v3.6.0.2

Borrowings (Details 3) |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Nov. 01, 2015 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) item | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Nov. 23, 2016 USD ($)
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution of net proceeds of Senior Notes relating to separation to Parent |  |  | $ 0 | $ 14,529,000,000 | $ 0 |
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt |  |  | 103,000,000 | (55,000,000) |  |
Discount on debt issuance |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |
Aggregate future maturities of debt outstanding including capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  | 2,777,000,000 |  |  |
2018 |  |  | 2,948,000,000 |  |  |
2019 |  |  | 40,000,000 |  |  |
2020 |  |  | 3,002,000,000 |  |  |
2021 |  |  | 57,000,000 |  |  |
Thereafter |  |  | 6,458,000,000 |  |  |
Total |  |  | 15,282,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution of net proceeds of Senior Notes relating to separation to Parent |  | $ 14,500,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  | 50,000,000 | $ 54,000,000 |  |
Interest rate swaps value |  |  | 9,500,000,000 |  |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Available borrowing resources |  |  | 1,884,000,000 |  |  |
Unsecured revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount available under credit facility | $ 4,000,000,000.00 |  |  |  |  |
Term of credit facility | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured revolving credit facility | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit agreement extension terms | two, one-year periods |  |  |  |  |
FS Commercial paper |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Available borrowing resources |  |  | 4,174,000,000 |  |  |
Maximum approved |  |  | $ 4,000,000,000.0 |  |  |
Number of commercial paper programs | item |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility |  |  | $ 4,000,000,000.00 |  |  |
FS Commercial paper | U.S. program |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility |  |  | 4,000,000,000.00 |  |  |
FS Commercial paper | Euro program |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility |  |  | 3,000,000,000.00 |  |  |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise | FS Commercial paper | Euro program |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional authorization |  |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |
Hewlett-Packard International Bank PLC | FS Commercial paper | Euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Programme |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,600,000,000

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