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Taxes on Earnings (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of domestic and foreign components of earnings before taxes | The domestic and foreign components of earnings before taxes were as follows:
| For the fiscal years ended October 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| In millions
U.S. | $ | (368 | ) |  | $ | 192 |  |  | $ | 878 |
Non-U.S. | 4,447 |  |  | 1,278 |  |  | 1,366 |
| $ | 4,079 |  |  | $ | 1,470 |  |  | $ | 2,244 |
Schedule of provision for (benefit from) taxes on earnings | The provision for (benefit from) taxes on earnings were as follows:
| For the fiscal years ended October 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| In millions
U.S. federal taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ | 1,133 |  |  | $ | 1,647 |  |  | $ | 481 |
Deferred | (1,162 | ) |  | (3,508 | ) |  | (460 | )
Non-U.S. taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | 1,085 |  |  | 492 |  |  | 375 |
Deferred | 35 |  |  | 527 |  |  | 197 |
State taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | 72 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 45 |
Deferred | (245 | ) |  | (196 | ) |  | (42 | )
| $ | 918 |  |  | $ | (991 | ) |  | $ | 596 |
Schedule of differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and effective tax rate | The differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and the Company's effective tax rate were as follows:
| For the fiscal years ended October 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit | (0.4 | )% |  | 14.1 | % |  | 2.4 | %
Lower rates in other jurisdictions, net | (26.8 | )% |  | (53.6 | )% |  | (9.6 | )%
Valuation allowance | (5.8 | )% |  | (75.7 | )% |  | 3.2 | %
Uncertain tax positions | 23.7 | % |  | 5.8 | % |  | (0.7 | )%
Other, net | (3.2 | )% |  | 7.0 | % |  | (3.7 | )%
| 22.5 | % |  | (67.4 | )% |  | 26.6 | %
Schedule of reconciliation of gross unrecognized tax benefits | A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
| As of October 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| In millions
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 4,901 |  |  | $ | 2,067 |  |  | $ | 1,925 |
Increases: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
For current year's tax positions | 1,481 |  |  | 1,449 |  |  | 273 |
For prior years' tax positions | 863 |  |  | 3,591 |  |  | 533 |
Net transfers from former Parent through equity | 4,540 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Decreases: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
For prior years' tax positions | (115 | ) |  | (554 | ) |  | (328 | )
Statute of limitations expiration | (47 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (121 | )
Settlements with taxing authorities | (73 | ) |  | (54 | ) |  | (215 | )
Net transfers to former Parent through equity | — |  |  | (1,586 | ) |  | — |
Balance at end of year | $ | 11,550 |  |  | $ | 4,901 |  |  | $ | 2,067 |
Schedule of significant components of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities | The significant components of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows:
| As of October 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| Deferred Tax Assets |  | Deferred Tax Liabilities |  | Deferred Tax Assets |  | Deferred Tax Liabilities
| In millions
Loss and credit carryforwards | $ | 1,859 |  |  | $ | (26 | ) |  | $ | 1,706 |  |  | $ | — |
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries | — |  |  | (3,708 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,362 | )
Inventory valuation | 94 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 97 |  |  | (24 | )
Intercompany transactions—royalty prepayments | 5,237 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,598 |  |  | — |
Intercompany transactions—excluding royalty prepayments | 160 |  |  | — |  |  | 190 |  |  | (14 | )
Fixed assets | 128 |  |  | (128 | ) |  | 327 |  |  | (362 | )
Warranty | 164 |  |  | — |  |  | 171 |  |  | (2 | )
Employee and retiree benefits | 1,655 |  |  | (65 | ) |  | 772 |  |  | (48 | )
Accounts receivable allowance | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | 38 |  |  | (9 | )
Intangible assets | 53 |  |  | (176 | ) |  | — |  |  | (349 | )
Restructuring | 258 |  |  | — |  |  | 210 |  |  | — |
Deferred revenue | 968 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 1,152 |  |  | (196 | )
Other | 436 |  |  | — |  |  | 241 |  |  | — |
Gross deferred tax assets and liabilities | 11,044 |  |  | (4,107 | ) |  | 10,502 |  |  | (4,366 | )
Valuation allowance | (2,650 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,252 | ) |  | — |
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities | $ | 8,394 |  |  | $ | (4,107 | ) |  | $ | 8,250 |  |  | $ | (4,366 | )
Schedule of current and long-term deferred tax assets and liabilities | Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows:
| As of October 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| In millions
Deferred tax assets | $ | 4,430 |  |  | $ | 3,925 |
Deferred tax liabilities | (143 | ) |  | (41 | )
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities | $ | 4,287 |  |  | $ | 3,884 |
Schedule of tax credit carryforwards | As of October 31, 2016, Hewlett Packard Enterprise had recorded deferred tax assets for various tax credit carryforwards as follows:
| Carryforward |  | Valuation Allowance |  | Initial Year of Expiration
| In millions
U.S. foreign tax credits | $ | 291 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 2021
U.S. research and development and other credits | 99 |  |  | — |  |  | 2019
Tax credits in state and foreign jurisdictions | 205 |  |  | (160 | ) |  | 2019
Balance at end of year | $ | 595 |  |  | $ | (160 | ) |  |
Schedule of valuation allowance balance | The deferred tax asset valuation allowance and changes were as follows:
| As of October 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| In millions
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 2,252 |  |  | $ | 3,912 |  |  | $ | 3,194 |
Income tax expense | (235 | ) |  | (1,155 | ) |  | 198 |
Other comprehensive income, currency translation and charges to other accounts | 633 |  |  | (505 | ) |  | 520 |
Balance at end of year | $ | 2,650 |  |  | $ | 2,252 |  |  | $ | 3,912 |

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