

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of net pension and post-retirement benefit cost	Three months ended January 31, Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans Post-Retirement Benefit Plans 2017 2016 2017 2016 Service cost $ 55 $ 64 $ 1 $ 1 Interest cost 91 141 1 2 Expected return on plan assets (181 ) (254 ) — (1 ) Amortization and deferrals: Actuarial loss (gain) 104 79 (1 ) (1 ) Prior service benefit (6 ) (6 ) — — Net periodic benefit cost 63 24 1 1 Settlement loss — 4 — — Special termination benefits 1 — — — Net benefit cost $ 64 $ 28 $ 1 $ 1

Stock-Based Compensation (Table

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Share-based compensation
Schedule of stock based compensation expense and the resulting tax benefits	Stock-based compensation expense and the resulting tax benefits were as follows: Three Months Ended 2017 2016 In millions Stock-based compensation expense $ 174 $ 165 Income tax benefit (59 ) (50 ) Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax $ 115 $ 115
Schedule of restricted stock award activity	A summary of restricted stock unit activity is as follows: Three Months Ended Shares Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share In thousands Outstanding at beginning of period 57,321 $ 15 Granted and assumed through acquisition 10,077 $ 24 Vested (24,209 ) $ 15 Forfeited (787 ) $ 16 Outstanding at end of period 42,402 $ 17
Stock Options
Share-based compensation
Schedule of weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure fair value	The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure fair value were as follows: Three Months Ended Weighted-average fair value (1) $ 6 Expected volatility (2) 25.7 % Risk-free interest rate (3) 2.0 % Expected dividend yield (4) 1.0 % Expected term in years (5) 6.1 (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. 110, for performance-contingent awards the expected term represents an output from the lattice model.
Schedule of stock option activity	A summary of stock option activity is as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2017 Shares Weighted- Average Exercise Price Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value In thousands In years In millions Outstanding at beginning of period 57,498 $ 15 Granted and assumed through acquisition 4,888 $ 25 Exercised (8,432 ) $ 15 Forfeited/canceled/expired (368 ) $ 16 Outstanding at end of period 53,586 $ 16 5.1 $ 379 Vested and expected to vest at end of period 52,377 $ 16 5.1 $ 374 Exercisable at end of period 34,524 $ 14 4.0 $ 292

Taxes on Earnings (Tables)

Taxes on Earnings (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of current and long-term deferred tax assets and liabilities	Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Deferred tax assets - long-term $ 4,477 $ 4,430 Deferred tax liabilities - long-term (140 ) (143 ) Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities $ 4,337 $ 4,287

Balance Sheet Details (Tables)

Balance Sheet Details (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable, Net As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Accounts receivable, billed $ 5,411 $ 5,907 Unbilled receivable 1,140 1,086 Accounts receivable, gross 6,551 6,993 Allowance for doubtful accounts (69 ) (84 ) Total $ 6,482 $ 6,909
Schedule of allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable	The allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable and changes to the allowance were as follows: Three Months Ended In millions Balance at beginning of year $ 84 Deductions, net of recoveries (16 ) Addition from acquisition 1 Balance at end of period $ 69
Schedule of revolving short-term financing arrangements	The activity related to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's revolving short-term financing arrangements was as follows: Three Months Ended In millions Balance at beginning of period (1) $ 145 Trade receivables sold 838 Cash receipts (886 ) Foreign currency and other (2 ) Balance at end of period (1) $ 95 (1) Beginning and ending balances represent amounts for trade receivables sold, but not yet collected.
Schedule of Inventory	Inventory As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Finished goods $ 1,245 $ 1,202 Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies 743 572 Total $ 1,988 $ 1,774
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment	Property, Plant and Equipment As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Land $ 498 $ 497 Buildings and leasehold improvements 6,977 6,948 Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease 14,330 14,300 21,805 21,745 Accumulated depreciation (12,308 ) (12,109 ) Total $ 9,497 $ 9,636
Schedule of Other Assets, Noncurrent	Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Financing receivables, net $ 3,811 $ 3,938 Deferred tax assets 4,477 4,430 Prepaid pension assets 965 377 Deferred costs - long-term 826 822 Other 3,525 3,599 Total $ 13,604 $ 13,166
Other Current Liabilities	Other Accrued Liabilities As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Accrued taxes - other $ 1,156 $ 1,297 Warranty - short-term 281 258 Sales and marketing programs 755 858 Other 2,943 2,578 Total $ 5,135 $ 4,991
Other Liabilities	Other Liabilities As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Pension, post-retirement and post-employment liabilities $ 2,352 $ 4,230 Deferred revenue - long-term 3,450 3,408 Deferred tax liability - long-term 140 143 Tax liability - long-term 3,910 4,057 Other long-term liabilities 1,280 1,184 Total $ 11,132 $ 13,022

Financing Receivables and Ope33

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Leases [Abstract]
Components of financing receivables	The components of financing receivables were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Minimum lease payments receivable $ 7,158 $ 7,293 Unguaranteed residual value 235 231 Unearned income (576 ) (574 ) Financing receivables, gross 6,817 6,950 Allowance for doubtful accounts (84 ) (89 ) Financing receivables, net 6,733 6,861 Less: current portion (1) (2,922 ) (2,923 ) Amounts due after one year, net (1) $ 3,811 $ 3,938 (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	The credit risk profile of gross financing receivables, based upon internal risk ratings, was as follows: As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Risk Rating: Low $ 3,378 $ 3,484 Moderate 3,355 3,382 High 84 84 Total $ 6,817 $ 6,950
Schedule of allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables	The allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables as of January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 and the respective changes during the three and twelve months then ended were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Balance at beginning of period $ 89 $ 95 Provision for doubtful accounts 2 11 Write-offs (7 ) (17 ) Balance at end of period $ 84 $ 89
Gross financing receivables and related allowance evaluated for loss	The gross financing receivables and related allowance evaluated for loss were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Gross financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss $ 6,546 $ 6,667 Gross financing receivables individually evaluated for loss 271 283 Total $ 6,817 $ 6,950 Allowance for financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss $ 66 $ 73 Allowance for financing receivables individually evaluated for loss 18 16 Total $ 84 $ 89
Summary of the aging and non-accrual status of gross financing receivables	The following table summarizes the aging and non-accrual status of gross financing receivables: As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Billed: (1) Current 1-30 days $ 302 $ 337 Past due 31-60 days 47 47 Past due 61-90 days 23 12 Past due > 90 days 63 59 Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables 6,382 6,495 Total gross financing receivables $ 6,817 $ 6,950 Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status (2) $ 180 $ 163 Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest (2) $ 91 $ 120 (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	Operating lease assets included in machinery and equipment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 In millions Equipment leased to customers $ 5,481 $ 5,467 Accumulated depreciation (2,176 ) (2,134 ) Total $ 3,305 $ 3,333

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of allocation and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill	Goodwill allocated to the Company's reportable segments as of January 31, 2017 and changes in the respective carrying amounts during the three months then ended were as follows: Enterprise Group Enterprise Services (1) Software Financial Services Total In millions Balance at October 31, 2016 (1) $ 15,945 $ — $ 8,089 $ 144 $ 24,178 Goodwill acquired during the period 76 — — — 76 Changes due to foreign currency (1 ) — — — (1 ) Goodwill adjustments (1 ) — — — (1 ) Balance at January 31, 2017 (1) $ 16,019 $ — $ 8,089 $ 144 $ 24,252 (1) Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of $13.7 billion which were recorded prior to October 31, 2016. Of that amount, $8.0 billion relates to the Enterprise Services segment and the remaining $5.7 billion relates to the Software segment.
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill	The Company's intangible assets are composed of: As of January 31, 2017 As of October 31, 2016 Gross Accumulated Amortization Accumulated Impairment Loss Net Gross Accumulated Amortization Accumulated Impairment Loss Net In millions Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements $ 1,453 $ (342 ) $ (856 ) $ 255 $ 1,394 $ (322 ) $ (856 ) $ 216 Developed and core technology and patents 4,261 (1,304 ) (2,138 ) 819 4,190 (1,232 ) (2,138 ) 820 Trade name and trademarks 193 (24 ) (109 ) 60 178 (21 ) (109 ) 48 In-process research and development 30 — — 30 — — — — Total intangible assets $ 5,937 $ (1,670 ) $ (3,103 ) $ 1,164 $ 5,762 $ (1,575 ) $ (3,103 ) $ 1,084
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived purchased intangible assets	As of January 31, 2017 , estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was as follows: Fiscal year: In millions 2017 (remaining 9 months) $ 279 2018 278 2019 231 2020 202 2021 62 2022 34 Thereafter 48 Total $ 1,134

Fair Value (Tables)

Fair Value (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis	The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis: As of January 31, 2017 As of October 31, 2016 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 $ — $ 3,662 $ — $ 3,662 $ — $ 4,085 $ — $ 4,085 Money market funds 3,069 — — 3,069 6,549 — — 6,549 Equity securities in public companies 22 — — 22 17 — — 17 Foreign bonds 8 263 — 271 8 279 — 287 Other debt securities — — 35 35 — — 35 35 Derivative Instruments: Interest rate contracts — — — — — 109 — 109 Foreign exchange contracts — 550 — 550 — 660 — 660 Other derivatives — 1 — 1 — — — — Total assets $ 3,099 $ 4,476 $ 35 $ 7,610 $ 6,574 $ 5,133 $ 35 $ 11,742 Liabilities Derivative Instruments: Interest rate contracts $ — $ 159 $ — $ 159 $ — $ 6 $ — $ 6 Foreign exchange contracts — 238 — 238 — 220 — 220 Other derivatives — — — — — 2 — 2 Total liabilities $ — $ 397 $ — $ 397 $ — $ 228 $ — $ 228

Financial Instruments (Tables)

Financial Instruments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]
Schedule of cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 As of October 31, 2016 Cost Gross Unrealized Gain Gross Unrealized Loss Fair Value Cost Gross Unrealized Gain Gross Unrealized Loss Fair Value In millions Cash Equivalents: Time deposits $ 3,651 $ — $ — $ 3,651 $ 4,074 $ — $ — $ 4,074 Money market funds 3,069 — — 3,069 6,549 — — 6,549 Total cash equivalents 6,720 — — 6,720 10,623 — — 10,623 Available-for-Sale Investments: Debt securities: Time deposits 11 — — 11 11 — — 11 Foreign bonds 219 52 — 271 218 69 — 287 Other debt securities 47 — (12 ) 35 47 — (12 ) 35 Total debt securities 277 52 (12 ) 317 276 69 (12 ) 333 Equity securities: Equity securities in public companies 22 — — 22 21 — (4 ) 17 Total equity securities 22 — — 22 21 — (4 ) 17 Total available-for-sale investments 299 52 (12 ) 339 297 69 (16 ) 350 Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments $ 7,019 $ 52 $ (12 ) $ 7,059 $ 10,920 $ 69 $ (16 ) $ 10,973
Schedule of contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities	Contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities were as follows: January 31, 2017 Amortized Cost Fair Value In millions Due in more than five years $ 277 $ 317
Schedule of gross notional and 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 were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 As of October 31, 2016 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 $ 9,500 $ — $ — $ — $ 159 $ 9,500 $ — $ 109 $ — $ 6 Cash flow hedges: Foreign currency contracts 6,716 242 149 32 20 7,255 296 172 40 15 Net investment hedges: Foreign currency contracts 1,929 43 21 17 38 1,891 53 28 23 28 Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments 18,145 285 170 49 217 18,646 349 309 63 49 Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments Foreign currency contracts 11,801 90 5 123 8 16,496 100 11 103 11 Other derivatives 160 1 — — — 158 — — 2 — Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments 11,961 91 5 123 8 16,654 100 11 105 11 Total derivatives $ 30,106 $ 376 $ 175 $ 172 $ 225 $ 35,300 $ 449 $ 320 $ 168 $ 60
Schedule of information related to the potential effect of the company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements	As of January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , 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, 2017 In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (i) (ii) (iii) = (i)–(ii) (iv) (v) (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v) Gross Amounts Not Offset Gross Amount Recognized Gross Amount Offset Net Amount Presented Derivatives Financial Collateral Net Amount In millions Derivative assets $ 551 $ — $ 551 $ 260 $ 260 (1) $ 31 Derivative liabilities $ 397 $ — $ 397 $ 260 $ 48 (2) $ 89 As of October 31, 2016 In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (i) (ii) (iii) = (i)–(ii) (iv) (v) (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v) Gross Amounts Not Offset Gross Amount Recognized Gross Amount Offset Net Amount Presented Derivatives Financial Collateral Net Amount In millions Derivative assets $ 769 $ — $ 769 $ 214 $ 465 (1) $ 90 Derivative liabilities $ 228 $ — $ 228 $ 214 $ 10 (2) $ 4 (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	The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows: Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item Derivative Instrument Location Three months ended January 31, 2017 Hedged Item Location Three months ended January 31, 2017 In millions In millions Interest rate contracts Interest and other, net $ (262 ) Fixed-rate debt Interest and other, net $ 262 Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item Derivative Instrument Location Three months ended January 31, 2016 Hedged Item Location Three months ended January 31, 2016 In millions In millions Interest rate contracts Interest and other, net $ 133 Fixed-rate debt Interest and other, net $ (133 )
Schedule of pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships	The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships for the three months ended January 31, 2016 was as follows: Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivatives (Effective Portion) Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion) Three months ended January 31, 2016 Location Three months ended January 31, 2016 In millions In millions Cash flow hedges: Foreign currency contracts $ 91 Net revenue $ 61 Foreign currency contracts (6 ) Cost of products 1 Foreign currency contracts (1 ) Other operating expenses — Foreign currency contracts 58 Interest and other, net 59 Total cash flow hedges $ 142 $ 121 Net investment hedges: Foreign currency contracts $ 57 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, 2017 were as follows: Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivatives (Effective Portion) Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion) Three months ended January 31, 2017 Location Three months ended January 31, 2017 In millions In millions Cash flow hedges: Foreign currency contracts $ 60 Net revenue $ 79 Foreign currency contracts — Cost of products 1 Foreign currency contracts 76 Interest and other, net 83 Total cash flow hedges $ 136 $ 163 Net investment hedges: Foreign currency contracts $ (2 ) 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	The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows: Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives Location Three months ended January 31, 2017 In millions Foreign currency contracts Interest and other, net $ (47 ) Other derivatives Interest and other, net 3 Total $ (44 ) Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives Location Three months ended January 31, 2016 In millions Foreign currency contracts Interest and other, net $ 8 Other derivatives Interest and other, net (5 ) Total $ 3

Borrowings (Tables)

Borrowings (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of notes payable and short-term borrowings, including the current portion of long-term debt	Notes payable and short-term borrowings, including the current portion of long-term debt, were as follows: As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 Amount Outstanding Weighted-Average Interest Rate Amount Outstanding Weighted-Average Interest Rate Dollars in millions Current portion of long-term debt $ 2,732 2.5 % $ 2,774 1.7 % FS Commercial paper 336 0.02 % 326 0.1 % Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other (1) 452 2.3 % 430 2.0 % Total notes payable and short-term borrowings $ 3,520 $ 3,530 (1) Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other includes $406 million and $381 million at January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , respectively, of borrowing- and funding-related activity associated with FS and its subsidiaries.
Schedule of Long-Term Debt	Long-Term Debt As of January 31, 2017 October 31, 2016 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 $ 2,249 $ 2,249 $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 2,648 2,648 $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 2,999 2,999 $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 1,348 1,348 $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 2,494 2,494 $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 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 1,499 1,499 $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 350 350 $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 250 250 EDS Senior Notes (1) $300 issued October 1999 at 7.45%, due October 2029 312 312 Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.00%-7.40%, due in calendar years 2017-2022 (2) 315 382 Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt (159 ) 103 Unamortized debt issuance costs (3) (53 ) (50 ) Less: current portion (2,732 ) (2,774 ) Total long-term debt $ 12,270 $ 12,560 (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 $170 million and $181 million as of January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 , 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. (3) In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring debt issuance costs to be presented as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability rather than an asset that is amortized. During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company adopted the standard retrospectively for the prior period presented.
Schedule of interest expense on borrowings recognized in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings	Interest expense on borrowings recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows: Three months ended January 31, Expense Location 2017 2016 In millions Financing interest Financing interest $ 66 $ 58 Interest expense Interest and other, net 92 80 Total interest expense $ 158 $ 138
Schedule of borrowing resources available to obtain short-term or long-term additional liquidity	The Company had the following resources available to obtain short- or long-term additional liquidity if needed: As of January 31, 2017 In millions Commercial paper programs $ 4,164 Uncommitted lines of credit $ 1,740

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Schedule of taxes related to changes in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Taxes related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three months ended January 31, 2017 2016 In millions Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities: Tax (provision) benefit on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period $ (1 ) $ 1 Tax benefit on losses reclassified into earnings — (3 ) (1 ) (2 ) Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges: Tax provision on net unrealized gains arising during the period (31 ) (15 ) Tax provision on net gains reclassified into earnings 32 19 1 4 Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: Tax provision on gains arising during the period (24 ) — Tax benefit on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit (6 ) (5 ) Tax provision on curtailments, settlements and other (7 ) (1 ) (37 ) (6 ) Tax benefit (provision) on change in cumulative translation adjustment 1 (20 ) Tax provision on other comprehensive income $ (36 ) $ (24 )
Schedule of changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive Loss, net of taxes	Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of taxes Three months ended January 31, 2017 2016 In millions Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes: Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities: Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period $ (14 ) $ 3 Losses reclassified into earnings — 6 (14 ) 9 Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges: Net unrealized gains arising during the period 105 127 Net gains reclassified into earnings (1) (131 ) (102 ) (26 ) 25 Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: Gains arising during the period 455 — Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit (2) 91 67 Curtailments, settlements and other (7 ) (19 ) 539 48 Change in cumulative translation adjustment (24 ) (159 ) Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes $ 475 $ (77 ) (1) Reclassification of pre-tax net gains on cash flow hedges into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2017 2016 In millions Net revenue $ (79 ) $ (61 ) Cost of products (1 ) (1 ) Other operating expenses — — Interest and other, net (83 ) (59 ) $ (163 ) $ (121 ) (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	Reclassification of pre-tax net gains on cash flow hedges into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2017 2016 In millions Net revenue $ (79 ) $ (61 ) Cost of products (1 ) (1 ) Other operating expenses — — Interest and other, net (83 ) (59 ) $ (163 ) $ (121 )
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes	The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of January 31, 2017 , and changes during the three months ended January 31, 2017 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 $ 54 $ 35 $ (5,642 ) $ (1,046 ) $ (6,599 ) Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications (14 ) 105 539 (24 ) 606 Reclassifications of gains into earnings — (131 ) — — (131 ) Balance at end of period $ 40 $ 9 $ (5,103 ) $ (1,070 ) $ (6,124 )

Net Earnings Per Share (Tables)

Net Earnings Per Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Basic and diluted net Earnings Per Share calculations	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, 2017 2016 In millions, except per share amounts Numerator: Net earnings $ 267 $ 267 Denominator: Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS 1,669 1,761 Dilutive effect of employee stock plans 31 17 Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS 1,700 1,778 Net earnings per share: Basic $ 0.16 $ 0.15 Diluted $ 0.16 $ 0.15 Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock awards (1) 7 64 (1) 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 include the sum of its exercise price (if the award is an option), average unrecognized compensation cost and excess tax benefit.

Guarantees, Indemnifications 40

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017
Guarantees [Abstract]
Changes in aggregate product warranty liabilities and changes	The Company's aggregate product warranty liabilities as of January 31, 2017 , and changes during the three months ended January 31, 2017 were as follows: Three months ended January 31, 2017 In millions Balance at beginning of period $ 497 Accruals for warranties issued 84 Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates) (3 ) Settlements made (in cash or in kind) (61 ) Balance at end of period $ 517

Overview and Basis of Present41

Overview and Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 01, 2015	Oct. 31, 2016	Sep. 07, 2016	May 24, 2016
Basis of Presentation
Outstanding shares distributed	100.00%
Separation related adjustments		$ 1,200
Former Parent Company
Basis of Presentation
Shares distributed (in shares)	1
Shares distributed to shareholder (in shares)	1,800,000,000
Long-term financing receivables and other assets | Accounting Standards Update 2015-03
Basis of Presentation
Debt issuance costs		(50)
Notes payable and short-term borrowings And Long-term Debt | Accounting Standards Update 2015-03
Basis of Presentation
Debt issuance costs		$ 50
Shareholders | Non-Core Software Seattle SpinCo With Micro Focus | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Not Discontinued Operations, Spinoff
Segment Reporting Information
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests expected to be acquired by entity shareholders			50.10%
Shareholders | Tax Free Spin Off And Merger To Be Completed By March2017 | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Not Discontinued Operations, Spinoff
Segment Reporting Information
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests expected to be acquired by entity shareholders				50.10%

Segment Information (Details)

Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017USD ($)segment	Oct. 31, 2016USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of segments | segment	5
Advance royalty proceeds received from intercompany advanced royalty payments and licensing arrangements | $	$ 439	$ 3,700
Royalty recognition term			5 years

Segment Information - Earnings

Segment Information - Earnings Before Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	$ 11,407	$ 12,724
Total segment earnings from operations	463	384
Stock-based compensation expense	(174)	(165)
Amortization of intangible assets	(101)	(218)
Restructuring charges	(177)	(311)
Acquisition and other related charges	(44)	(37)
Separation costs	(276)	(79)
Interest and other, net	(78)	(80)
Tax indemnification adjustments	(18)	15
Loss from equity interests	(22)	0
Earnings before taxes	345	319
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	11,906	13,294
Total segment earnings from operations	1,274	1,319
Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	499	570
Significant Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information
Corporate and unallocated costs and eliminations	(74)	(125)
Stock-based compensation expense	(145)	(165)
Amortization of intangible assets	(101)	(218)
Restructuring charges	(177)	(311)
Acquisition and other related charges	(44)	(37)
Separation costs	(276)	(79)
Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement benefit	6	0
Interest and other, net	(78)	(80)
Tax indemnification adjustments	(18)	15
Loss from equity interests	(22)	0
Enterprise Group
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	6,097	6,882
Enterprise Group | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	6,325	7,182
Total segment earnings from operations	802	964
Enterprise Group | Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	228	300
Enterprise Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	3,852	4,367
Enterprise Services | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	4,037	4,555
Total segment earnings from operations	283	218
Enterprise Services | Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	185	188
Software
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	654	720
Software | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	721	780
Total segment earnings from operations	154	136
Software | Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	67	60
Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	804	754
Financial Services | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	823	776
Total segment earnings from operations	78	100
Financial Services | Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	19	22
Corporate Investments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	0	1
Corporate Investments | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	0	1
Total segment earnings from operations	(43)	(99)
Corporate Investments | Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	$ 0	$ 0

Segment Information - Subsegmen

Segment Information - Subsegments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	$ 11,407	$ 12,724
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	11,906	13,294
Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	499	570
Enterprise Group
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	6,097	6,882
Enterprise Group | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	6,325	7,182
Enterprise Group | Operating segments | Servers
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	3,103	3,536
Enterprise Group | Operating segments | Technology Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	1,943	1,985
Enterprise Group | Operating segments | Storage
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	730	837
Enterprise Group | Operating segments | Networking
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	549	824
Enterprise Group | Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	228	300
Enterprise Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	3,852	4,367
Enterprise Services | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	4,037	4,555
Enterprise Services | Operating segments | Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	2,637	2,874
Enterprise Services | Operating segments | Application and Business Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	1,400	1,681
Enterprise Services | Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	185	188
Software
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	654	720
Software | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	721	780
Software | Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	67	60
Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	804	754
Financial Services | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	823	776
Financial Services | Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	19	22
Corporate Investments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	0	1
Corporate Investments | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	0	1
Corporate Investments | Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information
Net revenue	$ 0	$ 0

Restructuring (Details)

Restructuring (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		41 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017USD ($)position	Jan. 31, 2016USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015position	Oct. 31, 2016USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve
Restructuring charges	$ 177	$ 311
Short-term portion of restructuring reserve, recorded in Accrued restructuring	510			$ 671
Long-term portion of restructuring reserve, recorded in Other liabilities	135			$ 166
Restructuring Plan All
Restructuring Reserve
Liability as of October 31, 2016	837
Restructuring charges	177
Cash payments	(326)
Non-cash items	(43)
Liability as of January 31, 2017	645
Total costs incurred to date, as of January 31, 2017	9,328
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of January 31, 2017	10,255
Fiscal 2015 Plan
Restructuring Reserve
Total costs expected to be incurred	$ 2,600
Expected number of positions to be eliminated | position	30,000
Fiscal 2015 Plan | Employee Severance
Restructuring Reserve
Liability as of October 31, 2016	$ 629
Restructuring charges	123
Cash payments	(260)
Non-cash items	(18)
Liability as of January 31, 2017	474
Total costs incurred to date, as of January 31, 2017	1,406
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of January 31, 2017	2,158
Total costs expected to be incurred	2,200
Fiscal 2015 Plan | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve
Liability as of October 31, 2016	35
Restructuring charges	58
Cash payments	(37)
Non-cash items	(22)
Liability as of January 31, 2017	34
Total costs incurred to date, as of January 31, 2017	276
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of January 31, 2017	451
Total costs expected to be incurred	400
Fiscal 2012 Plan
Restructuring Reserve
Total costs incurred to date, as of January 31, 2017	4,500
Expected number of positions to be eliminated | position			42,100
Fiscal 2012 Plan | Employee Severance
Restructuring Reserve
Total costs incurred to date, as of January 31, 2017	4,000
Fiscal 2012 Plan | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve
Liability as of October 31, 2016	23
Restructuring charges	0
Cash payments	(2)
Non-cash items	0
Liability as of January 31, 2017	21
Total costs incurred to date, as of January 31, 2017	546
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of January 31, 2017	546
Fiscal 2012 Plan | Employee Severance and EER
Restructuring Reserve
Liability as of October 31, 2016	139
Restructuring charges	0
Cash payments	(26)
Non-cash items	(3)
Liability as of January 31, 2017	110
Total costs incurred to date, as of January 31, 2017	3,980
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of January 31, 2017	3,980
Other Plans | Employee Severance
Restructuring Reserve
Liability as of October 31, 2016	1
Restructuring charges	0
Cash payments	0
Non-cash items	0
Liability as of January 31, 2017	1
Total costs incurred to date, as of January 31, 2017	1,997
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of January 31, 2017	1,997
Other Plans | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve
Liability as of October 31, 2016	10
Restructuring charges	(4)
Cash payments	(1)
Non-cash items	0
Liability as of January 31, 2017	5
Total costs incurred to date, as of January 31, 2017	1,123
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of January 31, 2017	$ 1,123

Retirement and Post-Retiremen46

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
		Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016
Defined benefit plans
Pension expense adjustment		$ 65	$ 29
Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement benefit	[1]	6	0
Employer Contributions and Funding Policy
Transfer threshold		570
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
Net benefit (credit) cost
Service cost		55	64
Interest cost		91	141
Expected return on plan assets		(181)	(254)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)		104	79
Prior service benefit		(6)	(6)
Net periodic benefit cost		63	24
Settlement loss		0	4
Special termination benefits		1	0
Net benefit cost		64	28
Employer Contributions and Funding Policy
Expected contribution to defined benefit plans				$ 348
Contributions to benefit plans		1,943
Expected additional contribution to benefit plans as a result of impact of foreign currency		290
U.S. non-qualified plan participants
Employer Contributions and Funding Policy
Expected contribution to defined benefit plans				2
Expected additional contribution to benefit plans as a result of impact of foreign currency		2
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Net benefit (credit) cost
Service cost		1	1
Interest cost		1	2
Expected return on plan assets		0	(1)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)		(1)	(1)
Prior service benefit		0	0
Net periodic benefit cost		1	1
Settlement loss		0	0
Special termination benefits		0	0
Net benefit cost		1	$ 1
Employer Contributions and Funding Policy
Expected contribution to defined benefit plans		1		$ 3
Expected additional contribution to benefit plans as a result of impact of foreign currency		2
Minimum | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
Employer Contributions and Funding Policy
Estimated funding		2,000
Maximum | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
Employer Contributions and Funding Policy
Estimated funding		3,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Not Discontinued Operations, Spinoff
Defined benefit plans
Pension expense adjustment		33
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Not Discontinued Operations, Spinoff | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
Employer Contributions and Funding Policy
Contributions to benefit plans		$ 1,885
[1]	Represents adjustment to net periodic pension cost resulting from remeasurements of certain Hewlett Packard Enterprise pension plans due to plan separations in anticipation of the spin-off and merger of Everett SpinCo, Inc. with Computer Sciences Corporation.

Stock-Based Compensation (Detai

Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Nov. 01, 2015	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 25, 2017
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 174	$ 165
Income tax benefit		(59)	(50)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax		115	115
Separation costs		276	79
Restructuring charges		$ 177	$ 311
Restricted Stock Awards
Shares
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)		57,321,000
Granted and assumed through acquisition (in shares)		10,077,000
Vested (in shares)		(24,209,000)
Forfeited (in shares)		(787,000)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)		42,402,000
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share)		$ 15
Granted and assumed through acquisition (in dollars per share)		24
Vested (in dollars per share)		15
Forfeited (in dollars per share)		16
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)		$ 17
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense and recognition period
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense		$ 529
Remaining weighted-average vesting period over which pre-tax stock-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized		1 year 3 months 18 days
Stock Options
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense and recognition period
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense		$ 63
Remaining weighted-average vesting period over which pre-tax stock-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized		2 years
Weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure fair value
Weighted- average fair value (in dollars per share)		$ 6
Expected volatility (as a percent)		25.70%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)		2.00%
Expected dividend yield (as a percent)		1.00%
Expected term in years		6 years 1 month 6 days
Shares
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)		57,498,000
Granted and assumed through acquisition (in shares)		4,888,000
Exercised (in shares)		(8,432,000)
Forfeited/cancelled/expired (in shares)		(368,000)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)		53,586,000
Vested and expected to vest at end of period (in shares)		52,377,000
Exercisable at end of period (in shares)		34,524,000
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share)		$ 15
Granted and assumed through acquisition (in dollars per share)		25
Exercised (in dollars per share)		15
Forfeited/cancelled/expired (in dollars per share)		16
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)		16
Vested and expected to vest at end of period (in dollars per share)		16
Exercisable at end of period (in dollars per share)		$ 14
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term
Outstanding at end of period		5 years 1 month 6 days
Vested and expected to vest at end of period		5 years 1 month 6 days
Exercisable at end of period		4 years
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at end of period		$ 379
Vested and expected to vest at end of period		374
Exercisable at end of period		292
Options exercised		73
The Plan
Stock-Based Compensation
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	260,000,000			210,000,000
Vesting period	3 years
The Plan | One-time retention stock awards to certain executives
Stock-Based Compensation
Vesting period	3 years
Total grant date fair value of options vested	$ 137
The Plan
Stock-Based Compensation
Separation costs		12
Restructuring charges		12
SGI | The Plan
Stock-Based Compensation
Restructuring charges		$ 5

Stock-Based Compensation - ESPP

Stock-Based Compensation - ESPP (Details)	Nov. 01, 2015shares	Jan. 31, 2017shares	Oct. 31, 2016shares
Share-based compensation
Common stock, shares authorized for employee stock purchase plan (in shares)		9,600,000,000	9,600,000,000
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2015 ESPP
Share-based compensation
Common stock, shares authorized for employee stock purchase plan (in shares)	80,000,000
Maximum contribution limit as percentage of base compensation (as a percent)	10.00%
Maximum discount percentage	0.15
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%

Taxes on Earnings (Details)

Taxes on Earnings (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017USD ($)country	Jan. 31, 2016USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015
Differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and HP's effective tax rate
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	22.60%	16.30%
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate (as a percent)	35.00%
Net income tax charges (benefits) related to discrete items	$ (108)	$ (110)
Other benefits	138	$ 104
Income tax charges for various prior period adjustments	$ 19
Number of countries other than the United States where the entity is subject to income tax | country	110
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 11,700		$ 11,600
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect effective tax rate if realized			3,100
Accrued income tax for interest and penalties	$ 426		423
Likelihood of no resolution period	12 months
Reasonably possible reduction in existing unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months	$ 2,700
Likelihood of conclusion period for certain federal, foreign and state tax issues	12 months
Deferred tax assets - long-term	$ 4,477		4,430
Deferred tax liabilities - long-term	(140)		(143)
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities	4,337		4,287
Advance royalty proceeds received from multi-year intercompany licensing arrangements	$ 439		$ 3,700
Royalty recognition term				5 years

Balance Sheet Details (Details)

Balance Sheet Details (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Accounts Receivable, Net
Accounts receivable, billed		$ 5,411	$ 5,907
Unbilled receivable		1,140	1,086
Accounts receivable, gross		6,551	6,993
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ (84)	(69)	(84)
Total		6,482	6,909
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	84
Deductions, net of recoveries	(16)
Addition from acquisition	1
Balance at end of period	69
Trade receivables sold and cash received
Balance at beginning of period	145
Trade receivables sold	838
Cash receipts	(886)
Foreign currency and other	(2)
Balance at end of period	$ 95
Inventory, Net [Abstract]
Finished goods		1,245	1,202
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies		743	572
Inventory [Line Items]
Total		1,988	$ 1,774
SGI
Inventory [Line Items]
Total		$ 86

Balance Sheet Details - PPE (De

Balance Sheet Details - PPE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 21,805	$ 21,745
Accumulated depreciation	(12,308)	(12,109)
Total	9,497	9,636
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	724
Sales and retirements of PP&E	737
Currency impacts on gross property, plant and equipment	18
Accumulated depreciation on sale and retirement of property, plant and equipment	607
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	498	497
Buildings and leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	6,977	6,948
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	14,330	$ 14,300
SGI
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Acquisition	$ 93

Balance Sheet Details - Other A

Balance Sheet Details - Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Financing receivables, net		$ 3,811	$ 3,938
Deferred tax assets		4,477	4,430
Pension investment fund		965	377
Deferred costs - long-term		826	822
Other		3,525	3,599
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total	[1]	$ 13,604	$ 13,166
[1]	During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2015-03, which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring debt issuance costs to be presented as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability rather than an asset that is amortized. The Company adopted the standard retrospectively for the prior period presented.

Balance Sheet Details - Other53

Balance Sheet Details - Other Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Accrued taxes - other	$ 1,156	$ 1,297
Warranty	281	258
Sales and marketing programs	755	858
Other	2,943	2,578
Total	$ 5,135	$ 4,991

Balance Sheet Details - Other L

Balance Sheet Details - Other Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Pension, post-retirement and post-employment liabilities	$ 2,352	$ 4,230
Deferred revenue - long-term	3,450	3,408
Deferred tax liability - long-term	140	143
Tax liability - long-term	3,910	4,057
Other long-term liabilities	1,280	1,184
Total	11,132	$ 13,022
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Contributions to benefit plans	$ 1,943

Financing Receivables and Ope55

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Leases [Abstract]
Financing receivable term, low end of range	2 years
Financing receivable term, high end of range	5 years
Minimum lease payments receivable	$ 7,158	$ 7,293
Unguaranteed residual value	235	231
Unearned income	(576)	(574)
Financing receivables, gross	6,817	6,950
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(84)	(89)	$ (95)
Financing receivables, net	6,733	6,861
Less: current portion	(2,922)	(2,923)
Amounts due after one year, net	$ 3,811	$ 3,938

Financing Receivables and Ope56

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases - Aging and Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Gross financing receivables
Period past due, after which a write-off or specific reserve is created	180 days
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Balance at beginning of period	$ 89	$ 95
Provision for doubtful accounts	2	11
Write-offs	(7)	(17)
Balance at end of period	84	89
Gross financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss			$ 6,546	$ 6,667
Gross financing receivables individually evaluated for loss			271	283
Financing receivables, gross			6,817	6,950
Allowance for financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss			66	73
Allowance for financing receivables individually evaluated for loss			18	16
Total	$ 89	$ 95	84	89
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			302	337
Past due 31-60 days			47	47
Past due 61-90 days			23	12
Past due 90 days			63	59
Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables			6,382	6,495
Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status			180	163
Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest			91	120
Operating lease assets
Equipment leased to customers			5,481	5,467
Accumulated depreciation			(2,176)	(2,134)
Operating lease assets, net			3,305	3,333
Low
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Financing receivables, gross			3,378	3,484
Moderate
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Financing receivables, gross			3,355	3,382
High
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Financing receivables, gross			$ 84	$ 84

Acquisitions and Divestitures (

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017
SGI
Acquisitions
Consideration			$ 349
Goodwill recorded from acquisition		$ 76	76
Amortizable intangible assets		150	$ 150
Useful life			5 years
SimpliVity
Acquisitions
Consideration		650
In-process research and development | SGI
Acquisitions
Amortizable intangible assets		$ 30	$ 30
Subsequent Event | Nimble Storage, Inc.
Acquisitions
Payments ($ per share)	$ 12.50
Payments	$ 1,000

Goodwill and Intangible Asset58

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	$ 24,178
Goodwill acquired during the period	76
Changes due to foreign currency	(1)
Goodwill adjustments	(1)
Balance at end of period	24,252
Accumulated impairment losses		$ 13,700
Enterprise Group
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	15,945
Goodwill acquired during the period	76
Changes due to foreign currency	(1)
Goodwill adjustments	(1)
Balance at end of period	16,019
Enterprise Services
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	0
Goodwill acquired during the period	0
Changes due to foreign currency	0
Goodwill adjustments	0
Balance at end of period	0
Accumulated impairment losses			$ 8,000
Software
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	8,089
Goodwill acquired during the period	0
Changes due to foreign currency	0
Goodwill adjustments	0
Balance at end of period	8,089
Accumulated impairment losses		$ 5,700
Financial Services
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	144
Goodwill acquired during the period	0
Changes due to foreign currency	0
Goodwill adjustments	0
Balance at end of period	$ 144

Goodwill and Intangible Asset59

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangibles (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, gross	$ 5,937		$ 5,762
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	(1,670)		(1,575)
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Impairment Losses	(3,103)		(3,103)
Total Intangible Assets- Net	1,164		1,084
Amortizable intangible assets, net	1,134
Amortization of intangible assets	101	$ 218
SGI
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, gross	150
In-process research and development
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, gross	30		0
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	0		0
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Impairment Losses	0		0
Amortizable intangible assets, net	30		0
In-process research and development | SGI
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, gross	30
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, gross	1,453		1,394
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	(342)		(322)
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Impairment Losses	(856)		(856)
Amortizable intangible assets, net	255		216
Developed and core technology and patents
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, gross	4,261		4,190
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	(1,304)		(1,232)
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Impairment Losses	(2,138)		(2,138)
Amortizable intangible assets, net	819		820
Trade name and trademarks
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, gross	193		178
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	(24)		(21)
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Impairment Losses	(109)		(109)
Amortizable intangible assets, net	$ 60		$ 48

Goodwill and Intangible Asset60

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Future Amortization Expense (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2017USD ($)
Estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived purchased intangible assets
2017 (remaining 9 months)	$ 279
2,018	278
2,019	231
2,020	202
2,021	62
2,022	34
Thereafter	48
Total	$ 1,134

Fair Value (Details)

Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Fair Value and Carrying Value of Debt
Fair value, short-term and long-term debt	$ 16,000	$ 16,300
Carrying value, short-term and long-term debt	15,800	16,100
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	7,610	11,742
Total liabilities	397	228
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Time deposits
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	3,662	4,085
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Money market funds
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	3,069	6,549
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Equity securities in public companies
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	22	17
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign bonds
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	271	287
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other debt securities
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	35	35
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest rate contracts
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	0	109
Total liabilities	159	6
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign exchange contracts
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	550	660
Total liabilities	238	220
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other derivatives
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	1	0
Total liabilities	0	2
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	3,099	6,574
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Money market funds
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	3,069	6,549
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Equity securities in public companies
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	22	17
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Foreign bonds
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	8	8
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	4,476	5,133
Total liabilities	397	228
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Time deposits
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	3,662	4,085
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign bonds
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	263	279
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	0	109
Total liabilities	159	6
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign exchange contracts
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	550	660
Total liabilities	238	220
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Other derivatives
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	1	0
Total liabilities	0	2
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	35	35
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Other debt securities
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total assets	$ 35	$ 35

Financial Instruments (Details)

Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gain	$ 52	$ 69
Gross Unrealized Loss	(12)	(16)
Debt securities:
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gain	52	69
Gross Unrealized Loss	(12)	(12)
Foreign bonds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gain	52	69
Other debt securities
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Loss	(12)	(12)
Equity securities in public companies
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gain	0	0
Gross Unrealized Loss	0	(4)
Equity securities in public companies
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gain	0	0
Gross Unrealized Loss	0	(4)
Cost
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash Equivalents:	6,720	10,623
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	299	297
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	7,019	10,920
Cost | Debt securities:
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	277	276
Cost | Time deposits
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	11	11
Cost | Foreign bonds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	219	218
Cost | Other debt securities
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	47	47
Cost | Equity securities in public companies
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	22	21
Cost | Equity securities in public companies
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Cost	22	21
Cost | Time deposits
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash Equivalents:	3,651	4,074
Cost | Money market funds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash Equivalents:	3,069	6,549
Fair Value
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash Equivalents:	6,720	10,623
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	339	350
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	7,059	10,973
Fair Value | Debt securities:
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	317	333
Fair Value | Time deposits
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	11	11
Fair Value | Foreign bonds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	271	287
Fair Value | Other debt securities
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	35	35
Fair Value | Equity securities in public companies
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	22	17
Fair Value | Equity securities in public companies
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	22	17
Fair Value | Time deposits
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash Equivalents:	3,651	4,074
Fair Value | Money market funds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash Equivalents:	$ 3,069	$ 6,549

Financial Instruments - Contrac

Financial Instruments - Contractual Maturities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Amortized Cost
Due in more than five years	$ 277
Fair Value
Due in more than five years	317
Investments in equity interests	2,620	$ 2,648
Equity securities in privately held companies | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Fair Value
Investment amount	$ 129	$ 128

Financial Instruments - Hedges

Financial Instruments - Hedges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Derivatives, Fair Value
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	$ 135	$ 9
Outstanding Gross Notional	30,106	35,300
Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	376	449
Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	175	320
Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	172	168
Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	$ 225	60
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
Outstanding Gross Notional	$ 18,145	18,646
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	285	349
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	170	309
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	49	63
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	217	49
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges: | Interest rate contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	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	0	109
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges: | Interest rate contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value		6
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges: | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	6,716	7,255
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges: | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	242	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	149	172
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges: | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	32	40
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges: | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	20	15
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges: | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	1,929	1,891
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges: | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	43	53
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	21	28
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges: | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	17	23
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges: | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	38	28
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	11,961	16,654
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	91	100
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	5	11
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	123	105
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	8	11
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	11,801	16,496
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	90	100
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	5	11
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	123	103
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	8	11
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	160	158
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	1	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	$ 0	$ 2

Financial Instruments - Gross N

Financial Instruments - Gross Notional FV and Offsetting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Derivative assets
Gross Amount Recognized	$ 551	$ 769
Net Amount Presented	551	769
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Derivatives	260	214
Financial Collateral	260	465
Net Amount	31	90
Derivative liabilities
Gross Amount Recognized	397	228
Net Amount Presented	397	228
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Derivatives	260	214
Financial Collateral	48	10
Net Amount	$ 89	$ 4

Financial Instruments - Pre-tax

Financial Instruments - Pre-tax Effect (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Net revenue	$ 11,407	$ 12,724
Cost of products	(10,944)	(12,340)
Interest and other, net	(78)	(80)
Earnings before taxes	345	319
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
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives	(44)	3
Change in net unrealized (losses) 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	79	61
Cost of products	1	1
Other operating expenses		0
Interest and other, net	83	59
Earnings before taxes	163	121
Interest rate contracts
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative	(262)	133
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Related Hedged Item	262	(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 Earnings on Derivatives	(47)	8
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 Earnings on Derivatives	3	(5)
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 Derivatives (Effective Portion)	136	142
Gain expected to be reclassified from Accumulated OCI into earnings in next 12 months	16
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 Derivatives (Effective Portion)	60	91
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 Derivatives (Effective Portion)	0	(6)
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 Derivatives (Effective Portion)		(1)
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 Derivatives (Effective Portion)	76	58
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 Derivatives (Effective Portion)	$ (2)	$ 57

Borrowings (Details)

Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings
Current portion of long-term debt		$ 2,732	$ 2,774
Amount outstanding	[1]	$ 3,520	$ 3,530
Current portion of long-term debt		2.50%	1.70%
FS Commercial paper
Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings
Amount outstanding		$ 336	$ 326
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)		0.02%	0.10%
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		$ 452	$ 430
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)		2.30%	2.00%
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		$ 406	$ 381
[1]	During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2015-03, which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring debt issuance costs to be presented as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability rather than an asset that is amortized. The Company adopted the standard retrospectively for the prior period presented.

Borrowings -Term Debt (Details)

Borrowings -Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
		Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Nov. 23, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	[1]	$ 12,270,000,000			$ 12,560,000,000
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt		(159,000,000)			103,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs(3)		(53,000,000)			(50,000,000)
Less: current portion		(2,732,000,000)			(2,774,000,000)
Face amount of debt instrument				$ 14,600,000,000
Interest expense on borrowings recognized in Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings
Financing interest		66,000,000	$ 58,000,000
Interest expense		92,000,000	80,000,000
Total interest expense		158,000,000	$ 138,000,000
$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
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total		$ 2,249,000,000			2,249,000,000
Discount to par (as a percent)		99.944%
Interest rate (as a percent)		2.45%
Face amount of debt instrument		$ 2,250,000,000
$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
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Discount to par (as a percent)		99.872%
Interest rate (as a percent)		2.85%
Face amount of debt instrument		$ 2,650,000,000
$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 | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total		2,648,000,000			2,648,000,000
$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
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total		$ 2,999,000,000			2,999,000,000
Discount to par (as a percent)		99.972%
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.60%
Face amount of debt instrument		$ 3,000,000,000
$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
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Discount to par (as a percent)		99.802%
Interest rate (as a percent)		4.40%
Face amount of debt instrument		$ 1,350,000,000
$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 | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total		1,348,000,000			1,348,000,000
$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
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total		$ 2,494,000,000			2,494,000,000
Discount to par (as a percent)		99.725%
Interest rate (as a percent)		4.90%
Face amount of debt instrument		$ 2,500,000,000
$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
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total		$ 750,000,000			750,000,000
Discount to par (as a percent)		99.942%
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.20%
Face amount of debt instrument		$ 750,000,000
$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
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total		$ 1,499,000,000			1,499,000,000
Discount to par (as a percent)		99.932%
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.35%
Face amount of debt instrument		$ 1,500,000,000
$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
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total		350,000,000			350,000,000
$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 | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument		$ 350,000,000
Basis spread		1.74%
$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
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total		$ 250,000,000			250,000,000
$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 | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument		$ 250,000,000
Basis spread		1.93%
$300 issued October 1999 at 7.45%, due October 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total		$ 312,000,000			312,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.45%
Face amount of debt instrument		$ 300,000,000
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.00%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2016-2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other, including capital lease obligations		$ 315,000,000			382,000,000
Minimum interest rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Maximum interest rate (as a percent)		7.40%
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.00%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2016-2022 | Financial Services
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other, including capital lease obligations		$ 170,000,000			$ 181,000,000
[1]	During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2015-03, which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring debt issuance costs to be presented as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability rather than an asset that is amortized. The Company adopted the standard retrospectively for the prior period presented.

Borrowings - Interest Expense a

Borrowings - Interest Expense and Other (Details)	Nov. 01, 2015USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017USD ($)commercial_paper_program	Nov. 23, 2016USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument			$ 14,600,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate swap value		$ 9,500,000,000
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument		2,000,000,000
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing resources		$ 1,740,000,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount available under credit facility	$ 4,000,000,000
Term of credit facility	5 years
Unsecured revolving credit facility | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement extension terms		two one-year periods
FS Commercial paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing resources		$ 4,164,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity approved by the Board of Directors		$ 4,000,000,000
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise | FS Commercial paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of commercial paper programs | commercial_paper_program		2
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise | FS Commercial paper | U.S. program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility		$ 4,000,000,000
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise | FS Commercial paper | Euro program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of additional commercial paper authorization for subsidiaries		500,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility		3,000,000,000
Hewlett-Packard International Bank PLC | FS Commercial paper | Euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility		500,000,000
HP, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Dividends		$ 3,000,000,000

Related Party Transactions an70

Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions
Term		5 years
Former Parent Company of reporting entity
Related Party Transactions
Final cash allocation from former Parent	$ 526

Stockholders' Equity - Reclassi

Stockholders' Equity - Reclassifications (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities:
Tax (provision) benefit on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	$ (1)	$ 1
Tax benefit on losses reclassified into earnings	0	(3)
Taxes effect on change in unrealized gains on available-for-sales securities	(1)	(2)
Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Tax provision on net unrealized gains arising during the period	(31)	(15)
Tax provision on net gains reclassified into earnings	32	19
Taxes effect on change in unrealized losses on cash flow hedges	1	4
Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Tax provision on gains arising during the period	(24)	0
Tax benefit on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	(6)	(5)
Tax provision on curtailments, settlements and other	(7)	(1)
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans	(37)	(6)
Tax benefit (provision) on change in cumulative translation adjustment	1	(20)
Tax provision on other comprehensive income	(36)	(24)
Changes and reclassifications related to other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	606
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	(131)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	475	(77)
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities:
Changes and reclassifications related to other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(14)	3
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	0	6
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	(14)	9
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, net of taxes
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	0
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Changes and reclassifications related to other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	105	127
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	(131)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	(26)	25
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges: | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings
Changes and reclassifications related to other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	(131)	(102)
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges: | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings | Cash flow hedges:
Changes and reclassifications related to other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
(Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(163)	(121)
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges: | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings | Cash flow hedges: | Net revenue
Changes and reclassifications related to other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
(Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(79)	(61)
Change in net unrealized (losses) 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, net of taxes
(Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(1)	(1)
Change in net unrealized (losses) 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, net of taxes
(Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	0	0
Change in net unrealized (losses) 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, net of taxes
(Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(83)	(59)
Unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Changes and reclassifications related to other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	539
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	0
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	539	48
Gains arising during the period | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings
Changes and reclassifications related to other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	455	0
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit | Reclassifications of gains (losses) into earnings
Changes and reclassifications related to other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	91	67
Curtailments, settlements and other
Changes and reclassifications related to other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	(7)	(19)
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
Changes and reclassifications related to other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(24)
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings	0
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	$ (24)	$ (159)

Stockholders' Equity - Componen

Stockholders' Equity - Components of AOCI (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	May 24, 2016	Oct. 13, 2015
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	$ (6,599,000,000)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	606,000,000
Reclassifications of gains into earnings	(131,000,000)
Balance at end of period	$ (6,124,000,000)
Share Repurchase program
Stock Repurchase Program
Stock repurchase program authorized amount			$ 3,000,000,000	$ 3,000,000,000
Common stock retired (in shares)	1.5
Repurchases of common stock recorded as a reduction to stockholders' equity	$ 34,000,000
Share repurchase authorization remaining	$ 2,700,000,000
ASR Agreement
Stock Repurchase Program
Common stock retired (in shares)	27
Repurchases of common stock recorded as a reduction to stockholders' equity	$ 600,000,000
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities:
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	54,000,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(14,000,000)	$ 3,000,000
Reclassifications of gains into earnings	0	6,000,000
Balance at end of period	40,000,000
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	35,000,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	105,000,000	$ 127,000,000
Reclassifications of gains into earnings	(131,000,000)
Balance at end of period	9,000,000
Unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	(5,642,000,000)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	539,000,000
Reclassifications of gains into earnings	0
Balance at end of period	(5,103,000,000)
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	(1,046,000,000)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(24,000,000)
Reclassifications of gains into earnings	0
Balance at end of period	$ (1,070,000,000)

Net Earnings Per Share (Detail)

Net Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Numerator:
Net earnings	$ 267	$ 267
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS (in shares)	1,669	1,761
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans (in shares)	31	17
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS (in shares)	1,700	1,778
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.15
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.15
Anti-dilutive weighted average stock awards (in shares)	7	64

Litigation and Contingencies (D

Litigation and Contingencies (Detail) $ in Millions

Sep. 15, 2016lawsuit

Jun. 30, 2016USD ($)

Aug. 21, 2015USD ($)

Jan. 24, 2013USD ($)

Dec. 11, 2012USD ($)

Apr. 21, 2012USD ($)

May 10, 2010USD ($)employee

Apr. 29, 2010USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013lawsuit

Sep. 30, 2013lawsuit

Jan. 31, 2017employee

Oct. 31, 2007contract

Sep. 16, 2016lawsuit

Apr. 20, 2012USD ($)

Apr. 11, 2012USD ($)

Litigation and Contingencies

Damages sought

$ 370

Period of compliance reporting obligation

3 years

India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings

Litigation and Contingencies

Number of HP India employees alleging underpaid customs | employee

7

Number of former HP India employees alleging underpaid customs | employee

1

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

ECT Proceedings

Litigation and Contingencies

Number of ECT contracts related to alleged improprieties | contract

3

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 | lawsuit

12

Number of additional lawsuits filed | lawsuit

15

Total number of lawsuits filed | lawsuit

6

9

Pending Litigation | Benedict

Litigation and Contingencies

Number of plaintiffs | employee

3

Judicial Ruling | Oracle

Litigation and Contingencies

Amount awarded

$ 3,000

Judicial Ruling | Oracle - Past Lost Profits

Litigation and Contingencies

Amount awarded

1,700

Judicial Ruling | Oracle - Future Lost Profits

Litigation and Contingencies

Amount awarded

$ 1,300

Guarantees, Indemnifications 75

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Tax Matters Agreements
Certain long-term income tax receivable, net from HP Inc.	$ 1,300
Changes in aggregated product warranty liabilities
Balance at beginning of period	497
Accruals for warranties issued	84
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)	(3)
Settlements made (in cash or in kind)	(61)
Balance at end of period	517
Cross-Indemnifications
General Cross indemnifications
Receivables from HP Inc.	55
Payable to HP Inc.	$ 40
Former Parent Company | Cross-Indemnifications
General Cross indemnifications
Receivables from former Parent		$ 56
Payable to former Parent		$ 41

Equity Method Investments (Deta

Equity Method Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016	May 31, 2016
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Carrying value of investment in H3C	$ 2,620		$ 2,648
Loss from equity interests	22	$ 0
H3C
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Carrying value of investment in H3C	$ 2,600
Ownership percentage	49.00%			49.00%
Loss from equity interests	$ 22
Amortization of basis difference	35
Allocated portion	13
H3C | Unisplendour
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage				51.00%
H3C | Equity Method Investee
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenue	260
Purchases	91
Payable	$ 81

Uncategorized Items - hpe-20170

Label	Element	Value
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount	$ 1,050,000,000