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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Schedule of tax effects related to changes in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | Taxes related to Other Comprehensive Loss
| Fiscal years ended October 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| In millions
Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefit (provision) on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (1 | )
Tax benefit on losses reclassified into earnings | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
| — |  |  | 2 |  |  | (1 | )
Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax provision on net unrealized gains arising during the period | (14 | ) |  | (69 | ) |  | (32 | )
Tax provision on net (gains) losses reclassified into earnings | 25 |  |  | 76 |  |  | 1 |
| 11 |  |  | 7 |  |  | (31 | )
Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefit on losses arising during the period | 63 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 58 |
Tax benefit on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit | (20 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (6 | )
Tax provision on curtailments, settlements and other | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
Tax benefit on Plans transferred from former Parent during the period | — |  |  | 255 |  |  | — |
| 42 |  |  | 275 |  |  | 49 |
Taxes on change in cumulative translation adjustment: |  |  |  |  |
Tax on cumulative translation adjustment arising during the period | 20 |  |  | (73 | ) |  | (27 | )
Tax on release of cumulative translation adjustment as a result of H3C and MphasiS divestitures | (22 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
| (2 | ) |  | (73 | ) |  | (27 | )
Tax benefit (provision) on other comprehensive loss | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 211 |  |  | $ | (10 | )
Schedule of changes and reclassifications related to items of Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes | Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive Loss, net of taxes
| Fiscal years ended October 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| In millions
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | 4 |
Losses (gains) reclassified into earnings | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
| (1 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | 3 |
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains arising during the period | 212 |  |  | 412 |  |  | 79 |
Net (gains) losses reclassified into earnings(1) | (245 | ) |  | (404 | ) |  | 61 |
| (33 | ) |  | 8 |  |  | 140 |
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses arising during the period | (1,714 | ) |  | (352 | ) |  | (736 | )
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(2) | 264 |  |  | 204 |  |  | 76 |
Curtailments, settlements and other | (19 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | 15 |
Plans transferred from former Parent during the period | — |  |  | (2,352 | ) |  | — |
Merged into former Parent's Shared plan during the period | — |  |  | — |  |  | 61 |
| (1,469 | ) |  | (2,496 | ) |  | (584 | )
Change in cumulative translation adjustment: |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative translation adjustment arising during the period | (134 | ) |  | (271 | ) |  | (112 | )
Release of cumulative translation adjustment as a result of H3C and MphasiS divestitures | 53 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| (81 | ) |  | (271 | ) |  | (112 | )
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes | $ | (1,584 | ) |  | $ | (2,767 | ) |  | $ | (553 | )
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(1) | Reclassification of pre-tax (gains) losses on cash flow hedges into the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings was as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| In millions
Net revenue | $ | (19 | ) |  | $ | (276 | ) |  | $ | 4 |
Cost of products | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (3 | )
Other operating expenses | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 9 |
Gain on MphasiS divestiture | (8 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest and other, net | (243 | ) |  | (202 | ) |  | 50 |
| $ | (270 | ) |  | $ | (480 | ) |  | $ | 60 |
(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 reclassifications of pre tax losses (gains) on cash flow hedges into the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Earnings |
(1) | Reclassification of pre-tax (gains) losses on cash flow hedges into the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings was as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| In millions
Net revenue | $ | (19 | ) |  | $ | (276 | ) |  | $ | 4 |
Cost of products | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (3 | )
Other operating expenses | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 9 |
Gain on MphasiS divestiture | (8 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest and other, net | (243 | ) |  | (202 | ) |  | 50 |
| $ | (270 | ) |  | $ | (480 | ) |  | $ | 60 |
(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 Accumulated Other Comprehensive loss, net of taxes | The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of October 31, 2016 and changes during fiscal 2016 were as follows:
| Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |  | Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  | Unrealized components of defined benefit plans |  | Cumulative translation adjustment |  | Accumulated other comprehensive loss
| In millions
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 68 |  |  | $ | (4,173 | ) |  | $ | (965 | ) |  | $ | (5,015 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (2 | ) |  | 212 |  |  | (1,733 | ) |  | (134 | ) |  | (1,657 | )
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings | 1 |  |  | (245 | ) |  | 264 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 73 |
Balance at end of period | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | (5,642 | ) |  | $ | (1,046 | ) |  | $ | (6,599 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of tax effect of components of comprehensive income (loss) including, but not limited to: (a) foreign currency translation adjustments; (b) gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions that are designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity; (c) gains (losses) on intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements; (d) change in the market value of a futures contract that qualifies as a hedge of an asset reported at fair value; (e) unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities and that resulting from transfers of debt securities from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category; (f) a net loss recognized as an additional pension liability not yet recognized as net periodic pension cost; and (g) the net gain (loss) and net prior service cost or credit for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans. + References No definition available. + Details
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