v3.6.0.2

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares | May 31, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) ₨ / shares | May 31, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) item business_acquired | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) item | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) business_acquired
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of divestitures | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Proceeds from business divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,342 | $ 140 | $ 6
Gain on disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,420 | 0 | 0
Entity ownership of HP China businesses (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |
Gain on divestiture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,420 | 0 | $ 0
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of acquisitions | business_acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12
Total fair value of consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,178 |  | $ 24,178 | $ 27,261 | 25,960
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25
Trilead Ag |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |  | 12 |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11 |  | 11 |  |
SGI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition price ($ per share) | $ / shares | $ 7.75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total fair value of consideration | $ 275 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of acquisitions | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |
Aggregate purchase price allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total fair value of consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,071 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,987 |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 704 |
Aggregate purchase price allocation | In-process research and development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 159 |
Aruba |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total fair value of consideration |  |  |  |  | $ 2,800 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 1,800 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 643 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life |  |  |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |
Aruba | In-process research and development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 153 |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Not Discontinued Operations, Spinoff | H3C |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 182 | $ 286 | $ 406
Ownership |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  | 49.00% |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Not Discontinued Operations, Spinoff | H3C | HP China businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity ownership of HP China businesses (as a percent) |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Not Discontinued Operations, Spinoff | Tsinghua Holdings Subsidiary | H3C |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  | $ 2,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired (as a percent) |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on disposal |  | $ 2,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | MphasiS | MphasiS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds (INR per share) | ₨ / shares |  |  |  | ₨ 430 |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposed of by sale | Disposal Groups Closed During First Half Fy2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of divestitures | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,400 |  | $ 3,400 |  |
Proceeds from business divestitures |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25 |  |  |  |
Disposed of by sale | MphasiS | MphasiS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  | $ 824 | ₨ 824 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on divestiture |  |  | $ 253 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Enterprise Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 260 |  |

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