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Segment Information (Details 4) - 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
Operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,632 | 29,816 | 31,560
Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 780 | 945 | 1,280
Hybrid IT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,285 | 22,740 | 23,954
Hybrid IT | Operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,033 | 23,627 | 25,102
Hybrid IT | Operating segments | Hybrid IT Product [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,754 | 16,331 | 17,790
Hybrid IT | Operating segments | Compute |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,823 | 12,837 | 13,994
Hybrid IT | Operating segments | Storage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,706 | 3,280 | 3,389
Hybrid IT | Operating segments | DC Networking |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225 | 214 | 407
Hybrid IT | Operating segments | HPE Pointnext |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,279 | 7,296 | 7,312
Hybrid IT | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 748 | 887 | 1,148
Intelligent Edge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,912 | 2,554 | 2,635
Intelligent Edge | Operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,929 | 2,584 | 2,674
Intelligent Edge | Operating segments | HPE Aruba Product |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,619 | 2,307 | 2,423
Intelligent Edge | Operating segments | HPE Aruba Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 310 | 277 | 251
Intelligent Edge | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 | 30 | 39
Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,656 | 3,574 | 3,097
Financial Services | Operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,671 | 3,602 | 3,190
Financial Services | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 28 | 93
Corporate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) | 3 | 594
Corporate Investments | Operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) | 3 | 594
Corporate Investments | Eliminations of inter-segment net revenue and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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