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Indemnifications | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2018
Guarantees and Product Warranties [Abstract] |
Indemnifications | Indemnifications General Cross-indemnification and Tax Matters Agreements with HP Inc., DXC and Micro Focus In connection with the Separation and the Everett and Seattle Transactions, the Company entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement and Tax Matters Agreement with each of HP Inc., DXC and affiliates, and Micro Focus and affiliates, effective November 1, 2015, March 31, 2017 and September 1, 2017, respectively. For further details on these agreements, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017. As of April 30, 2018 and October 31, 2017, the Company’s receivable and payable balances related to indemnified litigation matters and other contingencies, and income tax-related indemnification covered by these agreements were as follows:
| As of
| April 30, 2018 |  | October 31, 2017
| In millions
Litigation matters and other contingencies |  |  |
Receivable | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 150 |
Payable | $ | 89 |  |  | $ | 91 |
Income tax related indemnification(1) |  |  |
Net indemnification receivable - long-term | $ | 278 |  |  | $ | 1,430 |
Net indemnification payable - short-term | $ | 172 |  |  | $ | 36 |
(1) | The actual amount that the Company may receive or pay could vary depending upon the outcome of certain unresolved tax matters, which may not be resolved for several years.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155896 + Details
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