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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of allocation and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill | Goodwill and related changes in the carrying amount by reportable segment were as follows:
| Hybrid IT |  | Intelligent Edge |  | Financial Services |  | Total
| In millions
Balance at October 31, 2016 | $ | 14,045 |  |  | $ | 1,901 |  |  | $ | 144 |  |  | $ | 16,090 |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 1,410 |  |  | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,427 |
Changes due to foreign currency | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Goodwill adjustments | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
Balance at October 31, 2017 | 15,454 |  |  | 1,918 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 17,516 |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 101 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 104 |
Impairment of goodwill | (88 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (88 | )
Changes due to foreign currency | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Goodwill adjustments | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Balance at October 31, 2018 | $ | 15,472 |  |  | $ | 1,921 |  |  | $ | 144 |  |  | $ | 17,537 |
Intangible Assets | Intangible assets comprise:
| As of October 31, 2018 |  | As of October 31, 2017
| Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
| In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | (142 | ) |  | $ | 130 |  |  | $ | 268 |  |  | $ | (71 | ) |  | $ | 197 |
Developed and core technology and patents | 1,121 |  |  | (525 | ) |  | 596 |  |  | 1,133 |  |  | (427 | ) |  | 706 |
Trade name and trade marks | 87 |  |  | (42 | ) |  | 45 |  |  | 87 |  |  | (23 | ) |  | 64 |
In-process research and development | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 75 |  |  | — |  |  | 75 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 1,498 |  |  | $ | (709 | ) |  | $ | 789 |  |  | $ | 1,563 |  |  | $ | (521 | ) |  | $ | 1,042 |
Schedule of intangible assets | As of October 31, 2018, the weighted-average remaining useful lives of the Company's finite-lived intangible assets were as follows:
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | Weighted-Average Remaining Useful Lives
| In years
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements | 4
Developed and core technology and patents | 4
Trade name and trade marks | 4
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived purchased intangible assets | As of October 31, 2018, estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was as follows:
Fiscal year | In millions
2019 | $ | 248 |
2020 | 197 |
2021 | 126 |
2022 | 92 |
2023 | 68 |
Thereafter | 40 |
Total | $ | 771 |

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