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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Apr. 17, 2017 USD ($) | Feb. 17, 2017 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) business_acquired | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Acquisitions: |  |  |  |  |
Number of businesses acquired | business_acquired |  |  |  | 5 |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 25,498 | $ 24,178
Q2 2017 YTD Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions: |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 1,323 |
Amortizable intangible assets |  |  |  | 579 |
Net assets assumed |  |  |  | 319 |
Total fair value consideration |  |  |  | 2,306 |
SGI |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions: |  |  |  |  |
Consideration |  |  | $ 349 |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 74 |  |
Amortizable intangible assets |  |  | $ 150 |  |
Useful life |  |  | 5 years |  |
SimpliVity |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions: |  |  |  |  |
Consideration |  | $ 651 |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 430 |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets |  | $ 116 |  |  |
Useful life |  | 5 years |  |  |
Nimble Storage, Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions: |  |  |  |  |
Consideration | $ 1,300 |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 787 |  |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets | $ 288 |  |  |  |
Useful life | 5 years |  |  |  |
In-process research and development | Q2 2017 YTD Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions: |  |  |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 85 |
In-process research and development | SGI |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions: |  |  |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets |  |  | $ 30 |  |
In-process research and development | SimpliVity |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions: |  |  |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets |  | $ 25 |  |  |
In-process research and development | Nimble Storage, Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions: |  |  |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets | $ 30 |  |  |  |

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