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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Revenue and Earnings (Loss) from Operations, by Segment | Segment Operating Results
| Hybrid IT |  | Intelligent Edge |  | Financial Services |  | Corporate Investments |  | Total
| In millions
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue | $ | 24,285 |  |  | $ | 2,912 |  |  | $ | 3,656 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 30,852 |
Intersegment net revenue and other | 748 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 780 |
Total segment net revenue | $ | 25,033 |  |  | $ | 2,929 |  |  | $ | 3,671 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 31,632 |
Segment earnings (loss) from operations | $ | 2,654 |  |  | $ | 237 |  |  | $ | 290 |  |  | $ | (90 | ) |  | $ | 3,091 |
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue | $ | 22,740 |  |  | $ | 2,554 |  |  | $ | 3,574 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 28,871 |
Intersegment net revenue and other(1) | 887 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | 945 |
Total segment net revenue | $ | 23,627 |  |  | $ | 2,584 |  |  | $ | 3,602 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 29,816 |
Segment earnings (loss) from operations | $ | 2,274 |  |  | $ | 253 |  |  | $ | 299 |  |  | $ | (106 | ) |  | $ | 2,720 |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue | $ | 23,954 |  |  | $ | 2,635 |  |  | $ | 3,097 |  |  | $ | 594 |  |  | $ | 30,280 |
Intersegment net revenue and other(1) | 1,148 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 93 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,280 |
Total segment net revenue | $ | 25,102 |  |  | $ | 2,674 |  |  | $ | 3,190 |  |  | $ | 594 |  |  | $ | 31,560 |
Segment earnings (loss) from operations | $ | 3,182 |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 338 |  |  | $ | (61 | ) |  | $ | 3,533 |
(1) | For the periods prior to the Everett and Seattle Transactions presented above, the amounts include the elimination of pre-separation intercompany sales to the former ES and Software segments, which are included within Net loss from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
Schedule of Reconciliation of Revenues and Earnings before Taxes from Segments to Combined and Consolidated | The reconciliation of segment operating results to Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated results was as follows:
| For the fiscal years ended October 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| In millions
Net Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total segments | $ | 31,632 |  |  | $ | 29,816 |  |  | $ | 31,560 |
Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other | (780 | ) |  | (945 | ) |  | (1,280 | )
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated net revenue | $ | 30,852 |  |  | $ | 28,871 |  |  | $ | 30,280 |
Earnings before taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total segment earnings from operations | $ | 3,091 |  |  | $ | 2,720 |  |  | $ | 3,533 |
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 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Restructuring charges | (19 | ) |  | (417 | ) |  | (417 | )
Transformation costs | (425 | ) |  | (359 | ) |  | — |
Disaster charges | — |  |  | (93 | ) |  | — |
Acquisition and other related charges | (82 | ) |  | (203 | ) |  | (145 | )
Separation costs | (12 | ) |  | (248 | ) |  | (362 | )
Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement (benefit) | — |  |  | 64 |  |  | — |
Gain on H3C and MphasiS divestitures | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,420 |
Interest and other, net | (274 | ) |  | (327 | ) |  | (284 | )
Tax indemnification adjustments | (1,354 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | 317 |
Earnings (loss) from equity interests | 38 |  |  | (23 | ) |  | (76 | )
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated earnings from continuing operations before taxes | $ | 268 |  |  | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 3,860 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Assets from Segments to Combined and Consolidated | Total assets by segment and the reconciliation of segment assets to Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated assets were as follows:
| As of October 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
| In millions
Hybrid IT | $ | 25,839 |  |  | $ | 25,923 |
Intelligent Edge | 2,990 |  |  | 3,002 |
Financial Services | 13,746 |  |  | 13,470 |
Corporate Investments | 170 |  |  | 161 |
Corporate and unallocated assets | 12,748 |  |  | 18,850 |
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated assets | $ | 55,493 |  |  | $ | 61,406 |
Schedule of net revenue by geographical areas | Net revenue by country in which Hewlett Packard Enterprise operates was as follows:
| For the fiscal years ended October 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| In millions
U.S. | $ | 10,192 |  |  | $ | 10,022 |  |  | $ | 10,333 |
Other countries | 20,660 |  |  | 18,849 |  |  | 19,947 |
Total net revenue | $ | 30,852 |  |  | $ | 28,871 |  |  | $ | 30,280 |
Schedule of net property, plant and equipment by geographical areas | Net property, plant and equipment by country in which Hewlett Packard Enterprise operates was as follows:
| As of October 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
| In millions
U.S. | $ | 2,813 |  |  | $ | 2,673 |
Other countries | 3,325 |  |  | 3,596 |
Total net property, plant and equipment | $ | 6,138 |  |  | $ | 6,269 |
Schedule of Revenue by Segment and Business Unit | Net revenue by segment and business unit was as follows:
| For the fiscal years ended October 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| In millions
Hybrid IT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hybrid IT Product |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compute | $ | 13,823 |  |  | $ | 12,837 |  |  | $ | 13,994 |
Storage | 3,706 |  |  | 3,280 |  |  | 3,389 |
DC Networking | 225 |  |  | 214 |  |  | 407 |
Total Hybrid IT Product | 17,754 |  |  | 16,331 |  |  | 17,790 |
HPE Pointnext | 7,279 |  |  | 7,296 |  |  | 7,312 |
Total Hybrid IT | 25,033 |  |  | 23,627 |  |  | 25,102 |
Intelligent Edge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HPE Aruba Product | 2,619 |  |  | 2,307 |  |  | 2,423 |
HPE Aruba Services | 310 |  |  | 277 |  |  | 251 |
Total Intelligent Edge | 2,929 |  |  | 2,584 |  |  | 2,674 |
Financial Services | 3,671 |  |  | 3,602 |  |  | 3,190 |
Corporate Investments | (1 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | 594 |
Total segment net revenue | 31,632 |  |  | 29,816 |  |  | 31,560 |
Eliminations of intersegment net revenue and other | (780 | ) |  | (945 | ) |  | (1,280 | )
Total net revenue | $ | 30,852 |  |  | $ | 28,871 |  |  | $ | 30,280 |

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