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Segment Information (Detail 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | $ 50,123 | $ 52,107 | $ 55,123
Earnings (loss) from operations | 4,150 | 1,523 | 2,335
Stock-based compensation expense | (597) | (565) | (427)
Amortization of intangible assets | (755) | (852) | (906)
Restructuring charges | (1,236) | (954) | (1,471)
Acquisition and other related charges | (178) | (89) | (11)
Separation costs | (598) | (797) | 0
Defined benefit plan settlement charges | 0 | (225) | 0
Impairment of data center assets | 0 | (136) | 0
Gain on H3C and MphasiS divestitures | 2,420 | 0 | 0
Interest and other, net | (312) | (51) | (91)
Tax indemnification adjustments | 317 | 0 | 0
Loss from equity interests | (76) | (2) | 0
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated and combined earnings before taxes | 4,079 | 1,470 | 2,244
Assets | 79,679 | 79,916 |
Enterprise Group |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 26,017 | 26,668 | 26,812
Enterprise Services |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 18,094 | 19,010 | 21,297
Software |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 2,912 | 3,308 | 3,609
Financial Services |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 3,097 | 3,114 | 3,401
Corporate Investments |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 3 | 7 | 4
Operating segments |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 52,479 | 54,558 | 57,560
Earnings (loss) from operations | 5,653 | 5,595 | 5,742
Operating segments | Enterprise Group |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 27,219 | 27,907 | 27,727
Earnings (loss) from operations | 3,459 | 3,862 | 3,909
Assets | 26,163 | 27,987 |
Operating segments | Enterprise Services |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 18,872 | 19,806 | 22,398
Earnings (loss) from operations | 1,457 | 1,019 | 818
Assets | 9,563 | 11,581 |
Operating segments | Software |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 3,195 | 3,622 | 3,933
Earnings (loss) from operations | 749 | 788 | 871
Assets | 9,425 | 9,996 |
Operating segments | Financial Services |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 3,190 | 3,216 | 3,498
Earnings (loss) from operations | 336 | 349 | 389
Assets | 13,594 | 13,163 |
Operating segments | Corporate Investments |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 3 | 7 | 4
Earnings (loss) from operations | (348) | (423) | (245)
Assets | 161 | 83 |
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 2,356 | 2,451 | 2,437
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other | Enterprise Group |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 1,202 | 1,239 | 915
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other | Enterprise Services |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 778 | 796 | 1,101
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other | Software |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 283 | 314 | 324
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other | Financial Services |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 93 | 102 | 97
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other | Corporate Investments |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Net revenue | 0 | 0 | 0
Significant Reconciling Items |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Corporate and unallocated costs and eliminations | (598) | (454) | (592)
Stock-based compensation expense | (558) | (565) | (427)
Amortization of intangible assets | (755) | (852) | (906)
Restructuring charges | (1,236) | (954) | (1,471)
Acquisition and other related charges | (178) | (89) | (11)
Separation costs | (598) | (797) | 0
Defined benefit plan settlement charges | 0 | (225) | 0
Impairment of data center assets | 0 | (136) | 0
Gain on H3C and MphasiS divestitures | 2,420 | 0 | 0
Interest and other, net | (312) | (51) | (91)
Tax indemnification adjustments | 317 | 0 | $ 0
Loss from equity interests | (76) | (2) |
Corporate and unallocated assets |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Assets | $ 20,773 | $ 17,106 |

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