Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
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Nov. 01, 2015 |
Oct. 31, 2016 |
Oct. 31, 2015 |
Oct. 31, 2014 |
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| Net revenue: | |||||||
| Products | $ 19,250 | $ 19,635 | $ 19,171 | ||||
| Services | 30,509 | 32,111 | 35,551 | ||||
| Financing income | 364 | 361 | 401 | ||||
| Total net revenue | 50,123 | 52,107 | 55,123 | ||||
| Costs and expenses: | |||||||
| Cost of products | 12,715 | 12,978 | 12,394 | ||||
| Cost of services | 22,543 | 23,950 | 26,815 | ||||
| Financing interest | 249 | 240 | 277 | ||||
| Research and development | 2,298 | 2,338 | 2,197 | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 7,821 | 8,025 | 8,717 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Total costs and expenses | 45,973 | 50,584 | 52,788 | ||||
| Earnings from operations | 4,150 | 1,523 | 2,335 | ||||
| Interest and other, net | (312) | (51) | (91) | ||||
| Tax indemnification adjustments | 317 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Loss from equity interests | (76) | (2) | 0 | ||||
| Earnings before taxes | 4,079 | 1,470 | 2,244 | ||||
| (Provision) benefit for taxes | (918) | 991 | (596) | ||||
| Net earnings | $ 3,161 | $ 2,461 | $ 1,648 | ||||
| Net earnings per share: | |||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | [1] | $ 1.84 | $ 1.36 | $ 0.91 | |||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | [1] | 1.82 | 1.34 | 0.90 | |||
| Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.22 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | ||||
| Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share: | |||||||
| Basic (in shares) | [1] | 1,715 | 1,804 | 1,804 | |||
| Diluted (in shares) | [1] | 1,739 | 1,834 | 1,834 | |||
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| Distributed (in shares) | 1,800 | ||||||
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- Definition Represent company's expense associated with separation from former parent. The charges are related primarily to third-party consulting fees and other expenses incurred to complete the separation, such as: finance, IT, consulting and legal fees, real estate, and other items. No definition available.
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- Definition Represents the number of the company shares distributed by former parent company to the former Parent company stockholders in a spinoff transaction No definition available.
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- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total amount of lease revenue realized in the period on leasing arrangements. No definition available.
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- Definition Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total costs related to goods produced and sold during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total costs of sales and operating expenses for the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of decrease that relates to an irrevocable action that relieves the employer (or the plan) of primary responsibility for a benefit obligation and eliminates significant risks related to the obligation and the assets used to effect the settlement. Examples of transactions that constitute a settlement include (a) making lump-sum cash payments to plan participants in exchange for their rights to receive specified benefits and (b) purchasing nonparticipating annuity contracts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered by an entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Loss recognized as a result of the initial and subsequent write-down of a long-lived asset's carrying amount to fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition This element represents the income or loss from continuing operations attributable to the economic entity which may also be defined as revenue less expenses from ongoing operations, after income or loss from equity method investments, but before income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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- Definition The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Aggregate revenue during the period from services rendered in the normal course of business, after deducting allowances and discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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