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Segment Information - Operating Results (Details) - 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
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
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 780 | 945 | 1,280
Intersegment Eliminations | Hybrid IT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 748 | 887 | 1,148
Intersegment Eliminations | Intelligent Edge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 | 30 | 39
Intersegment Eliminations | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 28 | 93
Intersegment Eliminations | Corporate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
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
Operating segments | Intelligent Edge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,929 | 2,584 | 2,674
Segment earnings (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 237 | 253 | 74
Operating segments | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,671 | 3,602 | 3,190
Segment earnings (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 290 | 299 | 338
Operating segments | Corporate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) | 3 | 594
Segment earnings (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (90) | $ (106) | $ (61)

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