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Stockholders' Equity | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Stockholders' Equity | Stockholders' Equity Change in HPE's Stockholders' equity The following table presents changes in Total stockholders' equity for the six months ended April 30, 2017.
| In millions
Balance as of October 31, 2016 |  | $ | 31,518 |
Everett Transaction(1) |  | (1,349 | )
Net loss(2) | (349 | ) |
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes | 476 |  |
Comprehensive income | 127 |  | 127 |
Repurchase of common stock |  | (1,350 | )
Cash dividends declared |  | (324 | )
Stock-based compensation expense(3) |  | 378 |
Other(4) |  | 47 |
Balance as of April 30, 2017 |  | $ | 29,047 |
(1) | Includes retained earnings of $3.9 billion and non-controlling interest of $30 million, reduced by accumulated other comprehensive loss of $2.6 billion.
(2) | Includes net loss of $345 million and net loss attributable to non-controlling interests of $4 million.
(3) | Includes unallocated stock-based compensation expense of $219 million, stock-based compensation expense included in Net loss from discontinued operations of $100 million, stock-based compensation expense included in Separation costs of $33 million, stock-based compensation expense related to workforce reductions included in Restructuring charges of $19 million, and stock-based compensation expense related to the acquisition of SGI recorded within Acquisition and other related charges of $7 million.
(4) | Other primarily includes shares acquired through business acquisitions, shares issued through the employee stock purchase program, exercise of options, and shares canceled, net of related tax benefits.
Taxes related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
| Three months ended April 30, |  | Six months ended April 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| In millions |  |  |  |
Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax provision on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (1 | )
Tax provision (benefit) on (gains) losses reclassified into earnings | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
| — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (3 | )
Taxes on change in net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefit (provision) on net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period | 4 |  |  | 46 |  |  | (27 | ) |  | 31 |
Tax provision on net gains reclassified into earnings | 13 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 25 |
| 17 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 56 |
Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax provision on gains (losses) arising during the period | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (25 | ) |  | — |
Tax benefit on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit | (5 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | (10 | )
Tax provision on curtailments, settlements and other | (7 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | (12 | )
| (13 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | (50 | ) |  | (22 | )
Tax benefit on change in cumulative translation adjustment | — |  |  | 42 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 22 |
Tax benefit (provision) on other comprehensive income | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | (32 | ) |  | $ | 53 |
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of taxes
| Three months ended April 30, |  | Six months ended April 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| In millions |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (18 | ) |  | $ | 3 |
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2 |
| (4 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (18 | ) |  | 5 |
Change in net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period | 8 |  |  | (160 | ) |  | 113 |  |  | (33 | )
Net gains reclassified into earnings(1) | (70 | ) |  | (64 | ) |  | (201 | ) |  | (166 | )
| (62 | ) |  | (224 | ) |  | (88 | ) |  | (199 | )
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (losses) arising during the period | 10 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 465 |  |  | (1 | )
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(2) | 72 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 163 |  |  | 132 |
Curtailments, settlements and other | (4 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | (29 | )
| 78 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 102 |
Change in cumulative translation adjustment | (11 | ) |  | 99 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | (60 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (75 | ) |  | $ | 476 |  |  | $ | (152 | )
(1) | For more details on the reclassification of pre-tax net (gains) losses on cash flow hedges into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, see Note 13, "Financial Instruments".
(2) | These components are included in the computation of net pension and post-retirement benefit (credit) cost in Note 5, "Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans."
The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of April 30, 2017, and changes during the six months ended April 30, 2017 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 | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | (5,642 | ) |  | $ | (1,046 | ) |  | $ | (6,599 | )
Transfer related to the Everett Transaction | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | 1,820 |  |  | 768 |  |  | 2,579 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (18 | ) |  | 113 |  |  | 465 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | 525 |
Reclassifications of (gains) loss into earnings | — |  |  | (201 | ) |  | 152 |  |  | — |  |  | (49 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | (53 | ) |  | $ | (3,205 | ) |  | $ | (313 | ) |  | $ | (3,544 | )
Share Repurchase Program On October 13, 2015, the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Board of Directors announced the authorization of a $3.0 billion share repurchase program. On May 24, 2016, the Board of Directors announced the authorization of an additional $3.0 billion under the share repurchase program. The Company's share repurchase program authorizes both open market and private repurchase transactions and does not have a specific expiration date. The Company may choose to repurchase shares when sufficient liquidity exists and the shares are trading at a discount relative to estimated intrinsic value. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Company retired a total of 59 million shares in connection with its share repurchase programs through open market repurchases, which were recorded as a $1.3 billion reduction to stockholders' equity. Additionally, for the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Company had unsettled open market repurchases of 2.1 million shares, which were recorded as a $39 million reduction to stockholders' equity. As of April 30, 2017, the Company had a remaining authorization of $2.0 billion for future share repurchases.

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