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Segment Information (Detail 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2018 | Jul. 31, 2018 | Apr. 30, 2018 | Jan. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2017 | Jul. 31, 2017 | Apr. 30, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue | $ 7,946 | $ 7,764 | $ 7,468 | $ 7,674 | $ 7,660 | $ 7,501 | $ 6,808 | $ 6,902 | $ 30,852 | $ 28,871 | $ 30,280
Segment earnings (loss) from operations | 684 | 516 | 397 | 261 | (224) | 201 | 195 | 453 | 1,858 | 625 | 3,903
Unallocated stock-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (309) | (454) | (408)
Amortization of intangible assets | (72) | (72) | (72) | (78) | (86) | (97) | (72) | (66) | (294) | (321) | (272)
Impairment of goodwill | (88) | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | (88) | 0 | 0
Restructuring charges | (5) | (2) | (9) | (3) | (113) | (152) | (69) | (83) | (19) | (417) | (417)
Transformation costs | 74 | (131) | (123) | (245) | (328) | (31) | 0 | 0 | (425) | (359) | 0
Disaster charges |  |  |  |  | (93) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (93) | 0
Acquisition and other related charges | (12) | (24) | (16) | (30) | (53) | (56) | (50) | (44) | (82) | (203) | (145)
Separation costs | (12) | 2 | (26) | 24 | (202) | (5) | (30) | (11) | (12) | (248) | (362)
Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement (benefit) |  |  |  |  | 26 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 0
Gain on H3C and MphasiS divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 2,420
Interest and other, net | (111) | (64) | (78) | (21) | (76) | (87) | (86) | (78) | (274) | (327) | (284)
Tax indemnification adjustments | (12) | 2 | (425) | (919) | (2) | 10 | 7 | (18) | (1,354) | (3) | 317
Earnings (loss) from equity interests | 15 | 11 | (10) | 22 | 1 | 1 | (3) | (22) | 38 | (23) | (76)
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated earnings from continuing operations before taxes | 576 | $ 465 | $ (116) | $ (657) | (301) | $ 125 | $ 113 | $ 335 | 268 | 272 | 3,860
Assets | 55,493 |  |  |  | 61,406 |  |  |  | 55,493 | 61,406 |
Hybrid IT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,285 | 22,740 | 23,954
Intelligent Edge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,912 | 2,554 | 2,635
Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,656 | 3,574 | 3,097
Corporate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) | 3 | 594
Operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,632 | 29,816 | 31,560
Segment earnings (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,091 | 2,720 | 3,533
Operating segments | Hybrid IT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,033 | 23,627 | 25,102
Segment earnings (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,654 | 2,274 | 3,182
Assets | 25,839 |  |  |  | 25,923 |  |  |  | 25,839 | 25,923 |
Operating segments | Intelligent Edge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,929 | 2,584 | 2,674
Segment earnings (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 237 | 253 | 74
Assets | 2,990 |  |  |  | 3,002 |  |  |  | 2,990 | 3,002 |
Operating segments | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,671 | 3,602 | 3,190
Segment earnings (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 290 | 299 | 338
Assets | 13,746 |  |  |  | 13,470 |  |  |  | 13,746 | 13,470 |
Operating segments | Corporate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) | 3 | 594
Segment earnings (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (90) | (106) | (61)
Assets | 170 |  |  |  | 161 |  |  |  | 170 | 161 |
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 780 | 945 | 1,280
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other | Hybrid IT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 748 | 887 | 1,148
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other | Intelligent Edge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 | 30 | 39
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 28 | 93
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other | Corporate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Significant Reconciling Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (240) | (408) | (720)
Unallocated stock-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73) | (110) | (134)
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (294) | (321) | (272)
Impairment of goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (88) | 0 | 0
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (19) | (417) | (417)
Transformation costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (425) | (359) | 0
Disaster charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (93) | 0
Acquisition and other related charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (82) | (203) | (145)
Separation costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12) | (248) | (362)
Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 64 | 0
Gain on H3C and MphasiS divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (2,420)
Interest and other, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (274) | (327) | (284)
Tax indemnification adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,354) | (3) | 317
Earnings (loss) from equity interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38 | (23) | $ (76)
Corporate and unallocated assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | $ 12,748 |  |  |  | $ 18,850 |  |  |  | $ 12,748 | $ 18,850 |

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